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☆ Why Netflix is placing cars like the Chevy Bolt in its shows, and what the streamer's deal with GM means for its growing advertising business
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-02 | by ( Lucia Moses | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Netflix announced a new deal to integrate GM electric vehicles into popular shows like "Love is Blind" and "Queer Eye." On a press call announcing the deal, Lee said directors and showrunners would be involved in the process and that cars would be integrated in an "authentic" way so they don't "feel out of place." Netflix has a history of placing brands like Coke and GM in shows like "Stranger Things" and "Queer Eye." Lee insisted the GM deal isn't "product placement" and that GM isn't paying to put its vehicles on shows. Terms of the deal weren't shared; GM said it wasn't part of a TV ad buy on Netflix's Basic with Ads.

☆ How the boom in sports documentaries on streaming is opening up a new path for athletes as content creators
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-02 | by ( Elaine Low | Ashley Rodriguez | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

A boom in sports documentaries has offered athletes more ways to be on screen and build their brands. Players and their agents are looking for hits like Netflix Formula 1 doc series "Drive to Survive." Being featured in a sports doc can dramatically raise an athlete's profile, giving them more fans and more branding power. Netflix's "Drive to Survive" was credited with doing wonders for F1 fandom, particularly stateside, where American interest has historically been scarce. "These people can go on the air and broadcast their own content and they can capture and keep their own content," said Octagon VP of content and development Jason Weichelt.

☆ Why Hollywood's tech evangelists are bullish on NFTs and Web3 storytelling, even after the FTX scandal tarnished blockchain's rep
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-31 | by ( Elaine Low | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Amid the FTX scandal and declining NFT sales, Web3 chatter has grown quieter in Hollywood. But proponents of NFTs and Web3 storytelling are betting on the tech's entertainment potential. Hollywood's evangelists of Web3 — the decentralized, blockchain-based future of the web that includes crypto and NFTs — were out in full force. She has worked to distance the creative and storytelling potential of NFTs and other blockchain-based technologies from the cowboy rep of the digital currency world. "I'm excited about moving Web3, blockchain technologies past sort of the hype cycle that we've seen with digital collectibles and NFTs," Greg Reed, Universal Pictures' VP of technology partnerships, told Variety.

☆ StoryCo and 'Halo' showrunner team up to launch 'Disco Ball,' a blockchain-based immersive story that's a model for Hollywood's move into Web3
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-26 | by ( Elaine Low | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

The blockchain-based creative platform StoryCo is launching a new immersive storytelling concept. People who sign up for a StoryPass (an NFT) can collect digital art and have creative control over "The Disco Ball." StoryCo just raised $6 million in a seed funding round led by VC firms Collab + Currency and Patron. At the end of "Disco Ball," NFT holders "will assume control over the infinitely expanding Disco Ball universe." Half of all net revenue from projects like "Disco Ball" would then be split among the treasury's members after its story writers and creators are compensated.

☆ Read the 15-page pitch deck that raised $6 million for StoryCo, a blockchain-based platform that links Hollywood creatives directly with fans
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-26 | by ( Elaine Low | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

StoryCo founders Justin and J.P. Alanis are part of a wave of entrepreneurs building blockchain-based storytelling platforms. StoryCo raised a $6 million seed round from Web3-focused VC firms and Hollywood insiders. In other words, Hollywood studios have been gatekeepers to content — and profits — for far too long. StoryCo is one of several startups that see blockchain and Web3 technology creating big new opportunities for TV and film creatives. Passholders will have access to a project's treasury, which will include NFT sales, IP licensing revenue, and royalties.

☆ I lasted as a Hollywood assistant for less than a year. Being a constant target for terrible behavior simply wasn't worth $15 an hour.
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-12 | by ( Eboni Boykin-Patterson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

In 2019, I was an assistant at a major Hollywood talent agency, ICM, for eight months. I'd pretty much always wanted to work in the entertainment industry as a screenwriter — I wanted to tell diverse stories. We all had the same plan: Do a year or two, make some connections, and then leave to one of the coveted creative jobs that only former Hollywood agent assistants have access to. This Hollywood assistant lifestyle just isn't conducive to any of that. If you work in Hollywood and would like to share your story, email Eboni Boykin-Patterson at eboykinpatterson@insider.com.

☆ How an Instagram influencer earned $1 million from brand deals in her first year as a full-time creator
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-28 | by ( Sydney Bradley | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

2022 was her first full calendar year working as a full-time influencer. She broke down for Insider how much she earned in brand deals each month. Now, Agutu is wrapping up her first year as a full-time influencer with about about 488,000 Instagram followers, and 730,000 total followers across Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube. Repped by Digital Brand Architects, a talent agency under the UTA umbrella, Agutu is closing 2022 with more than $1 million in revenue from brand deals on social media. Here's a full breakdown for Agutu's earnings from brand deals in 2022:Month (2022) Earnings from Brand Deals January $84,000.00 February $110,500.00 March $30,500.00 April $81,000.00 May $212,848.53 June $127,250.00 July $36,000.00 August $58,500.00 September $76,073.00 October $8,000.00 November $65,000.00 December $77,500.00Agutu is still waiting on about $76,000 from brand deals to be paid out, according to DBA.

☆ How athletes are cashing in on 'the Netflix effect' as sports documentaries boom at Apple TV+, Amazon, and more streamers
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-22 | by ( Elaine Low | Ashley Rodriguez | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

A boom in sports documentaries has offered athletes more ways to be on screen and build their brands. Players and their agents are looking for hits like Netflix Formula 1 doc series "Drive to Survive." Apple TV+, HBO, and Amazon are all competing for sports docs that bring viewers into athletes' lives. Being featured in a sports doc can dramatically raise an athlete's profile, giving them more fans and more branding power. Netflix's "Drive to Survive" was credited with doing wonders for F1 fandom, particularly stateside, where American interest has historically been scarce.

☆ Ben Affleck and Matt Damon just scored $100 million from RedBird Capital. Check out 15 more private equity players making big bets on Hollywood.
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-28 | by ( Elaine Low | Claire Atkinson | Madeline Berg | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Private equity firms are investing heavily in film and TV companies, even amid a possible recession. Private equity accounted for 42% of deals over the last year vs. 24% in 2018, according to PwC. RedBird Capital just invested $100 million in Ben Affeck and Matt Damon's new production company, Artists Equity. And earlier that month, Swedish firm EQT invested in UTA, which makes the private equity player the largest outside shareholder of the talent agency. Insider's second annual list of the top private equity players in Hollywood highlights 16 firms, based on our reporting and conversations with investors and insiders.

☆ Seeking nominations for the leading talent managers and agents for influencers
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-22 | by ( Amanda Perelli | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Insider is updating its database of the leading managers and agents for social-media influencers. We want to hear from you on who to include in our updated database. Insider has a database of top managers and agents for influencers that we are in the process of updating. To that end, we are seeking nominations of new players in the industry, as well as updates to information on those who previously appeared in our database. The updated database of top firms will be determined by Insider based on a mix of our reporting and the nominations that we receive.

☆ Ben Feigin, ‘Schitt’s Creek’ executive producer, dies at 47
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-26 | by ( ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

Ben Feigin, an award-winning producer on “Schitt’s Creek” and founder and CEO of Equation Unlimited, LLC, died Monday of pancreatic cancer. Feigin served as executive producer on “Schitt’s Creek,” serving as a key force in the series’ development and launch. For the final season of “Schitt’s Creek,” Feigin received an Emmy for outstanding comedy series, a Producers Guild Awards for outstanding producer of episodic television for a comedy and a Golden Globe for best musical or comedy television series. Feigin also received a GLAAD Media Award for best comedy series in 2020 and 2021. Feigin joined Anonymous Content in 2006, founding their comedy and enterprise divisions, in addition to continuing work as a producer.

☆ 'Top Gun: Maverick' studio Skydance just scored a $400 million funding led by KKR. Meet 16 private equity players betting big on Hollywood now.
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-14 | by ( Elaine Low | Claire Atkinson | Madeline Berg | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Private equity firms are investing more deeply in film and TV content companies, even amid a possible recession. Private equity accounted for 42% of deals over the last year vs. 24% in 2018, according to PwC. KKR just led a $400 million funding round for Skydance, giving the "Top Gun: Maverick" studio a $4 billion valuation. And earlier in July, Swedish firm EQT invested in UTA, which makes the private equity player the largest outside shareholder of the talent agency. And KKR is continuing to make big bets: It just led a $400 million funding round in "Top Gun: Maverick" studio Skydance that sent the production company's valuation north of $4 billion.

☆ Netflix, HBO Max, and more streamers are scrapping original kids series and battling for more IP-based hits like 'CoComelon' in a 'bummer year for animation'
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-28 | by ( Elaine Low | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

HBO Max's abrupt removal of dozens of series, mostly kids shows, took creators by surprise. You can't stream it on HBO Max or any subscription service; it's available only for purchase on iTunes. The move was a cost-saving one for HBO Max parent Warner Bros. HBO Max will continue to release new kids and animated programming but is expected to be more selective. "It's a small community" of animation creators, the animation exec told Insider, and those HBO Max cancellations hurt.

☆ It's a 'bummer year for animation' as HBO Max, Netflix, and more streamers scrap original kids series and hunt for the next 'CoComelon'
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-07 | by ( Elaine Low | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

☆ Why Hollywood talent agency UTA bought a $125 million media consultancy 'to build a really wide and strong bridge' between stars and brands
▼ + stars: | 2022-06-24 | by ( Natalie Jarvey | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Hollywood agency UTA bought media consultancy MediaLink for $125 million in DecemberThe companies' presence at Cannes Lions signaled how entertainment's ties to brand marketing are deepening. Six months after UTA's $125 million acquisition of MediaLink, the combined company had a debut moment of sorts at the Cannes Lions marketing festival this week. At a large beachside cabana space along the Croisette, signs for "MediaLink, a UTA company" were hard to miss. Inside, reps for both businesses held meetings with a bevy of entertainment, media, technology, and consumer goods brands. Erica Berenstein for InsiderSince joining UTA, MediaLink has absorbed the talent agency's marketing team, and they're finding other synergies.

☆ Upcoming live events at Insider
▼ + stars: | 2022-01-19 | by ( Business Insider | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Below is a list of our upcoming in-person and virtual events, including exclusive fireside chats, compelling panels, and reporter Q&As. Featured Events for Sustainability & Climate ActionInsider Introducing the Optimist's Destination for Climate ActionApril 10, 2023 | 3 PM ETDetails to come! InsiderFor a Better Future: Bridging Culture, Business, and ClimatePresented by DeloitteApril 25, 2023 | 12 PM ETDetails to come! Panelists from Tinuiti, Jungle Scout, Bobsled Marketing, and Cure Hydration will discuss what this trend means — watch hereHow advertisers can navigate the death of the third-party cookie. To submit a potential speaker for an upcoming event, please complete this form.

As the influencer industry continues to grow, so does the demand for talent managers and agents. Managers and agents help creators make money and choose which business opportunities to pursue. Like traditional stars, creators have built up teams with managers and agents to help them expand and run their businesses, and those supporting players have raced to sign the next generation of stars. "I felt that most brands were not seeing the value of diverse creators and the audiences they serve. Some influencers have both a talent manager and an agent.

☆ YouTuber Tana Mongeau's new manager discusses his plan to take her from internet star to mainstream celebrity, among clients like Scott Disick and Ray J
▼ + stars: | 2021-07-26 | by ( Kat Tenbarge | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

After parting ways with her longtime manager, YouTuber Tana Mongeau signed with David Weintraub. Tana Mongeau's new manager is ready to make millions. "Tana is still a 23-year-old young lady but she is extremely savvy," Weintraub told Insider. Tana Mongeau is "Cancelled" on her new podcast produced by David Weintraub Entertainment and the Paragon Collective. According to Weintraub, Mongeau was in a "dark place" before they met, in large part because of what Weintraub described as exploitative management.

☆ De ce șase miniștri au absentat de la ședința Guvernului, la care urma să fie examinat inclusiv proiectul privind alocarea unei sume suplimentare de bani pentru desfășurarea alegerilor de duminică: „c
▼ + stars: | 2021-07-08 | by ( Mudrii Elena | ) www.zdg.md time to read: +11 min

Pe 8 iulie, a doua zi după ședința eșuată a Guvernului, Gaiciuc a fost prezent la ceremonia de detaşare a contingentului Armatei Naţionale în misiunea KFOR din Kosovo. sursa: Olga Cebotari/ FacebookÎn noiembrie 2020, Olga Cebotari a înlocuit-o pe Cristina Lesnic în funcția de vicepremieră pentru reintegrare al R. Moldova. Olga Cebotari a fost directoarea Organizației „Centrul pentru Susținerea Tinerilor Moldoveni” din Moscova. Fadei Nagacevschi a fost avocatul Partidului Socialiștilor, iar din 2019 a activat în cabinetul speakerului Zinaida Greceanîi, în calitate de consilier. Perju a fost și viceministru al Agriculturii şi Industriei Alimentare, numit în 2008 printr-un decret semnat de prim-ministrul Zinaida Greceanîi.

Persons: Aureliu Ciocoi, Irina Vlah, Igor Curov, Tatiana Ivanicichina, Mihail Lupașcu, Ion, Serghei Pușcuța, Viorica Dumbrăveanu, Victor Gaiciuc, Ciocoi, Olga Cebotari, Ion Chicu, . Premierul, Moldova Victor Gaiciuc, Igor Dodon, Gaiciuc, Dodon, Liliana Pogolșa, Igor Șarov, Pogolșa, Cebotari, Cristina Lesnic, ., Rusiei . Olga Cebotari, Pavel Voicu Premierul R.Moldova, Interne Voicu, Voicu, Pavel Voicu, Sandu, Vitalie Nagacevschi, Fadei, Zinaida Greceanîi, Igor Dodon . Perju, Cimil, Maia Sandu Organizations: UTA, Externe, Integrării Europene, Ministerului Sănătății, Muncii, Finanțelor, Ministerului Economiei, Partidului Democrat din, PDM, Ministerul Apărării, Guvernului, Armatei, KFOR, Extraordinar, NATO, Armata Națională, Culturii, Cercetării, Educației, Ministerul Educației, Interne, Apărării, Facebook, Partidului Liberal Democrat, Partidului Socialiștilor, Agriculturii, Dezvoltării Regionale, Industriei, Banca Mondială, CEC, Curtea Constituțională Locations: UTA Găgăuzia, Partidului Democrat din Moldova, Kosovo, Moldova, Regatul Belgiei, ministră, . Moldova, Rusiei, Moscova, Justiției, străinătate

☆ Aureliu Ciocoi admite că cele 22 de mil. de lei necesare pentru scrutinul de duminică ar putea fi alocați CEC după alegeri
▼ + stars: | 2021-07-08 | by ( ) www.jurnal.md time to read: +1 min

de lei necesare pentru scrutinul de duminică ar putea fi alocați CEC după alegeriPremierul interimar Aureliu Ciocoi admite că suma restantă de 22,468 de milioane de lei necesară pentru organizarea şi desfăşurarea alegerilor parlamentare anticipate, ar putea fi alocată CEC și după alegeri. Însă, garantat banii restanți vor fi virați Comisiei Electorale Centrale”, a spus Aureliu Ciocoi. Șeful delegației, Dmitrii Kobițkii, a remarcat buna organizare a scrutinelor electorale anterioare din Republica Moldova și a exprimat încrederea că și aceste alegeri vor fi desfrășurate la nivelul standardelor democratice. La ședință s-au prezentat doar Aureliu Ciocoi și bașcanul UTA Găgăuzia, Irina Vlah. Deși a anunțat ieri că-i bolnav, azi Victor Gaiciuc a participat alături de Aureliu Ciocoi la evenimentul de detașare a unui nou contingent de pacificatori moldoveni în Kosovo.

Persons: Aureliu, Aureliu Ciocoi, Dmitrii Kobițkii, Igor Dodon, Irina Vlah, Pavel Voicu, Victor Gaiciuc, Ion Organizations: CEC, CSI, UTA, Agriculturii Locations: Republica Moldova, UTA Găgăuzia, Kosovo

☆ Aureliu Ciocoi admite că cele 22 de mil. de lei necesari pentru scrutinul de duminică ar putea fi alocați CEC după alegeri
▼ + stars: | 2021-07-08 | by ( ) www.jurnal.md time to read: +1 min

de lei necesari pentru scrutinul de duminică ar putea fi alocați CEC după alegeriPremierul interimar Aureliu Ciocoi admite că suma restantă de 22,468 de milioane de lei necesară pentru organizarea şi desfăşurarea alegerilor parlamentare anticipate, ar putea fi alocată CEC și după alegeri. Însă, garantat banii restanți vor fi virați Comisiei Electorale Centrale”, a spus Aureliu Ciocoi. Șeful delegației, Dmitrii Kobițkii, a remarcat buna organizare a scrutinelor electorale anterioare din Republica Moldova și a exprimat încrederea că și aceste alegeri vor fi desfrășurate la nivelul standardelor democratice. La ședință s-au prezentat doar Aureliu Ciocoi și bașcanul UTA Găgăuzia, Irina Vlah. Deși a anunțat ieri că-i bolnav, azi Victor Gaiciuc a participat alături de Aureliu Ciocoi la evenimentul de detașare a unui nou contingent de pacificatori moldoveni în Kosovo.

☆ Piaţa imobiliară începe anul 2021 cu creşterea preţurilor
▼ + stars: | 2021-07-07 | by ( ) capital.market.md time to read: +7 min

Anul trecut a fost pentru domeniul construcţiilor, la fel ca şi pentru multe altele, unul de criză, deşi mai puţin sensibilă, nu doar în sensul preţurilor, dar şi al vânzărilor. Potrivit statisticilor, numărul tranzacţiilor de vânzare-cumpărare a apartamentelor în 2020 a înregistrat o scădere cu 1,7 la sută. Declinul a fost determinat de reducerea tranzacţiilor în regiuni, capitala atingând o maximă istorică de 22.477 apartamente. Totuşi, în anul 2020, în mediul urban au fost date în exploatare 5895 locuinţe, în scădere cu 2095 locuinţe (sau cu 26,2%) faţă de anul 2019. Programul de stat „Prima Casă” a fost şi el un catalizator puternic pentru piaţa imobiliară.

Persons: LARA, Veaceslav Ioniţă, Vlad Organizations: piaţă, Banca Naţională, Statistică, UTA Locations: Chişinău, ţară, Centru, Regiunea Sud, UTA Găgăuzia, Nord

Pentru alegerile parlamentare anticipate din 11 iulie, vor fi tipărite 3 521 642 de buletine de vot. În scopul prevenirii răspândirii infecției COVID-19 în cadrul alegerilor parlamentare anticipate din 11 iulie, secțiile de votare vor fi asigurate cu echipamente de protecție. La capătul opus se află Partidul Puterea Oamenilor, doar 10 unități administrative sunt reprezentate în lista de candidați a concurentului. Acestea sunt: Partidul AUR, Partidul PACE, Partidul Dezvoltării și Consolidării Moldovei, Partidul NOI, Partidul „Patrioții Moldovei”, Partidul Regiunilor din Moldova, Partidul Verde Ecologist. Dacă te-au intrigat explicativele noastre, poți urmări AICI și AICI cum funcționează de fapt interfața prin care vedem prezența la vot și rezultatele preliminare în ziua alegerilor.

Persons: Alexandru, alegătorul, Le, Moldovei Organizations: Management, CEC, Ministerul Sănătății, Muncii, Protecției Sociale, UTA, Partidul, Partidul Dezvoltării, Partidul Regiunilor, Partidul Verde Ecologist, Statelor Independente, CSI, Comisia Electorală Locations: Stânga, Republicii Moldova, Moldova, străinătate, Chișinău, UTA Găgăuzia, Moldovei, Republicii Uzbekistan, Republicii Kazahstan, Republica Moldova

☆ ANI anunță că un deputat din Parlamentul de la Chișinău ar fi încălcat regimul juridic al incompatibilităților
▼ + stars: | 2021-07-05 | by ( Buzdugan Loredana | ) www.zdg.md time to read: +3 min

Autoritatea Națională de Integritate (ANI) anunță luni, 5 iulie, că a încheiat procedura de control pe numele unui deputat din Parlamentul R. Moldova. Potrivit ANI, în cadrul controlului, inspectorul de integritate a stabilit mai multe constatări de încălcare a regimului juridic al incompatibilităților. Cu detalii despre acest caz, ANI va reveni cu informații în zilele următoareANI a inițiat nouă proceduri de control. La fel, săptămâna trecută, inspectorii de integritate au constatat încă patru conflicte de interese și încă o incompatibilitate de funcție. ANI a participat în 25 de ședințe de judecată pentru apărarea actelor de constatare, pe care le-au contestat subiecții de control.

Persons: Moldova . Deputatul Organizations: Autoritatea Națională, Vamal, UTA Locations: Integritate, Moldova, Șoldănești, Călărași, Dondușeni, Drochia, Anenii Noi, UTA Găgăuzia, Fălești, Ungheni, Leova

☆ Raioanele Străşeni, Rezina şi Criuleni, tot mai implicate în informarea locuitorilor despre eficiența energetică, auditul energetic și achizițiile eficiente
▼ + stars: | 2021-07-05 | by ( Https | Www.Facebook.Com Unimedia.Info | Ion Ceban | ) unimedia.info time to read: +3 min

Vă mulțumim, vă urăm succes și sperăm la o colaborare cât mai bună pe viitor. Demnitarul a precizat că, se vor depune eforturi ca la Criuleni oamenii să cunoască cât mai multă informaţie despre eficiența energetică, auditul energetic și achizițiile eficiente. Mizăm pe suportul AEE și post construcție, când vom începe a produce propria energie verde”, a precizat demnitarul. faţă de eficienţa energetică putem contribui atât la securitatea aprovizionării cu energie, cât şi la durabilitatea mediului înconjurător”, a spus Eugen Gîrlea. Scopul acesteia este diseminarea informației prin intermediul autorităților publice locale, despre eficiența energetică, auditul energetic și achizițiile eficiente.

Persons: Nicolae Sârbu, Valeriu, Pavel Spânu, Demnitarul, Eugen Gîrlea Organizations: Uniunea Europeană, UTA Găgăuzia Locations: Strășeni, Rezina, Criuleni, Republicii Moldova

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