AMC Networks announced a deal to acquire majority control of RLJ Entertainment, the streaming-oriented company headed by Robert Johnson, in a deal valuing RLJ at about $60 million. RLJ Entertainment operates two streaming-subscription services aimed a niche audiences: Acorn TV, which features British television and film content, and UMC (Urban Movie Channel). AMC is offering about $16 million to […]

The EU executive has previously indicated it wanted law enforcement authorities to be able to access electronic evidence stored within the 28-nation bloc. But the scope of the planned legislation will extend to data held elsewhere, according to two sources with direct knowledge of the matter. Digital borders are a growing global issue in an […]

Former McKinsey consultant Justin Whitmore was on the job as the first chief sustainability officer of Tyson Foods just one month when he disclosed his team’s intention to set science-based targets for cutting greenhouse gas emissions and to embrace “outcome-based” water conservation goals across the company’s operations and supply chain. It tapped World Resources Institute […]

Recently, industry analyst Brian Solis wrote a column that speaks volumes about the importance of customer reviews in a business’s location marketing strategy. In “Empowered Consumers Are Searching for the Best and Worst Brands Before They Buy,” he noted that: According to Google, mobile searches that include “best” have grown by more than 80 percent […]

The board of directors of The Weinstein Company said late Sunday that the New York film and TV studio planned to file for bankruptcy after talks to sell it collapsed. The company had been seeking a deal that would spare it from bankruptcy after more than 70 women accused the film producer Harvey Weinstein of […]

A deadly storm system packing powerful wind, rain, hail and tornadoes ripped through the Southern and Central U.S. over the weekend, flattening homes, ripping off roofs and causing widespread flooding. At least four people died in incidents blamed on the weather. The National Weather Srvice says a dozen tornadoes were reported Saturday across Tennessee, Kentucky, […]

Arsenal’s £55m record signing Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has claimed that he’s not going to give up his notoriously flashy lifestyle any time soon, and won’t let critics stop his fondness for fast cars and glamorous clothes. In an interview with the Mirror, the Gabonese international spoke candidly over criticism of his lavish way of living, and claimed […]

In 2017, Jessica Nabongo spent only 21% of the year at home. Bouncing from places like Sri Lanka to the Maldives or from South Africa to Mozambique, she visited 53 countries, 38 of which were new to her. That’s over 189,000 miles on 131 flights. Looking into 2018, the American has no plans of slowing down […]

Axelrad Concert Series hosted the WEPA! Latino Music Dance Party in the upstairs room of Axelrad Beer Garden on Saturday, February 24, 2018 in Houston, Texas. The exclamation “wepa!” is usually yelled in the Latino culture, and is used as a form of celebration and approval. On a rain soaked yet pleasant Saturday night, the […]

Political analysts spend a lot of time talking about what divides American culture, but in 2018, one could argue there are four common ties that bind most Americans on a vast array of fronts: Google, Apple, Facebook, and Amazon. In a world where modern communications technology has become ubiquitous, those four companies have quickly grown […]