Month: August 2020

Generation Z would rather see their favorite social media creators in online content than A-List Hollywood stars. One person who has embraced this fact–for the past decade–is entrepreneur, entertainment executive and talent manager Jeff Levin. In 2012, Levin helped launch the Gen Z-focused entertainment network AwesomenessTV and has since gone on to manage and work…

Following a rise in home cooking amid the coronavirus crisis, Cheetos is putting its own spin on a beloved dish that will quite literally spice up people’s meals. Cheetos Mac ‘N Cheese, available in both box and cup packaging, comes in three flavors: Bold & Cheesy, Flamin’ Hot and Cheesy Jalape?o. The corkscrew-shaped pasta noodles…

Using open-source software and less than $100, a researcher was able to create plausible images and audio of actor Tom Hanks.

While a handful of scripted shows have remotely filmed single episodes set during Covid-19, HBO is upping the ante, scheduling the first scripted series shot and set entirely during the pandemic. Coastal Elites–a comedy about five characters coping with the pandemic, politics and culture–will debut Saturday, Sept. 12, the network said today at the CTAM…

LONDON–Notting Hill Carnival in London is one of the biggest street parties in the world, attended by two million people each year. It’s the biggest street party in Europe, and second in scale globally only to Rio’s Carnaval. The carnival usually takes place on the streets of West London over the last weekend of August…

Wendy’s only launched breakfast this year, and it’s already off to a hot start. This morning, the fast food chain reported encouraging second quarter results, even as the pandemic continues to challenge the restaurant segment as a whole. U.S. comparable sales for Wendy’s during the period were down only 4.4% and were up 8.2% in…

The WWE has hired Nick Khan, former co-head of television at Creative Artists Agency (CAA), as president and chief revenue officer. Announced today, Khan’s appointment comes more than six months after the sudden departures of former co-presidents George Barrios and Michelle Wilson at the end of January. A former practicing attorney, Khan joined CAA in…

Halloween will have come and gone before Americans can cruise again. Even though the industry had hoped to be in the water by early fall, the Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) has announced that the industry has agreed to extend its operational pause through at least Oct. 31. Previously, the industry had agreed to a…