YouTube For Now Is Focusing More On Refining NFL Sunday Ticket Than On Pursuing NBA Rights, CEO Says

Christopher Vourlias When the Thessaloniki International Film Festival’s industry arm, Agora, kicks off this week in Greece’s second city, organizers will be looking to expand upon recent additions to a time-tested formula that’s served the event across nearly two decades as a launching pad and incubator for Greek and regional talent. “We’ve been doing the Agora since 2005, and we have slowly but steadily established it as one of the markets where you can find new talents and emerging directors from this region,” says industry head Angeliki Vergou, who took over from longtime Agora topper Yianna Sarri last year.

Mary Lou Retton is making her first public statement since her hospitalization after suffering from a rare form of pneumonia.

Todd Spangler NY Digital Editor Marketers, mark you calendar: Google is bringing YouTube‘s Brandcast back to New York City during TV’s upfront ad-sales season for 2024 for a third year running. Next year’s YouTube Brandcast will be held Wednesday, May 15, 2024, starting at 6 p.m. at Lincoln Center’s David Geffen Hall.

Zack Sharf Digital News Director David Fincher was recently asked by The Guardian about how his 1999 directorial effort “Fight Club” has become a favorite amongst incels and far-right groups for depicting disenfranchised white men coming together to rally against capitalist society. The director distanced himself from such a topic, telling the publication, “I’m not responsible for how people interpret things…Language evolves. Symbols evolve.” “Ok, fine,” Fincher replied when the Guardian writer said “Fight Club” has become a touchstone for the far right.

Israeli filmmaker Tom Shoval has expressed his growing fears for Gaza hostage, former actor and friend David Cunio and called on the Israeli government to explore all possible ways, including a ceasefire, to secure his release and that of all the hostages.

Former ESPN President John Skipper, who led the effort to secure the current NBA rights deal, says incumbents Disney and Warner Bros. Discovery have no choice but to re-up with the league.

Nick Vivarelli International Correspondent The Marrakech International Film Festival has announced its full jury, signaling that the event is forging ahead with its 20th edition despite the Israel-Hamas conflict — which has caused cancellations of several other fests in the region — and the earthquake that hit the country in September. Joining Jessica Chastain – who is the fest’s previously announced jury president – will be Iranian actor Zar Amir; French actor Camille Cottin; Australian actor and director Joel Edgerton; British director Joanna Hogg; U.S. director Dee Rees; Swedish-Egyptian director Tarek Saleh; Swedish actor Alexander Skarsgård and French-Moroccan writer Leïla Slimani.

Imax CEO Rich Gelfond predicts the long SAG-AFTRA strike will settle relatively soon. If, instead, it drags on, theater chains will face a rocky second half of 2024 but he sees the large-format exhibitor standing apart.

Snapchat parent Snap hit a warning note on the ad front today, saying “forward visibility of advertising demand” is limited in part by reduced spending due to the Israel-Hamas war.

YouTube advertising revenue increased 12% to $7.95 billion in the third quarter compared with the same period a year ago, helping corporate parent Alphabet beat Wall Street expectations.

Todd Spangler NY Digital Editor Internet video giant YouTube larded its coffers with $7.95 billion in ad revenue for third quarter of 2023, representing a 12.5% year-over-year increase, as parent Alphabet overall topped Wall Street forecasts. Analysts had projected YouTube advertising revenue to come in at $7.81 billion for the quarter, per FactSet. The stronger-than-expected results come after YouTube fell short of expectations in the year-ago period, when ad revenue dropped 1.9%.

Blink-182 is ready to do it all over again next year.Starting in June 2024, Mark Hoppus, Tom DeLonge and Travis Barker will return to the road for their 30-concert North American ‘One More Time Tour’ with special guests Pierce The Veil.That includes a huge gig at Flushing, NY’s Citi Field on Sunday, July 21.The tour comes on the heels of the pop-punk legend’s ninth studio album “One More Time,” which dropped on Friday, Oct. 20.In a glowing review, Consequence called the record “a love letter to each other and to life.”And if you’re hoping to snatch up tickets to hear the “What’s My Age Again” pop-punk icons turned elder statesmen live next year, you can pick them up as soon as today.Although inventory isn’t available on Ticketmaster until Friday, Oct.

Writer-producer Matt Nix, writer-producer Aaron Rahsaan Thomas, and writer Ephraim Salaam and others are gathering this evening at Endeavor for Brady United Against Gun Violence‘s Show Gun Safety Summit.

. That is, as opposed to “pieces” or “garments,” because her style is direct and approachable (all straight-legged jeans and short-sleeved shirts and Adidas Sambas), which seems to have positioned as a figure of easy-to-access aspiration for her fans. A PR friend says that she sells more clothes than most other celebrities for this exact reason.The actor is a big fan of the divisive shoe.By But that doesn’t mean Holmes’s wardrobe is dull.

Residents have been urged to 'act now' in part of Tameside after a flood warning was issued as Storm Babet hits the North West.

Netflix is adamant that it’s not interested in live sports.

When it comes to creating effortless, long-lasting curls, plenty of people have been singing the praises of the Dyson Airwrap, £479.99 here, for years for making it easier to create natural looking waves in their hair. However, coming in at almost £500 means it’s not exactly budget-friendly, so since its release there have been plenty of styling tools that have popped up as a more affordable alternative.

A Greater Manchester council overvalued its investment in the airport by almost £15 MILLION, it has been revealed. Bury town hall has wiped £14.8m from its balance sheet after the valuation error was discovered by auditors examining the authority's books.

Yesterday Amazon customers went wild as Ninja slashed the price of its smart kettle hailed a 'game changer' for anybody who drinks tea, coffee or hot chocolate. Due to its popularity the Ninja kettle is now out of stock, but another similar model has now been reduced in the Amazon Prime Day Big Deals, and it's even cheaper.

Bedraggled, befuddled and beaten. No, not Manchester United traipsing off in midweek but the Reds leaving the Brentford Community Stadium a little over a year ago.