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A federal jury found that costumed players, dressed as Sesame characters near Philadelphia, did not discriminate against young Black patrons in widely shared video two years ago, court records showed on Thursday. The Philadelphia panel sided with SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment, voting unanimously that the defense's Sesame Place Philadelphia, a children’s theme park in Burks County, did not discriminate against girls shown in videos that went viral in July 2022. The verdict was reached on Wednesday and entered into court records on Thursday. “We are pleased with the jury’s verdict and thank them for their service and attention," SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment said in statement to NBC News on Friday. “We want every guest at our park to feel welcomed and safe when they visit us and to be able to see and feel aspects of themselves in the experiences we create,” SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment said.

Persons: “, Quinton Burns, Elmo, Ernie, Telly Monster, Abby Cadabby, —, ⁠ —, “ We’re, we’re, ”, Burns Organizations: SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment, NBC, Baltimore Locations: Philadelphia, Burks County

☆ How Bear Grylls spends his 5 to 9 — from walking barefoot outdoors to cold plunges
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-14 | by ( Rachel Hosie | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

But it was a first when Bear Grylls joined our call while hiking in rugged, rural north Wales where he lives. Only seeing him abseil down a mountain with his phone in one hand would have made the set-up any more classic "Bear Grylls." Obama and Grylls on "Running Wild with Bear Grylls." We also make some really good healing mushroom cacao hot chocolates with raw milk and honey, and it's just insanely good. I'm really lucky, I sleep really well.

Persons: I'm, Bear Grylls, Grylls, It's, wasn't, Barack Obama, chow, Zac Efron, Obama, I've, Ian Forsyth, we're, You've, Shara, Karwai Tang, they're, it's Organizations: Eton College, Business, Special Air Service, Delta Force, NBC, British Army, SAS, Royal Marines Locations: Wales, North Wales

☆ Check out the pitch decks these advertising startups have used to raise millions and shake up the industry
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-10 | by ( Lauren Johnson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

A new wave of startups are trying to change the digital advertising industry. They're pitching new tech for cookieless ads, streaming TV, and influencer marketing. Here are 24 pitch decks that startups have used to attract investors. AdvertisementAfter years of challenges securing funding, a new wave of advertising startups is raising millions. Here are 24 pitch decks that top execs and founders have used to sell investors on their companies.

Persons: — Organizations: Service, Millennial Media, Business, Vibe

☆ Telly launching free TV that delivers personalized ads
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-02 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailTelly launching free TV that delivers personalized adsHosted by Brian Sullivan, “Last Call” is a fast-paced, entertaining business show that explores the intersection of money, culture and policy. Tune in Monday through Friday at 7 p.m. ET on CNBC.

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☆ Americans have no idea how to use their free time
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-26 | by ( Erin Snodgrass | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +11 min

It's true that Americans are overworked, overstressed, and generally awful at unplugging from work, two time-use researchers told Business Insider. But the vast majority of Americans' leisure time is spent — you guessed it — in front of the television. Watching TV is the most popular leisure activity, accounting for an average of 2.8 hours a day — more than half of all Americans' leisure time. Americans' spend more time watching TV than any other leisure activity. AlavinphotoSexism and the safety netThere is also a gendered element at play when it comes to Americans' leisure time.

Persons: —, It's, I'm, Brigid Schulte, Liana Sayer, Sayer, Sayers, Schulte, Ciara Kelly, Kelly, We're Organizations: Service, Netflix, Business, Bravo, University of Maryland's, Organization for Economic Co, Development, World Economic, US, The University of Sheffield Locations: America, France, Finland, Belgium, Italy, Germany, Spain, Japan, UK

☆ Americans have between 4 and 6 hours of leisure time daily. We just have no idea how to use it.
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-26 | by ( Erin Snodgrass | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +11 min

AdvertisementDespite class differences, 95% of Americans over the age of 15 engaged in some kind of leisure activity on a typical day, according to the 2022 time-use survey. But the vast majority of Americans' leisure time is spent — you guessed it — in front of the television. Watching TV is the most popular leisure activity, accounting for an average of 2.8 hours a day — more than half of all Americans' leisure time. Americans' spend more time watching TV than any other leisure activity. AlavinphotoSexism and the safety netThere is also a gendered element at play when it comes to Americans' leisure time.

☆ 16 VCs that are funding the future of entertainment by backing generative AI and other disruptive tech
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-12 | by ( Lucia Moses | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +17 min

AdvertisementAfter a period of "wild west" investing in AI, Blank believes activity will favor AI companies that respect artists' consent and compensation. It recently co-led a $1 million seed round in Conduiit, which centralizes entertainment companies' production finance operations. Endeavor Venture InvestmentsEndeavor Venture Investments is the venture arm of entertainment and sports behemoth Endeavor. SWaN & LegendThe Virginia-based VC firm has a broad consumer portfolio that includes a number of entertainment investments. With Hollywood in contraction, SWaN has largely hit pause on new entertainment investments to get its portfolio companies on a strong footing.

Persons: Michael Blank, Blank, Jon Miller, Miller, Slack, Garnet Heraman, BDMI, Urs Cete, Michael, TMRW, Tiger Woods, Rory McIlroy, Elysian Park Ventures Jay Adya, Grant Lamos, Tom Brady, Gotham Chopra, Michael Strahan, Jay Adya, Morgan, Kushaan Ahuja, Drew Glover, Glover, Alex Harris, they've, Noah Doyle, Payback India, Jed Katz, Rich Greenfield, Rich, Ilya Pozin, Jamie Seltzer, LightShed, Steve Cohen's, it's, Sri Chandrasekar, Tripp Shriner, Ishan Sinha, That's, Wondery, Ian Doody, Raine, Gordon Rubenstein, Joe Ravitch, Jeff Sine, ‐, Fred Schaufeld, SWaN, that's, Oscar, Jose, Schaufeld, Sam Wick, Alex J, Investcorp, Paul Yoo, Edgar Bronfman Jr, Daniel Leff, Waverley, Leff Organizations: Service, Creative Artists, Connect Ventures, Business, Hollywood, Veteran, TPG, Integrated Media Co, Advancit, CAA, Bertelsmann, Waverley, Octopus Ventures, Accel, Facebook, Venture, Aperture Venture, Bertelsmann Digital Media Investments, Fremantle, Connect, CAA Connect Ventures, New Enterprises Associates, TMRW Sports, Disney, Universal, Elysian Park Ventures, Elysian, Sports, Endeavor Venture, Endeavor Venture Investments, behemoth Endeavor, Dapper Labs, Fiat Ventures, Fiat Ventures Fiat Ventures, Fiat, Payback, Rent, LightShed, Rich Greenfield Influential, LightShed Ventures, Pluto, Apple, Octopus Ventures Octopus Ventures, Investments, Corp, Etsy, Re, Point72 Ventures New York Mets, Range Media Partners, Point72 Ventures, Sri, Powerhouse, Athletic, The New York Times Co, Evolution Media, Creative Artists Agency, Astro, Rave Digital Media, Accel Entertainment, Jose Andrés Media, Berliner, UTA Talent, UTA, UTA Ventures, Ventures, VR, Amazon, PFL Locations: blockchain, —, Conduiit, fintech, London, Australia, Papercup, Los Angeles, Virginia, UTA.VC

☆ A Billboard for the Living Room? How Telly Wants Advertisers to Pay for Your TV Set
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-20 | by ( Megan Graham | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ A startup is giving away 500,000 TVs for free — with one catch: There's a second screen for ads. Here's how to get one.
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-20 | by ( Sarah Jackson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

A startup from is giving away 500,000 TVs for free — but there's a catch. Here's how you can join the waitlist for the free TV, which the company says is valued at $1,000. download the app Email address By clicking “Sign Up,” you also agree to marketing emails from both Insider and Morning Brew; and you accept Insider’s Terms and Privacy Policy Click here for Morning Brew’s privacy policy. Telly, a startup from a cofounder of Pluto TV is giving away 500,000 TVs — for free. Brands buying ads on the second screen pays for the free TVs, according to Telly's website.

Persons: you've, you'll, Telly didn't, Telly, Ilya Pozin, Insider's Lucia Moses Organizations: Morning, Pluto, Brands

☆ Russian defector attempted suicide to avoid being an 'accomplice' in war. He says soldiers don't believe reports that things are going well.
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-12 | by ( Joshua Zitser | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

A Russian soldier fled his home country to avoid fighting in Ukraine. The defector said he attempted suicide so that he would not have to be an "accomplice" in the war. He also said that Russian soldiers don't believe the Kremlin narrative that the war is going well. Mishov added: "No one explained to us why this war started, why we had to attack Ukrainians and destroy their cities?" In January of this year, he was told he was going to be sent "on a mission," he said.

Persons: —, Dmitry Mishov, Mishov, Vladimir Putin's Organizations: BBC News, Service, BBC Locations: Russian, Ukraine, Lithuania, Russia, Belarus, Latvia

☆ This company wants to give you a free TV. The catch? constant ads.
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-17 | by ( Jennifer Korn | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

There’s a catch: a second screen attached to the bottom streams non-stop information and advertising based on the household’s extensive personal data. From TellyThe TVs, subsidized by those ads on the second screen, will begin shipping out to the customers on its waitlist this summer. Telly has opened sign-ups for the first 500,000 of its Dual Screen Smart TVs, a 55-inch display with a second smart screen integrated through a sound bar. On top of a square for advertisements, the smart screen displays information including news, sports scores, weather and stocks. Though it ships with a 4K Android TV streaming stick, the technology is compatible with other major streaming devices like the Amazon Fire Stick or Apple TV.

☆ 10 Things in Tech: Amazon Web Services salaries, Elon Musk returns to Tesla, and a ‘secret’ ChatGPT prompt library
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-16 | by ( Diamond Naga Siu | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

I'm Diamond Naga Siu, and I don't dream of labor (I do occasionally have dreams about writing the newsletter). And hiring managers told my colleague Aki Ito that it's currently incredibly difficult to find and hire enough qualified people. The country that wins the competition over the batteries of the future will not only control the electric vehicle market. Lopez gives us a front-seat look at the landscape of the critical EV battery market. A leaked email revealed that Musk now wants to approve all new hires — including contractors — at Tesla.

☆ Pluto TV's cofounder just unveiled a free, ad-supported TV set. Check out the 18-page deck he used to raise funds from top media analyst Rich Greenfield and Gary Vaynerchuk.
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-15 | by ( Lucia Moses | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Pluto TV cofounder Ilya Pozin has launched a new company that's trying to disrupt TV advertising. Telly is a free, ad-supported TV that's backed by Rich Greenfield, Gary Vaynerchuk, and more. Ilya Pozin, who disrupted cable with free ad-supported streamer Pluto TV, now wants to do the same for your physical TV. His company, Telly, came out of stealth mode May 15 with a new, ad-supported TV that's free to the user. Pozin said the idea for Telly grew out of Pluto, a free, ad-supported TV streaming service that he co-founded in 2013; it was acquired in 2019 by Viacom (now Paramount Global).

☆ A new company wants to give you a free TV, in exchange for always showing you ads
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-15 | by ( Rohan Goswami | In Rohangoswamicnbc | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

A new startup named Telly wants to put free, dual-screen televisions in consumer homes, supported by the sale of anonymized data and always-on ads. Telly, founded by Pluto TV co-founder Ilya Pozin, announced Monday that it's opening an initial waitlist for 500,000 free ad-supported televisions. Revenue from ad sales would pay for the free TV set, which the company has valued at around $500 in an addendum to its terms of service. Advertising on smart televisions has been almost ubiquitous since the first internet-connected televisions began to see mass adoption in the mid-2010s. Advertisers spent over $15 billion on connected TV ad buys in 2021, according to a press release from a Samsung partner.

☆ A startup is giving away 500,000 TVs — with one catch: There's a second screen for ads. Here's how to get one.
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-15 | by ( Sarah Jackson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

A startup from a cofounder Pluto TV is giving away 500,000 TVs — but there's a catch. Here's how you can join the waitlist for the free TV, which the company says is valued at $1,000. Telly, a startup from a cofounder of Pluto TV is giving away 500,000 TVs — for free. There's a 55-inch 4K HDR screen where you can watch TV using the 4K streaming stick that's included, or by connecting a streaming device. Brands buying ads on the second screen are what will allow viewers to use the TV for free, according to Telly's website.

☆ Netflix's 'The Witcher: Blood Origin' is a Christmas present for superfans only
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-26 | by ( Ani Bundel | Ani Bundel Is A Cultural Critic Who Has Been Writing Regularly Since Her Work Can Also Be Found At Elite Daily | Weta'S Telly Visions | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +4 min

Sadly, “The Witcher: Blood Origin,” Netflix’s new spinoff, is a disappointment. Not that the original “Witcher” wholly depended on Cavill as its titular lead. “Blood Origin” is the first live-action spinoff, a prequel deep-dive that chronicles how witchers came to be. Unfortunately, “Blood Origin” doesn’t do much with its excellent pieces. “Blood Origin” just feels like a side quest, something that’s only worthwhile for superfans.

☆ "Yellowstone" prequel “1923” bring white grievances to Paramount Plus
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-18 | by ( Ani Bundel | Ani Bundel Is A Cultural Critic Who Has Been Writing Regularly Since Her Work Can Also Be Found At Elite Daily | Weta'S Telly Visions | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +5 min

It’s a grimmer chapter of an ongoing story, and one that is plagued by an inability to articulate why these white men murdering their way across the landscape are heroes worth rooting for. Cultural critics love prestige series. Few celebrated the end of the toxically misogynist “The Big Bang Theory,” or have seemed eager to discuss the resurgence of seemingly endless police procedurals starring white men. But the series has gained viewership year over year, with subsequent spinoffs debuting on new flagship streaming service, Paramount+. Like so many white male grievances, to question the logic is to side with the enemy.

☆ Netflix 'Christmas Carol' reboot 'Spirited' misses Elon Musk irony
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-03 | by ( Ani Bundel | Ani Bundel Is A Cultural Critic Who Has Been Writing Regularly Since Her Work Can Also Be Found At Elite Daily | Weta'S Telly Visions | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +6 min

The Americanized “Spirited” is available on Apple TV+, while the British-based “Scrooge: A Christmas Carol” debuted on Netflix on Friday. Originally published in 1843, Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol” was that era’s equivalent of a bestseller, with 13 editions published in the first year of print alone. (“The Muppet’s Christmas Carol,” for example, cast perpetual hero Kermit T. Frog as Cratchit rather than Scrooge.) The animation is vibrant, capturing the feel of the old Claymation-style Christmas TV specials. It is a bizarre and somewhat grotesque rewriting of the story’s moral; it's “A Christmas Carol” seen through the lens of bothsiderism.

☆ Netflix's best Thanksgiving movie is not streaming: 'Glass Onion'
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-24 | by ( Ani Bundel | Ani Bundel Is A Cultural Critic Who Has Been Writing Regularly Since Her Work Can Also Be Found At Elite Daily | Weta'S Telly Visions | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +6 min

“Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery” is a bit of a clunky title. But the film itself, which only ever calls itself “Glass Onion” on screen, is a delightful trifle of a mystery movie, a laugh-out-loud comedy that deserves to be a mass market theatrical hit. Perhaps “Glass Onion” is better experienced on streaming — at least philosophically. But perhaps “Glass Onion” is better experienced on streaming — at least philosophically. That being said, “Glass Onion” is as wonderfully enjoyable as its predecessor, even though there’s little need to connect the two.

☆ Netflix's streaming hit 'The Crown' reaches Charles-Diana divorce
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-12 | by ( Ani Bundel | Ani Bundel Is A Cultural Critic Who Has Been Writing Regularly Since Her Work Can Also Be Found At Elite Daily | Weta'S Telly Visions | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +6 min

The fifth season of Netflix’s superb, ambitious “The Crown” covers the years from 1988 to early 1997, arguably the nadir of England’s modern monarchy. “The Crown” sets up series creator Peter Morgan to be a 21st- century Shakespeare for the Second Elizabethan era. “The Crown” sets up series creator Peter Morgan to be a 21st-century Shakespeare for the Second Elizabethan era. His retellings of royal life are no more accurate than “Richard II” or “Henry V,” making royal whining all these years later all the sillier. “The Crown” even finds ways to make Charles a sympathetic figure in the divorce, no small feat.

☆ Best new family movies on Netflix? 'Enola Holmes 2' is excellent
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-04 | by ( Ani Bundel | Ani Bundel Is A Cultural Critic Who Has Been Writing Regularly Since Her Work Can Also Be Found At Elite Daily | Weta'S Telly Visions | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +6 min

The sequel to Netflix’s hit feature film “Enola Holmes” may not have the cleverest title, but “Enola Holmes 2” is just as quick-witted and charming as the original. A quirky take on Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s classic mysteries, Enola is more than ready for another adorable, all-ages romp. Springer’s books, and the films, invent a female character that Doyle never conceived of, and put her front and center. “Sherlock Holmes” is one of the most adapted mysteries series in history. Hopefully the success of the “Enola Holmes” franchise encourages them to make more.

☆ 'Black Adam' credit scene proves Hollywood has learned nothing
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-21 | by ( Ani Bundel | Ani Bundel Is A Cultural Critic Who Has Been Writing Regularly Since Her Work Can Also Be Found At Elite Daily | Weta'S Telly Visions | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +6 min

DC Films’ latest release into the endless superhero pantheon, “Black Adam,” has a lot riding on Dwayne Johnson’s muscled shoulders. Black Adam, one of the regularly scheduled villains in the comic book, was supposed to be his main antagonist. And while “Black Panther” did a great job of making its bad guy both a certifiable badass and a nuanced character, “Black Adam” fails miserably. “Black Adam” has an interesting inkling of an idea: an oppressed culture that needs to overthrow the invading white men. But the midcredit sequence in “Black Adam” unfortunately suggests studio leaders are committed to making the same mistakes all over again.

☆ Graham Norton says ‘cancel culture’ is really just accountability
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-14 | by ( Scottie Andrew | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —The phrase “cancel culture” has become a ubiquitous catchall that celebrities may cling to after they make a controversial or offensive statement. But Graham Norton doesn’t think that’s the correct description for what really happens when fans criticize “canceled” people. Speaking to interviewer Mariella Frostrup, Norton decried the concept of “canceling” anyone who still has a sizable platform from which to speak. “You read a lot of articles in papers by people complaining about ‘cancel culture,’” he told Frostrup. I’m reading your name in a newspaper, or you’re doing an interview about how terrible it is to be canceled.”“I think [‘cancel culture’] is the wrong word,” he continued.

Crowds are following the funeral service on large television screens or from a radio broadcast on loudspeakers. People have arrived in London from all over Britain and the world to witness the state funeral of the monarch, who died on Sept. 8 aged 96. CELEBRATION OF LIFEShelly Chugg and Anita Evans, colleagues at Cardiff Council, left Wales at 1:00 a.m. to travel to London. "I was going to wear black, but it's a celebration of the Queen's life too, isn't it? About 33,000 people had filed past the queen's coffin during the 24 hours it was at St Giles' Cathedral in Edinburgh.

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