Oracle Wins Bid For TikTok, Beating Out Microsoft For U.S. Operations Of Popular Video App

Andreas Wiseman, Jake Kanter Lonon Film Festival Lineup Revealed The LFF has revealed its industry program, with speakers including Ava DuVernay, Jane Tranter, Ted Hope and Sundance director Tabitha Jackson. James Schamus will be take part in a panel discussion as part of the production finance market and there will also be spotlights on first films and new UK producers.

Naman Ramachandran Award-winning filmmaker Ava DuVernay (“Selma,” “13th”) and “Succession” executive producer Jane Tranter are among a range of figures participating at this year’s British Film Institute (BFI) London Film Festival’s industry program.The program, which is virtual this year, is headlined by two ‘Spotlight’ conversations. DuVernay will be in conversation with the crew from her non-profit media and social justice organization ARRAY.

NEW YORK -- Filmmaker Ava DuVernay will be honored next month by MacDowell, which is presenting its inaugural Marian MacDowell Arts Advocacy Award to her media company and arts collective ARRAY.The award is named for the co-founder of MacDowell, the century-old artist residency in Peterborough, New Hampshire, where James Baldwin, Leonard Bernstein and many others have been visiting fellows.

Filmmaker Ava DuVernay will be honored next month by MacDowell, which is presenting its inaugural Marian MacDowell Arts Advocacy Award to her media company and arts collective ARRAY. The award is named for the co-founder of MacDowell, the century-old artist residency in Peterborough, New Hampshire, where James Baldwin, Leonard Bernstein and many others have been visiting fellows.

Gene Maddaus Senior Media WriterA judge in Florida agreed Thursday to transfer ex-prosecutor Linda Fairstein’s defamation lawsuit against Netflix to New York, finding that is a more appropriate venue for the case involving a TV series about the Central Park Five.Fairstein filed the suit in March, alleging that she was wrongfully depicted in “When They See Us” as a racist prosecutor who orchestrated the railroading of five innocent teenagers.

Following the news on Wednesday that no officers involved in the shooting of Breonna Taylor in Kentucky are being charged, and only one person was indicted with "wanton endangerment" for firing into Taylor's apartment, filmmaker Ava DuVernay is calling for justice to be served. "Our sis.

Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorVideo games are fast becoming big new music venues: Roblox, the popular virtual-world game platform, is following in the footsteps of “Fortnite” to tap artists for performances and special events.Pop singer Ava Max is throwing an immersive record-launch party on Roblox on Friday, Sept.

Pop Smoke’s posthumous debut album has appeared as a late contender for this week’s Number 1 album.

The film and television industries of Israel and the United Arab Emirates capital of Abu Dhabi unveiled a historic agreement on Monday that will see the two Middle Eastern regions cooperate on training, co-productions, and a joint film festival.

Tom Grater International Film ReporterThe Abu Dhabi Film Commission has signed a cooperation agreement with the Israel Film Fund and the Jerusalem Sam Spiegel Film & Television School to foster film and TV ties in the region.The agenda focuses on four initiatives, which interestingly include plans for a new regional film festival.

Nick Vivarelli International CorrespondentThe recent U.S.-brokered agreement under which Israel established diplomatic relations with two Arab states has rapidly prompted formal film industry ties between Israel and the United Arab Emirates (UAE).The Abu Dhabi Film Commission, the Israel Film Fund and Jerusalem’s Sam Spiegel Film & Television School (pictured) on Monday announced a wide-ranging agreement with the stated goal of “promoting tolerance, education and developing a deeper cultural

Regina King is taking home her fourth Emmy with this year’s win.

Ava Max was destined to be a pop star. Growing up, the Wisconsin native listened to the likes of Mariah Carey, Lady Gaga, Whitney Houston, Britney Spears and Beyoncé, studying their craft in hopes of one day becoming their peer.

Emmy Awards this weekend. HBO's limited series Watchmen, which explores the legacy of white supremacy and systemic racism in America, a subject that has only become even more relevant since the show aired, ended up the big winner this year, walking away with four awards, including the top prize, Program of the Year.

Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorOracle could become the “technology provider” for TikTok under a deal reached with China’s ByteDance, Oracle said Monday, under a Trump administration order forcing the divestiture of TikTok U.S. assets.The software company’s official confirmation comes after Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin said in an interview with CNBC Monday that the U.S.

ByteDance has selected Oracle as its partner for a deal to keep TikTok operating in the U.S., a source familiar with the talks confirms to The Hollywood Reporter. The decision comes as ByteDance has rejected a bid by Microsoft that earlier this summer was seen as the likely option for the company as it looked to avoid a shutdown of the popular social media app amid increased tensions between the U.S.

in a statement. “We are confident our proposal would have been good for TikTok’s users, while protecting national security interests.”TheWrap has reached out to ByteDance, Oracle and Microsoft for comment.Microsoft, which is worth about $1.6 trillion, is looking to buy TikTok from its Beijing-based parent company Bytedance for $50 billion, Reuters reported in July.

Ann-Marie Corvin While the pandemic has reduced film festivals’ capacity to showcase new work, an all-singing all-dancing Spanish-Italian number has been selected for two.“Explota Explota” (“My Heart Goes Boom!”), the assured debut feature of music promo and commercials director Nacho Álvarez, will receive an RTVE Gala Screening at the San Sebastian Festival next week and has also made the selection for the Toronto Festival’s market screenings.Set in dictator Francisco Franco’s Spain during the

Ready to feel old? Ava Phillippe is officially 21 years old! It’s Reese Witherspoon and Ryan Phillippe’s daughter’s birthday today. So, we decided to take a little trip down memory lane to relive some of the cutest times Witherspoon’s daughter was her serious lookalike, down to the hair and makeup and chic ‘fit.

Reese Witherspoon shared a sweet Happy Birthday message to her daughter Ava Phillippe as she turns 21 on Wednesday.