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Nick Vivarelli International CorrespondentDubai-based cryptocurrency-based content platform MContent has partnered with  PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) Middle East to launch its documentary “Ripple vs SEC Saga” in a virtual theater in the metaverse.Produced by MContent and Amsterdam-based Insight TV in tandem with Villain Studios, “Ripple vs SEC Saga” (first look image above) delves into the ongoing case being brought by the Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) since 2020 against blockchain company Ripple Labs.In this landmark case the SEC has accused Ripple of raising $1.3 billion in unregistered digital asset securities by using its digital coin, called XRP. The SEC’s key claim, which is being refuted, is that XRP is not a currency, but a security and therefore subject to strict securities laws.

AT&T has firmed up more details of its spinoff of WarnerMedia, which is poised to combine with Discovery in a $43 billion merger.

Jennifer Maas TV Business WriterAT&T CEO John Stankey’s pay for 2021 rose 18% over the previous year to $24.8 million, per the company’s SEC filing Tuesday.His base salary for the year was $2.4 million, with a non-equity incentive plan compensation of $6.88 million.

Tom Rutledge, chairman and CEO of Charter Communications, saw his 2021 compensation rise to $41.9 million from $38.8 million in 2020.

Tesla and SpaceX founder Elon Musk plans to exit the board of directors of Endeavor Group Holdings in June.

Ellise Shafer Elon Musk will resign from Endeavor’s board of directors effective June 30, according to the company’s annual SEC filing.“We thank Elon Musk for his commitment to Endeavor through our first year as a public company, in which he contributed meaningfully to our long-term strategy and vision for the future of sports and entertainment,” a spokesperson for Endeavor said in a statement to Variety. “We know he has a lot of demands and little time, and we appreciate the support he provided us.”The SEC report states that Musk notified the talent and media company of his resignation on March 12.

Warner Bros Discovery, the company created by merging Discovery Inc. and WarnerMedia, and signed a new employment agreement through the end of 2027.

Discovery CEO David Zaslav’s total pay package came to more than $246 million for 2021 as the company prepares to close its merger with WarnerMedia.

Amazon stock rose 7% in after-hours trading after the tech company announced a 20-for-1 stock split and a $10 billion share buyback authorization.

An Alexandria church – which closed its doors last year – has a prospective buyer after being put on the market for £170,000.

Video game publisher Activision Blizzard and its board of directors are facing a shareholder lawsuit that claims they are merely enrching themselves by selling the company to Microsoft.

Salt rims at the ready - Escape To Freight Island is launching a month-long Margarita Festival, which is kicking off today.

A multi-vehicle crash has closed the eastbound carriageway of the Clydeside Expressway in Glasgow.

planned sale to Najafi Companies for $173 million, individuals with knowledge of the talks told TheWrap. In an SEC filing, ErosSTX confirmed that the company had received another offer under the go-shop process that was previously outlined in the initial terms of the sale, but did not name Lionsgate as the potential buyer.

Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorDiscovery investors will be asked to approve the $43 billion deal to combine with WarnerMedia, which AT&T is spinning off, at a March 11 virtual meeting.Discovery announced the date in a letter to shareholders, which it disclosed in an SEC filing Thursday. On that same day, AT&T has scheduled a virtual investor conference where the company said it will provide “additional insight and expectations for financial and operational performance of AT&T’s Communications segment” following the close of the WarnerMedia transaction.The pact cleared a major hurdle this week after U.S.

Discovery has set March 11 as the date of a special shareholder meeting to hold a vote on the company’s proposed merger with AT&T’s WarnerMedia.

The merger of AT&T’s WarnerMedia and Discovery has cleared U.S. regulators, the companies announced Wed.,  in the last major hurdle for the $43-billion deal.

The Suicide Squad star on their For You Page. “Who did you get?” Sofija , which currently has 3.3 million views, 473.9K likes, and over one thousand comments.This content can also be viewed on the site it from.As I said, many people flooded the comments to share their awe and confusion. “Took me a sec to realize there was a filter,” one user commented, receiving 22.3K likes.

Netflix Co-CEO Reed Hastings bought $20 million shares of the streaming giant after a big drop in the stock price following quarterly earnings.

Limmy has wished fellow Scots comedian Paul Black luck ahead of his Glasgow SEC Armadillo show.

AMC Entertainment CEO Adam Aron has sold another tranche of stock, the latest in a flurry of selling he had warned investors was coming but said today is now over.

Georgia’s 33-18 victory over rival and defending national champion Alabama in the College Football Playoff National Championship game Monday on ESPN was watched by 22.6 million viewers across the wide range of the network’s platforms, a total it said made it the biggest event on cable TV since the LSU-Clemson title game in 2020.

It’s the high ponytail for Us! Gigi Hadid looked next-level for the latest Moschino campaign. And while the whole Clueless meets Barbie vibe made for some seriously stunning images, fans were more concerned with the fact the the 26-year-old model bared a striking resemblance to Ariana Grande. 

The College Football Playoff National Championship pitting No. 1 Alabama and No. 3 Georgia is set to kick off Monday at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT on ESPN, the hub of the network’s “MegaCast” coverage across 13 brands and platforms including Spanish-language ESPN Deportes, the ESPN app, the SEC Network and ESPN Radio.

Tim Cook, who has steered Apple through the challenges of Covid to a $3 trillion market value, took home $98.7 million in total compensation in 2021.

Ted Sarandos is set for a nice pay raise in 2022. In an SEC filing on Tuesday, Netflix set Sarandos’ compensation at $40 million and his co-CEO Reed Hastings (who also happens to be the company’s founder) is expected to receive $34.6 million.

Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorNetflix co-CEO and chief content officer Ted Sarandos is set to receive $40 million in compensation next year, while chairman and co-CEO Reed Hastings stands to make north of $34 million.Netflix disclosed the annual salaries and stock option allocation for 2022 for its executive officers in an SEC filing Tuesday. Hastings’ salary for next year will remain $650,000 and he is to receive options valued at $34 million.

Netflix said the compensation committee of its board of directors has set the annual salaries and stock option allocations for 2022 for co-CEOs Reed Hastings and Ted Sarandos. They amount to, respectively, $34 million and $40 million.

Reuters.Insiders at Amazon told the news service that the company received the official demand in 2019 after negative reviews of the book were posted on Amazon’s Chinese site. “I think the issue was anything under five stars,” one person said.

Meme stock engine and message board giant Reddit moved a step closer to a public offering, launching the process this week via a confidential filing with the SEC.

THE IRN-BRU Carnival returns on Wednesday 22 December 2021 and will be open until Sunday 16 January 2022 in the SEC, Glasgow.

Scottish comedian Paul Black has just announced a new show to take place at Glasgow's SEC Armadillo in the new year.

STX Entertainment, the studio built by Robert Simonds, has freed itself from an ill-starred merger with Mumbai-based Eros Intl. Entering a definite agreement to acquire STX for $173 million is Jahm Najafi’s Phoenix-based The Najafi’s Companies.

his departure from politics to serve as CEO of Donald Trump’s new media company. “Anybody up for an epic party?” the account tweeted shortly after the news broke on Monday.

The SEC is probing Digital World Acquisition Corp. — the publicly traded special purpose vehicle that plans to merge with former president Donald Trump’s social media startup.

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