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Brittany Schaffer appointed chief executive of the Country Music Association
The Country Music Association (CMA) has appointed Brittany Schaffer as its next chief executive officer, succeeding Sarah Trahern, who announced her retirement earlier this year after 13 years leading the organisation. The move marks a significant leadership transition for one of country music’s most influential industry bodies, with the CMA emphasising continuity for its staff,…
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OpenAI Launches GPT-Live-1 to Make ChatGPT Voice Mode Feel Like Talking to a Person
OpenAI has introduced GPT-Live-1, a new voice mode for ChatGPT engineered to simulate natural human conversation rather than feel like interacting with software. The upgraded system addresses previous interaction limitat
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Fathom Entertainment appoints Jason Brenek as chief executive succeeding Ray Nutt
Fathom Entertainment has appointed Jason Brenek as its new chief executive, following the previously announced retirement of Ray Nutt. The move signals continuity for the company, which pioneered the “event cinema” category, as it seeks to build on its established position in theatrical distribution and enter what its board described as a new era of…
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Australia’s Telstra network outage disrupts nationwide communications and emergency services as Communications Minister cuts leave short
Australia’s largest telecommunications provider, Telstra, experienced a major nationwide outage that disrupted phone and internet services across the country. Infrastructure failures at data centres in Sydney and Melbour
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Company director stole £550,000 of her elderly father-in-law’s life savings to fund luxury Caribbean holidays, supplies for her horses and her daughter’s wedding
Company director Mary Jane Haigh, 63, has been jailed for six years after stealing more than £550,000 from her elderly and vulnerable father-in-law, David Skippen, whose life savings she was entrusted to manage while purportedly caring for him. The case highlights the abuse of trust involved in financial elder abuse, with Haigh draining Mr Skippen’s…
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Gina Jones enters a crime-family romance in JuVee and Universal drama Pawn
Viola Davis and Julius Tennon’s JuVee Productions has signed a first-look deal with Universal Global Television (UGT), under which the company will develop projects for the studio across all platforms. The arrangement marks a new chapter for JuVee, which has previously held television deals at eOne, Amazon and ABC Signature, and reflects a continued push…
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Shark Tank names MrBeast and Mindy Kaling among season 18 guest investors
American entrepreneurship series “Shark Tank” has confirmed its roster of guest investors for its eighteenth season, which returns to ABC and Hulu in the autumn. The new guest sharks include YouTube star Jimmy Donaldson, better known as MrBeast, alongside “The Office” actor Mindy Kaling and former NFL player J.J. Watt. Their arrival adds notable star…
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Marie Sheehy Promoted To EVP Corporate Communications For WME Group
WME Group has elevated longtime communications executive Marie Sheehy to EVP, Head of Corporate Communications. She oversees all communications strategy and operations for WME Group, which includes the WME talent agency, IMG Licensing and Pantheon Media Group, and serves as WME Group’s lead spokesperson. Sheehy has been with the company for more than two decades.…
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Nothing launches Ear 3A earbuds with noise cancellation and call recording for $99
Nothing has unveiled the Ear 3A, a new wireless earbud model priced at $99 and available immediately through the company’s online store. The earbuds feature active noise cancellation technology and the ability to record