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Hayu gives The Real Housewives superfans the chance to win a VIP trip to Vegas for BravoCon 2023

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Tuesday, October 17, 2023
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Toronto, Oct. 17, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Hayu is giving Canadian reality TV fans the exclusive opportunity to attend the sold-out BravoCon 2023 in Las Vegas to see their favourite Housewives and Bravolebrities spill the tea in-person.

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  • Toronto, Oct. 17, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Hayu is giving Canadian reality TV fans the exclusive opportunity to attend the sold-out BravoCon 2023 in Las Vegas to see their favourite Housewives and Bravolebrities spill the tea in-person.
  • The all-reality, ad-free streaming service and ‘Home of the Housewives’ has launched a national contest to celebrate the brand-new season 13 of the fan favourite franchise, The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills (RHOBH), which streams on Hayu starting Wednesday October 25 at 9 PM ET.
  • With Hayu being the ‘Home of the Housewives’, fans can watch all previous seasons of RHOBH on Hayu, in addition to all other series in The Real Housewives franchise, from start to finish.
  • “Having recently celebrated five years in-market, we know Canadians love The Real Housewives and that The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills is consistently one of the most watched shows on Hayu,” said Olga Puzanova, SVP Marketing, Hayu, NBCUniversal.

Avid Joins Roybal School of Film and Television Production Magnet

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Thursday, October 12, 2023
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BURLINGTON, Mass., Oct. 12, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Avid ® ( Nasdaq: AVID ) is continuing its mission to help more people gain skills for successful careers in the entertainment industry as the first technology Founding Partner of the Roybal School of Film and Television Production Fund , which was established by George Clooney, Grant Heslov and Creative Artists Agency’s Bryan Lourd, to support The Roybal Film and Television Production Magnet, a specialized academy created to drive transformational change across the industry by building a more inclusive pipeline of historically underrepresented college- and career-ready students pursuing below-the-line careers in film and television.

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  • BURLINGTON, Mass., Oct. 12, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Avid ® ( Nasdaq: AVID ) is continuing its mission to help more people gain skills for successful careers in the entertainment industry as the first technology Founding Partner of the Roybal School of Film and Television Production Fund , which was established by George Clooney, Grant Heslov and Creative Artists Agency’s Bryan Lourd, to support The Roybal Film and Television Production Magnet, a specialized academy created to drive transformational change across the industry by building a more inclusive pipeline of historically underrepresented college- and career-ready students pursuing below-the-line careers in film and television.
  • Students started exploring video storytelling in a new Post Production Lab sponsored by Avid at the Edward R. Roybal Learning Center.
  • Over the next three years, 90 student editors will be able to learn and work simultaneously in the lab and earn industry-recognized Avid certifications by the end of each school year.
  • In addition to collaborating with the Roybal fund, Avid runs several initiatives in partnership with its customers to enable more people to enter media production professions.

Dentsu and VideoAmp Announce Industry-First Activation, Guaranteeing Advanced Audience Buys Across Seven Major Media Publishers

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Thursday, October 12, 2023
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Dentsu and VideoAmp announced today an industry leading activation enabling dentsu’s US media agencies to seamlessly guarantee strategic audience buys across seven major media portfolios including A+E Networks, FOX, Hallmark Media, NBCUniversal, Paramount and Warner Bros.

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  • Dentsu and VideoAmp announced today an industry leading activation enabling dentsu’s US media agencies to seamlessly guarantee strategic audience buys across seven major media portfolios including A+E Networks, FOX, Hallmark Media, NBCUniversal, Paramount and Warner Bros.
  • This new activation is already being utilized with clients further helping advertisers to drive better outcomes and higher return on ad spend.
  • This results in a more effective way to optimize media spend and reach an advertiser’s target audience across premium publishers.
  • VideoAmp has seen growing adoption and scale of its advanced currency and measurement solutions, with rapid acceleration across major broadcast and longtail networks, streaming providers and media agency holding companies including dentsu.

Cinekid for Professionals presents a comprehensive industry programme, igniting innovation and collaboration

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Thursday, October 12, 2023
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AMSTERDAM, Oct. 12, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Cinekid for Professionals presents its extensive international industry programme. As a crucial part of Cinekid Festival 2023, world's largest media and film festival for children, they welcome over three hundred professionals in the children's film industry annually. The Cinekid for Professionals industry programme starts on October 24, at the main location of Cinekid Festival in Amsterdam Noord. On the agenda are an exclusive view of the project Sam & Julia, a special keynote from the Animation Art Director at Pixar Animation Studios, Deanna Marsigliese, and the celebration of the 10th anniversary of one of the talent development programmes, Cinekid Script LAB.

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  • AMSTERDAM, Oct. 12, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Cinekid for Professionals presents its extensive international industry programme.
  • The Cinekid for Professionals industry programme starts on October 24, at the main location of Cinekid Festival in Amsterdam Noord.
  • Heleen Rouw, Director of Cinekid: "At Cinekid Festival, we connect the creators with our young audience in all activities.
  • Cinekid for Professionals (CfP) provides comprehensive year-round industry programming for film professionals, targeting the entire life cycle of a film.

Cinekid for Professionals presents a comprehensive industry programme, igniting innovation and collaboration

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Thursday, October 12, 2023
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AMSTERDAM, Oct. 12, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Cinekid for Professionals presents its extensive international industry programme. As a crucial part of Cinekid Festival 2023, world's largest media and film festival for children, they welcome over three hundred professionals in the children's film industry annually. The Cinekid for Professionals industry programme starts on October 24, at the main location of Cinekid Festival in Amsterdam Noord. On the agenda are an exclusive view of the project Sam & Julia, a special keynote from the Animation Art Director at Pixar Animation Studios, Deanna Marsigliese, and the celebration of the 10th anniversary of one of the talent development programmes, Cinekid Script LAB.

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  • AMSTERDAM, Oct. 12, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Cinekid for Professionals presents its extensive international industry programme.
  • The Cinekid for Professionals industry programme starts on October 24, at the main location of Cinekid Festival in Amsterdam Noord.
  • Heleen Rouw, Director of Cinekid: "At Cinekid Festival, we connect the creators with our young audience in all activities.
  • Cinekid for Professionals (CfP) provides comprehensive year-round industry programming for film professionals, targeting the entire life cycle of a film.

'THE REAL HOUSEWIVES OF NEW JERSEY' EXECUTIVE PRODUCER DOROTHY TORAN JOINS PARTNERS IN KIND PRODUCTIONS AS PRESIDENT

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Thursday, October 5, 2023
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SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., Oct. 5, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Partners in Kind (PIK), a new media production company that centers storytelling at the intersection of social impact, compassion and entertainment, announced Dorothy Toran, the Emmy- and Palme d'Or-nominated executive producer, showrunner and director, as president. Toran joins PIK co-founders, philanthropists Gillian Hormel and Shelly Tygielski.

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  • Toran joins PIK co-founders, philanthropists Gillian Hormel and Shelly Tygielski.
  • She has also executive produced programming for international initiatives that amplify gender equality and women's empowerment, including The General Assembly of the United Nations on behalf of UN Women.
  • Partners in Kind recently announced its first project, the multi-part docu-series, The Beat Goes On, with executive producers Martin Luther King III, Arndrea Waters King and Mario Van Peebles, who is also directing.
  • In a joint statement made by Hormel and Tygielski, the co-founders expressed that they are "thrilled to welcome Dorothy into the Partners in Kind family.

Disabled Tech Founders Selected for 2Gether-International's Fall 2023 Cohort, Powered by Comcast NBCUniversal

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Thursday, October 5, 2023
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WASHINGTON, Oct. 5, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- 2Gether-International (2GI), the leading startup accelerator in the nation run by and for entrepreneurs with disabilities, today announced the class of participants for the 2GI Fall 2023 Cohort powered by Comcast NBCUniversal. The 11 participants, all of whom are disabled founders of early-stage, high-growth, tech startups, will be immersed in 2GI's ten-week accelerator program designed to improve their pitch and business model, and to instill the mindset that disabilities can be a competitive business advantage.

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  • 2Gether-International (2GI), the leading startup accelerator in the nation run by and for entrepreneurs with disabilities, announced the class of participants for the 2GI Fall 2023 Cohort powered by Comcast NBCUniversal.
  • WASHINGTON, Oct. 5, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- 2Gether-International (2GI), the leading startup accelerator in the nation run by and for entrepreneurs with disabilities, today announced the class of participants for the 2GI Fall 2023 Cohort powered by Comcast NBCUniversal.
  • Eleven Disabled Tech Founders Selected for 2Gether-International's Fall 2023 Cohort, Powered by Comcast NBCUniversal
    The accelerator program culminates in a pitch competition, providing the entrepreneurs with an opportunity to be awarded $10K in seed funding.
  • "Congratulations to the Fall 2023 Cohort for embarking on what I know will be an unforgettable experience," said Juan Otero, Senior Vice President, Diversity & Inclusion, Comcast NBCUniversal.

Park & Battery Accelerates Growth Strategy with Key Leadership Appointments

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Wednesday, October 4, 2023
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OAKLAND, Calif., Oct. 4, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Park & Battery, today announced six leadership appointments, both adding and promoting senior leaders across the organization. Joining the company are Russell Suthers, Creative Director; Greg Cavaluzzo, Vice President, Integrated Marketing & Media; and Chad Young, Vice President, Global Business Operations. The company has also designated Rebecca Falk as Partner and Senior Vice President, Client Services, and Jenny Truong as Associate Creative Director, Design.

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  • OAKLAND, Calif., Oct. 4, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Park & Battery , today announced six leadership appointments, both adding and promoting senior leaders across the organization.
  • Park & Battery's key leadership appointments come in support of the agency's exponential second-year growth.
  • Chad Young joins Park & Battery as VP, Global Business Operations, spearheading targeted growth strategies, operational excellence, human resources, talent acquisition, and retention.
  • With these strategic appointments, Park & Battery is well-positioned to accelerate its growth, further enhance its throughput and client experience, and to deliver breakthrough ideas that create value for brands globally.

Project Healthy Minds Announces Programming for Second-Annual World Mental Health Day Festival at New York’s Hudson Yards

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Thursday, September 28, 2023
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Project Healthy Minds, a Millennial & Gen Z-driven mental health tech non-profit, announced today the programming for its second-annual World Mental Health Day Festival, taking place Tuesday, October 10 at Hudson Yards in New York City.

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  • Project Healthy Minds, a Millennial & Gen Z-driven mental health tech non-profit, announced today the programming for its second-annual World Mental Health Day Festival, taking place Tuesday, October 10 at Hudson Yards in New York City.
  • This is the world’s largest festival for World Mental Health Day.
  • The festival’s expansive programming slate includes SoulCycle charity rides, Equinox sound bath meditation experiences, and a “community jog” with Emmy Award-winning content creator Timm Chiusano.
  • “This year’s Project Healthy Minds World Mental Health Day Festival is about convening iconic leaders across public policy, media, culture, sports, business, and academia and curating conversations and experiences about the future of mental health in this country,” said Phillip Schermer, Founder & CEO of Project Healthy Minds.

Mirakl & Havas Announce Global Partnership to Accelerate eCommerce and Retail Media Growth

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Thursday, September 28, 2023
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PARIS and BOSTON, Sept. 28, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Mirakl – the pioneering and leading SaaS solution to empower businesses in their digital transformation through platform innovation – and Havas – one of the world's largest global communications networks – announced a unique global partnership to accelerate eCommerce and retail media growth. Harnessing the synergies of both organizations' clients and partners, this partnership will create the most powerful independent retail media network for brands and retailers, leveraging Mirakl's unique AI-powered advertising technology optimized for marketplaces and eCommerce. This partnership will also make Mirakl's suite of solutions seamlessly available to Havas clients to sell on Mirakl-powered Marketplaces and position Mirakl as a strategic partner to help Havas clients launch and grow their marketplace.

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  • Unique global partnership between Mirakl & Havas will create the most powerful independent retail media network and provide seamless access to Mirakl's leading tech suite for brands globally.
  • PARIS and BOSTON, Sept. 28, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Mirakl – the pioneering and leading SaaS solution to empower businesses in their digital transformation through platform innovation – and Havas – one of the world's largest global communications networks – announced a unique global partnership to accelerate eCommerce and retail media growth.
  • This global partnership gives Mirakl and Havas clients the tools to take advantage of this highly profitable opportunity by uniting Mirakl's award-winning technology suite of solutions with the expertise of Havas' full-service eCommerce offering, Havas Market.
  • The strength of the network and the expertise of Havas and Mirakl combined will create a global leader in Retail Media extending the value creation for our common customers," said Philippe Corrot, co-CEO & cofounder of Mirakl.