Netflix has partnered with the Handy Foundation, an organization that connects below-the-line workers to job opportunities in the entertainment industry, on a new program focused on representation among assistant editors and production coordinators. Netflix and the Handy Foundation began piloting this program in 2022, helping
NBCUniversal has promoted Rachel Smith to executive vice president of unscripted content, lifestyle and documentaries. Smith will helm the production of unscripted lifestyle, true crime, documentary and docuseries content development in addition to NBCU’s current programming across NBC, Bravo, E!, Oxygen True Crime, SYFY, Universal
James Butterfill expects Bitcoin to rally if the U.S. government shuts down. BTC has a history of performing quite well in times of uncertainty. The world’s largest cryptocurrency is already up close to 4.0% today. Bitcoin will likely rally if the U.S. government does indeed
Key takeaways NTT DATA is deploying a Horizen EON blockchain Certificate Signer Node on the NTT DATA infrastructure. The node will help secure the Horizeon EON network. NTT DATA deploys a Horizen EON node The Horizen team announced in a blog post on Thursday, September 28th,
Epic Games is slashing its workforce by 16%, laying off about 830 employees, as it looks to cut costs and put the Fortnite maker on viable financial footing. The cutbacks were announced in an internal memo from Epic CEO Tim Sweeney. In addition to the
California Gov. Gavin Newsom thinks that Taylor Swift will be a major influence in the forthcoming 2024 presidential election. “Taylor Swift stands tall and unique,” Newsom told TMZ. “What she was able to accomplish in getting young people activated to consider that they have a
Because of the Hollywood strikes, unscripted fare is king when it comes to fall TV this year, and with new seasons of “Survivor” and “The Amazing Race,” CBS scored some early-season ratings wins on Wednesday night. Viewership of the “Survivor” Season 45 premiere broadcast was
Amy Israel, the head of scripted at Showtime, is stepping down, Variety has learned. Israel’s formal title is executive vice president of global programming. She will remain with Showtime through the end of the year in a transitional role. The announcement of her departure was