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National Comedy Center Launches Online Platform Featuring Exhibit Content Never Seen Outside Museum

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Thursday, April 16, 2020
Arts, Museums, Family, Entertainment, Consumer, TV and Radio, Online, Actors, Entertainment, Entertainers, Comedy, Comedy theatre, Humour, Stand-up comedy, Lucille Ball, John Mulaney, Sebastian Maniscalco, Comedic genres, Jamestown, New York

The National Comedy Center , the nations official cultural institution and non-profit museum dedicated to comedy as an art form, announced today that it has launched a new online content platform featuring exclusive content directly from its interactive comedy exhibits, as an extension of the museum during its temporary closure.

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  • The National Comedy Center , the nations official cultural institution and non-profit museum dedicated to comedy as an art form, announced today that it has launched a new online content platform featuring exclusive content directly from its interactive comedy exhibits, as an extension of the museum during its temporary closure.
  • National Comedy Center Anywhere tells the story of comedy via commentary from the artists themselves, and rare archival material never-before-seen outside of the Comedy Center -- just named the Best New Museum in the Country six weeks ago by USA Today, and named to TIME magazines Worlds Greatest Places in 2019.
  • With the museum in Jamestown, New York temporarily closed as a COVID-19 precaution, National Comedy Center Anywhere provides an unprecedented opportunity for anyone, no matter where they live, to enjoy content directly from the National Comedy Center and its archives, never before seen outside its walls.
  • The 2019 Lucille Ball Comedy Festival, presented by the National Comedy Center last August, was headlined by Sebastian Maniscalco and John Mulaney.

National Comedy Center Named One of TIME’s “World’s Greatest Places”

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Thursday, August 22, 2019
Entertainment, General Entertainment, Vacation, Destinations, Travel, Actors, Entertainers, Comedians, Comedic genres, Maniscalco, Lucille Ball, Comedy festival, John Mulaney

The National Comedy Center was named one of TIMEs Worlds Greatest Places in the publications September 2, 2019 cover story, just out today online and on newsstands tomorrow.

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  • The National Comedy Center was named one of TIMEs Worlds Greatest Places in the publications September 2, 2019 cover story, just out today online and on newsstands tomorrow.
  • We are proud that the National Comedy Center has been selected by TIME in a worldwide context as a destination to experience right now, said Journey Gunderson, National Comedy Center Executive Director.
  • The National Comedy Center was selected last month by People Magazine as one of the 100 Reasons to Love America.
  • The 28th annual Lucille Ball Comedy Festival, presented by the National Comedy Center was held earlier this month, headlined by Sebastian Maniscalco and John Mulaney.

The National Comedy Center Honors Lucille Ball on 30th Anniversary of Legend’s Passing

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Friday, April 26, 2019
Women, Entertainment, Arts, Museums, TV and Radio, Other Entertainment, Travel, Destinations, Vacation, Other Travel, Celebrity, General Entertainment, Philanthropy, Consumer, Foundation, Fund Raising, Actors, Musicians, Entertainers, Desi Arnaz, Lucille Ball, Arnaz, English-language films, Lucille Ball–Desi Arnaz Center, Lucie Arnaz

This archival material will be made available within the National Comedy Center and Lucille Ball Desi Arnaz Museum exhibits in the coming years.

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  • This archival material will be made available within the National Comedy Center and Lucille Ball Desi Arnaz Museum exhibits in the coming years.
  • Part of the National Comedy Center complex, the Lucille Ball Desi Arnaz Museum explores the legacy of the First Couple of Comedy and the remarkable impact they had on comedy and popular culture.
  • The 28th annual Lucille Ball Comedy Festival, presented by the National Comedy Center this August, will be headlined by Sebastian Maniscalco and John Mulaney.
  • The National Comedy Center operates the Lucille Ball Desi Arnaz Museum, which explores the lives, careers and legacy of the First Couple of Comedy, and the incredible impact they had on the world.

Frost & Sullivan Publishes Update Coverage Report on Vonetize Plc: Cancellation of the deal with the television studio is not expected to affect the company's operations

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Thursday, December 6, 2018
Desilu Productions, Lucille Ball, Tel Aviv Stock Exchange, Middle East, California

Its goal is to encourage investments in these companies by removing the barrier of lacking understanding in the market.

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  • Its goal is to encourage investments in these companies by removing the barrier of lacking understanding in the market.
  • The analysis is funded by the companies surveyed with funding from the Chief Scientist and the TASE.
  • For further details on the deal and the acquiring company, see the annual report we published on May 7, 2018.
  • On November 4, the company notified Desilu Studios of the cancellation of the deal to sell the controlling shares.

Frost & Sullivan Publishes Update Coverage Report on Vonetize Plc: Cancellation of the deal with the television studio is not expected to affect the company's operations

Retrieved on: 
Thursday, December 6, 2018
Desilu Productions, Lucille Ball, Tel Aviv Stock Exchange, Middle East, California

Its goal is to encourage investments in these companies by removing the barrier of lacking understanding in the market.

Key Points: 
  • Its goal is to encourage investments in these companies by removing the barrier of lacking understanding in the market.
  • The analysis is funded by the companies surveyed with funding from the Chief Scientist and the TASE.
  • For further details on the deal and the acquiring company, see the annual report we published on May 7, 2018.
  • On November 4, the company notified Desilu Studios of the cancellation of the deal to sell the controlling shares.

Vonetize Controlling Shareholders Cancel Equity Sale to Desilu Studios

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Tuesday, November 6, 2018
California, Cinema of the United States, Desilu Productions, Lucille Ball, Charles B. Hensley, Culver Studios, Tase

TEL AVIV, Israel, Nov. 6, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Vonetize announced today that its controlling shareholders have decided to walk away from the equity-purchase deal signed with them by Charles B Hensley's Desilu Studios, Inc.

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  • TEL AVIV, Israel, Nov. 6, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Vonetize announced today that its controlling shareholders have decided to walk away from the equity-purchase deal signed with them by Charles B Hensley's Desilu Studios, Inc.
  • The deal, signed earlier this year, had Desilu Studios buy a significant equity stake in public company Vonetize (TASE: VNTZ) as part of Desilu's plan to establish a re-booted film and TV studio, focused on technology and future-looking entertainment.
  • After over 6 months of non-performance by Desilu Studios to pay for the equity acquisition, and in parallel to pending legal actions announced by CBS against Desilu Studios and chairman Charles B. Hensley accusing him of mis-using the Desilu brand for a series of acquisitions and investments which were misleading, Vonetize's shareholders terminated the equity sale agreement immediately.
  • Vonetize will continue to grow and expand our global reach and will always be open to other strategic partnership opportunities."