Clubhouse Expands to Android Users

Cynthia Littleton Business EditorDisney has expanded its board of directors to 12 seats with the election of Lululemon CEO Calvin McDonald and former Cisco and Google executive Amy Chang.McDonald and Chang were elected to the board on Thursday, Disney said.“Amy Chang and Calvin McDonald are highly-respected leaders with a deep understanding of the nexus between technology and the consumer experience, and we are excited to have them join the Disney board,” said Robert Iger, executive chairman of

Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorClubhouse has hired Kelly Stoetzel, a 17-year veteran of TED and the executive responsible for lining up the company’s famous TED Talks.Stoetzel started last week at Clubhouse, the buzzy social-audio app, in a new role heading up thought-leadership programming.

Rami Even-Esh I have spent the past few days in a room on Clubhouse called Meet Palestinians and Israelis, which began on May 17 at 5:08 p.m. on the west coast and continues uninterrupted.

The Recording Academy behind selecting nominees for the Grammy Awards changed its rules allowing for more people to be eligible to win its top award — album of the year. The change comes amid a slew of changes to how the Recording Academy selects potential winners.This specific change gives more producers and songwriters a better chance at winning the top award, reducing the minimum requirements to be considered an eligible collaborator on an album.

Fortnite x NBA: The Crossover promotion which coincides with the 2021 NBA Playoffs.Epic Games expanded the crossover yesterday (May 25). Players can now visit the new NBA Welcome Hub and take part in Court Crashers, a new basketball-inspired activity.Featured in Fortnite Creative, the Welcome Hub allows players to explore a basketball-themed arena with several areas to discover.

While some new titles are set to premiere on The CW as part of its 2021-2022 fall slate, the anticipated Powerpuff live-action reboot did not make the cut and will be reworked and repiloted. The CW’s Mark Pedowitz expanded on the decision, noting that holding the series back will provide an opportunity to do right by it.

Authentic Talent and Literary Management has promoted four new coordinators in the talent and literary departments, a new talent manager and expanded on its comedy division.

Disney’s Media & Entertainment Distribution (DMED) Technology group has promoted and hired a handful of executives and realigned it business to better support the entertainment giant’s continued growth, the company said Monday.

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.

Almost Famous soundtrack is to be released on July 9, in both 5CD super deluxe and 2LP 180-gram black vinyl form.For the first time, all of the music featured in the film will be released in one package.

Leading industry hiring platform Staff Me Up has launched Coded for Inclusion, an initiative set on opening the doors for underrepresented groups—from the LGBTQ+ communities to people with disabilities—to jobs in media.

The New York Attorney General’s office has expanded its investigation of the Trump Organization to a probe of criminal conduct.

LaKeith Stanfield has stepped forward to denounce hate speech, after getting caught up in controversy involving anti-Semitic comments on Clubhouse.

Haley Bosselman editorEarlier this month, LaKeith Stanfield became a moderator of a conversation on Clubhouse where dozens spewed anti-Semitic rhetoric and ideals. He has since come forward in a tell-all to the Daily Beast to explain his participation in the chat.“I definitely don’t align myself with Louis Farrakhan, I don’t stand by him,” Stanfield said.

The Daily Beast an interview after the publication asked for comment about the 2013 music video “Swastikas and Bones,” which has since been removed.According to the Daily Beast, in the video Stanfield, “raps as he leans back against a wall with his shirt off and a swastika digitally superimposed on his forehead.

LaKeith Stanfield is speaking out after a Clubhouse chat he was in on Wednesday turned anti-Semitic. The Oscar-nominated actor, who was not heard saying anything anti-Semitic on the audio platform, apologized for his role as moderator of the chat room. «I condemn hate speech and discriminatory views of every kind.

LaKeith Stanfield is apologizing for being a part of a Clubhouse conversation that turned anti-Semitic.

LaKeith Stanfield is in hot water after participating in a Clubhouse conversation that featured anti-Semitic comments.