AMC Raises $917 Million to Weather ‘Dark Coronavirus-Impacted Winter’

Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorRapper-entrepreneur Jay-Z and Jack Dorsey, CEO of Twitter and Square, teamed up to form a new Bitcoin fund, focused on developing the cryptocurrency’s adoption initially in Africa and India.The duo are investing 500 Bitcoin, currently worth about $24 million, in the project, according to Dorsey, with the mission of making Bitcoin “the internet’s currency.”“JAY-Z/@S_C_ and I are giving 500 BTC to a new endowment named ₿trust to fund #Bitcoin development, initially

EXCLUSIVE: Three-time Oscar winner Ang Lee has been lauded with the Légion d’honneur (The Legion of Honor), France’s highest order of merit.

AMC Networks, the owner of AMC, IFC, Sundance Channel and BBC America, is making a strategic investment in Canadian indie producer Shaftesbury, maker of the long-running family drama Murdoch Mysteries. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed, but Shaftesbury CEO and chairman Christina Jennings, who will continue in the top post, told THR that AMC Networks was making a "significant and strategic" investment in her company, which would remain Canadian owned and controlled.

Los Angeles Public Health officials have confirmed a second case of the Covid-19 variant B.1.1.7 just weeks after identifying the first instance in the county on Jan. 16.

teasing their long awaited reunion as Olivia Benson and Elliot Stabler. The two actors have been teasing fans with selfies on their respective Instagrams as they have started filming new episodes together.

Yesterday, AMC Theatres rejoiced as the company announced that it has secured enough funding (nearly $1 billion) to keep afloat during the pandemic and well into 2021. But that doesn’t mean the company thinks everything in the film industry is going really well right now, as more studios push films out of spring and into the second half of the year.

Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorVimeo said it raised $300 million in new equity funding — giving it a valuation north of $5 billion — ahead of parent company IAC’s planned spinoff of the video hosting and services unit.The new investment in Vimeo came from T. Rowe Price Group and Oberndorf Enterprises.

While AMC Theatres, Regal Cinemas, and other major theater chains were hoping that 2021 would usher in a return to “normalcy” when it comes to people heading out to the cinema to watch a film on the big screen, it’s clear that’s not happening. In fact, we’ve seen studios already announce more delays that see most major films moving to the second half of 2021, indicating that theater chains are in for another rough six months, at least.

Also Read: AMC Theatres Says It Will Be Out of Cash by Early 2021, Stock Price Plummets“Today, the sun is shining on AMC.

 Melania Trump  made a colorful splash as she stepped off Air Force One at Palm Beach International Airport. The former first lady, who left the White House wearing an all-black ensemble, changed into a vibrant $3,700 Gucci wool silk dress that featured a hexagon print for her arrival in Florida.

Nick Vivarelli International CorrespondentA new Netflix Italian original series titled “Fedeltà,” which translates as “Faithfulness,” has begun shooting in Milan. The relationship drama follows a couple in their thirties contending with the consequences of presumed betrayals.The six-episode show is based on a bestseller by author Marco Missiroli, who won Italy’s top literary prize, the Premio Strega, in 2019.

There are filmmakers working today that not only see themselves as storytellers, but they see themselves as the folks carrying the torch in the fight to push the medium of film forward into the future. You have James Cameron inventing technology and doing ridiculous special effects work in his films, such as “Avatar” and the future sequels.

Here’s a reunion 10 years in the making! Law & Order: SVU fans have missed the amazing chemistry that Mariska Hargitay and Chris Meloni had as partners, Dets. Olivia Benson and Elliot Stabler, during his 12 seasons on the show.

The big tease was on today for Law & Order: SVU, as star Mariska Hargitay and former costar Chris Meloni provided more selfie evidence about his highly anticipated return to the series.

Christopher Meloni shared a selfie from the set of as he reunited with Mariska Hargitay for their anticipated onscreen reunion.The black-and-white photo, the first with the former co-stars ahead of Stabler's return, features Meloni in the foreground with a seated Hargitay on set looking toward the camera.«We are a little bit closer,» Meloni teased.A post shared by Chris Meloni (@chris_meloni)Meloni's appearance on season 22 of will lead into the spinoff which is set to debut sometime in 2021.

MGM has signed a first look film production deal with Queen & Slim director and producer Melina Matsoukas and her production company De La Revolución Films. The two-year pact reunites Matsoukas with MGM Film Group president Pamela Abdy, who collaborated on the feature debut where 'Get Out' star Daniel Kaluuya and big-screen newcomer Jodie Turner-Smith play Ohioans whose lives are upended after a deadly encounter with a bad cop.

Director and producer Melina Matsoukas, through her production banner, De La Revolución Films, has signed a two-year first-look film production deal with MGM. The new deal reunites Matsoukas with MGM Film Group President Pamela Abdy, who worked with Matsoukas on her directorial debut Queen & Slim. Released in 2019, Queen & Slim, written by Emmy winner Lena Waithe, earned Matsoukas a DGA nom for first-time feature films.

direct to your inboxThe latest coronavirus infection rates have been revealed, as cases continue to rise across Greater Manchester.Rates are still rising in all ten boroughs, but week-on-week percentage rises do not appear to be increasing as rapidly as they have in previous days.The average infection rate for England was the same as it was the previous week.Get the latest updates from across Greater Manchester direct to your inbox with the free MEN newsletterYou can sign up very simply by