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Media Notes: February 24, 2021

The third Spiderman movie in the latest trilogy has an official title Spider-Man: No Way Home – The film will be in theaters this Christmas

Loki series premieres on Disney+ on June 11 – Disney+ unveiled the release date for Marvel Studios’ Loki, along with their slate of spring and summer releases. The Tom Hiddleston-led series will premiere on Disney+ this June 11.

Loki features the God of Mischief as he steps out of his brother’s shadow in a new series that takes place after the events of Avengers: Endgame. Tom Hiddleston returns as the title character, joined by Owen Wilson, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Sophia Di Martino, Wunmi Mosaku and Richard E. Grant. Kate Herron directs Loki, and Michael Waldron is head writer. [Marvel]

Loki

Gap said Wednesday it will invest $140 million to construct a distribution center in Longview, Texas, as part of its effort to double its online business over the next two years. – “Upon completion, Gap said the 850,000-square-foot facility will be able to process 1 million packages per day. Initially, it will be used for Old Navy’s burgeoning e-commerce business, then expand to other parts of Gap’s business. “

“Gap has said it plans to derive half of its sales from the internet by fiscal 2023 as it closes underperforming stores and invests more in its growing Old Navy and Athleta apparel brands.” [CNBC]

FOX News Channel has promoted Mike Emanuel to chief Washington correspondent – In this new role, Emanuel will continue to report on all news emanating from the nation’s capital, effective immediately. Additionally, beginning on Monday, March 1st, national reporter Jacqui Heinrich will transition to a role as congressional correspondent alongside distinguished veteran congressional correspondent Chad Pergram. [Fox News]

“Billie Eilish: The World’s A Little Blurry” premieres February 26 on Apple TV+ – New images have been released in the run up to the premiere. The film “tells the true coming-of-age story of the singer-songwriter and her rise to global superstardom.”

Comscore Announces New Agreement with DECAL for Premium Video Measurement – Comscore announced an agreement to provide DECAL, a newly-launched home entertainment distribution company, with Comscore’s census-level video-on-demand (VOD) measurement.

“The multi-year agreement, timed to DECAL’s digital release of Bleecker Street’s Supernova following its theatrical release last month, provides DECAL with Comscore OnDemand Essentials®, Comscore’s currency measurement service for VOD, to enable DECAL to better understand the consumption of their theatrical video-on-demand titles. This is particularly relevant during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, as Comscore’s research has found significant increases in video-on-demand transactions.” 

The New York Times unveiled their new White House team –  The Times has seven reporters with decades of Washington experience: Peter Baker, Zolan Kanno-Youngs, Annie Karni, Katie Rogers, David Sanger, Michael Shear, Jim Tankersley. [NYT]

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