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deadline.com - Emma Pringle - The Hidden Cost Of Being A Welfare Producer In Reality TV
The Hidden Cost Of Being A Welfare Producer In Reality TV
Deadline

After rape allegations on Married At First Sight UK rocked the UK television industry, there has been a growing conversation about how welfare is administered on major reality shows. In this guest column, former welfare producer Emma Pringle…

deadline.com - Jake Kanter - BBC Tells Producers About Plans To Slash TV Development Spend By 15%
BBC Tells Producers About Plans To Slash TV Development Spend By 15%
Deadline

EXCLUSIVE: The BBC has spent Wednesday informing staff about chastening content cuts across its TV, radio, and news services. Now, the corporation's content chief has written to independent producers to shed more light on how they will be impacted…

forbes.com - Mary Holland Nader On Wall Street, Reality TV And Her Latest Role As CEO - Forbes Vetted
Mary Holland Nader On Wall Street, Reality TV And Her Latest Role As CEO - Forbes Vetted
Forbes

From the fast-paced world of Wall Street to the spotlight of Hulu's Love Thy Nader, Mary Holland Nader is constantly redefining what it means to be a modern entrepreneur. This week, she joins us to share stories from her journey as a CEO, discuss…

fastcompany.com - Sam Becker - BIRD takes flight: Allbirds pivot to AI company Smartbird is a huge change-that's good for the stock
BIRD takes flight: Allbirds pivot to AI company Smartbird is a huge change-that's good for the stock
Fast Company

From shoes to AI to... Smartbird? It's been a strange, winding path to an entirely new strategy for the company formerly known as Allbirds. On Wednesday, the company made two big announcements: It has named a new CEO, Nadia Carlsten, and it changed…

digitalspy.com - Sam Warner - Gritty '70s-set crime thriller hailed 'an absolute banger' jumps into UK streamer's trending chart
Gritty '70s-set crime thriller hailed 'an absolute banger' jumps into UK streamer's trending chart
Digital Spy

A new gritty '70s-set crime series has jumped up Prime Video 's UK trending chart. Raakh only dropped on the streamer last week, but has already proved hugely popular. The Hindi-language series focuses on a 'haunting crime investigation' that kicks…

broadwayworld.com - A.A. Cristi - Broadway Performer and Stage Manager Tim Craskey Dies at 53
Broadway Performer and Stage Manager Tim Craskey Dies at 53
BroadwayWorld.com

Tim Craskey, a Broadway performer, dancer and stage manager, has died at the age of 53. Craskey appeared as a principal dancer in Disney's Aida and later in the revival of Sweet Charity. His performance credits also included an appearance in…

forbes.com - Bryan Robinson - 6 Financial Red Flags Hidden In Today's Side Hustle Boom
6 Financial Red Flags Hidden In Today's Side Hustle Boom
Forbes

As college students turn to side hustles amid financial pressures, experts raise six red flags hidden in the misleading 'get rich quick' schemes in today's side gig boom. For today's college students, the appeal of side hustles has never been…

si.com - Lorenzo Reyna - Oregon Trending to Add Another Five-Star Recruit After Dakota Guerrant
Oregon Trending to Add Another Five-Star Recruit After Dakota Guerrant
Sports Illustrated

The Oregon Ducks made a five-star splash on the recruiting trail by winning over blue chip wide receiver Dakota Guerrant with his commitment on June 16. Guerrant joins edge rusher Rashad Streets plus quarterback Will Mencl as the five-stars…

bleedingcool.com - Ray Flook - Doctor Who: BBC Cutting TV Development Budget 15% Annually: Report
Doctor Who: BBC Cutting TV Development Budget 15% Annually: Report
Bleeding Cool News

Posted in: BBC, TV | Tagged: doctor who Doctor Who Update: The BBC is reportedly cutting its TV development budget by 15% annually, with big hits to the number of programming hours. Doctor Who Update: BBC will cut TV development spending by 15%…

pcmag.com - Gabriel Zamora - Klaviyo Review: Excellent Email Marketing With Useful AI and Omnichannel Upgrades
Klaviyo Review: Excellent Email Marketing With Useful AI and Omnichannel Upgrades
PCMag

Klaviyo is an e-commerce marketing platform that is revered for its data-driven email and SMS marketing, though it has also earned a reputation for being intimidating due to its steep learning curve and granular reporting. This year, however…

theguardian.com - Polly Hudson - I am an only child, and so is my son. And we are not weirdos | Polly Hudson
I am an only child, and so is my son. And we are not weirdos | Polly Hudson
The Guardian

Sticks and stones may break my bones but names will never hurt me... must be a saying thought up by somebody extremely privileged. For everyone else, words wound, and there are certain groups that are seemingly, bafflingly, forever considered fair…

businessinsider.com - Henry Chandonnet - Rainbow warned its models that AI meant fewer jobs. Then their doppelgängers appeared.
Rainbow warned its models that AI meant fewer jobs. Then their doppelgängers appeared.
Business Insider

Last June, fashion models for the fashion retailer Rainbow received a warning: AI was ramping up, and the number of workers needed would be ramping down. 'You may have already seen some changes taking place both within the studio and on the site,'…

seekingalpha.com - Mike Zaccardi - UAE: Banks, Not Oil, Drive This Middle East ETF
UAE: Banks, Not Oil, Drive This Middle East ETF
Seeking Alpha

The iShares MSCI UAE ETF earns a 'Hold' rating due to mixed technicals and sector concentration in Financials and Real Estate, not Energy. UAE trades at a low P/E under 10x with a 16% long-term EPS growth rate but lacks momentum and growth…

ign.com - Cade Onder - Saros Developer Housemarque Wants to Have the Same Growth as FromSoftware
Saros Developer Housemarque Wants to Have the Same Growth as FromSoftware
IGN

Saros developer Housemarque is hoping to have the same trajectory as Elden Ring creator FromSoftware. In a new interview with The Game Business, the team behind Saros spoke about their ambitions for the future. They're aware that Saros hasn't met…

bleedingcool.com - Ray Flook - My Adventures with Superman S03E02 Preview: It's SuperFest Time!
My Adventures with Superman S03E02 Preview: It's SuperFest Time!
Bleeding Cool News

Posted in: Adult Swim, Cartoon Network, TV | Tagged: my adventures with superman An early preview for Adult Swim's My Adventures with Superman S03E02: 'Mobile Suit Toyman' is giving off serious comic convention vibes. My Adventures with Superman…

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