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- Mandalay Bay Las Vegas Mass Shooting Victims Settle For $800M In Damages September 30, 2020MGM Resorts International and its insurers have signed off on a deal that gives $800 million in payouts to victims and their relatives of the worst mass shooting in US history. The settlement was finalized just before the third anniversary of the infamous event. Clark County District Court Judge Linda Bell approved the settlement to […]
- Olivia Colman’s South Of The River & Sister Launch Comedy Writer-Performer Competition; Phoebe Waller-Bridge Among Judges September 30, 2020Olivia Colman’s South Of The River Pictures and its commercial partner Sister are launching a comedy writer competition, with at least one winner getting the chance to develop a TV script with the companies. The Screenshot initiative will be spearheaded by Debo Adebayo and will focus on comedy writer-performers from a theatre background. The aim […]
- Google Adjusts TV Strategy, Merges Chromecast And Android TV Into Single Device September 30, 2020Google has altered its approach to TV and streaming, merging Chromecast and Android TV into a $50 Google-branded offering featuring a remote control. Chromecast with Google TV is the official new name for the setup, which marks the end of the Android TV brand name, which had been in use since 2014. The new connected […]
- WGA Outlines Next Step In Separate Negotiations With CAA & WME Over Franchise Agreement September 30, 2020The WGA said Wednesday that it is in talks with WME and CAA for an agreement that would end their nearly 18-month standoff over packaging fees and the agencies’ affiliations with corporately related production entities. “In short: our conversations continue,” the guild said in a communique to members. The chief holdup is CAA’s ownership interest […]