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		Issue Date: 08/19/2025 \| Click headlines for full story, pics, video or to comment SHOOT News of the Day Review: Margaret Qualley Shines In Director Ethan Coen’s “Honey Don’t!” The skies are blue, the sun unrelenting and the body count escalating in the Bakersfield, California, of “Honey Don’t!,” where Margaret Qualley’s private investigator tries to get a handle on the nefarious goings-on in her city with a small-town feel. It’s the second film in Ethan Coen and Tricia Cooke’s so-called “lesbian B-movie trilogy,” and Full Article Permalink: https://www.shootonline.com/article/review-margaret-qualley-shines-in-director-ethan-coens-honey-dont/ Nexstar Media Group Buying Tegna In $6.2 Billion Deal Nexstar Media Group is buying broadcast rival Tegna for $6.2 billion, which will help strengthen its local news offerings. The transaction, if approved, will bring together two major players in U.S. television and the country’s local news landscape. Nexstar oversees more than 200 owned and partner stations in 116 markets nationwide today and also runs Full Article Permalink: https://www.shootonline.com/article/nexstar-media-group-buying-tegna-in-6-2-billion-deal/ Motion Picture Academy investigating 6 scientific and tech areas for 2025 awards consideration The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has announced that six distinct scientific and technical investigations have been launched for 2025 in the lead-up to the Scientific and Technical Awards on Tuesday, April 28, 2026. These investigations are made public so that individuals and companies with devices or claims of innovation within these areas Full Article Permalink: https://www.shootonline.com/shoot_newsbriefs/motion-picture-academy-investigating-6-scientific-and-tech-areas-for-2025-awards-consideration/ Connelly Partners Acquires McCarthy Mambro Bertino; MMB’s David Register Joins CP As ECD Independent agency Connelly Partners (CP) has acquired McCarthy Mambro Bertino (MMB), the creative agency behind campaigns for Subway, Sam Adams, and Toyota. CP has also won a series of global client wins and added key talent across its Boston, Dublin, and Vancouver hubs. “We have always been committed to relentless creativity and measurable accountability in Full Article Permalink: https://www.shootonline.com/article/connelly-partners-acquires-mccarthy-mambro-bertino-mmbs-david-register-joins-cp-as-ecd/ Agency vet Harry Joseph joins JOJX as exec producer JOJX has appointed Harry Joseph as executive producer. With a career that has spanned London, New York, Melbourne, and now Los Angeles, Joseph brings a uniquely global perspective to the production company, along with years of agency-side insight and an instinct for building meaningful creative partnerships. Joseph’s unconventional entry into the industry, beginning as comedian Full Article Permalink: https://www.shootonline.com/shoot_newsbriefs/agency-vet-harry-joseph-joins-jojx-as-exec-producer/ Judges Say Maryland Tax On Digital Ads Violated Big Tech’s Free Speech Maryland’s first-in-the-nation tax on digital advertising violated the Constitution, a federal appeals court says, because blocking Big Tech from telling customers about the tax violates the companies’ right to free speech. Supporters say Maryland needed to overhaul its tax methods in response to significant changes in how businesses advertise. The tax focuses on large companies Full Article Permalink: https://www.shootonline.com/article/judges-say-maryland-tax-on-digital-ads-violated-big-techs-free-speech/ Newsmax Agrees To Pay $67M In Defamation Case Over Bogus 2020 Election Claims The conservative network Newsmax will pay $67 million to settle a lawsuit accusing it of defaming a voting equipment company by spreading lies about President Donald Trump’s 2020 election loss, according to documents filed Monday. The settlement comes after Fox News Channel paid $787.5 million to settle a similar lawsuit in 2023 and Newsmax paid Full Article Permalink: https://www.shootonline.com/article/newsmax-agrees-to-pay-67m-in-defamation-case-over-bogus-2020-election-claims/ To view all SHOOT stories and features on SHOOTonline click here. Issue Date: 08/19/2025 \| Click headlines for full story, pics, video or to comment SPW News of the Day DWA Presents Ultimate Events, August 2025 Edition (Hybrid Special) In the coming days, dozens of momentous events are set to arrive en force. The ever-enticing list includes some of our world’s most famous cultural and creative-industry gatherings, which are set to welcome attendees virtually and/or in person … and where innovation and mastery are sure to reach new heights yet again. Also at this Full Article Permalink: https://www.shootonline.com/spw/dwa-presents-ultimate-events-august-2025-edition-hybrid-special/ To view all stories on The SHOOT Publicity Wire click here. MySHOOT Company Profiles Late Shift Spittn Image the now corporation charlieuniformtango Altered.LA Digital Domain
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