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Creativ Strategies Expands Executive Team; Launches New AI and Technology Division, Creativ Insights

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Wednesday, January 31, 2024

Creativ Strategies, the full-service marketing and PR firm advancing the next generation of media and tech, announces their expansion with a new AI and technology division, Creativ Insights.

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  • Creativ Strategies, the full-service marketing and PR firm advancing the next generation of media and tech, announces their expansion with a new AI and technology division, Creativ Insights.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20240131719483/en/
    Joe Lai (L), CTO, and Vibhu Bhan (R), COIO, Creativ Strategies (Photo: Business Wire)
    The formation of Creativ Insights brings together two firms — marketing consultancy, Creativ Strategies, and data science firm talkAItive — in order to build the bleeding edge of marketing technology by using machine learning AI to distill large datasets into actionable insights.
  • To lead this new initiative, Creativ Strategies expands their executive suite.
  • The collaboration with Creativ Strategies and Wes has been a turning point, showcasing the technology's true potential in marketing and advertising.

Alibaba Pictures and Studio Ghibli Forge Strategic Partnership

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Wednesday, January 24, 2024

Hong Kong, Hong Kong--(Newsfile Corp. - January 24, 2024) - On January 5, 2024, Alibaba Pictures Group Limited (HKE: 1060) ("Alibaba Pictures" or the "Company"), a leading Internet film and television company in China, had a meeting with Studio Ghibli, a world-renowned top animation studio, where they successfully forged a strategic partnership encompassing various fields, such as animation and the development of immersive exhibitions.

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  • Hong Kong, Hong Kong--(Newsfile Corp. - January 24, 2024) - On January 5, 2024, Alibaba Pictures Group Limited (HKE: 1060) ("Alibaba Pictures" or the "Company"), a leading Internet film and television company in China, had a meeting with Studio Ghibli, a world-renowned top animation studio, where they successfully forged a strategic partnership encompassing various fields, such as animation and the development of immersive exhibitions.
  • At the beginning of the new year, the strategic partnership between Alibaba Pictures and Studio Ghibli creates an even broader platform for sustained exchange and mutual learning between Chinese and foreign animated films.
  • During the meeting, Alibaba Pictures and Studio Ghibli, along with Creative Corporation, reached a strategic partnership agreement to develop an immersive exhibition featuring the works of renowned animator Hayao Miyazaki.
  • By embracing innovative cultural activities, the collaborative development of an immersive exhibition by Alibaba Pictures and Studio Ghibli represents a significant endeavor to deepen cultural exchanges and foster mutual learning.

Cineverse and Bloody Disgusting to Release Hotly-Anticipated Slasher Sequel 'TERRIFIER 3' in Theaters Across North America on October 25, 2024

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Wednesday, November 8, 2023

LOS ANGELES, Nov. 6, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Cineverse (NASDAQ: CNVS), in partnership with Bloody Disgusting, set the North America release date for the unrated mega-slasher Terrifier 3 to hit theaters nationwide on October 25, 2024. 

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  • LOS ANGELES, Nov. 6, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Cineverse (NASDAQ: CNVS), in partnership with Bloody Disgusting, set the North America release date for the unrated mega-slasher Terrifier 3 to hit theaters nationwide on October 25, 2024.
  • The release date is 2 years after its predecessor, Terrifier 2, which was released theatrically on October 6, 2022.
  • The ultra-gory, 138-minute unrated film ravaged theaters during its highly publicized theatrical run, pulling in over $11 Million in domestic box office.
  • "With an unwavering commitment to delivering precisely what the fans desire, Leone has crafted an entirely independent sequel.

Cineverse and Bloody Disgusting to Release Hotly-Anticipated Slasher Sequel 'TERRIFIER 3' in Theaters Across North America on October 25, 2024

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Monday, November 6, 2023

LOS ANGELES, Nov. 6, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Cineverse, in partnership with Bloody Disgusting, set the North America release date for the unrated mega-slasher Terrifier 3 to hit theaters nationwide on October 25, 2024. 

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  • LOS ANGELES, Nov. 6, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Cineverse, in partnership with Bloody Disgusting, set the North America release date for the unrated mega-slasher Terrifier 3 to hit theaters nationwide on October 25, 2024.
  • The release date is 2 years after its predecessor, Terrifier 2, which was released theatrically on October 6, 2022.
  • The ultra-gory, 138-minute unrated film ravaged theaters during its highly publicized theatrical run, pulling in over $11 Million in domestic box office.
  • "With an unwavering commitment to delivering precisely what the fans desire, Leone has crafted an entirely independent sequel.

Alliance Entertainment’s Mill Creek Entertainment Hits Home Run With Exclusive Digital and Physical Movie Release of Nefarious

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Monday, August 14, 2023

Mill Creek Entertainment then led a successful Premium VOD rollout on iTunes, Google, and Amazon that has yielded an estimated total of over 560,000 streams since its digital release on June 2, 2023.

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  • Mill Creek Entertainment then led a successful Premium VOD rollout on iTunes, Google, and Amazon that has yielded an estimated total of over 560,000 streams since its digital release on June 2, 2023.
  • Gross digital revenue to date is approximately $7M, and the title is on track to double Mill Creek’s digital year-over-year revenue.
  • “Nefarious is our biggest release to date and the digital sales we managed on this title was just exceptional,” said Jeff Walker, CEO of Alliance Entertainment.
  • Nefarious is part of Mill Creek Entertainment’s overall content strategy, expanding its distribution of faith-based and conservative films to appeal to a broader consumer base.

10 years of homegrown horror hits: Talk To Me and the golden age of Aussie horror

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Monday, August 7, 2023

The past decade has been a golden one for Australian horror, bookended by The Babadook in 2014 and the current sensation Talk to Me.

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  • The past decade has been a golden one for Australian horror, bookended by The Babadook in 2014 and the current sensation Talk to Me.
  • The global premiere of Jennifer Kent’s groundbreaking supernatural bogeyman film at the 2014 Sundance Film Festival caused ripples that became a wave.
  • Talk to Me’s success story is not just commercial but critical: the film currently has a 94% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes.

The Australian New Wave

    • Australia’s golden horror decade has roots in the Australian New Wave, a particularly productive period for Australian film from the 1970s to the late 1980s dominated by two key horror subgenres on opposing ends of the taste spectrum.
    • The high-brow Australian Gothic includes critically esteemed dramas Picnic at Hanging Rock (1975) and Walkabout (1971).

Destroying the high/low culture binary

    • The horror films of the past decade tend to trample over this high/low genre binary.
    • These films experiment with art cinema aesthetics and deploy narrative strategies of prestige drama, echoing the Australian Gothic.
    • In Natalie Erika James’ debut feature Relic, a grandmother’s descent into dementia impels the reverberation of spectral traumas across three generations.
    • This play with high/low culture boundaries filters into Talk To Me’s play with audience emotions and expectations.

A collective energy

    • Our current golden age of horror has grown out of a collective creative energy.
    • The Philippou brothers worked on The Babadook as 19-year-olds and credit Kent’s influence as key to their creative approach.
    • Jennings and Causeway have been critical to the collective currents that have propelled our golden horror decade.

Hot Tomato Summer is Back - And Heating Things Up For Its Biggest Year Yet

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Thursday, July 20, 2023

RICHMOND, Va., July 20, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- With tomato season in full swing, Duke's Mayonnaise is bringing back Hot Tomato Summer, the week-long celebration of summer's iconic duo: tomatoes and mayonnaise. Now in its third year, the event takes place July 24-30 and features local restaurants serving up creative, delicious dishes that highlight fresh tomatoes and Duke's mayo.

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  • "Duke's is a staple in so many Southern homes and restaurant kitchens, and we love watching the mayo-and-tomato enthusiasm take hold during Hot Tomato Summer," said Rebecca Lupesco, Duke's Brand Manager of Mayohem.
  • There's so much talent in the Southeast culinary community, and the chefs' creativity really shines during Hot Tomato Summer."
  • In addition to the new Hot Tomato Summer destinations, Duke's is also introducing "Venmayo," an opportunity for restaurant-goers to win cash through Venmo.
  • Fans will also have a chance to vote online for their favorite Hot Tomato Summer dish.

 VIZIO Unveils a Reimagined Home Screen for Easy Streaming

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Wednesday, June 28, 2023

VIZIO (NYSE: VZIO) is rolling out a reimagined design of its home screen experience, enhancing the way consumers discover and stream entertainment.

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  • VIZIO (NYSE: VZIO) is rolling out a reimagined design of its home screen experience, enhancing the way consumers discover and stream entertainment.
  • With the new VIZIO Home Screen, discovering, navigating, personalizing, and streaming content has never been easier.
  • “The VIZIO Home Screen is the next step in our evolution to bring our consumers the best entertainment experience.
  • Our goal is to make it easy for our consumers to experience our latest innovations as soon as they are available, even on older VIZIO Smart TVs” said Kaitlyn Collins, VP of Product Marketing at VIZIO.

Genius Brands Announces the June 16 Premiere of the Stan Lee Documentary on Disney+

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Thursday, June 15, 2023

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif., June 15, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Genius Brands International (NASDAQ:GNUS), rebranding June 26th to Kartoon Studios (NYSE AMERICAN: TOON), the controlling partner of ‘Stan Lee Universe, LLC’ which owns all rights to the name, voice, likeness, signature, and licensing of Stan Lee and select post-Marvel Stan Lee created IP, celebrates the coming June 16th release of the Stan Lee documentary on Disney+, on the heels of a critically acclaimed premiere at Tribeca Festival.   

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  • Release Continues the 100th Anniversary Celebration of Legendary Stan Lee This Year, and Coming Rollout of New Superheroes of ‘STAN LEE UNIVERSE’
    BEVERLY HILLS, Calif., June 15, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Genius Brands International (NASDAQ:GNUS), rebranding June 26th to Kartoon Studios (NYSE AMERICAN: TOON), the controlling partner of ‘Stan Lee Universe, LLC’ which owns all rights to the name, voice, likeness, signature, and licensing of Stan Lee and select post-Marvel Stan Lee created IP, celebrates the coming June 16th release of the Stan Lee documentary on Disney+, on the heels of a critically acclaimed premiere at Tribeca Festival.
  • A link to the trailer is available at: https://vimeo.com/user131041961/stanlee
    The documentary is directed by David Gelb; produced by David Gelb, Jason Sterman, and Brian McGinn; and executive produced by Genius Brands’ (Kartoon Studios) CEO, Andy Heyward and POW Entertainment’s Gill Champion.
  • “The licensing of STAN LEE to Marvel for this film for Disney+ has been part of our carefully curated strategy to launch the Stan Lee Universe brand with the most important entertainment partners in the world,” said Genius Brands’ (Kartoon Studios) Andy Heyward.
  • Heyward continued: “As the stewards of the Stan Lee brand and legacy, we are incredibly honored that his life and tremendous success and contributions made to pop culture are being celebrated in this new documentary, launching tomorrow on Disney+.

Comet, CHARGE! and TBD Acquire Key Series For 2023-24 Primetime Lineups

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Tuesday, May 9, 2023

Sinclair Broadcast Group’s free over-the-air multicast television networks Comet , CHARGE!, and TBD today announced new series acquisitions for their 2023-24 broadcast season primetime lineups that include popular major TV franchises and original series.

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  • Sinclair Broadcast Group’s free over-the-air multicast television networks Comet , CHARGE!, and TBD today announced new series acquisitions for their 2023-24 broadcast season primetime lineups that include popular major TV franchises and original series.
  • and TBD ratings are up a collective 21% among P25-54 in primetime with each network registering double digit increases*,” said Adam Ware, SVP, Growth Networks Group.
  • “These key series acquisitions combined with continued ratings and distribution growth perfectly position Comet, CHARGE!
  • and TBD (The Stack) to offer advertisers meaningful options to reach network TV audiences in the upcoming 2023/24 broadcast season.