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Fast Food Legend Jack Box Makes Appearance as ‘Sexiest Jack Alive’ in PEOPLE's Sexiest Man Alive Issue

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Wednesday, November 8, 2023
Retail, Consumer, Restaurant, Bar, Women, Teens, Men, Food, Beverage, Hunky, Breakfast, Box, Social media, The Box, Personality, Internet, Multimedia, Love, Traction, PEOPLE, People (magazine), Wattpad, Calendar, Jack Box, Change.org, Tunnel, TikTok

Jack in the Box, Inc. (NASDAQ: JACK) announced today their mascot, Jack Box, will be included in PEOPLE's famed Sexiest Man Alive issue.

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  • Jack in the Box, Inc. (NASDAQ: JACK) announced today their mascot, Jack Box, will be included in PEOPLE's famed Sexiest Man Alive issue.
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    Jack in the Box announced today their mascot, Jack Box, will be included in PEOPLE's famed Sexiest Man Alive issue.
  • Even though he was snubbed for the cover, Jack Box is thrilled to wear the ‘Sexiest Jack Alive’ badge of honor.
  • Now with an inaugural category, Jack Box claims PEOPLE’s “Sexiest Jack” award and becomes the first restaurant mascot to join the ranks.

WEBTOON Announces Massive Lineup of Activities at New York Comic Con 2023

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Tuesday, September 19, 2023
Men, Online, Entertainment, Mobile Entertainment, Events, Concerts, Books, Consumer, General Entertainment, Teens, Publishing, Women, Communications, Shift, Archie Comics, Gen, Senior, Wattpad, Swag, Bull, VIZ, Editorial, Death, Convention, YA, Hollywood Music in Media Award for Best Original Score in a Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film, Lore Olympus, Multimedia, Fantasy world, New York Comic Con, NYCC, Transmedia storytelling, Lore, Content, RELX, Book, Nightclub, Ubisoft, Crunchyroll, WEBTOON

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  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20230919333479/en/
    Ahead of New York Comic Con, WEBTOON, ReedPop and Ubisoft have teamed up to give fans a chance to pick up an exclusive WEBTOON x NYCC pin set.
  • Creators and executives from WEBTOON, Wattpad WEBTOON Studios and WEBTOON Unscrolled will appear on a variety of panels at this year’s event, including Lore Olympus creator and New York Comic Con featured special guest Rachel Smythe.
  • WEBTOON will also appear alongside major brand collaborators Ubisoft, Crunchyroll, Archie Comics, and VIZ.
  • For print fans, Wattpad WEBTOON Studios will have a booth (#3426) celebrating the hottest titles from the Wattpad WEBTOON Book Group.

Thunderbird Entertainment Group Reports Fiscal 2023 Q3 Results

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Thursday, May 25, 2023
Film & Motion Pictures, Online, General Entertainment, Entertainment, TV and Radio, Highway Thru Hell, Leo Awards, Marvel, HONEY, PBS Kids, Audit committee, ACF Investment Bank, Disney Junior, Acquisition, Animation Magazine, SVP, Environment, GPM, News, EU–UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement, Chair, Wattpad, Warner Bros. Discovery, Star, Disney Media and Entertainment Distribution, MAD, Growth, Woman, Netflix, Animation, Teenage Euthanasia, Molly Hayes, Business, IP, Cooperation, ACF, Adjustment, Partnership, AZ Business Magazine, The New York Times, Sony, Media, Season, EBITDA, Atomic, HBO Max, OTCQX, Sky Kids, Video game, Film industry, Communications satellite, Thunderbird, Playback

Thunderbird Entertainment Group Inc. (TSXV: TBRD, OTCQX: THBRF) (Thunderbird or the Company) today announced its financial results for fiscal Q3 2023, which ended March 31, 2023, and provided a corporate update.

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  • Thunderbird Entertainment Group Inc. (TSXV: TBRD, OTCQX: THBRF) (Thunderbird or the Company) today announced its financial results for fiscal Q3 2023, which ended March 31, 2023, and provided a corporate update.
  • “I am very proud of the talented teams working hard to create many wins in spite of the headwinds we faced as an organization in fiscal 2023,” said Jennifer Twiner McCarron, Thunderbird CEO and Chair.
  • Industry-wide economic factors and the proxy contest delayed the start of several productions, moving them from fiscal 2023 to fiscals 2024 and 2025.
  • During the quarter, Thunderbird also welcomed Lisa Coulman to its Board of Directors and as Chair of the Audit Committee.

SOUTHWEST AIRLINES DEBUTS FIRST-EVER BRAND FILM, "ALONE IN TOMBSTONE," BASED ON A WATTPAD SHORT STORY ADAPTED FOR THE SCREEN

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Thursday, May 11, 2023
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DALLAS, May 11, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Southwest Airlines Co. (NYSE: LUV) premieres the short film "Alone in Tombstone," a first-ever brand film for the airline and the first Wattpad Brand Original. The film, based on a short story, was written by Wattpad author E.A. Comiskey, and was adapted into a short film, "Alone in Tombstone," by Tongal community member Kelsey Taylor ("Alien: Specimen," 20th Century Fox). "Alone in Tombstone" is now available on Southwest's YouTube Channel and via the free movie offerings onboard Southwest® flights beginning June 1.

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  • Comiskey, and was adapted into a short film, "Alone in Tombstone," by Tongal community member Kelsey Taylor ("Alien: Specimen," 20th Century Fox).
  • "Alone in Tombstone" is now available on Southwest's YouTube Channel and via the free movie offerings onboard Southwest® flights beginning June 1.
  • The project began in 2021, when Southwest Airlines® and Wattpad, a leading webnovel platform, celebrated the carrier's 50th Anniversary through a writing contest.
  • "We are thrilled to debut our first Wattpad Brand Originals alongside Southwest Airlines and Tongal, highlighting the incredible creativity we see across Wattpad daily."

WEBTOON Named to Fast Company’s Annual List of the World’s Most Innovative Companies for 2023

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Thursday, March 2, 2023
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WEBTOON , the world’s largest digital comics platform, has been named to Fast Company’s prestigious annual list of the World’s Most Innovative Companies for 2023.

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  • WEBTOON , the world’s largest digital comics platform, has been named to Fast Company’s prestigious annual list of the World’s Most Innovative Companies for 2023.
  • In addition to the World’s 50 Most Innovative Companies, 540 organizations are recognized across 54 sectors and regions.
  • “WEBTOON was founded to make it easier to create and read comics on mobile devices,” said Junkoo Kim, WEBTOON Founder and Global CEO.
  • Fast Company’s Most Innovative Companies issue (March/April 2023) is available online here , as well as in-app form via iTunes, and on newsstands beginning March 14.

Thunderbird Entertainment Group Reports Fiscal 2023 Q2 Results

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Thursday, February 23, 2023
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Thunderbird Entertainment Group Inc. (TSXV: TBRD, OTCQX: THBRF) (Thunderbird or the Company) today announced its financial results for fiscal Q2 2023, which ended December 31, 2022, and provided a corporate update.

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  • Thunderbird Entertainment Group Inc. (TSXV: TBRD, OTCQX: THBRF) (Thunderbird or the Company) today announced its financial results for fiscal Q2 2023, which ended December 31, 2022, and provided a corporate update.
  • On January 19, 2023, Thunderbird announced that it had entered into a Cooperation Agreement with Voss Capital LLC (the Cooperation Agreement).
  • Thunderbird expects to incur additional proxy contest expenses of approximately $1.8 million, including Cooperation Agreement expenses, for the three months ended March 31, 2023.
  • As a result of this unexpected delay the Company is no longer anticipating the second half of fiscal 2023 to be its strongest of the year and is anticipating a lower Adjusted EBITDA in fiscal 2023 compared to fiscal 2022.

WEBTOON Expands its IP & Creator Ecosystem With Webcomic Adaptations of Hit Web Novels

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Wednesday, January 18, 2023
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As part of the new webcomic slate, WEBTOON has partnered with some of the most exciting publishers in web novels and web fiction.

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  • As part of the new webcomic slate, WEBTOON has partnered with some of the most exciting publishers in web novels and web fiction.
  • The new slate of web novel adaptations expands WEBTOON’s global IP & creator ecosystem, which now includes webcomics, web novels, serialized fiction, TV, film, podcasts, audiobooks, and print publishing.
  • “With richly-built worlds that take genre fiction in creative new directions, web fiction is uniquely positioned for web comic adaptations.
  • Other web novel adaptations on WEBTOON include MoonQuill’s WEBTOON CANVAS webcomic adaptation of Michiel Werbrouck and Hadi Bendakji’s Lord of Goblins .

DreamBox Learning® Appoints Candice Faktor to Board of Directors

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Wednesday, January 18, 2023
Preschool, Software, Data Analytics, Artificial Intelligence, Professional Services, Technology, Primary, Secondary, Education, Reading, Student, Uncertainty, Learning, Dreambox, Mathematics, Catoosa County Public Schools, Growth, Naver, Faktor Eiendom, Software as a service, Wattpad, Tutoring

DreamBox Learning, Inc. (“DreamBox”), the leading dual-discipline education technology provider and pioneer of intelligent adaptive learning, today announced Candice Faktor, technology strategist and learning innovation pioneer, is joining its board of directors.

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  • DreamBox Learning, Inc. (“DreamBox”), the leading dual-discipline education technology provider and pioneer of intelligent adaptive learning, today announced Candice Faktor, technology strategist and learning innovation pioneer, is joining its board of directors.
  • Supporting nearly 6 million students and 400,000 educators, DreamBox is the only provider of solutions rated “Strong” by Johns Hopkins’ EvidenceforESSA.org in both mathematics and reading.
  • Prior to launching Disco, Faktor helped scale Wattpad to over 80 million users before it was acquired by Naver for $660 million.
  • Helping students learn post-pandemic is a huge problem that DreamBox is excelling at helping school districts solve,” said Faktor.

Beyond the Bookstore - Gen Z is Reading in New Ways and Seeking More Diversity in Fiction

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Thursday, December 8, 2022
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Gen Z isnt waiting around for a more diverse publishing industry, theyre seeking out diverse authors and stories online, and reading in new ways.

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  • Gen Z isnt waiting around for a more diverse publishing industry, theyre seeking out diverse authors and stories online, and reading in new ways.
  • The findings shed new light on Gen Z reading behaviors and how they differ from previous generations.
  • With the rise of webnovels, e-books, webcomics, and other digital formats, Gen Z is normalizing reading on their phones.
  • Diversity and access to a wider range of voices in stories they consume is a key consideration for Gen Z overall, across all media.

NAVER and Samsung Electronics Join Hands to Develop Semiconductor Solutions for Hyperscale AI

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Tuesday, December 6, 2022
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NAVER Corporation (CEO Choi Soo-yeon) and Samsung Electronics (CEO Jong-Hee Han, Kye Hyun Kyung) have signed an MOU for collaboration on developing semiconductor solutions for AI, and formed a working-level task force.

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  • NAVER Corporation (CEO Choi Soo-yeon) and Samsung Electronics (CEO Jong-Hee Han, Kye Hyun Kyung) have signed an MOU for collaboration on developing semiconductor solutions for AI, and formed a working-level task force.
  • Developing semiconductor solutions for AI technology requires a convergence of competencies in not just hyperscale AI, but also software, service, and hardware.
  • NAVER and Samsung Electronics, both leading companies in their respective areas of expertise, will join hands to develop new semiconductor solutions capable of addressing bottlenecks in the current AI system and maximizing efficiency in power consumption in consideration of the actual hyperscale AI environment.
  • "Through our collaboration with NAVER, we will develop cutting-edge semiconductor solutions to solve the memory bottleneck in large-scale AI systems," said Jinman Han, Executive Vice President of Memory Global Sales & Marketing at Samsung Electronics.