Cross-promotion

• The first phase of the collaboration will involve a cross-promotion between Animoca Brands' flagship NFT project Mocaverse and T&B's ecosystem and NFT collection Mittaria , leveraging their communities and marketing channels to increase their reach and raise awareness.
• Additionally, Animoca Brands and T&B will explore opportunities on LightLink , a high-performance, secure, and scalable network built on Ethereum, to strengthen their respective capabilities and drive the adoption of digital property rights around the world.
• Dr. Jwanwat Ahriyavraromp, founder and CEO of T&B Media Global, commented: "T&B Media Global has already partnered with The Sandbox, and today's partnership with The Sandbox's parent company Animoca Brands marks an expansion of our growing relationship.
• By joining forces we are taking a major step towards establishing a network of interoperable Web3 capabilities that offer users seamless and immersive experiences across multiple platforms."

• The Summer Fancy Food Show co-located with Vinexpo America is a natural pairing.
• "We chose to co-locate Vinexpo America with Summer Fancy Food Show next year to further optimize our exhibitors' and visitors' return on investment," says Rodolphe Lameyse, Vinexposium CEO.
• "The Specialty Food Association is excited to have Vinexpo America co-located with the Summer Fancy Food Show," said Phil Robinson, SVP, Member Development for the SFA.
• The Summer Fancy Food Show will feature thousands of specialty food products from around the world, educational programming, events, and networking opportunities.

• They created a new character: a mouse, with large ears.
• Walt Disney was an innovator in terms of space, colour and movement.
• Walt himself holds the record for most nominations (59) and Oscar wins (22 competitive awards, plus four honorary awards) for a single individual.

Steamboat Willie and technological wonders

• He created The Alice Comedies, a series of short films featuring a live-action child actress in a cartoon world.
• Steamboat Willie, released in 1928, was the world’s first fully synchronised sound cartoon.
• A simple story featuring Mickey as a steamboat captain trying to navigate the boat while dealing with various comical situations, Steamboat Willie was universally praised.

The golden age and feature films

• Those early films still dazzle today – think of the Sorcerers’ Apprentice scene in Fantasia (1940) or the Pink Elephants hallucinogenic number in Dumbo.
• And is there any scene, in any film, more heart-wrenching than the death of Bambi’s mother?
• But the golden age never really stopped.

Disneyland and diversification

• It set the standard for theme park design and showed the way forward for the company: diversification.
• After Disneyland came Walt Disney World in Florida in 1971, then versions of Disneyland in Paris, Tokyo, Hong Kong and Shanghai.

Buyouts and a cultural behemoth

• These acquisitions solidified Disney’s position as the brand leader in the entertainment industry.
• The deal made some industry insiders uneasy: Disney had become a cultural behemoth, strangling competition, homogenising content and swallowing up entire franchises.

Not all plain sailing

• Its 1946 film Song of the South has long been criticised for its racist portrayal of African Americans and its romanticisation of the plantation era.
• Since 1986, Disney have tried to keep it out of circulation, although clips can be found online.
• Many old films streaming on Disney+ now feature a disclaimer telling viewers some scenes will include “negative depictions” and “mistreatment of people or cultures”.
• LGBTQ+ representation has become more visible since LeFou became Disney’s first openly gay character in its 2017 live-action Beauty and the Beast.

• Clover is currently the only Chinese company with commercial-stage quadrivalent seasonal influenza and COVID-19 booster vaccines.
• There is also increased recognition that influenza vaccination significantly decreases morbidity and mortality caused by the exacerbation of cardiovascular diseases3.
• Global (Ex-China): In H1-2023, Clover completed regulatory submissions of its COVID-19 vaccine in two countries, in South East Asia and Latin America respectively.
• Review from the regulatory authorities is ongoing, and to date, Clover has not received any request for additional information or notification of deficiencies.