Roblox (NYSE: $RBLX) rang the New York Stock Exchange Opening Bell to celebrate their direct listing on the NYSE today.
Taylor Swift and the Wisdom of Youth – “Folklore,” the album that earned five of Swift’s six Grammy nominations, is stocked with references to the specific, oft-denigrated insight of teenagers. [NYT]
Fox News Channel’s Gutfeld! will debut Monday, April 5 – Greg Gutfeld’s new late night show will premiere at 11PM/ET starting April 5. The new program will expand to five nights per week. Gutfeld will continue to co-host The Five. However, the weekend The Greg Gutfeld Show will see its final episode March 13. [Fox News]
New tools to promote kindness on TikTok – The social app is rolling out two new features today: two new features: the first feature gives creators more control over the comments on their videos, and the second prompts people to reconsider posting unkind or inappropriate comments. [TikTok]
The Queen of Nice: Jennifer Garner on Rededicating Herself to Acting, Co-Parenting With Ben Affleck and Prospects of an ‘Alias’ Reboot [THR]
Jennifer Garner in The Hollywood Reporter 
Jennifer Garner in The Hollywood Reporter
Turner Classic Movies Presents Annual Film Festival May 6 – 9 on TCM and HBO Max – The 12th Annual Festival will open with a 60th anniversary screening of West Side Story (1961) with stars Rita Moreno, George Chakiris and Russ Tamblyn giving new and exclusive interviews. This much anticipated cast reunion will air on TCM and be available on HBO Max simultaneously for opening night on May 6 at 8:00 PM ET. For more information, please visit http://filmfestival.tcm.com
Comscore Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2020 Results – “Comscore showed a strong focus on operating performance during a challenging time,” said Bill Livek, CEO and Executive Vice Chairman of Comscore. “We saw continued improvement in many areas of our business, and with the stockholder vote now completed, we are laser focused on executing our plan and excited about our ability to grow revenue from our audience, content and impression based currencies.”
- Revenue for 2020 was $356.0 million compared to $388.6 million in 2019. [Comscore]
Conde Nast Entertainment President Agnes Chu announced the appointment of Helen Estabrook as Head of Development & Production for Features and Scripted Series. – The new role is part of Chu’s ongoing transformation at the organization, prioritizing a global entertainment strategy and growing a film and television business leveraging the company’s rich portfolio of global brands and IP.
Since 2011, the company’s studio and distribution division, Condé Nast Entertainment (CNE), has garnered 150 award nominations and 94 wins, including Academy Awards, Emmys, Critics’ Choice Awards, IDA Documentary Awards, Webbys and ASMEs.
In 2020, Condé Nast gained over 10 million global subscribers on YouTube, representing +25% growth YoY. Audiences watched over 24B minutes on YouTube channels, up +90% since 2018. Across CN’s 32 global markets, average monthly views and total minutes watched were up +41% YoY. [CN]
ESPN+ on Hulu Launches – Starting today, sports fans can sign up for ESPN+ and view thousands of live sports events, original shows and award-winning documentaries directly on Hulu.
For $5.99/month (or through The Disney Bundle) eligible subscribers with access to Hulu’s on-demand streaming library can enjoy ESPN+ on Hulu. Subscribers to The Disney Bundle (Disney+, ESPN+ and Hulu) will automatically have access to ESPN+ content integrated into their Hulu experience, starting today.
Apple TV+ lands “Lady in the Lake,” starring Academy Award winners Natalie Portman and Lupita Nyong’o, and co-written and directed by Alma Har’el – “Lady in the Lake” is an adaptation of Laura Lippman’s New York Times best-selling novel of the same name. The limited series takes place in ’60s Baltimore, where an unsolved murder pushes housewife and mother Maddie Schwartz (Portman) to reinvent her life as an investigative journalist and sets her on a collision course with Cleo Sherwood (Nyong’o), a hard-working woman juggling motherhood, many jobs and a passionate commitment to advancing Baltimore’s Black progressive agenda.
‘WandaVision’: Elizabeth Olsen and Jac Schaeffer on Wanda’s Kids, Fan Theories and the Future of the Show [Variety]
