By David Robb
Paradigm Talent Agency Lays off Hundreds of Staffers in Music and Other Divisions
25.03.2020 - 21:05 / pitchfork.com
On Friday, March 20, Paradigm Talent Agency announced to its staff that it would be conducting mass “temporary” layoffs as the live music industry stares down a year of uncertainty due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. A source close to the situation tells Pitchfork that the layoff terms do not include severance.
In addition, according to the source, laid-off employees receive just one month of health care and benefits. An internal memo written by Paradigm CEO Sam Gores and sent to employees on
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variety.com
13.04.2020 / 23:03
One Year Later, Big 4 Talent Agencies and WGA Still Miles Apart in Packaging Battle
By Cynthia Littleton
genius.com
12.04.2020 / 17:33
Here’s All The Music From Netflix’s ‘Ozark’ Season 3
Netflix’s crime drama, Ozark, recently returned to the streaming service for its third season. Jason Bateman stars as Marty Byrde, a financial advisor who gets involved with a Mexican drug cartel and is forced to relocate his family to the Lake of the Ozarks region of central Missouri.
billboard.com
08.04.2020 / 19:23
In Honor of Joan Sebastian's Birthday, Listen to the Late Mexican Music Star's Top 5 Hits
Joan Sebastian would have turned 69 Wednesday (April 8). The Mexican singer and writer of achingly beautiful songs -- who landed 42 Hot Latin Songs hits -- died July 12, 2015, at his ranch in Juliantla, Mexico, after a 13-year battle with bone cancer.
eonline.com
07.04.2020 / 03:49
Roswell, New Mexico, the Emancipation of Isobel Evans Is Coming
Roswell, New Mexico's Isobel Evans has been through a lot over the past few weeks. First, she discovered that her husband was not who she thought he was, and was secretly an evil alien who compelled her to kill someone a decade ago. Then he died, and her brother Max died, and the girl she had been compelled to kill came back to life.
variety.com
01.04.2020 / 16:41
Can Talent Agencies Adapt in the Wake of the Coronavirus Pandemic?
Two words have been bouncing around the email inboxes and Slack channels that now comprise the virtual workplaces of Hollywood’s talent agencies, and they aren’t “social” and “distancing.”
justjared.com
24.03.2020 / 02:27
Talent Agency UTA to Cut Salaries Due to Health Crisis, Company Leaders Will Forgo Salaries
Employees at the Hollywood talent agency UTA (United Talent Agency) will be taking pay cuts during the current health crisis that is facing the world.
variety.com
20.03.2020 / 17:59
Intl. TV Newswire: COVID-19 Halts Post-Production, HBO to Thailand, Globo Adapts
In this week’s International TV Newswire: COVID-19 lockdowns halt Spanish post-production; HBO finds a home in Thailand; Globo shifts its broadcast priorities; Sundance Now gets a new Nordic thriller; ZED sells two newly-finished series; and Spain’s “Élite” tops global binge lists as audiences self-isolate.
billboard.com
20.03.2020 / 17:11
Ingrooves Signs Deal With Mexico-Based Serca Music
Indie marketing and distribution company Ingrooves Music Group has signed a global distribution for Mexico's Serca Music, a leading regional Mexican music label. The deal covers new releases as well as Serca's rich catalog, which includes acts like Invasores de Nuevo León, Los Traileros del Norte and La Leyenda.
variety.com
17.03.2020 / 16:01
Thailand Closes Bangkok Cinemas, Postpones Songkran Holiday in Coronavirus Response
Thailand on Tuesday ordered the closure of cinemas and other entertainment facilities as part of a raft of measures intended to control the spread of the lethal coronavirus outbreak. It also said that the country’s biggest public holiday Songkran will not take place in April.
dailyrecord.co.uk
17.03.2020 / 08:25
Celtic fans 'won't let coronavirus stop party' at boozy festival in Thailand
Celtic fans have been partying at a festival in Thailand despite the global coronavirus crisis.
hollywoodreporter.com
16.03.2020 / 00:15
Mexico Holds Big Music Festival Despite Coronavirus Concerns
While the coronavirus pandemic has led authorities around the globe to cancel concerts and sporting events, and even shut down daily activities in some places, Mexico City is going ahead with Vive Latino — one of the most important music festivals in the country. Some acts backed out, but tens of thousands of music fans flocked on Saturday to the first day of the festival, which still expected Guns N' Roses, Carlos Vives and Zoe to be among its headliners.