Facebook expands harassment policy to protect public figures

EXCLUSIVE: A+E Studios is bolstering its leadership team, hiring former Amazon Studios exec Lucia Gervino as Head of Production. Additionally, finance executive Valerie Spiller has been promoted to SVP, Head of Production Finance; veteran film and television production and distribution executive TPaul Miller joins as SVP, Strategy & Operations, and producer Tom Lerner joins as VP Creative Affairs. All are based in Los Angeles.

A rapidly-expanding laboratory company hope to build new headquarters in the heart of Horwich town centre.

Focus Features presents Edgar Wright’s Last Night In Soho, a twisty psycho-thriller with a great soundtrack, as Wes Anderson’s The French Dispatch goes wider, testing the appeal of a director whose films have been called the arthouse equivalent of Marvel.

Facebook account in order to use Oculus Quest 2 headsets.The news came as Facebook – the parent company of the titular social media platform and owner of Oculus – officially rebranded itself as Meta at this year’s Facebook Connect event, as it focuses on moving from being a social media company to becoming a “metaverse” company.As both VR and AR are major components that will bring about this reality, the company is looking to shake up how it operates VR.

After a week of rumours, this year’s Connect event made it official that Facebook – the parent company behind the titular social media platform – has been formally rebranded as Meta, signifying its pivot from focussing on only social media to “building the metaverse”.CEO Mark Zuckerberg made the announcement yesterday (October 28), taking to the virtual stage at his company’s annual Connect conference to outline Meta’s future as a broader company, and in particular, how VR will elevate its

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at LargeAMC Networks has upped Dan McDermott to president of entertainment and AMC Studios, expanding his domain to include business affairs, acquisitions and scheduling, as well as consumer PR.In doing so, McDermott assumes some of the oversight held by longtime AMC Networks chief operating officer Ed Carroll, who previously announced his departure from the company at the end of this year.McDermott most recently served as president of original programming for

AMC Networks’ original programming chief Dan McDermott is getting an expanded role and a new title: president of entertainment and AMC Studios. In addition to continuing to oversee original programming, production and its AMC Studios operation, McDermott will now also directly manage the company’s business affairs, acquisitions and scheduling and consumer PR functions, which includes talent relations and awards.

Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg said the company is changing its corporate name to ‘Meta’ a move that was hinted at in recent weeks and follows the company’s plans to invest billions of dollars in the next iteration of computing that the social media giant’s CEO has dubbed the Metaverse.

letter to employees including a “zero-tolerance” harassment policy and requesting the company board to slash his total compensation to $62,500, the lowest allowed by California law. “I truly wish not a single employee had had an experience at work that resulted in hurt, humiliation, or worse – and to those who were affected, I sincerely apologize,” Kotick said.

Mónica Marie Zorrilla Emmy-nominated entertainment journalist and USA Network’s “America’s Big Deal” host Scott Evans will expand his existing NBCUniversal relationship with an overall talent and development deal with the network.The pact encompasses unscripted opportunities across television and streaming entertainment platforms, including Evans’ current co-hosting roles for NBC’s “Access Daily” and “Access Hollywood.” In addition, Evans will receive a first-look deal for projects to leverage

Chvrches have announced that an expanded edition of their recent album ‘Screen Violence’ will arrive later this week.‘Screen Violence: Director’s Cut’ will be released this Friday (October 29) and contain three additional tracks that were “intended to be included” on the original record.A post shared by CHVRCHES (@chvrches)NME gave ‘Screen Violence’ four stars upon its release in August, labelling it the band’s best album yet.“The Glasgow-formed trio might have used the dark side of technology

Refresh for latest…: There were milestones aplenty this weekend at the global and international box office with three Hollywood heavy-hitters reaching important new benchmarks. Among them, MGM/Eon/Universal’s No Time To Die crossed both $400M overseas and $500M worldwide while Sony’ Venom: Let There Be Carnage topped $350M globally.

Corporate CEOs hate political noise. Comedians thrive on it.

Angelique Jackson Wrapping up production on “Insecure” in June was an emotional experience for writer and executive producer Amy Aniobi. Not only was the beloved HBO comedy ending, but world events made production even more complex.“Creating that final season in a pandemic felt like the hardest thing any of us had ever done,” Aniobi tells Variety.

Facebook will reportedly be rebranding under a new name, as it reflect its transition from social media to “building the metaverse”.As reported in The Verge, a source claims that Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg plans to make the announcement at the company’s annual Connect conference next week (October 28), though the reveal could happen sooner.The rebranding can be seen as the tech company’s desire to move away from the toxicity and controversy that has plagued the Facebook brand over the years,

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorFifty-one years later, how do we appraise “Let It Be,” the Beatles’ swan song, the document of their breakup, the one that the bandmembers themselves initially disliked so much that Paul McCartney took legal action and John Lennon dubbed it a salvage job from “the shittiest load of badly recorded shit — and with a lousy feeling to it — ever”?Of course, the men doth protest too much: The group’s high standards guaranteed that there is no such thing as a bad Beatles

Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorFacebook said it will remove “severe sexualizing content” targeting public figures — including celebrities, politicians and creators — that is posted on Facebook or Instagram, as part of an update to its bullying and harassment policies.The social media giant said it already removes attacks on public figures that encompass a wide range of harms.

EXCLUSIVE: Wondery, the Amazon-owned podcast studio behind series Dr. Death and The Shrink Next Door, is moving into the fast-growing kids and family space with a partnership with Gen-Z Media.