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 Issue Date: 10/29/2025 | Click headlines for full story, pics, video or to comment
SHOOT News of the Day
Shortly After Its Merger With Skydance, Paramount To Lay Off 2,000 Employees
In long-awaited cuts just months after completing its $8 billion merger with Skydance, Paramount has begun layoffs set to impact about 2,000 employees. Paramount initiated roughly 1,000 of those layoffs company-wide on Wednesday, according to a source familiar with the matter, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because they weren’t authorized to publicly comment
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Michael J. Fox Looks Back On “Back to the Future”
Michael J. Fox has been living with “Back to the Future” for a long time. “I’ll be on the street and some kid will go, ‘There’s Marty McFly!'” Fox says. “No, this is an old man.” It’s been 40 years since “Back to the Future” debuted in theaters, but neither time, nor Parkinson’s disease has
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Tinygiant Signs Director Abigail Horton For Spots and Branded Content
Tinygiant has signed director Abigail Horton for U.S. representation spanning commercials and branded content. She joins the production company at a moment of positive creative momentum, following a breakout year that saw the success of her debut feature film Blow Up My Life and commercial collaborations with brands like Kraft, Spotify, and General Mills. Horton’s
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Review: Director Babak Anvari’s “Hallow Road”
There are scary movies where everything is fleshed out, where filmmakers and craftspeople show a nightmare in all its horrifying detail. In those kind of films, jump scares and reveals can even be a relief, allowing the tension and anticipation to deescalate so you can move on to the next thrill. Filmmaker Babak Anvari’s “Hallow
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Google’s corporate parent Alphabet posts first-ever quarter with $100B in revenue
Google’s corporate parent on Wednesday announced its first-ever quarter with more than $100 billion in revenue, a milestone that illustrates the unwavering power of its internet empire amid legal and competitive threats. The news of Alphabet Inc.’s accelerating growth in revenue and profit comes on the heels of a court ruling in the U.S. Justice
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Microsoft prepares to spend more on AI as its sales and profit surge
Microsoft on Wednesday reported its quarterly sales grew 18% to $77.7 billion, beating Wall Street expectations while also surprising some investors with the huge amounts of money it is spending to expand its cloud computing infrastructure and meet demand for artificial intelligence tools. The software maker said it spent nearly $35 billion in the July-September
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Meta shares slide after company projects higher expenses for 2026
Meta’s stock slid in after-hours trading on Wednesday after the tech giant posted strong third-quarter results but warned that its expenses will be significantly higher in 2026 than this year. Like its rivals, Meta Platforms Inc. has been on an artificial intelligence spending spree and said its costs will grow much faster next year, driven
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Budweiser brewer AB InBev set to replace Heineken as Champions League beer sponsor
Budweiser brewer AB InBev is set to end Heineken’s three-decade-long run as the official beer sponsor of soccer’s Champions League in a statement deal for the competition’s new global sales agent Relevent. Exclusive talks with AB InBev will begin for a six-year deal starting in 2027, said UC3, the joint business venture between Champions League
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World Series viewers in U.S. drop 14% for first two games of Dodgers-Blue Jays matchup
U.S. viewers for the first two games of the World Series between the Dodgers and Toronto Blue Jays dropped 14% from last year’s matchup between Los Angeles and the New York Yankees, but Canadian and Japanese audiences set records. Last year’s first two games averaged 14.55 million and this year’s first two averaged 12.5 million
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Issue Date: 10/29/2025 | Click headlines for full story, pics, video or to comment
SPW News of the Day
MUAHS Awards Announce Lifetime Achievement Award Honorees
The Make-Up Artists & Hair Stylists Guild (MUAHS, IATSE Local 706) proudly announces that Greg Nelson, an Oscar®-nominated and Emmy®-winning make-up artist, and Judy Alexander-Cory, an Oscar-nominated hair stylist, will be honored with this year’s Lifetime Achievement Awards at the 13th Annual Make-Up Artists & Hair Stylists Guild Awards, presented by L’Oréal Groupe and Giovanni Eco Chic Beauty. The awards will be presented at the MUAHS gala
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Stephen Arnold Music (SAM) Creates New Orleans Style Sonic Branding For Gray Media’s Pelicans Broadcasts
Stephen Arnold Music (SAM) has created sonic branding and custom music for Gray Media’s slate of New Orleans Pelicans NBA basketball broadcasts. The music package builds upon SAM’s previous collaboration with Gray Media for its sports programming, including Atlanta Braves Major League Baseball coverage, extending Gray Media’s cohesive sports identity while capturing the unmistakable spirit
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DWA Presents Ultimate Events, November 2025 Edition (Hybrid Special)
A standing commitment to learning promises unlimited prolific returns. Expanding knowledge allows us to better understand the world and our fellow humans while advancing our skills. In a constantly changing world, innovation enhances professional relevance and career options. Open-mindedness fosters self-esteem and improved health, and education is the key to more enjoyment in life. Read
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