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AVANT-POP AND ELECTRONIC SUPERSTAR CHARLI XCX TO RECEIVE ASCAP GLOBAL IMPACT AWARD

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Thursday, April 4, 2024

PRO that operates on a not-for-profit basis, will present pioneering pop phenomenon Charli XCX with the ASCAP Global Impact Award in honor of her tremendous impact on pop music.

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  • PRO that operates on a not-for-profit basis, will present pioneering pop phenomenon Charli XCX with the ASCAP Global Impact Award in honor of her tremendous impact on pop music.
  • "We are absolutely thrilled to present her with the ASCAP Global Impact Award."
  • The ASCAP Global Impact Award presentation takes place during an exclusive party to celebrate the ASCAP Pop Music Awards 2024 winners on Wednesday, May 8 in Los Angeles.
  • She has been recognized with the Ivor Novello Visionary Award, Billboard Women in Music Powerhouse Award, Variety Hitmakers  Innovator of Pop Award.

CINEVERSE ANNOUNCES THE LAUNCH OF NEW AD PLATFORM 'CINEVERSE 360'

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Thursday, February 15, 2024

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 15, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Cineverse (NASDAQ: CNVS), today announced the launch of Cineverse 360 (C360), a new ad platform providing brands the ability to connect with enthusiast audiences across an exclusive, omnichannel mix of marketing offerings. C360 will offer custom marketing integrations including audio opportunities on the Cineverse Podcast Network, display, social, experiential in-person events, and connected TV (CTV) advertising on the company's owned and operated free, ad-supported streaming television (FAST) channels. At launch the network will reach 82 million monthly viewers across the company's owned and operated partners.

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  • At launch the network will reach 82 million monthly viewers across the company's owned and operated partners.
  • Cineverse 360 Audience Network – As part of the launch, Cineverse is also launching the Cineverse 360 Audience Network (CAN), which starting next quarter, will bring advertisers a scalable solution for reaching enthusiast audiences across a network of Cineverse and third-party publishers.
  • Additionally, Cineverse has brought on Andrew Baritz, and Eventually A Castle where he is principal, to oversee C360 ad operations and strategy.
  • Upfront Presentations and Events – Cineverse 360 will be participating in a variety of industry events and presentations this spring.

Cue Biopharma Reports Third Quarter 2023 Financial Results and Recent Business Highlights

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Thursday, November 9, 2023

BOSTON, Nov. 09, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Cue Biopharma, Inc. (Nasdaq: CUE), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing a novel class of T cell engagers to selectively modulate tumor-specific T cells, provided a business and financial update for the third quarter of 2023.

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  • BOSTON, Nov. 09, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Cue Biopharma, Inc. (Nasdaq: CUE), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing a novel class of T cell engagers to selectively modulate tumor-specific T cells, provided a business and financial update for the third quarter of 2023.
  • Presented positive data from ongoing Phase 1 trials of CUE-101 and CUE-102 at the Society for Immunotherapy of Cancer’s 38th Anniversary Annual Meeting (SITC 2023) held November 1-5.
  • Completed enrollment of 20 patients for the ongoing Phase 1b study of CUE-101 in combination with pembrolizumab.
  • The Company reported collaboration revenue of approximately $3.7 million and $1.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022, respectively.

VIZIO WatchFree+ Doubles Free Premium TV and Movie Lineup for Millions of Customers in 2023

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Tuesday, November 7, 2023

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    VIZIO WatchFree+ Doubles Free Premium TV and Movie Lineup for Millions of Customers in 2023 (Photo: Business Wire)
    These recent agreements are part of a continued strategic expansion of free premium content for VIZIO in 2023, which now provides over 275 streaming channels and 15,000+ on-demand movies and shows, which is more than double the number of titles offered just a year ago.
  • WatchFree+ on-demand has experienced significant growth, with monthly viewing hours doubling year over year further solidifying WatchFree+ as the second most-watched ad-supported streaming service on the VIZIO platform.
  • Newly launched Free Movie Network, VIZIO's latest curated channel on WatchFree+.
  • “With an expansive library featuring more live channels and movies than ever before, enriched personalization with localization, and data-driven content discovery features, WatchFree+ continues to deliver the ultimate free entertainment destination for millions of VIZIO consumers.”

A MIXTURE OF LANGUAGES TO INTERPRET TODAY'S CHALLENGES: INTERNATIONAL ARTISTS AND LOCAL TALENTS ON SHOW IN BERGAMO AND BRESCIA, ITALIAN CAPITAL OF CULTURE 2023

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Wednesday, October 25, 2023

BERGAMO and BRESCIA, Italy, Oct. 25, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Digital languages, installations, art exhibitions and photography: though various languages, the Italian Capital of Culture 2023 interprets today's changing reality from an unusual perspective, involving great international artists and local talents in Bergamo and Brescia.

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  • BERGAMO and BRESCIA, Italy, Oct. 25, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Digital languages, installations, art exhibitions and photography: though various languages, the Italian Capital of Culture 2023 interprets today's changing reality from an unusual perspective, involving great international artists and local talents in Bergamo and Brescia.
  • Lebanese visual artist Ali Cherri is staging his largest solo exhibition ever with film, video installations, drawings and sculptures at GAMec (Bergamo until 14 January).
  • Fifty artists from Brescia and Bergamo feature in "Presente Inquieto" (Bergamo until 12 November) transforming industrial tradition into an artistic interpretation of the needs of their communities.
  • Institutional partners: Ministry of Culture, the Lombardy Region, Fondazione Cariplo, Fondazione della Comunità Bresciana and Fondazione della Comunità Bergamasca.

Beloved Birth Black Centering Presents: An evening with 'Earth Mama' leading actor, Tia Nomore

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Wednesday, September 20, 2023

OAKLAND, Calif., Sept. 20, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Oakland-born rapper, actress, and activist Tia Nomore will join Black maternal health leaders at a screening of her groundbreaking film 'Earth Mama' at the New Parkway Theater in Oakland, CA on Oct. 2, 2023. 

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  • The 3rd Anniversary Party for Beloved Birth Black Centering will feature a screening of A24's 'Earth Mama,' plus a conversation with Beloved alumni and the film's star Tia Nomore and Black maternal health equity leaders.
  • The screening and celebration is in honor of Beloved Birth Black Centering – an innovative perinatal care program, built by Black women, for Black women and birthing folk, to eliminate racism-based disparities in Black birth experiences and outcomes.
  • Nomore is a Beloved Birth alum, and is now a doula and member of the Beloved Birth Collective.
  • "We're proud to celebrate three years of Beloved Birth Black Centering's model of perinatal care that honors and celebrates Black birth, Black families, and Black community."

Talking Heads' "Stop Making Sense" World Premiere at TIFF Becomes Highest Grossing IMAX Live Event Ever

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Tuesday, September 12, 2023

TORONTO, Sept. 12, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- IMAX Corporation (NYSE: IMAX) today announced that the special IMAX Live 40th anniversary screening of Jonathan Demme's Stop Making Sense at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) is now the highest grossing IMAX Live event of all time. The groundbreaking Talking Heads concert film earned $640,839 and sold out 25 screens across 165 IMAX locations in North America and the BFI IMAX in London.

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  • TORONTO, Sept. 12, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- IMAX Corporation (NYSE: IMAX) today announced that the special IMAX Live 40th anniversary screening of Jonathan Demme's Stop Making Sense at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) is now the highest grossing IMAX Live event of all time.
  • The groundbreaking Talking Heads concert film earned $640,839 and sold out 25 screens across 165 IMAX locations in North America and the BFI IMAX in London.
  • The world premiere screening was held on Monday, September 11 at Cineplex's Scotiabank IMAX Theatre in Toronto.
  • "The unforgettable Stop Making Sense looks and sounds even more incredible in IMAX, and we're excited to share this event with TIFF and our audiences everywhere," said Rich Gelfond, CEO of IMAX.

EARLY AUTUMN FESTIVALS IN BERGAMO AND BRESCIA

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Tuesday, August 29, 2023

BERGAMO and BRESCIA, Italy, Aug. 29, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Innovation and promoting awareness through different artistic languages to construct contexts more focused on the young: precisely the aim of the Bergamo Brescia 2023 festivals open to all in the coming months.

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  • BERGAMO and BRESCIA, Italy, Aug. 29, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Innovation and promoting awareness through different artistic languages to construct contexts more focused on the young: precisely the aim of the Bergamo Brescia 2023 festivals open to all in the coming months.
  • For the first time, the Festival will be held in Bergamo and Brescia (7-24 September) with installations and seminars by international landscape artists.
  • Biodiversity is at the centre of Una sola terra (22-24 September), which will bring international scientists, journalist and activists to Brescia for workshops, shows and trips.
  • Two touring concerts will be performed: Bergamo Brescia – Città Degli Organi (22 September – 29 October) celebrating the organ tradition with European and US musicians while the International Festival of Baroque Music, Alchemy of the Arts.

EARLY AUTUMN FESTIVALS IN BERGAMO AND BRESCIA

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Tuesday, August 29, 2023

BERGAMO and BRESCIA, Italy, Aug. 29, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Innovation and promoting awareness through different artistic languages to construct contexts more focused on the young: precisely the aim of the Bergamo Brescia 2023 festivals open to all in the coming months.

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  • BERGAMO and BRESCIA, Italy, Aug. 29, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Innovation and promoting awareness through different artistic languages to construct contexts more focused on the young: precisely the aim of the Bergamo Brescia 2023 festivals open to all in the coming months.
  • For the first time, the Festival will be held in Bergamo and Brescia (7-24 September) with installations and seminars by international landscape artists.
  • Biodiversity is at the centre of Una sola terra (22-24 September), which will bring international scientists, journalist and activists to Brescia for workshops, shows and trips.
  • Two touring concerts will be performed: Bergamo Brescia – Città Degli Organi (22 September – 29 October) celebrating the organ tradition with European and US musicians while the International Festival of Baroque Music, Alchemy of the Arts.

Black-Owned Strategic Insights Company A--B Acquires Research Firm Avalanche Insights

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Wednesday, July 26, 2023

NEW YORK, July 26, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- A—B, the Black-owned, full-service strategic insights company helping brands, leaders, and progressive causes build and design successful campaigns, today announced its acquisition of Avalanche Insights, a polling and civic research firm which specializes in innovative research methods that deliver sharp, nuanced insights with speed and scale. The acquisition by A—B — the award-winning firm which has developed campaigns for film studio A24, leading civil rights organization Legal Defense Fund, progressive political group Working Families Party, and social justice philanthropic organization Ford Foundation — will expand its capabilities by offering an even more powerful research and data engine to provide clients with a competitive edge to reach people of color in today's fast-paced market and evolving political landscape.

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  • A—B has acquired Avalanche to fill this gap and bring the next level of precision and innovation to multicultural marketing.
  • "At Avalanche, our goal has always been to build power by using the strength of research to drive campaigns to victory.
  • Inside A—B, Avalanche will now be able to offer more comprehensive services to help transformational leaders better understand people," said Tovah Paglaro , Cofounder of Avalanche Insights.
  • Avalanche Insights will join the current A—B research team, led by Head of Research Sian Lewis , a seasoned data scientist with expertise in building research-backed narrative strategies.