Inside the Discovery–AT&T Deal: Cute Emails, a Big Loan and Now, a Media Giant – Like many a modern romance, the marriage of two of the country’s biggest media companies started with an emoji.
On a chilly Saturday in February, Mr. Zaslav was watching the Golf Channel at his oceanfront East Hampton estate when he tapped out an email to the man he wanted to woo. “You around….” Mr. Zaslav wrote to the AT&T chief executive John Stankey just before 3 p.m. on Feb. 13, adding icons of a golfer and sunglasses. “I’ve been thinking….” [NY Times]
Jodie Turner-Smith is GLAMOUR’s May UK digital cover star. The lead in the new Anne Boleyn mini-series talks to Abigail Blackburn about motherhood, representation and her own experiences of racism and texturism. [Glamour UK]
Apple TV+ orders “Wool,” new drama series based on bestselling book trilogy and starring Rebecca Ferguson – “Wool” is a set in a ruined and toxic future where a community exists in a giant silo underground, hundreds of stories deep. There, men and women live in a society full of regulations they believe are meant to protect them. Ferguson will star as ‘Juliette,’ an independent and hardworking engineer.
“Wool” will be written by Emmy-nominated screenwriter Graham Yost (“Band of Brothers,” “Justified”) and directed by Academy Award nominee Morten Tyldum (“Defending Jacob,” “The Imitation Game”).[Apple]
Created by Emmy® Award-nominated writer, showrunner and executive producer Mark Reisman (“The Exes,” “Frasier”), season three of Disney Channel’s popular daughter/father comedy “Sydney to the Max” continues to deliver its boldest season yet with a new episode exploring the social impact of microaggressions, premiering FRIDAY, JUNE 11 (8:25 pm EDT/PDT), on Disney Channel and DisneyNOW. The episode, entitled “Do the Write Thing,” was written by Patrice Asuncion and Nick Rossitto and directed by multitalented Raven-Symoné (“Raven’s Home”).
Kraft Launches Limited-Edition “Space Jam: A New Legacy”-Inspired Pajamas and All-New Noodle Shapes Mac & Cheese -Get Ready (and Comfy) to Enjoy Mac & a Movie when New Shapes and Space Jammies are Available for the Movie Premiere on July 16.
For the live-action/animated movie event of the summer, Warner Bros. Pictures’ “Space Jam: A New Legacy,” Kraft Mac & Cheeseis creating exclusive Space Jammies pajamas. Perfect for movie night, Kraft Mac & Cheese Space Jammies provide the ultimate comfort while watching the highly anticipated movie and enjoying a box of new Kraft Mac & Cheese Space Jam: A New Legacy noodle shapes.
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WWE Returns to Live Events With 25-City Tour Beginning July 16 – WWE will return to live event touring with a 25-city schedule through Labor Day. The tour will debut this July in Texas with a trio of shows:
– Friday, July 16: SmackDown – Toyota Center in Houston
– Sunday, July 18: Money In The Bank – Dickies Arena in Fort Worth
– Monday, July 19: Raw – American Airlines Center in Dallas
A trio of announcements from Snap Inc.:
Snap Inc. Announces New Augmented Reality Tools and Camera Experiences for Snapchatters, Creators, and Businesses – Snap Inc. announced new augmented reality tools and camera experiences for Snapchatters, creators, and businesses. Alongside its partners, Snap is building a camera that transforms how its community interacts with the world around them through access to contextual information and richer augmented reality experiences.
Snap Inc. Announces New Tools and Monetization Opportunities for Creators; Launches Web Destination for Spotlight, Snapchat’s User-Generated Entertainment Platform – Snap Inc. announced new tools, workflows and monetization opportunities to support Creators’ growth on Snapchat. Story Studio is Snap’s new standalone app that offers powerful editing tools to make professional content for mobile, on mobile. It’s a fast and fun way to make more advanced, engaging vertical videos that share right to Snapchat – and anywhere else. Built for Creators, Story Studio offers insights into trends happening on Snapchat. It is launching later this year on iOS and will be available for free.
Snap Inc. Announces New Partnerships and Developer Tools Across Snap Kit, Games, Minis, Bitmoji and Snap Map – Snap Inc. announced new partnerships and developer products across its Snap Kit, Games, Minis and Bitmoji platforms. Snap also introduced Map Layers, a new way for partners to bring their services to the Snap Map.
Through Snap’s developer platform, partners can leverage Snap’s technology around Login, Stories, Bitmoji, the Snapchat Camera, Minis and Games to enhance their products, extend their reach, and grow their businesses. More than 250,000 developers are registered with Snap Kit, and Snapchatters share partners’ content into the Snapchat Camera nearly 600 Million times per month. In just two years, more than 200M Snapchatters have played with Games and Minis.
Call of Duty, Rambo, and Die Hard Come Together in Epic Action Heroes Crossover –
Limited-Time Experience Across Call of Duty Adds Exclusive Rambo and Die Hard ‘80s Action Movie-Themed Content, Locations Including Nakatomi Plaza and Limited Time Modes [Call of Duty]
BTS’ ‘Butter’ earns the pop icons another #1 record -BTS ‘Butter’ Official MV has set a new all-time record for the biggest YouTube music video Premiere with over 3.9 million peak concurrents. BTS is already the current record holder, with its BTS ‘Dynamite’ Official MV Premiere from August 2020 earning the group over 3 million peak concurrents. They now hold the #1 and #2 spots for biggest YouTube Premieres to date. [YouTube Blog]
American Idol Grand Finale is Sunday, April 23 – The top three finalists will each take the stage one last time to perform in hopes of securing America’s vote and, ultimately, become this season’s winner. In addition to the finalists, Idol’s all-star celebrity judges Luke Bryan, Katy Perry and Lionel Richie will each perform a hit song during the show. Plus, the rest of the top nine return to join renowned music artists Lindsey Buckingham, Alessia Cara, Luke Combs, Sheryl Crow, Fall Out Boy, Mickey Guyton, Chaka Khan, Leona Lewis and Macklemore on the Idol stage for unforgettable performances throughout the show.
Trending Searches This Morning – The Warriors are defeated in the NBA Play-in Tournament, Army of the Dead premieres on Netflix, Olvivia Rodrigo’s new album is out and BTS Butter.
