EXCLUSIVE: Happy Place has signed with Paradigm for representation in all areas. The deal follows the full-service creative content studio’s recently announced expansion into film and television, including the addition of Ari Hyman as Head of Unscripted and Jake Martin as Head of Scripted, and the studio’s move to a new two-acre North Hollywood campus with soundstages, post-production capabilities and […]

Germany’s exports declined for the second month in a row, as the global demand continued to be damped by high inflation and supply chain disruptions, and the biggest euro area economy is near recession. Yet, the trade surplus increased notably due to the sharp decrease in imports. Shipments logged a monthly drop of 0.6 percent, following September’s 0.7 percent decrease, […]

The DGA and IATSE are praising Congress for passing the Respect for Marriage Act, which ensures federal recognition of same-sex and interracial unions. The legislation, which was introduced in the wake of the Supreme Court’s repealing of Roe v. Wade, received bipartisan support. It was approved today in the House of Representatives by a vote of 258-169 and in the […]

Colorado will lead a multi-state investigation into the proposed $25 billion merger between King Soopers’ parent company and Albertsons, which operates Safeway, Attorney General Phil Weiser announced Thursday. Weiser has also filed a brief to block Albertsons from paying its shareholders a $4 billion dividend before regulators review the merger. The move supports a motion for preliminary injunction filed by […]

Lump sum investments in equity and hybrid schemes of mutual funds (MFs) declined to Rs 17,900 crore in October — the lowest since January 2021. The fall in lump sum investments comes even as flows through systematic investment plans (SIPs) rose to a new all-time high of Rs 13,000 crore in October. The latest lump sum tally is just a […]

David Zaslav was once among America’s highest-paid chief executive officers. The success of the media company he ran, Discovery, earned him $246.6 million in 2021. More recently, he has presided over one of the greatest M&A failures of the past decade. And he is 24/7 Wall St.’s “Worst CEO of 2022.” This week, 24/7 Wall St. picked four candidates for […]

Argentina, Australia and Poland have advanced to the last 16 at the FIFA World Cup. Argentina qualified with a 2-0 win over Poland in a crucial Group C match. In the decisive other C group match, Mexico scored twice in the space of five minutes in the second half against Saudi Arabia but an injury time goal by Salem Aldawsari […]

Fox News topped viewership on Tuesday night as cable news networks focused on the Georgia runoff between Sen. Raphael Warnock (D-GA) and Republican Herschel Walker, but its rivals had momentary spikes during the hour when the race was called. Fox News, which covered the returns as part of its regular primetime lineup, averaged 3.15 million viewers in primetime, compared to […]

Eurozone inflation moderated for the first since the middle of 2021 driven by a marked slowdown in energy price growth, however the European Central Bank is expected to deliver another interest rate hike next month given the sticky core inflation. Inflation slowed more-than-expected to 10.0 percent in November from 10.6 percent in October, flash estimate from Eurostat showed Wednesday. Inflation […]

Apple Inc. plans to start using American-made processors from the new advanced chip factory in Phoenix, Arizona operated by chip giant Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., according to its Chief Executive Officer Tim Cook. At an event in the factory in Arizona, which was attended by U.S. President Joe Biden, it was also announced that TSMC will invest $40 billion in […]