General Motors Pledges to Devote More Ad Dollars to Black-Owned Media

Amongst the highly-awaited movies up for release next year is Lost City of D, starring Sandra Bullock and Channing Tatum.

The Oscars aren’t for more than a week, but if they were handing out awards for disgruntled old white people tonight, Sharon Osbourne and Bill Maher may find themselves in a tie.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorNeeraj Khemlani and Wendy McMahon have been named to lead a new unit that combines CBS News and CBS local stations.Khemlani, a senior executive at Hearst Newspapers, will be the next president of CBS News, charged with raising the competitive level of a news organization that is associated with giants of the format such as Edward R.

Is Brad Pitt repaying a favor to Sandra Bullock, and are the two really hitting it off currently in filmmaker David Leitch‘s action thriller “Bullet Train“? Well, that’s how it reads because THR is reporting that Pitt is about to appear in Bullock’s starring vehicle “The Lost City Of D” for Paramount.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorShaquille O’Neal says he turned to The General when he was in college and no one would give him a good price on car insurance. “When I was in college, The General was the only insurance I could afford,” he says in an interview.These days, he’s helping the company win new recruits.Once known primarily for sprinkling dozens of direct-response ads around cable, The General is changing tactics.

The 21st Annual Black Reel Awards took place today with Warner Bros’ rousing drama, Judas and the Black Messiah, taking the marquee Outstanding Film award. In addition, stars Daniel Kaluuya and Dominique Fishback were bestowed with the Outstanding Supporting Actor and  Outstanding Supporting Actress award, respectively. Producers Charles King, Ryan Coogler, and Shaka King become the first all-African American team to win Outstanding Picture.

Diddy isn’t holding back on his criticism of General Motors in an open letter on Revolt.

Diddy, 51, made a powerful statement targeting large American corporations — including General Motors. The entrepreneur and rapper penned the lengthy letter — titled “If You Love Us, Pay Us: A letter from Sean Combs to Corporate America” — on the website of his company Revolt on Thursday, May 8. In the letter, he specifically addressed the advertising spend of GM to Black-owned businesses, compare with the revenue they earn from Black customers.

Music icon and entrepreneur Sean “Diddy” Combs blasted General Motors and big U.S. companies for scant dollars directed to Black-owned media, saying they “have exploited our culture, undermined our power, and excluded Black entrepreneurs from participating in the value created by Black consumers” by allocating a measly share of ad spending to Black-owned media.

Sean Combs, in an open letter posted to the website of his Revolt TV channel, called out large corporations for failing to commit meaningful advertising dollars to Black-owned media companies. "We demand thatCorporate Americareinvest an equitable percentage of what you take from our community back into our community," Combs wrote.

General Motors is pledging more advertising money to Black-owned media brands after an open letter was penned by Sean Combs.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorIn his capacity as founder of the Revolt network, Sean “Diddy” Combs slammed General Motors for disrespecting Black-owned media brands in an open letter published Thursday, calling for more financial support in advertising and other spending.The move follows the placement of a full-page ad in Sunday’s Detroit Free Press, in which the leaders of Black-owned media companies — including Byron Allen and Ice Cube — accused GM CEO Mary Barra of racism for refusing to meet

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Byron Allen’s Allen Media Group has partnered with Verizon on a Black-owned media summit scheduled for May.

Matthew Dear has announced his seventh record, ‘Preachers Sigh And Potion: Lost Album’ – you can listen to two new tracks below now.The Texas DJ/electronic producer will release the follow-up to 2018’s ‘Bunny’ on June 25 via Ghostly International.Comprised of 11 tracks, the album was initially recorded between 2008 and 2009 but the material was shelved in favour of Dear’s fourth LP ‘Black City’, which arrived back in 2010.“I’d say that was the beginning of this album,” Dear explained.

Blake Shelton had a tough battle on his hands on Monday’s “The Voice”!

Blake Shelton had a tough battle on his hands on Monday's !For the second week of the Battle Rounds, the country star pitted Keegan Ferrell and Jordan Matthew Young against one another, for a dueling duet of Train's «Calling All Angels.»The two are very different performers: Keegan is a 21-year-old up-and-coming music producer with a crystal-clear tone, while Jordan is a 35-year-old touring musician with a signature gravel to his voice.«Keegan's a guy who, music is second nature to him,

EXCLUSIVE: New York-based firm FilmRise has picked up global distribution rights to drama Broken Diamonds, starring Tony and Grammy-winner Benjamin Platt (Dear Evan Hansen), Lola Kirke (Mozart In The Jungle) and Yvette Nicole Brown (Community).