Damn you Coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic. Today, would have been the 152nd season opener for Major League Baseball, and more importantly for my Philadelphia Phillies, had the season not been on
Sean Cooley, Executive Director of the Producers’ Health Benefits Plan (PHPB), today announced a relief package voted on by the PHBP Board of Trustees to assist its AICP-member participating employers
Leave it to leading adult entertainment site Pornhub to understand what we really need at home during this novel coronavirus COVID-15 quarantine. Toilet Paper? Nah. Water? Nah. Boxed Mac and
As the coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic overtakes the world and social distancing has become the norm, brands and their agencies are quickly responding with new messaging. Coca-Cola separated their letters on
Paradigm Talent Agency is the latest literary agency to sign a new franchise agreement with the Writers Guild of America, allowing the fifth largest talent agency to resume representation of its
The normal coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic has now benched the world’s biggest sports event. After a two-hour call between the President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), Thomas Bach, and the
Their cashflow drying up, companies put immediate emphasis on outstanding receivables to save industry, employment and health benefits.<!-- AddThis Share Buttons
March 21 was The International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination.’ It’s easy to forget as the world has been in a global crisis due to the Coronavirus COVID-19
Hopefully, this chatter will turn out to be false, but right now there is talk making the rounds that Marvel Studios is shutting down production and releasing the crews associated
SAG-AFTRA President Gabrielle Carteris has released a video on the SAG-AFTRA website where she details the performer’s union response to the coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic. The video, posted today, was sent via email to
Perhaps only Wonder Woman’s golden lasso of truth wrapped around Warner Bros execs can get us the real truth here, but according to The Wrap, the studio is possibly having discussions
Netflix’s chief content officer Ted Sarandos has announced the streaming giant will launch a $100 million fund to help the film and television industry through the coronavirus COVID-19 outbreak. The pandemic has shut
Not only has the Coronavirus COVID-19 shut down the entertainment industry for union workers, it is having an impact on the industry’s freelance and contract workers as well. This is
Last year, Chicago Fire writer and WGA board member Liz Alper alongside Jamarah Hayner and Deirdre Mangan formed #payuphollywood, an activist group built to organize Hollywood workers around demands for
General Motors Co. (NYSE: GM) confirmed it will begin a systematic orderly suspension of manufacturing operations in North America due to market conditions, to deep clean facilities and continue to protect people. The suspension will
Now that Omnicom has mandated its agencies’ employees work from home, BBDO has launched a new initiative to help its team cope with the new —something to help their people
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Ad Council is working in collaboration with the White House, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), U.S. Department of Health and Human
Fred Rogers’ mother once advised him to “look for the helpers” whenever bad news broke or disaster happened. She believed artists lead us to human truths can guide us through
Verizon is taking steps to assure the public that, no matter what comes with the COVID-19 pandemic, the Verizon network will still be working, so people can continue to communicate
Beginning on Monday, March 30, Conan will begin airing new episodes on TBS that will have been shot remotely on an iPhone, without an audience and with guest interviews being filmed via
