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Justin Bieber played ultra A-list Montecito party, with AI defense execs in the crowd
Just weeks after Justin Bieber’s well-received Coachella headline gig, the singer played a small private event for tech, entertainment and…
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Why NBC Is Reviving Pilot Season: The ‘Process Worked So Well for a Long Time,’ Execs Admit
NBC’s surprising return to a traditional pilot season might give some TV insiders a sense of nostalgia. But despite the desire to turn…
Celebrity
Sony Pictures Execs Caught Bashing Blake Lively in Baldoni Court Docs: ‘She Orchestrated All This Drama in a Totally Unsavvy and Amateur Way’
Dozens of text and email conversations from the Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni PR dumpster fire have become public thanks to ongoing the…
Lifestyle
Top Beauty Retail Execs Share What Sold Well During the Cyber Five
The Dyson Air Wrap’s still got it, apparently. Five years after the multipurpose hair tool’s emergence as one of TikTok’s earliest viral…
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Taiwan raids former TSMC exec’s home in trade secrets probe
Taiwan prosecutors said on Thursday (Nov 27) investigators had raided the homes of a former senior TSMC executive and seized computers…
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Jon M. Chu Refused to Show Studio Execs the Final Shot of ‘Wicked: For Good’ and Has No Idea What Ariana Grande Whispered in Cynthia Erivo’s Ear
SPOILER ALERT: This post contains spoilers for “Wicked: For Good,” now playing in theaters. “Wicked: For Good” director Jon M. Chu…
Fashion
Alpina to delist on Dec 4 as court sanctions joint offer by top execs, Savills Singapore
Scheme consideration comprises a payment of S$0.31 per share in cash and S$0.06 per share in cash by way of a special dividend Integrated…
Lifestyle
10 of Your Favorite Beauty Execs Share What They Last Asked ChatGPT
For the November issue of Beauty Inc Magazine, WWD asked 10 beauty executives — from brand presidents to marketers to bankers — what they…
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Disney Execs Talk Gaming IP Push, Microdrama Ambitions and Asia Pacific Localization Strategy
Four years into its Asia Pacific rollout, Disney Plus is accelerating its commitment to regional content production while exploring new…
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Disney Senior Execs on YouTube TV Blackout: Google Is ‘Not Interested in Achieving a Fair Deal With Us’
Disney‘s top brass told the troops that the media company’s leaders are going to continue to fight for a “fair deal” with Google’s YouTube…
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Jimmy Kimmel Says ABC ‘Was About to Close a Deal’ for Jon Stewart to Host Late Night When Execs Watched Kimmel’s Tape; Bob Iger Told Him: ‘You’re Cheaper’
Jimmy Kimmel was a recent guest on Ted Danson’s “Where Everybody Knows Your Name” podcast and revealed that he nearly lost the job of…
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Los Angeles Film School Accused by Former Execs of Massive Scam Involving Fake Jobs for Graduates
Two former executives at the Los Angeles Film School allege in a lawsuit that the school has operated a massive student loan scam for…
Lifestyle
Navigating the Luxury Market, BCG Execs Offer Advice
“Building a drum beat. It’s the perfect moment now.” That’s Geoffroy van Raemdonck, the former chief executive officer of the Neiman…
Lifestyle
Progress Report: Saks Global Execs Talk Integrations, Plans and Opportunities
Saks Global’s $2.7 billion takeover of the Neiman Marcus Group hasn’t been easy and has kept many vendors on edge. But in a media briefing…
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Jennifer Aniston ‘Fought’ Studio Over ‘Horrible Bosses’ Wig; Execs Wanted Her to Stay Blonde Otherwise ‘We’re Afraid It Won’t Look Like You’
Jennifer Aniston recently told Vanity Fair during a career retrospective video interview that she battled Warner Bros. to wear a brunette…
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Paramount Leadership Team Takes Shape With Execs From Redbird, NBCU
The new owners of Paramount are putting their leadership team in place in advance of the closing of the Skydance merger on Aug. 7. Andy…
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Helping C-suite Execs Brand Themselves
In brand and corporate messaging, where do executives fall short? “It’s the core messages. Those seemingly simple, deceptively difficult…
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Apple TV+ Programming Head Matt Cherniss on When ‘Severance’ Might Return and Why the Streamer’s Execs Didn’t Cameo on ‘The Studio’
Apple TV+‘s whopping 79 Emmy nominations — a new best — doesn’t even tell the whole story of the streamer’s solid batting average. While…
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Former Disney and Pandora Media execs created an AI-powered adventure game that you need to play to believe
Every journey begins with a single step. But in the budding era of interactive gaming, it can start with a single text message. That’s…
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Video Game Actors Contract Ratified: SAG-AFTRA Leaders Talk Gaming Execs’ Reckoning With Hollywood’s AI Standards, 11-Month Strike’s Turning Point
Following an 11-month strike plagued by back-and-forth disputes over Generative AI, SAG-AFTRA has ratified its new contract with major…
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Hollywood Content Holds Strong in Asia-Pacific Despite Local Push, Execs Say at APOS
Despite the surge in local content production across Asia-Pacific, Hollywood studios and streaming platforms are finding renewed strength…
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Most U.S. Exhibition Execs Think Traditional Moviegoing Has Less Than 20 Years as ‘Viable Business Model,’ According to New Survey
More than 50% of exhibition executives polled in a new survey believe that the “traditional cinema experience” has less than 20 years…
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Will.i.am and Execs From LinkedIn, Coca-Cola, Canva and More Talk Innovation, Creativity and AI at Cannes Lions: ‘The Robots Are Not Taking Over’
At Cannes Lions this week, Variety hosted its “In the C-Suite” conversations, a series of thought-provoking discussions featuring some of…
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AI as ‘socially vital’ as water and energy, say UK execs
Without water, the average human would die after about five days. Without energy, our society as we know it would collapse. But what about…