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NBA Champion & Entrepreneur Giannis Antetokounmpo Launches Improbable Media

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Monday, January 15, 2024

NBA Champion and global superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo today announced the launch of Improbable Media.

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  • NBA Champion and global superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo today announced the launch of Improbable Media.
  • Improbable Media provides infrastructure to bring enduring narratives to global audiences, augment the value of partnerships and grow ecosystems and integrated businesses.
  • Improbable is backed by Verance Capital and GPS Investment Partners, with investment from media personality and entrepreneur Jay Williams, who also co-founded the company.
  • Improbable Media has already produced multi-platform branded content for partners including Nike, WhatsApp, Breitling, Protergia, Kaizen Gaming, and Flexpower.

The Handy Foundation Selected As Training Partner For California Film Commission's Career Pathways Program

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Thursday, November 17, 2022

LOS ANGELES, Nov. 17, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Following a competitive RFP process, the California Film Commission has selected The Handy Foundation as the latest training partner for its Pilot Career Pathways Training Program, which helps prepare individuals from underserved communities for careers in the film and TV production industry.

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  • LOS ANGELES, Nov. 17, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Following a competitive RFP process, the California Film Commission has selected The Handy Foundation as the latest training partner for its Pilot Career Pathways Training Program, which helps prepare individuals from underserved communities for careers in the film and TV production industry.
  • The Pilot Career Pathways Training Program is an important component of the state's Film & Television Tax Credit Program 3.0.
  • "With the rise of 'Peak TV,' the need for trained film and TV workers has grown, and The Handy Foundation's involvement in the Career Pathways Program will help ensure California has a diverse and highly skilled workforce for our productions," said California Film Commission Deputy Director of the Tax Credit Program Nancy Rae Stone, who oversees the Career Pathways Program with Program Director Kevin McDonald.
  • The work of the Handy Foundation extends beyond training to include job placement, which makes it unique.

BUSHMILLS IRISH WHISKEY AND HIT TV SERIES PEAKY BLINDERS GIVE FANS A TASTE OF PROHIBITION WITH NEW WHISKEY COLLABORATION

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Wednesday, June 1, 2022

JERSEY CITY, N.J., June 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- By order of the Peaky Blinders, Bushmills® Prohibition Recipe Irish Whiskey has arrived. In collaboration with Endemol Shine North America (a Banijay company), and Caryn Mandabach Productions (Peaky Blinders' official brand owner and series producer), Bushmills Prohibition Recipe comes to market as the latest business venture from the renowned Shelby Company Ltd.

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  • "We couldn't be more thrilled to have entered into such a fitting partnership between our show, Peaky Blinders and Bushmills," says Caryn Mandabach, producer and owner of Peaky Blinders.
  • "We are delighted the US fans can toast the launch of this historic, final season on Netflix with this limited-edition partnership whiskey.
  • Bushmills Irish Whiskey is crafted with care and passion at the world's oldest licensed whiskey distillery, The Old Bushmills Distillery.
  • Peaky Blinders, Shelby Company Limited and By Order of the Shelby Company Limited are registered trademarks of Caryn Mandabach Productions.

Peacock Presents First-Ever WWE Original Series ‘WWE EVIL’ Available to Stream Exclusively on March 24

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Thursday, March 10, 2022

Peacock today announced that its first WWE original series, WWE EVIL will begin streaming exclusively on Thursday, March 24.

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  • Peacock today announced that its first WWE original series, WWE EVIL will begin streaming exclusively on Thursday, March 24.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20220310005800/en/
    PEACOCK PRESENTS FIRST-EVER WWE ORIGINAL SERIES WWE EVIL AVAILABLE TO STREAM EXCLUSIVELY ON MARCH 24 (Photo: Business Wire)
    Created and hosted by John Cena, the 8-part docu-series is the latest expansion of WWE programming on Peacock, and the first-ever original from WWE Studios.
  • WWE EVIL exposes new details from the characters who defined a generation of WWE including each villains history, their key rivalries and career defining moments.
  • WWE EVIL Superstars featured include:
    EPISODE 1 Hollywood Hulk Hogan: Hulk Hogan goes Hollywood, betraying his fans and beliefs to become the personification of evil.

RespectAbility Launches Disability Entrepreneurship Toolkit

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Tuesday, August 24, 2021

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 24, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- The disability advocacy nonprofit RespectAbility has released its free Disability Entrepreneurship Toolkit .

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  • LOS ANGELES, Aug. 24, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- The disability advocacy nonprofit RespectAbility has released its free Disability Entrepreneurship Toolkit .
  • The new toolkit provides an inventory of existing materials, advice and guides for jobseekers with disabilities who want to start their own enterpriseor develop their entrepreneurial skills.
  • Entrepreneurship and self-employment can be a valuable and viable option for disabled people looking to enter the job market on their own terms.
  • "Born for Businessshows what people with disabilities CAN achieve," said Philip Kahn-Pauli, Policy and Practices Director at RespectAbility and the main author of the new toolkit.

Now Streaming: 'Born for Business' Shines the Spotlight on Disabled Entrepreneurs

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Monday, August 23, 2021

Just as each entrepreneur is on the brink of success, they must navigate the complications that the COVID-19 pandemic presents.

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  • Just as each entrepreneur is on the brink of success, they must navigate the complications that the COVID-19 pandemic presents.
  • The series features four talented disabled entrepreneurs:
    Qiana Allen is a fashionista with lupus who creates clothing for women with curves.
  • Collette Divitto is a baker with Down syndrome who owns a cookie brand on a mission to create change.
  • Chris Triebes is a driven single dad with spinal muscular atrophy (type III) making waves in the music industry.

Comedian/Writer Adam Conover Tapped to Host Nickelodeon’s New Family Game Show, The Crystal Maze, Premiering Friday, Jan. 24, at 7:00 p.m. (ET/PT)

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Monday, December 9, 2019

Comedian/writer Adam Conover is the new host of Nickelodeons upcoming family game show, The Crystal Maze, an all-new version of the legendary UK hit series, premiering Friday, Jan. 24, at 7:00 p.m. (ET/PT).

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  • Comedian/writer Adam Conover is the new host of Nickelodeons upcoming family game show, The Crystal Maze, an all-new version of the legendary UK hit series, premiering Friday, Jan. 24, at 7:00 p.m. (ET/PT).
  • This show is the ultimate challenge for families, proving that you have to work together if you want to win, and thats a fact.
  • We are delighted to welcome Adam Conover into the Nickelodeon family as our first Maze Master.
  • The successful completion of escape-room style challenges are rewarded with a time crystal granting the family five seconds in the centerpiece final zone called the Crystal Dome.

MTV Studios And Facebook Watch Join Forces To Reimagine MTV's The Real World Around The World With Three All New Seasons

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Wednesday, October 17, 2018

MTV Studios, a unit of Viacom's (NASDAQ: VIAB, VIA) MTV, announced today a partnership with Facebook Watch to reimagine the groundbreaking series MTV's The Real World for three all new seasons debuting Spring 2019.

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  • MTV Studios, a unit of Viacom's (NASDAQ: VIAB, VIA) MTV, announced today a partnership with Facebook Watch to reimagine the groundbreaking series MTV's The Real World for three all new seasons debuting Spring 2019.
  • Creators Bunim/Murray Productions is co-producing the new seasons with MTV Studios and pre-production is underway in each location.
  • The social conversation on Facebook Watch will power the audience experience in the new seasons of MTV's The Real World.
  • The Emmy Award-winning company is widely credited with creating the reality television genre with its hit series The Real World (32 seasons on MTV).