James Murdoch’s Lupa Systems Invests In Virtual Music Startup Authentic Artists

Public display of appreciation! Joshua Bassett expressed his love for Olivia Rodrigo’s song “Deja Vu” to the delight of High School Musical: The Musical: The Series fans everywhere.

Meghan McCain took issue with Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James‘ now-deleted tweet, in the wake of 16-year-old Ma’Khia Bryant‘s shooting death in Ohio this week. The View commentator slammed the basketball legend for, in her opinion, endangering the life of the cop who shot dead Ma’Khia. After LeBron tweeted, “you’re next”, Meghan alleged he was putting Columbus Police Officer Nicholas Reardon‘s life “in danger.”

Miley Cyrus is unbothered by rumors about her love life.

Media scion James Murdoch gave his current assessment of the state of play in the global entertainment business Tuesday during an opening keynote discussion at APOS, Asia's leading media summit.

Fans fear Dominic West’s casting in the new Downton Abbey movie means much-loved former star Lily James will never return to the franchise. Lily rose to fame after joining the cast of Downton in 2012, starring as Lady Rose Aldridge for three years.The 32-year-old and Dominic, 51, were infamously caught in a clinch on camera in October last year while filming period drama The Pursuit of Love in Rome.

Naman Ramachandran James Murdoch, former CEO of 21st Century Fox, and founder and CEO of Lupa Systems, is heralding a future that spotlights creator-led franchises.Delivering the opening keynote speech at the annual APOS conference, Murdoch said that the emergence of massive conglomerates meant that “there is less room for truly original work (and) lots more derivative work,” but with higher budgets, whether it’s in films or series.

James Jordan showed off his incredible hair transformation after having his hair shaved off live on Loose Women.The dad-of-one, who returned to social media recently, lost his father Alan to a terminal brain tumour in March and has raised £11,000 so far to help others affected by the disease.The 43 year old decided to shave his hair off in aid of The Brain Tumour charity and decided to do it on the daytime programme.

EXCLUSIVE: Iman Benson (Alexa & Katie), Larsen Thompson (Boléro) William B. Davis (The X-Files), Crystal Balint (The Bletchley Circle: San Francisco) and Patricia Drake (The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants) have joined the cast of Netflix’s The Midnight Club, a 10-episode horror series from Mike Flanagan and Leah Fong, based on the creative works of bestselling author Christopher Pike.

EXCLUSIVE: The dating genre continues to be one of the hottest genres in unscripted television and there’s a new format on the market: Spanish-language series La Máscara Del Amor (The Mask of Love).

With virtual concerts in online video gameFortnite and gaming destination Roblox drawing big audiences, Authentic Artists, a start-up whose investors include James Murdoch’s Lupa Systems, on Wednesday unveiled the launch of an artificial intelligence-powered virtual artist platform for music, gaming and streaming applications.

Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorThe worlds of music and gaming are being pureed together by Authentic Artists, a startup touting an AI-powered virtual artist platform whose backers include James Murdoch’s Lupa Systems and Linkin Park cofounder Mike Shinoda.The San Francisco-based seed-stage company has created prototypes of 12 “supernatural” virtual-artist avatars, which it describes as ranging from a “lo-fi loving cyborg” to a “high-octane, half-iguana DJ.” Viewers are able to give those

The Key Buyers Event: Digital, a film and TV market held in Russia, will return for a third edition in 2021. The event showcases new audiovisual content from the country and highlights emerging talent.

Succeeding in business can be a challenge, but the pride and sense of achievement from being your own boss and setting out your own goals and standards can be a driving force for people like Ian McLaren and Sam Williamson.

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The San Francisco Chronicle.San Francisco Mayor London Breed announced the pilot program on Thursday (March 25), saying it’s to help artists survive the coronavirus crisis and embolden their work moving forward.“This new program is an innovative effort to help our creative sector get through this challenging time, and come back even stronger and more resilient than before,” Breed said on the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts (YBCA) website.

San Francisco is investing in its arts community. Starting in May, 130 local artists in the city will receive $1,000 per month in cash, with no strings attached.

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James Murdoch,Kevin Mayerand Bela Bajaria,Netflix's vp global television, are among the top executives joining the speaker lineup at APOS, Asia's influential media and entertainment industry conference. Run by regional consultancy Media Partners Asia, APOS is usually held at a high-end resort in Bali, Indonesia, but the event has pivoted over the past year to a series of online gatherings better suited to the restrictions of the pandemic era.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefJames Murdoch, Kevin Mayer and Bela Bajaria are among the prominent executives lining up to speak at the upcoming APOS conference on Asian media affairs.The conference is operated by consultancy Media Partners Asia and has for several years been held as an in-person event in Bali, Indonesia.