Rapper Roddy Ricch says he was denied entry into Canada, and he’s tired of dealing with the country. Ricch posted an Instagram Story over the weekend saying he feels like he’s been harassed multiple times at the Canada border. “The fe…
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Providence Equity Partners Makes Strategic Investment in Wasserman — Buying Out Redbird Capital, Madrone Capital
Providence Equity Partners makes a strategic investment in Wasserman, buying out Redbird Capital and Madrone Capital. Global sports, music, and culture agency Wasserman has announced a strategic investment from Providence Equity Partners, a private equ…
YouTube Shorts Are Coming to TVs With Better Viewing Format
YouTube is bringing its YouTube Shorts format to TV with a new look designed to improve how the vertical videos look on widescreens. Neal Mohan, YouTube’s Chief Product Officer, says the company has put a lot of work into redesigning how the form…
FCC Commissioner Doubles Down on TikTok Ban – “This Is Broad & Bipartisan”
FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr has reiterated his view that TikTok should be banned in comments to Bloomberg. The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) commissioner Brendan Carr spoke with the outlet to explain why he believes the social media app sho…
Takeoff Funeral To Be Held at 21,000-Seat State Farm Arena in Atlanta
Migos rapper Takeoff will have a funeral at the 21,000-seat State Farm Arena in Atlanta, according to reports. The rapper died early in the morning on November 1 after he was shot outside a bowling alley in Houston. He was only 28. Houston Police Chie…
YouTube Pushes ‘Go Live Together’ Co-Streaming to Select Creators
YouTube pushes ‘Go Live Together’ to select creators on the heels of TikTok and Twitch’s co-streaming functionality. YouTube is preparing to roll out a new co-streaming feature allowing select creators to invite a guest to go live wit…
Meta/Facebook Planning Large-Scale Layoffs This Week – Report
Reports surface of Meta/Facebook’s plans to begin ‘large-scale layoffs’ this week after the company’s stock falls more than 70% year-to-date. Facebook’s parent company Meta is planning to begin a series of large-scale layo…
SiriusXM Launches Dedicated Selena Gomez Radio Channel
SiriusXM has launched a dedicated Selena Gomez Radio on channel 14 and streaming on the SiriusXM app. Sirius XM launched a limited-run channel presented and curated by Selena Gomez on November 4. Selena Gomez Radio is available on SiriusXM’s chan…
Twitter Blue ‘Coming Soon’ – $8/Monthly Subscription Features
Twitter will begin rolling out an $8/month subscription charge for its verification badge, among other features. The changes to the business model come after a takeover by Elon Musk of the social media platform. Details for the new ‘Twitter Blue&…
Greenberg Traurig LLP Is Attempting to Dump Kanye West as a Client
Miami law firm Greenberg Traurig is seeking to withdraw as Kanye’s legal counsel in a copyright case. The law firm asked a Manhattan federal court on Wednesday for permission to drop Kanye West. This would be the fifth law firm to drop Kanye Wes…