Black-Owned Media Outlets See Chance to Capture Ad Dollars Long Denied

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorSean “Diddy” Combs has teamed up with Salesforce to launch Shop Circulate, which the announcement describes as a curated digital marketplace that allows consumers to discover and buy products exclusively created and sold by Black entrepreneurs. The platform’s goal is to provide Black businesses with a platform to reach global audiences and empowers consumers to shop the world’s best Black-owned brands.

Blake Lively is quite the artist while using ketchup!

Channing Tatum and Sandra Bullock are clearly enjoying their time together on set. The actors are currently filming their new movie The Lost City of D and Tatum shared an epic photo of them posing in the waters of a jungle.

Elsa Keslassy International CorrespondentIn the wake of an 11-day war in Gaza, Israel’s major TV broadcast channels, newspapers, news websites and radios have rallied to urge Facebook to take immediate action against hateful posts inciting physical harm of journalists.Addressed to Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg on May 26, the letter was penned by Israeli lawyer Noga Rubinstein on behalf of key media outlets, including Keshet 12, Reshet 13 and Channel 20, the channels Kan 11 News, Globes, Yediot

Gwen Stefani made her return to stage on Tuesday's season 20 finale — and we have to applaud!Gwen took the stage with Saweetie to perform their latest single, «Slow Clap,» rocking a fierce, see-through bejeweled top and checker-print skirt, with a blunt black wig for the up-tempo performance — and of course, earning applause from her fiancé, Blake SheltonThe season 19-winning coach also had to send a supportive shout out to «Blakey,» who has two singers — Cam Anthony and Jordan Matthew Young —

Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorJeff Zucker, chairman of news and sports at WarnerMedia, held a company town hall on Tuesday in which he addressed the recent Chris Cuomo-CNN controversy and answered questions regarding return-to-office plans.Zucker suggested CNN staffers who were vaccinated and wished to return to the outlet’s New York offices would likely be able to do so starting in June, according to a person familiar with the event.

went viral last week, after footage from the same court at Christopher Morely Park in Roslyn showed the Sandman dishing the rock to his teammates with the finesse of a serious ballplayer — all in baggy shorts and a pink polo.On Sunday, Sandler was still sporting the thick beard he had in the clip from earlier this month.

EXCLUSIVE: Bondit Media Capital, which became an important funder for independent film and television during Covid, is partnering with Vancouver-based Arcana Studio to launch Bondit Canada Capital.

Byron Allen’s Allen Media Group has sued McDonald’s Corp. for $10 billion in damages, alleging racial discrimination as the high-profile businessman continues to pound big companies for not giving Black-owned media a fair shake as they disburse massive advertising budgets.

Nicholas White It’s only been three years since its debut, but Actor Trade, an app that connects actors with each other to read lines for feedback and performance practice, has grown to 20,000 international users.The app, the creation of actors Dylan Mooney and Shondrella Avery, celebrated its third anniversary in April, and is riding a wave of enthusiasm with word of mouth, social media support and pride in Black ownership.“In my heart, we’re not represented in a lot of industries enough,

“Friend sent me this video of Adam Sandler hoopin’ on Long Island,” tweeted Anthony Puccio (aka @APOOCH) on Monday. “He’s out here playing pickup every day.” In the video, taken from Robert Whitehorn’s (aka @robobball3) Instagram story, Adam, 54, is seen enjoying the relaxed COVID restrictions on a community court.

EXCLUSIVE: The Bleav Podcast Network is launching the new dark comedy podcast The Bystanders starring Jane Lynch and Emmy and Tony Winner Kristin Chenoweth. It will also mark the first scripted podcast from Black Label Media. Heather Morris will also co-star and produce the show with Jaclyn Hales and Ash Lendzion writing, directing and producing the show.

iOS - Android Applications were received from people living in all 32 local authorities in Scotland, including 8395 from North LanarkshireBy end of March, 7650 payments were made - meaning a total of £289,860 has been paid to applicants from North Lanarkshire.Across Scotland, an estimated 78,775 children have already benefitted from Scottish Child Payment.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorFox News Channel, which has been reworking large parts of its programming schedule in the aftermath of the 2020 election, said it would launch new weekend programs hosted by conservative firebrand Dan Bongino and former South Carolina Congressman Trey Gowdy.Gowdy will host a 7 p.m. program on Sundays while Bongino will lead a 10 p.m.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorTV usually belongs to the celebrities who play the nation’s favorite characters — people such as Ellen Pompeo, the star of ABC’s “Grey’s Anatomy,” or Milo Ventimiglia from NBC’s “This Is Us.” During the industry’s upfront market, however, many eyes move instead to the network ad-sales chiefs.These execs will be out in full force over the next several weeks, eager to keep the tens of billions of advertising dollars flowing into their companies’ corporate coffers.

Old Dominion frontman Matthew Ramsey is on the mend following an accident that left the performer with a broken rib and collapsed lung. On Monday, Ramsey, 43, revealed that he injured himself after falling off of a ladder while swapping out a lightbulb.