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☆ How TikTok and the music industry are bound to each other as 'frenemies,' even as they battle over licensing
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-17 | by ( Dan Whateley | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

All of these promotional functions have benefited the music industry, boosting streams on platforms like Spotify or Apple Music and helping artists grow their fan bases. The company filed a US trademark application in May for a potential music-streaming product called "TikTok Music," Insider first reported. Licensing negotiations to either expand Resso or introduce TikTok Music into other markets are underway, a person with direct knowledge of the process told Insider. Licensing negotiations are nearly constant in the music industryByteDance and TikTok already have existing agreements in place with major record labels and publishers like Warner Music Group, Sony Music Entertainment, the National Music Publishers' Association, and ICE. Last quarter, YouTube's head of music wrote that the company paid out $6 billion to the music industry over a 12-month period.

☆ 'Rogue nurse' charged with murder after patients given lethal doses of insulin at North Carolina hospital, officials say
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-26 | by ( Marlene Lenthang | Marlene Lenthang Is A Breaking News Reporter For Nbc News Digital. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +3 min

A "rogue nurse" in North Carolina has been arrested on murder charges after two patients died after he allegedly administered lethal doses of insulin, state officials announced Tuesday. Hayes allegedly administered a lethal dose of insulin to patient Gwen Crawford on Jan. 5, 2022. The second fatal patient was Vickie Lingerfelt, who was allegedly administered a lethal dose of insulin on Jan. 22, 2022. Hayes was further charged with administrating a near-fatal dose of insulin to a third patient on Dec. 1, 2021, but she survived the dose, according to the district attorney. The district attorney described him as a “rogue nurse,” said there was no evidence Hayes knew the patients before the incidents, and he acted alone.

☆ Netball Australia: Gina Rinehart pulls sponsorship in dispute over father's racist comments
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-23 | by ( Hilary Whiteman | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

Brisbane, Australia CNN —When Australia’s richest woman Gina Rinehart threw a financial lifeline to Netball Australia, she triggered a debate about sponsorships and the role of social and political issues in the sporting sphere. Donnell Wallam of the Firebirds is a rising star in Australian netball. On Monday, Kathryn Harby-Williams, CEO of the Australian Netball Players’ Association told the Australian Broadcasting Corporation that Wallam had asked for an exemption not to wear the logo and was refused. Netball Australia CEO Kelly Ryan told Nine News the loss of Hancock sponsorship was “disappointing” but a “strong balance” needs to be struck between social issues and funding. “When done well, sport sponsorship is brand transforming for both the sport and sponsor.”

☆ A former top TD Ameritrade technical analyst says stocks have yet to bottom as shares of several major firms remain 'disconnected' from reality — and warns the market could fall another 22%
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-17 | by ( William Edwards | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

The S&P 500 is down 19% in 2022. Since January 3, the S&P 500 is down more than 19%. All except for Apple have underperformed the S&P 500, though they are more on par with the performance of the tech-heavy Nasdaq 100, which is down 28.1% this year. It currently sits at 27.54, and tends to rise when the S&P 500 falls. Markets InsiderWhen all is said and done, Bierman said he thinks the S&P 500 will bottom out somewhere between 3,000-3,300.

☆ Dublu record pentru un diamant. Vândut cu peste 29 de milioane de dolari, diamantul a devenit cel mai mare licitat vreodată
▼ + stars: | 2021-05-26 | by ( Onixmedia Srl | ) diez.md time to read: +1 min

Dublu record pentru un diamant. Vândut cu peste 29 de milioane de dolari, diamantul a devenit cel mai mare licitat vreodatăUn diamant s-a vândut cu 29,3 milioane de dolari în Hong Kong și a stabilit un nou record, fiind cel mai mare vreodată licitat. „Sakura”, cuvântul japonez pentru floarea de cireș, este un diamant roz-violet de 15,8 carate așezat pe un inel de platină și aur, potrivit casei de licitații Christie’s, care a organizat vânzarea. „The Sakura” a bătut un record anterior stabilit de „The Spirit of the Rose”, un diamant roz-violet de 14,8 carate, care a fost vândut cu peste 27 de milioane de dolari la o licitație organizată de Sotheby’s la Geneva, Elveția, în noiembrie”, a declarat, Vickie Sek, președintele departamentului de bijuterii Christie’s Asia-Pacific,Christie’s a spus că „The Sakura” a fost procurat de un cumpărător privat asiatic duminică, dar nu a oferit alte detalii.

Persons: Vickie, Christie’s Locations: Hong Kong, Geneva, Elveția, Asia, Pacific

☆ Dublu record pentru un diamant; A fost vândut cu peste 29 de milioane de dolari, fiind cel mai mare diamant licitat vreodată
▼ + stars: | 2021-05-26 | by ( ) www.jurnal.md time to read: +1 min

Sursa foto: bani.mdDublu record pentru un diamant; A fost vândut cu peste 29 de milioane de dolari, fiind cel mai mare diamant licitat vreodatăUn diamant roz-violet s-a vândut cu 29,3 milioane de dolari în Hong Kong și a stabilit un nou record ca fiind cel mai mare vreodată licitat, potrivit Bani.md. „Sakura”, cuvântul japonez pentru floarea de cireș, este un diamant roz-violet de 15,8 carate așezat pe un inel de platină și aur, potrivit casei de licitații Christie’s, care a organizat vânzarea. „The Sakura” a bătut un record anterior stabilit de „The Spirit of the Rose”, un diamant roz-violet de 14,8 carate, care a fost vândut cu peste 27 de milioane de dolari la o licitație organizată de Sotheby’s la Geneva, Elveția, în noiembrie”, a declarat, Vickie Sek, președintele departamentului de bijuterii Christie’s Asia-Pacific,Christie’s a spus că „The Sakura” a fost procurat de un cumpărător privat asiatic duminică, dar nu a putut oferi alte detalii.

Persons: Vickie, Christie’s Locations: Hong Kong, Geneva, Elveția, Asia, Pacific

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