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Denver's PrideFest Celebrates 50th Anniversary This Summer

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목요일, 5월 9, 2024

DENVER, May 9, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Denver PrideFest, one of the nation's premier LGBTQ+ events, will celebrate its 50th anniversary June 22-23, 2024. The two-day festival unites communities from across Colorado and the Rocky Mountain region as the parade, run and festival attracted an estimated 550,000 people to downtown Denver in 2023.

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  • -       The annual two-day event celebrates Denver's LGBTQ+ community with parade, run, festival and new Gayborhood Market -
    DENVER, May 9, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Denver PrideFest , one of the nation's premier LGBTQ+ events, will celebrate its 50th anniversary June 22-23, 2024.
  • Since its inception, Denver PrideFest has been a celebration of unity, inclusion and progress among the LGBTQ+ community and allies.
  • Since then, Denver PrideFest has grown into the largest celebration of LGBTQ + pride in the Rocky Mountain region.
  • This year's 50th anniversary festival kicks off with the Pride 5K presented by Smartwool on Saturday, June 22, followed by the two-day Denver PrideFest event at Civic Center Park boasting 250+ exhibitors, 30 food vendors and captivating live performances.

PARAMOUNT GLOBAL ANNOUNCES NEW LEADERSHIP

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월요일, 4월 29, 2024

NEW YORK, April 29, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The Board of Directors of Paramount Global announced today that Bob Bakish, President and CEO, is stepping down from his role as CEO and from the Board of Directors. 

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  • Shari Redstone, Chair of the Board, said: "Paramount Global includes exceptional assets and we believe strongly in the future value creation potential of the Company.
  • I am extremely excited for what their combined leadership means for Paramount Global and for the opportunities that lie ahead."
  • In addition, his leadership portfolio across Paramount Global includes responsibility for BET, Paramount Television Studios and the company's free-to-air networks in the United Kingdom, Australia, Argentina and Chile.
  • As President & CEO of Paramount Pictures, Robbins oversees the filmed entertainment division's creative strategy and worldwide business operations including Paramount Pictures, Paramount Animation, Paramount Home Entertainment, Paramount Pictures International, Paramount Licensing Inc., and Paramount Studio Group.

Publicis Health Media Announces Exclusive New Products & Solutions

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월요일, 4월 15, 2024

NEW YORK, April 15, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Publicis Health Media recently held its 4th annual HealthFront welcoming 500 attendees to a two-day event featuring 18 thought-provoking sessions with significant voices in health, media and culture. Speakers included two-time Golden Globe Award-nominated actress, model, entrepreneur and New York Times bestselling author Brooke Shields, actress, producer, advocate and author Gabrielle Union-Wade, Commissioner of the National Women's Soccer League Jessica Berman, as well as performer and winner of RuPaul's Drag Race Season 15 Sasha Colby.

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  • NEW YORK, April 15, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Publicis Health Media recently held its 4th annual HealthFront welcoming 500 attendees to a two-day event featuring 18 thought-provoking sessions with significant voices in health, media and culture.
  • The PHM HealthFront also debuted four products and solutions exclusively created for Publicis Media clients as first-mover media opportunities including new partnerships driving real innovation and business in the health industry.
  • "These products and solutions are demonstrative of our mission to continually reimagine health media.
  • By applying PHM expertise and intellectual property, we can push boundaries and explore new territories for health media."

TCL Awards NXT in Fashion Winners in Partnership with Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising

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화요일, 4월 2, 2024

IRVINE, Calif., April 2, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- TCL, a leader in display technology across feature-rich smartphones, tablets, and connected devices, today announced the top three winners of its official partnership with the Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising (FIDM) in Los Angeles for the NXT in Fashion program.

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  • At the start of the semester, TCL gifted the students of FIDM's Advanced Fashion Design program with the unique TCL NXTPAPER 11 tablet to sketch their designs for their final project, the FIDM Debut Fashion Show on March 29th.
  • A renowned panel of judges evaluated their creations and bestowed cash prizes, furnished by TCL to the top designers.
  • "I am super happy that my design was recognized by the NXT in Fashion judges," expressed Ronald Harris Jr., first place winner of the TCL NXT in Fashion program.
  • A recap of the NXT in Fashion program can be viewed on TCL's social channels Facebook , Instagram , X , TikTok and YouTube , including the winning designers, alongside the latest news from TCL.

The Podcast Academy Announces Winners of Fourth Annual Awards for Excellence in Audio

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수요일, 3월 27, 2024

LOS ANGELES, March 27, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- "SLOW BURN: BECOMING JUSTICE THOMAS" WINS PODCAST OF THE YEAR AT THE PODCAST ACADEMY'S FOURTH ANNUAL AWARDS FOR EXCELLENCE IN AUDIO

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  • Additionally, Malcolm Gladwell was honored with the esteemed Governors Award, which recognizes a podcast or individual for the compelling influence they've had on the industry; and pop-culture podcaster Ira Madison III received the Impact Award, which recognizes an individual or podcast that has made a significant, positive effect on its listeners.
  • The Ambies celebrate excellence in podcasting and elevate awareness and status of podcasts as a unique and personal medium for entertainment, information, storytelling and expression.
  • The ceremony highlighted 192 nominees across 27 categories with winners selected by every voting member of The Podcast Academy (TPA).
  • FOURTH ANNUAL AWARDS FOR EXCELLENCE IN AUDIO WINNERS:
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NICKELODEON SERVES UP BRAND-NEW EPISODES OF THE TINY CHEF SHOW BEGINNING MONDAY, APRIL 8

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월요일, 3월 25, 2024

BURBANK, Calif., March 25, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Nickelodeon is treating fans of viral culinary sensation Tiny Chef, with brand-new season two episodes of the Emmy Award-winning preschool series, The Tiny Chef Show, beginning Monday, April 8. Produced in association with Imagine Television and Nickelodeon Animation, season two follows Chef as he embarks on all-new herbivorous adventures and cooks up a fresh assortment of plant-based recipes and bite-sized meals in his tree-stump home. From preparing tea for the Queen Bee, trying his hand at magic and facing his ultimate fear of chopping onions, Chef's kitchen is the place to be.  

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  • BURBANK, Calif., March 25, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Nickelodeon is treating fans of viral culinary sensation Tiny Chef, with brand-new season two episodes of the Emmy Award-winning preschool series, The Tiny Chef Show, beginning Monday, April 8.
  • Then, Chef and Olly have their hands full babysitting twelve ladybug babies, trying to make them all a snack at the same time.
  • The Tiny Chef Show will air regularly Monday through Thursday at 11:30 a.m. (ET/PT) on Nickelodeon in the U.S., and season two is set to debut on Nickelodeon and Nick Jr. channels internationally.
  • The Tiny Chef Show is executive produced by Imagine Entertainment Executive Chairmen Brian Grazer and Ron Howard, Stephanie Sperber, as well as Dunshire Productions.

THE ADVOCATE AND OUT MAGAZINES, THE U.S.' PREMIER LGBTQ+ MEDIA BRANDS, COMBINE IN A SHARED FLIPBOOK OF COMPREHENSIVE, FORWARD-THINKING LGBTQ+ CONTENT

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목요일, 3월 21, 2024

LOS ANGELES, March 21, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- equalpride, the world's leading certified LGBTQ+ owned and operated entertainment company, today announced that its two most high-profile and iconic print brands, The Advocate and Out, are joining forces to create a unique flipbook that marries their forward-thinking content. This transformation – bringing together the world's oldest LGBTQ+ print publications – allows the brands to become a single and essential resource of information for every LGBTQ+ reader. The innovative concept debuts with the publications' March/April 2024 issues featuring Out cover star RuPaul and The Advocate cover star Jake Shears.

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  • This transformation – bringing together the world's oldest LGBTQ+ print publications – allows the brands to become a single and essential resource of information for every LGBTQ+ reader.
  • The innovative concept debuts with the publications' March/April 2024 issues featuring Out cover star RuPaul and The Advocate cover star Jake Shears.
  • This will allow our subscribers and newsstand customers to access content from both magazines in one place."
  • For more information, visit https://equalpride.com/ and follow both publications on Instagram: @theadvocatemag and @outmagazine .

Trixie Mattel to Host The Podcast Academy's Fourth Annual Awards for Excellence In Audio; Malcolm Gladwell and Ira Madison III to be Honored at March 26 Ceremony in LA

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월요일, 3월 4, 2024

LOS ANGELES, March 4, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The Podcast Academy, the preeminent professional podcast organization, announced today that season 3 winner of "RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars" Trixie Mattel will host its fourth annual Awards for Excellence in Audio (The Ambies) on March 26 at the JW Marriott LA Live Los Angeles. TPA also unveiled that it will bestow upon Malcolm Gladwell the esteemed Governors Award, which recognizes a podcast or individual for the compelling influence they've had on the industry. Additionally, TPA will honor pop-culture podcaster, Ira Madison III with the Impact Award, which recognizes an individual or podcast that has made a significant, positive effect on its listeners. The ceremony will be livestreamed at TPA's YouTube Channel beginning at 6:00p.m. PT.

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  • Trixie Mattel to Host The Podcast Academy's Fourth Annual Awards for Excellence In Audio; Malcolm Gladwell to be Honored with the Governors Award; Ira Madison III to Receive Impact Award on March 26 in LA; The Ambies will be Livestreamed at TPA's YouTube Channel Beginning at 6:00p.m.
  • Additionally, TPA will honor pop-culture podcaster, Ira Madison III with the Impact Award, which recognizes an individual or podcast that has made a significant, positive effect on its listeners.
  • The ceremony will highlight 192 nominees across 27 categories with winners to be selected by every voting member of The Podcast Academy (TPA).
  • Ira Madison III is a cultural critic, TV writer, and host of the Crooked Media award-winning podcast "Keep It."

MARK PETTIT RELEASES # 1 BEST-SELLING, HEART-WRENCHING MEMOIR "ANKRBOY"

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수요일, 2월 21, 2024

ATLANTA, Feb. 21, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Three-time Emmy® award-winning TV news anchorman and best-selling author turned actor Mark Pettit has released his new tell-all memoir ANKRBOY. The book chronicles Pettit's life as a young, closeted TV newscaster trying to make his way during the height of the HIV/AIDS epidemic.

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  • ANKRBOY is a fictionalized memoir that details Pettit's meteoric rise and sudden fall in TV news after he is outed as a gay man.
  • Independent Book Review said, "You'll find it near impossible not to smile laugh and even cry alongside (Pettit).
  • Pettit says now that the ANKRBOY book is complete, he can focus on producing the movie.
  • Members of the media interested in interviewing Mr. Pettit about ANKRBOY should contact Kerrie Levick at [email protected]

YouTube Sensation Todrick Hall to Headline Florida AIDS Walk

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금요일, 2월 16, 2024

AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF), the world’s largest HIV/AIDS service organization, is partnering with entertainer Todrick Hall for the 19th Annual Florida AIDS Walk & Music Festival , an annual spring break event that attracts more than 2,000 attendees and raises $2 million for 13 local nonprofit organizations providing HIV/AIDS services in the South Florida community.

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  • AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF), the world’s largest HIV/AIDS service organization, is partnering with entertainer Todrick Hall for the 19th Annual Florida AIDS Walk & Music Festival , an annual spring break event that attracts more than 2,000 attendees and raises $2 million for 13 local nonprofit organizations providing HIV/AIDS services in the South Florida community.
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    On Saturday, March 9th, AHF is partnering with entertainer Todrick Hall for the 19th Annual Florida AIDS Walk & Music Festival, an annual spring break event that attracts more than 2,000 attendees and raises $2 million for 13 local nonprofit organizations providing HIV/AIDS services in the South Florida community.
  • Florida AIDS Walk and Music Festival also features informational booths on health and wellness services, children’s games, food trucks, and other family-focused activities.
  • Singer/songwriter and international DJ/producer DJ Citizen Jane will warm up the crowd before the 5k walk and concert.