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Newell Law Firm P.C. Boosts Legal Arsenal with Prominent Entertainment Attorney Kimberlina N. McKinney

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Friday, March 1, 2024
Gawker Media, Acquisition, Food Network, Fellow, Netflix, AMC Networks, A&E Networks, LOS, AMC, HGTV, Warner Bros., Showtime, ABC, Corporate law, Senior counsel, Starz, Business, Comedy Central, Creativity, Lincoln Lawyer, California State University, Intellectual property, Law, Privacy, McKinney, Texas, KL, UCLA School of Law, Music, Levity, Food, Warner Bros. Discovery

LOS ANGELES, March 1, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Newell Law Firm P.C. proudly announces the addition of distinguished entertainment attorney Kimberlina N. McKinney to their team as Senior Counsel. With a stellar reputation in the industry, McKinney's arrival heralds a new era of legal prowess and innovation for the firm. She specializes in intellectual property, deal strategy, and negotiations, catering to diverse entertainment realms, including TV, film, new media, music, tech-tainment, and live events.

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  • proudly announces the addition of distinguished entertainment attorney Kimberlina N. McKinney to their team as Senior Counsel.
  • With a stellar reputation in the industry, McKinney's arrival heralds a new era of legal prowess and innovation for the firm.
  • proudly announces the addition of distinguished entertainment attorney Kimberlina N. McKinney to their team as Senior Counsel.
  • "We couldn't be more thrilled to welcome Kimberlina to the Newell Law Firm family," remarked Quincy Newell, founder of the firm.

Introducing UNPRESS: "What's Your Story?"

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Thursday, February 15, 2024
The Tyra Banks Show, Samson, University, Monte, Social media, News, Culture, Growth, Conflict resolution, Organization, NBC News, Talk TV, CTV News, Gawker Media, The National (TV program), Television, SVP, Business development, App Store (iOS/iPadOS), Ecosystem, Economics, Education, Book, Multimedia, George Mason University, Provost, Commerce, News Corp, Partner, CNN, CTV, ITV, Jimmy, The Oprah Winfrey Show, Communication, Content strategy, Family

Spearheaded by globally recognized media leaders, underpinned by purpose-built technology, UNPRESS connects creators and audiences in an ecosystem that incentivizes authenticity, credibility, and respect.

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  • Spearheaded by globally recognized media leaders, underpinned by purpose-built technology, UNPRESS connects creators and audiences in an ecosystem that incentivizes authenticity, credibility, and respect.
  • "At UNPRESS we believe that trusted storytelling and the healthy exchange of ideas are essential to functioning democracies.
  • Product features enable newsgathering and storytelling transparency, empowering creators to build trusted relationships, serve communities and profit from their work.
  • Samson is a Brooklyn-based journalist, documentary filmmaker, and producer that has spent his career elevating the stories of under-represented voices.

Outside Names Heather Dietrick as Chief Media Officer

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Thursday, November 2, 2023
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BOULDER, Colo., Nov. 2, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Outside Interactive, Inc. today announced the addition of Heather Dietrick to its leadership team in the newly created role of Chief Media Officer, starting January 1. Dietrick joins Outside from The Daily Beast, where she launched a thriving membership business, drove record traffic numbers, and diversified revenue by expanding the company's affiliate and advertising products. In her new role, Dietrick will oversee all operations and 150+ staff at Outside's 13 media brands, reporting to CEO Robin Thurston as a key member of the company's executive team.

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  • BOULDER, Colo., Nov. 2, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Outside Interactive, Inc. today announced the addition of Heather Dietrick to its leadership team in the newly created role of Chief Media Officer, starting January 1.
  • Dietrick joins Outside from The Daily Beast, where she launched a thriving membership business, drove record traffic numbers, and diversified revenue by expanding the company's affiliate and advertising products.
  • "Heather is the perfect leader to help power the next stage of growth here at Outside," said Thurston.
  • Dietrick will lead the largest group, the Outside Media division, which includes the company's core content websites and magazines.

Athletes unite to create the Enhanced Games, a competitor to the Olympic Games: The first global sports event without drug testing.

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Tuesday, June 20, 2023
University of Oxford, Science, Enhanced, International, Olympic Games, Bobsleigh, Research, Privacy, History, Doctor of Philosophy, Harvard University, Bangladesh Technical Education Board, Bobsleigh World Cup, Cayman Islands, Netball and the Olympic Movement, Athlete, Gawker Media, Follow, Risk, IOC, Sport, City, International Olympic Committee, 2010 Winter Olympics, Dietary supplement, Entertainment, Olympian, Swimming

The Enhanced Games will be the first international sports event that fully supports performance enhancements.

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  • The Enhanced Games will be the first international sports event that fully supports performance enhancements.
  • Furthermore, the Enhanced Games is developing a capital-efficient model that will, unlike the Olympic Games, pay successful athletes.
  • Under Aron D'Souza's leadership, the Enhanced Games is forming the necessary infrastructure to deliver a world-class sporting event without burdening taxpayers.
  • Educated at the International Olympic University, Christina was a sportscaster for the 2010 Olympic Winter Games and the manager of France's Olympic bobsleigh team.

Ranker Acquires Highly Sought After Digital Advertising Veteran Alex Mason to Run Programmatic Sales

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Thursday, March 9, 2023
Advertising, Gawker Media, Acquisition, Mason, Complex, FMG, Cat, Complex Networks, Fashion Institute of Technology, VICE, Ranker

Los Angeles, March 09, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Ranker is adding more veteran leadership to an industry-leading sales team with the addition of Alex Mason.

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  • Los Angeles, March 09, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Ranker is adding more veteran leadership to an industry-leading sales team with the addition of Alex Mason.
  • A career-long, digital publishing veteran, Mason has held an array of revenue and product roles across some of the most well-known publishers for over a decade.
  • During his time at Complex, Mason was enlisted to bring all programmatic operations and sales in-house, modernizing the publisher for digital advertising with an analytics-first approach and guiding them to industry-leading eCPMs.
  • He has a degree in Advertising & Marketing from the Fashion Institute of Technology and loves to get tattoos in his spare time

"The Extortion Economy" - A podcast series by MIT Technology Review and ProPublica

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Wednesday, November 17, 2021
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CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Nov. 17, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --Today MIT Technology Review and ProPublica announce the launch of a newfive-part podcast series looking at the money, people, and technology behind the explosion of ransomware that is delivering hundreds of millions of dollars to cybercriminals around the world.

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  • CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Nov. 17, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --Today MIT Technology Review and ProPublica announce the launch of a newfive-part podcast series looking at the money, people, and technology behind the explosion of ransomware that is delivering hundreds of millions of dollars to cybercriminals around the world.
  • But while the tools of the ransomware trade may be new, the principles of extortion that underpin it go back centuries.
  • A ransomware vigilante, a piracy (as in actual boats) expert, a school administrator, and a kidnapping victim share their experiences.
  • MIT Technology Review's mission is to bring about better-informed and more conscious decisions about technology through authoritative, influential, and trustworthy journalism.

G/O Media Announces Launch of G/O Veritas, the Publisher's Proprietary First-Party Audience Data Product

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Tuesday, May 18, 2021
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b'NEW YORK, May 18, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --Today G/O Media , a leading digital publisher, announced the launch of its new audience data product, G/O Veritas.

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  • b'NEW YORK, May 18, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --Today G/O Media , a leading digital publisher, announced the launch of its new audience data product, G/O Veritas.
  • "The foundation for G/O Veritas stems from over fifteen years of quality content built and maintained on our homegrown Kinja CMS platform.
  • G/O Veritas allows our sales and marketing teams to deeply understand our audiences and create thoughtful connections with advertising partners.
  • "\nG/O Media has built and managed first-party audiences for years, bringing an audience-first approach to business partnerships.

Vanessa De Luca Joins The Root as Editor-in-Chief

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Wednesday, April 14, 2021
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Reporting into G/O Media\'s Editorial Director, Jim Rich, Vanessa will lead an award-winning team, overseeing all content creation and original reporting across The Root brand.

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  • Reporting into G/O Media\'s Editorial Director, Jim Rich, Vanessa will lead an award-winning team, overseeing all content creation and original reporting across The Root brand.
  • Vanessa starts with The Root on Monday, April 19th.\nVanessa De Luca is an award-winning journalist who notably served as Editor-in-Chief of ESSENCE magazine from 2013-2018, overseeing editorial across the magazine, digital, social, video and live experiences, including content creation around the Essence Festival.
  • Ms. De Luca is also the co-author, beside Tyra Banks, of the bestselling beauty and empowerment book, Tyra Banks Beauty Inside & Out.\n"We\'re thrilled to have Vanessa De Luca join the team at The Root," said Jim Rich, Editorial Director at G/O Media.
  • "\n"I\'m honored and excited to be joining an impressive publication such as The Root," said Vanessa De Luca, Editor-in-Chief at The Root.

Famed Attorney CHARLES HARDER Releases Book GAWKER SLAYER on Fifth Anniversary of $140 Million Trial Victory For Hulk Hogan Against Gawker Media

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Monday, March 8, 2021
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NEW YORK, March 08, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Coinciding with the fifth anniversary of the landmark $140 million jury verdict for Hulk Hogan that forced Gawker Media into bankruptcy, powerhouse attorney CHARLES HARDER tells his story for the first time with the release of GAWKER SLAYER: The Professional and Personal Adventures of Famed Attorney CHARLES HARDER .

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  • NEW YORK, March 08, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Coinciding with the fifth anniversary of the landmark $140 million jury verdict for Hulk Hogan that forced Gawker Media into bankruptcy, powerhouse attorney CHARLES HARDER tells his story for the first time with the release of GAWKER SLAYER: The Professional and Personal Adventures of Famed Attorney CHARLES HARDER .
  • Gawker Slayer includes in-depth discussion of the following cases, among others:
    A multi-chapter look inside the legal battle between Hulk Hogan and Gawker Media which put the company out of business.
  • Representing the Julia Child Foundation against Thermador for posthumously using her name and image to market their products without permission.
  • He is founder and managing partner of HARDER LLP (www.HarderLLP.com) based in Los Angeles, with offices in New York.

G/O Media Releases Statement Following Jarrard Withdrawing Claims in Jarrard v. G/O Media Lawsuit

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Monday, February 22, 2021
Gawker Media, G/O Media, Jarrard, Univision

G/O Media has released the following statement:

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  • G/O Media has released the following statement:
    "Nadine Jarrard, G/O Media's former Vice President West Coast Sales, has withdrawn her claims against the company after the evidence presented in the litigation showed she was compensated fairly.
  • Ms. Jarrard resigned from G/O Media in September 2019 following a reorganization of the management team after the company's acquisition from Univision.
  • G/O wishes Ms. Jarrard well with her future endeavors."
  • G/O Media reaches more than a third of all Americans online each month with over 100 million unique visitors, including its extended network.