Electronic Arts Completes Acquisition of Glu Mobile – Electronic Arts Inc. today announced the completion of its acquisition of Glu Mobile Inc. for $2.1 billion in enterprise value. The combination of Electronic Arts and Glu accelerates EA’s mobile portfolio growth and will fuel new experiences in mobile, the largest gaming platform in the world. The deal will add significant growth to EA’s mobile business, building on its network of 100 million monthly active players in mobile, and creating a market-leading portfolio of more than 15 top live services across multiple fast-growing genres.
Nexstar Media Group Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend of $0.70 Per Share – The dividend is payable on Friday, May 28, 2021, to shareholders of record on Friday, May 14, 2021.
TheSkimm Co-founders Host ‘Bevel, Books and Bourbon’ Book Club Event to Discuss “How to Skimm Your Life” – -Bevel, a top strategic communications consultancy firm known for guiding category-leading clients in finance, tech and venture capital, has announced their Spring book event as part of ‘Bevel, Books and Bourbon.’ The conversation will feature renowned entrepreneurs and co-founders of theSkimm, Carly Zakin and Danielle Weisberg, authors of No. 1 New York Times Bestseller: “How to Skimm Your Life.”
The Walt Disney Company Uses AWS to Support the Global Expansion of Disney+ – Today, Amazon Web Services, Inc. (AWS), an Amazon.com, Inc. company, unveiled that The Walt Disney Company is leveraging AWS for the global rollout of Disney+, one of the largest online streaming video services in the world. The Walt Disney Company relies on AWS as its preferred public cloud infrastructure provider to support the explosive growth of Disney+, which quickly surpassed 100 million subscribers only 16 months after launch in November 2019. Leveraging AWS’s fault-tolerant, highly performant infrastructure, The Walt Disney Company has been able to rapidly expand Disney+ to 59 countries across North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, and Latin America. [Amazon]
FOX News Channel (FNC) has named four executives to its New York and Washington leadership teams – Megan Albano and Jerry Andrews will join the network’s New York weekend programming leadership team effective immediately with Albano promoted to Vice President overseeing weekend opinion programming while Andrews, promoted to Senior Executive Producer, will oversee weekend daytime news.
Greg Headen, who currently runs FNC’s foreign desk in New York, will transition to a new role as Vice President of News Coverage later this spring, overseeing both the domestic and international assignment desks’ operations. He will manage planning and logistics for news coverage around the world, providing material to all FOX News Media platforms.
In Washington, Doug Rohrbeck has been elevated to Senior Vice President of D.C. News, effective immediately and will manage the network’s editorial coverage emanating out of the nation’s capital and continue overseeing programs including Special Report w/ Bret Baier and Fox News Sunday w/ Chris Wallace. Additionally, Kerri Kupec has been named Washington editor beginning May 10th.
New Disney Cruise Line Ship Coming Summer 2022 Includes Disney, Pixar, Marvel and Star Wars Adventures – Families will embark on a splashtacular adventure with Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse aboard the first-ever Disney attraction at sea; revel in a royal celebration during a theatrical dining experience with “Frozen” friends; team up with the Avengers on a Marvel cinematic dining adventure; and travel to a galaxy far, far away in a first-of-its-kind Star Wars experience on board a Disney ship. [Disney Cruise Line]
WSJ.com Turns 25 – WSJ looks back on 25 years on the Internet.
