Facebook’s Gaming app has been rejected by Apple

Nadia Neophytou Before Josh Gad was the Book of Mormon-acting, Olaf-voicing, YouTube reunion-hosting star he is today, he was a nervous young prospect, hoping to make it on Broadway. “New York, before LA was even a twinkle in my eye, was my end game,” he tells Deadline.

Also Read: Los Angeles Lakers Return $4.6 Million Loan Received Through Paycheck Protection ProgramOther recipients include Bustle Digital Group and New York Public Radio for loans in the $5-10 million range to help retain 450 and 467 jobs, respectively; and Agency for the Performing Arts, Jazz at Lincoln Center and Cinedigm for loans in the $2-5 million range to help save 100, 358 and 122 jobs, respectively.The PPP loans, which were created to help small businesses that have been impacted by

Denise Petski Senior Managing EditorLin-Manuel Miranda’s Tony-winning musical Hamilton has made its debut on Disney+ and it is causing a stir on social media. Ava DuVernay is among those applauding the musical Friday, reflecting back on her 2015 tweet when she first saw it, saying she was “dazzled” by the production.“Throwback to my first tweet about #Hamilton after seeing off-Broadway about a month after it opened at The Public,” she wrote.

's big debut on Disney+ on Friday, when Lin-Manuel Miranda's Tony Award-winning musical hit the streaming platform.The production was recorded at the Richard Rodgers Theatre with the original 2016 cast, which includes Leslie Odom Jr., Renée Elise Goldsberry, Daveed Diggs and more.

Ava DuVernay has signed on to make a new series about sportsman and activist Colin Kaepernick’s early years.The longtime friends will collaborate on the six-part Colin in Black & White, which will focus on Kaepernick’s teenage years and early sports success in California, before he spearheaded a social and civil rights movement by taking a knee during the U.S. National Anthem at a San Francisco 49ers game in 2016 to protest police brutality against African-Americans.

R&B music sensation Ashanti has been more low-key in recent months and has switched things up a bit after the COVID-19 pandemic started dominating the headlines around the globe. Ja Rule’s frequent collaborator has also turned her focus to social justice and even attended a protest in New York following the death of George Floyd.

Klaritza Rico In today’s TV news roundup, Apple TV Plus released the trailer for its sport docuseries “Greatness Code,” and Disney Channel announced a crossover special featuring “Raven’s Home” and “Bunk’d.”Freeform has announced Leslie Odom Jr, Nicolette Robinson, Tommy Dorfman, Rainey Qualley, Gil Bellows, Rya Kihlstedt, Ava Bellows and L. Scott Caldwell will be joining the cast of “Love in the Time of Corona.” The four-part limited series follows four interwoven stories about the hopeful

adding new subscribers a key business goal, said Apple had given it little in the way of direct relationships with readers and little control over the business.

Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorThe New York Times ended its relationship with Apple News, saying the distribution deal doesn’t fit with the newspaper’s direct-to-consumer business model.As of Monday (June 29), articles from the Times no longer appeared in the Apple News app.“Core to a healthy model between The Times and the platforms is a direct path for sending those readers back into our environments, where we control the presentation of our report, the relationships with our readers and the

Renfrewshire woman has been left devastated after she handed over more than £21k to a fraudster she met through an online gaming app.The 61-year-old victim was taken in by a callous conman who claimed he would send valuable items if she transferred cash.The woman sent various sums of money totalling more than £21,000 abroad after falling for the sophisticated scam.It’s understood the innocent victim began chatting with a scam artist via an online gaming app.He offered up valuable items that he

Jill Goldsmith Stocks acclerated their downward trajectory Friday as the coronavirus ratcheted up with media shares following the market lower.The DJIA closed out the week down a hefty 730 points, or 2.8% in Friday’s session.

A New York City judge has dismissed a claim by Donald Trump's brother that sought to halt the publication of a tell-all book by the president's niece. In a ruling handed down on Thursday, Judge Peter Kelly said the Surrogates Court lacked jurisdiction in the case.

Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorApple, which has been the target of sharp criticism over its App Store policies and the power it holds over developers, says it’s establishing a new process to hear the complaints of developers who disagree with with its policies about approving apps.The tech giant, as part of its 2020 Worldwide Developers Conference, on Monday announced to two changes that it will roll out this summer for the app review process.

Kristen Wiig has reportedly been quarantining as a family of four. Us Weekly reported on Wednesday that the former SNL star secretly welcomed twins via surrogacy with fiancé Avi Rothman earlier this year.

Kristen Wiig has reportedly become a mum to twins via surrogate.

Video game marketing and consulting firm Mobile Game Partners and video game agency Digital Development Management unveiled Wednesday the formation of ChargeUp Games, a new mobile publisher.

Singer Fiona Apple has pledged to donate two years' worth of song royalties to charity.Following the release of her critically acclaimed studio album Fetch the Bold Cutters in April, Apple promised to donate all money made from two of the record's tracks when they are featured on TV and film.Royalties from the track “Shameika” will be given to the Harlem Children’s Zone, which aims to help end intergenerational poverty in the New York neighbourhood of Harlem.Meanwhile, money made by “Heavy