Movie, Travel Blitz Will Buoy National TV Ad Spend In 2021; Digital To Grab 55% Of Total Ad Market This Year – Forecast

Steven Gerrard 's squad once again showed their strength in depth. The result means they will be seeded in the last 32 of the Europa League as they qualify as Group D leaders ahead of big-spending Benfica.

Peter Csathy COVID-19 forever changed many aspects of our lives this past year, and our collective media and entertainment choices certainly were no exception.The global pandemic fueled a massive industry divide where in-home entertainment choices thrived, while many out-of-home entertainment players, quite literally, died. Whereas Netflix living-room streaming reached new heights, many live music venues and movie theaters shuttered.

EXCLUSIVE: Utopia has acquired the North American rights to The Emoji Story, a feature documentary from Emmy-nominated and Peabody Award-winning documentary filmmaker Ian Cheney (King Corn, The Most Unknown) and Emmy-winning filmmaker Martha Shane (After Tiller, From This Day Forward). The docu dives deep into the creation and ever-evolving world of emoji. The Emoji Story is set to hit VOD on December 22.

Once upon a time, Ben Affleck was The Batman. Technically, he still is and will be for two more outings at The Batman; one, in “Zack Snyder’s Justice League” mini-series coming to HBO Max in the spring, and then another appearance in “The Flash” which is meant to be his farewell appearance for the character.

Janet W. Lee Amber Ruffin’s late-night reign will extend into the new year.NBC’s streaming service Peacock has ordered 10 additional episodes of “The Amber Ruffin Show,” set for release in January.

Local Seattle media outlets are raising concerns over the city's $3 million contract with King County Equity Now, a pro-defund the police group linked to this summer's Capitol Hill Occupied Protest (CHOP). Conservative outlet The Post Millennial described the contract as "more of a political payoff than investing in the community." Indepdendent news blog Seattle City Council Insight is pressing Councilmember Tammy Morales for details since her office is overseeing the contract, which uses a loophole to avoid a rule requiring all consultant contracts over $54,000 to be bid out.

The virtual 2021 NewFronts are set for the week of May 3, 2021, according to the Interactive Advertising Bureau, the national trade association for the digital media and marketing industries.

Frances McDormand is Vogue‘s first cover star of 2021!

direct to your inboxThe Canary Islands have been removed from the travel corridor list in the latest update to the scheme. Transport Secretary Grant Shapps announced on Thursday that travellers arriving in the UK from the popular Spanish islands from 4am on Saturday must self-isolate.

Lauren Appelbaum As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to alter people’s holiday celebrations, many people are finding that watching holiday films is one tradition that can continue. While there has been no meaningful change in the percentage of speaking characters with disabilities in these top-grossing films in the past five years with just 2.3 percent of the 4,451 characters analyzed in the 100 top-grossing films of 2019 by the USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism having a disability, several holiday films are bucking this trend.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorOn United Nations Human Rights Day (December 10), singer-songwriter-activist John Legend has been named recipient of the High Note Global Prize for social justice, presented by United Nations Human Rights, Partner of the High Note Global Initiative, and David Clark Cause, the organizations announced.The annual High Note Global Prize honors and celebrates recording artists for outstanding, lifelong achievement using their music and unique platform to promote social justice worldwide.In his acceptance speech released via video by the High Note Global Initiative, Legend says:“I am both proud and humbled to thank you for this honor.

Being a top TV producer and momager certainly comes with some nice paychecks.And Kris Jenner showed fans what she likes to splurge on as she was seen with the new Rolls-Royce Ghost this week. The starting price for the Ghost is $332,500 but Kris’ commission was approximately $400,000.The company announced that the 66-year-old mother to Kim, Kourtney, Khloe and Rob Kardashian as well as Kylie and Kendall Jenner was the first to get the keys to the 2021 luxury car.

Ellen DeGeneres announced that she has tested positive for the coronavirus. The 62-year-old daytime talk show host took to Twitter on Thursday to share a brief statement announcing the news and assuring her fans that she’s feeling OK at the moment.  “Hi Everyone,” she wrote in her brief statement.

Florida deputies begged and pleaded with a suspect at gunpoint to just put his hands up for four minutes before they were forced to use deadly force, video shows — and experts said incidents like this show the incredible challenges cops face on a daily basis.

 Gwyneth Paltrow  recently admitted to having an encounter with another famous actress that caused her to clam up and stop in her tracks.During an interview with  Andy Cohen  on ‘Radio Andy,’ the 48-year-old recalled a time when she was working on a movie back in 1993 called ‘Flesh And Bone.’ Paltrow was only 20-years-old, just starting out in her career. Another Hollywood blonde and legendary actress who was also working on the movie was  Meg Ryan .

EXCLUSIVE: Adam McKay’s new Netflix movie already has an A-list ensemble and just added another star to its cast. Sources tell Deadline Chris Evans is joining the cast of McKay’s next film Don’t Look Up. He joins a cast that already includes Jennifer Lawrence, Leonardo DiCaprio, Meryl Streep, Rob Morgan, Cate Blanchett, Jonah Hill, Himesh Patel, Timothée Chalamet, Ariana Grande, Kid Cudi, Matthew Perry and Tomer Sisley.

Riverdale, Dickinson, Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist, Cobra Kai, The Walking Dead, Dead To Me, Grace and Frankie, The Witcher, Emily in Paris, Sex Education... you name it! It's gonna be a good year for TV.

The Daily Star's FREE newsletter is spectacular! Sign up today for the best stories straight to your inboxThe Canary Islands have been removed from the UK's travel corridors list meaning people returning from the Spanish islands must self-isolate.Transport Secretary Grant Shapps announced the change will come into effect from 4am on Saturday.It means holidaymakers will have to enter quarantine for 14 days after arriving back.He said figures show cases are increasing in the Canary Islands, a favourite of British holidaymakers.The islands include Tenerife, Lanzarote and Gran Canaria.Mr Shapps tweeted: "Data indicates weekly cases and positive tests are increasing in the CANARY ISLANDS and so we are REMOVING them from the #TravelCorridor list

Janet W. Lee Ingrooves Music Group has named industry veteran Liz Morentin as its head of marketing and communications.In this newly created role, Morentin will be in charge of brand marketing and communications for the independent music marketing services and distribution company, overseeing internal, external and B2B communications.“We have been looking for an executive with the right set of skills to help us shape and lead our marketing and communications efforts and Liz fits the bill perfectly,” said Ingrooves CEO Bob Roback.

Pandora compiled a playlist of 10 Latin artists to watch in 2021 using insights from their curators, larger music industry trends and data from Pandora and Next Big Sound. This list includes reggaeton, banda, new regional, urbano latino and more.

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