Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Thursday hosted a group of LGBTQ activists and politicians from around the world at the State Department.
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“Everyone is talking about the doom and gloom of our industrym but we have to get over that and be optimists,” said Donna Langley today. “I really do believe that.”
“As much as things change, they stay the same,” the Chairman of NBCU Studio Group and Chief Content Officer also declared of the media industry. “It’s an inevitability.”
“The pocketbook is being impacted by how many streaming subscriptions they have,” Langley added of the growing move towards the old cable mode of bundling in the digital environment.
Moving from matters of bundling, the big and small screens, the state of Peacock, AI, protecting IP and the unsteady media landscape, the seasoned exec was speaking Friday with uber-attorney Ken Ziffren onstage in the marquee event of the 48th Annual UCLA Entertainment Symposium.
“Consumer behavior has shifted, but it’s probably not coming back anytime soon,” Langley admitted of the post-pandemic business realities the industry is grappling with.
However, as cinema fans now are seeing just one movie on average a year as opposed to four movies a year pre-pandemic, Langley says her rule is to push back with an increased focus on creativity and pinpoint choices. “We’re meeting the consumer where they are,” Langley said in the developing multi-prong NBCU strategy.
Especially when it comes to attracting the Gen Z audience.
“It’s not back to the 1990s ..it’s appointment viewing, and it has to have a lot of social energy around it,” the exec detailed of getting the bums of the generation born in the Clinton Era in seats.
With synergy as the buzzword this afternoon, Langley offered the crowd of students and attorneys a glimpse of the world of “interruption and disruption”
“There’s a lot of thought that goes into
Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Thursday hosted a group of LGBTQ activists and politicians from around the world at the State Department.
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Taylor Swift will bring her ongoing, international ‘Eras Tour’ to Amsterdam, NIL’s Johan Cruijff Arena.She’ll be joined by special guest Paramore at all three gigs.And, if you’ve held out until the last minute to buy tickets, you’re in luck.When our team last reported on ‘Eras Tour’ ticket prices back in April, the lowest price we could find on tickets for her Amsterdam shows was a whopping $776 USD before fees on Vivid Seats.Now, a little over two months later, prices start at $275 before fees at the time of publication.Yes, that’s over $500 (!) in savings.Sometimes “all of this silence and patience, pining in anticipation” as Tay Tay sings in “Dress,” really does pay off.Want to see Swift do her thing live on Ajax’s home turf?We’ve got everything you need to know and more about Taylor Swift’s three Amsterdam ‘Eras Tour’ concerts below.All prices listed above are subject to fluctuation.A complete calendar including all ‘Eras Tour’ Johan Cruijff Arena concert dates and links to the cheapest tickets available can be found here:(Note: The New York Post confirmed all above prices at the publication time. All prices are in US dollars, subject to fluctuation and include additional fees at checkout.)Vivid Seats is a verified secondary market ticketing platform, and prices may be higher or lower than face value, depending on demand.
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The Jesus and Mary Chain will be heading out on a North American tour with the Psychedelic Furs later this year.The tour kicks off in Philadelphia on September 29 and will see the band take in numerous cities across the continent in October and November.They will then wrap up at the YouTube Theater in Inglewood, California on November 11. Also opening for them alongside the Psychedelic Furs will be Frankie Rose.Check out the tour dates below and buy your tickets here.SEPTEMBER29 – Philadelphia, PA, Franklin Music HallOCTOBER1 – New Haven, CT – College Street Music Hall2 – Boston, MA – Orpheum Theater4 – New York, NY – The Beacon Theatre5 – Brooklyn, NY – The Brooklyn Paramount6 – Washington, D.C. – The Anthem8 – Rochester, NY – Kodak Center Music Hall9 – Toronto, Ontario – Queen Elizabeth Theater11 – Detroit, MI – Masonic Cathedral Theater12 – Indianapolis, IN – Murat Theatre13 – Chicago, IL – The Salt Shed16 – Milwaukee, WI – Riverside Theater17 – St. Paul, MN – The Palace19 – Des Moines, IA – Val-Air Ballroom20 – St. Louis, MO – Stifel Theatre22 – La Vista, NE – The Astro23 – Kansas City, MO – Uptown Theater24 – Salina, KS – Stiefel Theatre26 – Denver, CO – Fillmore Auditorium29 – Seattle, WA – Paramount Theatre30 – Portland, OR – Crystal BallroomNOVEMBER1 – Redding, CA – Redding Civic Auditorium2 – San Francisco, CA – The Masonic3 – Reno, NV – Grand Sierra Resort Grand Theatre6 – Riverside, CA – Fox Performing Arts Center8 – San Diego, CA – The Rady Shell at Jacobs Park9 – Inglewood, CA – YouTube TheaterIn other news, The Jesus and Mary Chain and Robert Fripp are among the artists who have launched a lawsuit against the PRS over songwriter royalties.The case is centred around how the organisation handles royalties
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Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese, and the 22-year-old Indiana Fever player seems to be over it.With the Fever and Chicago Sky about to play their third matchup of the season on June 23, was asked about her feelings on the so-called “rivalry” as she prepares to face off against on the court once again.“I'm pretty sure the only people that view this as a rivalry is all of you," she bluntly during a post-game press conference on June 21. “Like, to us it's just a game of basketball.”While she conceded that it's “amazing” that interest in both teams helps “move the game forward,” she also questioned why the matchup hasn't been moved to a larger arena like this season.
Matt Donnelly Senior Film Writer Donna Langley wants you to look on the bright side. NBCUniversal’s chief content officer underscored the need for optimism in this troubled time in Hollywood – where austerity reigns, jobs are scarce and creatives are vexed by the approaching AI revolution. “Everybody is talking about the doom and gloom of our industry, but we have to be believers,” Langley told legal legend Ken Ziffren on Friday, keynoting UCLA’s annual entertainment symposium.
A pair of summer music festivals have new headliners. Tyler, the Creator has canceled his shows at Lollapalooza in Chicago and Outside Lands in San Francisco, replaced by Megan Thee Stallion and Sabrina Carpenter, respectively.
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After the impressive display of The King's Birthday Parade in London at the weekend, another important royal procession will take place in Windsor today, Monday, 17 June.The Order of the Garter is the oldest order of chivalry in the United Kingdom and is the most senior knighthood in the British honours system which is only outranked by the Victoria Cross and the George Cross. It sees those members of the Royal Family who have been honoured, attend a service at St George's Chapel, Windsor, before parading in their eye-catching dark blue mantles and Tudor bonnets with ostrich feather plumes.