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The Annecy festival will continue to grow even as the wider animation sector contracts — a tension set to define this year’s Marché International du Film d’Animation (MIFA), which runs June 23-26. “What people call an animation crisis is, at root, a financing crisis,” says MIFA director Véronique Encrenaz. “When you look at how the […]
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“Toy Story 5” should send the box office to infinity… and beyond. The latest entry in Disney and Pixar’s beloved animated franchise is targeting a debut of $145 million to $150 million from 4,400 North American theaters. Industry watchers believe that initial ticket sales could soar even higher — with some predicting a tally closer […]
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Organizers of the Annecy Intl. Animation Festival aren’t shy about calling this upcoming edition “historic.” With 18,300 accredited attendees from 118 countries already confirmed, participation is poised to meet, and likely exceed, past records. More consequentially, the June 21-27 edition will be the first held under the recognition of the International Federation of Film Producers […]
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Keith Sonderling, acting head of the agency, threatens to withhold administrative funds from states for first time in historyKeith Sonderling sent letters to 53 states and US territories demanding action to “combat waste, fraud, and abuse” within the unemployment insurance program, threatening to withhold administrative funds from states for the first time history.“We are officially putting governors on notice,” said the acting US secretary of labor. “The American people will no longer tolerate
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Connected TV has become YouTube’s fastest-growing screen in India, reaching more than 75 million adults, as the platform pushes deeper into living-room viewing and signals a structural shift in how it partners with the country’s media and entertainment sector. Gunjan Soni, country managing director of YouTube India, made the remarks at the APOS conference in […]
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Rob Wallace oversees Stanford University's roughly $50 billion endowment as CEO of Stanford Management Company. Before entering the world of investing, he spent 16 years as a professional ballet dancer. On this week's episode of Bloomberg Wealth with David Rubenstein, Wallace discusses his unconventional path to finance, the portfolio overhaul he led at Stanford, how he thinks about AI and private markets, and the challenges of investing for future generations. This interview was recorded April
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BSE Index Services Pvt. has introduced a measure of Indian stocks that are aligned with so-called “saatvik” principles in an effort to offer investors a choice based on ethical and cultural practices.