EXCLUSIVE: Cinema marketing agency, PaperAirplane Media, is launching a new Radio Promotion and Media Ambassador Division which will be led by Alex Franklin, who’ll serve as Director of Media Promotions. Franklin joins from Impact Marketing, where she spent over two decades architecting high-impact promotional campaigns for major film studios and lifestyle brands. The new division … Read more
When Valve first announced its impressive-looking Steam Machine, Steam Frame, and Steam Controller hardware in November, the company said the products would begin shipping in early 2026. Some journalists were told “Q1 2026” specifically. But because of the ongoing memory and storage crunch, that launch has been delayed to sometime in the first half of … Read more
Europe invests billions into early-stage climate startups, only to watch too many fail at Series B, according to a recent report. But new funds are being raised to fill this gap, and Spain-based Mundi Ventures’ latest fund, Kembara Fund I, is one of them. After securing a €350 million commitment from the European Investment Fund … Read more
Snap is on a mission to diversify its revenue sources—moving from a business model in which it largely chases ad revenue to one where it can also make money through subscriptions and, eventually, hardware. The company’s latest quarterly earnings report shows that, so far, the firm is having moderate success with that strategy. In Q4, … Read more
The Librarians is set to premiere on PBS this Monday, Feb. 9, after a robust theatrical and festival run that saw Kim A. Snyder’s documentary earn awards across the country. The film, executive produced by Sarah Jessica Parker, will air on Independent Lens, the long-running public television series presented by ITVS. It examines the coordinated … Read more
Anya Taylor-Joy, Willow SmithVirisa Yong/BFA.com A baby pink-hued candy shop popped up on Sunset Boulevard in West Hollywood on Tuesday—for one night only. Screen stars and content creators made their way there to celebrate the launch of an all-new Dior Addict Lip Glow Oil and the Rosy, Peachy, and Purple Glow fragrances, joining Dior Beauty … Read more
Anthropic and OpenAI may be rivals, but their presidents Daniela Amodei and Gregory Brockman have one thing in common: they are both Stripe alumni. With former employees who went on to create dozens of startups, the fintech company has become one of the most prolific “founder factories” — and the money is following. The latest … Read more
Veronica Swanson Beard, Steven Kolb, Veronica Miele BeardYvonne Tnt/BFA.com “This is payback,” Veronica Miele Beard laughed to Steven Kolb as they greeted a room full of supporters gathered for an intimate dinner. (And no, it wasn’t for anything untoward.) The designer, one half of Veronica Beard, was referring to the label’s Creative Futures Scholarship program, … Read more
In Season 4 of “FROM,” knowledge comes at a cost. However, MGM+ is dishing out this bit of info free of charge: The sci-fi horror series starring Harold Perrineau will premiere Sunday, April 19 at 9/8c. In the upcoming season, “The closer the residents of town get … Read more
Alphabet declined to answer one of its investors buring questions about Google’s AI deal with Apple on Wednesday’s fourth-quarter earnings call. Instead of responding to an analyst’s question about how the tech giant is thinking about AI partnerships, such as the one with Apple to power AI for Siri, the question was completely ignored. That … Read more