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0 Arts & Entertainment Sony Pictures acquired anime streaming service Crunchyroll in a nearly $1.2 billion deal. Nicole Charky , Patch Staff Posted Reply CULVER CITY, CA — Sony Pictures acquired anime streaming service Crunchyroll in a nearly $1.2 billion deal this month, the Los Angeles Business Journal reports . The Culver City company inked the deal Aug. 10, moving further into the anime industry. The company also plans to combine Crunchyroll with Funimation, a dubbing and distribution media company from Asia that Sony acquired. Conversations to acquire the San Francisco-based company started in December 2020. "We are very excited to welcome Crunchyroll to the Sony Group,” Kenichiro Yoshida, chairman, president and chief executive officer, Sony Group Corporation, said in a statement. “Anime is a rapidly growing medium that enthralls and inspires emotion among audiences around the globe," Yoshida said. "The … [Read more...] about Sony Pictures Acquires Anime Streaming Service Crunchyroll

0 Arts & Entertainment Netflix movies and television shows that reportedly will expire Feb. 1, 2015. UPDATE: Variety magazine reports some will stay. Vincent Salzo , Patch Staff Posted Reply By David Gurliacci (Patch Staff) Update, Jan. 19: “Dr. Who” will stay on Netflix for the time being. So will the original British “The Office” series and other Brit content that was widely reported to be queued up to expire on Netflix in February, Variety magazine reports . “Following numerous reports that Netflix and the BBC were parting ways, the streaming service has clarified that many of its most popular Brit series are staying put,” the entertainment industry publication reported late Friday. So, in classic Variety headline style (which Variety didn’t use here): Netflix Sticks to Brit Mix: Won’t Nix Most BBC Shows, Flicks . The actual headline points to negotiations to keep the series: … [Read more...] about UPDATE: Watch ‘Em While You Can: Netflix Streaming Movies Expiring in Early February

This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate 8 COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Sweden has sent a vessel capable of “advanced diving missions” to the Baltic Sea area where ruptured undersea pipelines had leaked natural gas for days, the Swedish navy said Monday. Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday accused the West of sabotaging Russia-built natural gas pipelines under the Baltic Sea to Germany, a charge vehemently denied by the United States and its allies, who noted that Russia has been blackmailing Europe with reduced gas supplies for months. Last week, undersea blasts damaged the Nord Stream 1 and 2 pipelines off southern Sweden and Denmark and have led to huge methane leaks, with those governments saying that several hundred pounds of explosives was involved. The emissions leaks occurred in international waters. Capt. Jimmie Adamsson, a spokesman for the Swedish navy, told The Associated … [Read more...] about Sweden sends special diving vessel to area of pipeline leaks

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) – Sweden has sent a vessel capable of “advanced diving missions” to the Baltic Sea area where ruptured undersea pipelines had leaked natural gas for days, the Swedish navy said Monday. Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday accused the West of sabotaging Russia-built natural gas pipelines under the Baltic Sea to Germany, a charge vehemently denied by the United States and its allies, who noted that Russia has been blackmailing Europe with reduced gas supplies for months. Last week, undersea blasts damaged the Nord Stream 1 and 2 pipelines off southern Sweden and Denmark and have led to huge methane leaks, with those governments saying that several hundred pounds of explosives was involved. The emissions leaks occurred in international waters. Capt. Jimmie Adamsson, a spokesman for the Swedish navy, told The Associated Press that a submarine rescue ship had been sent to the site of the leaks off Sweden and was supporting the Swedish coast guard, … [Read more...] about Sweden Deploys ‘Advanced’ Submarine Rescue Craft to Gas Leaks

FDNY members salute FDNY Emergency Medical Service Lieutenant Alison Russo-Elling during her dignified transfer from Mt. Sinai Queens hospital on Thursday. Photo: Handout/FDNY/Twitter The gruesome, unprovoked murder of FDNY Lieutenant Alison Russo-Elling on a sidewalk in Astoria in the middle of a September afternoon calls forth a sadness and rage that, for many of us, will never subside. Russo-Elling , a 24-year veteran of the FDNY’s Bureau of Emergency Medical Services, was walking to lunch near EMS Station 49 when a total stranger suddenly bowled her over, straddled her body and began stabbing her in the chest with a long knife before running off. A man named Peter Zisopoulos, who lives near the station, was arrested shortly afterward; he has been charged with second-degree murder and fourth-degree criminal possession of a weapon. “The accused killer murmured and spewed gibberish as he paced back and forth” in police custody, reports the Daily News . But … [Read more...] about The Horror That Continues to Haunt Our City

0 Politics & Government The event will be hosted by Akron Roundtable and will begin with a breakfast at 7am. Press Release Desk , News Partner Posted Reply Press release from the City of Akron: September 29, 2022 City of Akron Press Release Akron, Ohio, Sept. 29, 2022 — Today, Akron Mayor Dan Horrigan announced his next State of the City Address will take place on Wednesday, March 22, 2023 at the John S. Knight Center in downtown Akron. The event will be hosted by Akron Roundtable and will begin with a breakfast at 7am. Tickets will be honored for all those who have already purchased sponsorships or individual seats for the originally scheduled date of the address. Those interested in purchasing tickets for the March 22 event may do so here . Tickets are $35 and include breakfast. The event will also be live-streamed through the Mayor’s Facebook page . For sponsorship opportunities please … [Read more...] about City Of Akron: Mayor Horrigan’s State Of The City Address Rescheduled For March 22, 2023

When you’re telling stories about the economy, housing almost always looms large. It plays a huge role in the economy’s ups and downs: A burst housing bubble was the prime mover in the Great Recession of 2007-09, and the Federal Reserve’s leverage over the economy comes largely from the influence of interest rates on the housing market. When it comes to inflation, shelter accounts for 32% of the consumer price index and 40% of core consumer prices that exclude volatile food and energy prices. Other measures that try to get at underlying inflation, such as the median increase in prices, are basically tracking housing prices at this point. So the huge run-up in home prices and rents since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic is important. And I do mean huge. Home prices rose more than 40% from February 2020 to this past June, although they may have recently peaked. At first glance, the pandemic housing price surge may seem reminiscent of the 2000s bubble. But this time really is … [Read more...] about How the Remote Work Craze Made Housing Affordability Worse

Click here to read the full article. [Above: The CW CEO Mark Pedowitz , with his network’s stars, at the 2015 upfronts.] When Mark Pedowitz first joined The CW as head of the network in 2011, he told “Supernatural” star Jared Padalecki that he was a fan of the series (which was then in its sixth season) and had seen every episode. At first, Padalecki assumed that Pedowitz’s comments were the kind of niceties that an incoming network president is supposed to say to their series stars. More from Variety Mark Pedowitz Will Leave CW Amid Nexstar Acquisition Fall 2022: 17 Network Chiefs on the Emmy Categories They Want Added, Shows They'd Steal and Whether 'Peak TV' Has Truly Peaked Rachel Zoe, Julie Plec and Jennifer Salke to Be Honored at Barbara Berlanti Heroes Gala “I didn’t think he was lying,” Padalecki said. “But I thought he was at least being kind. Maybe he hadn’t caught up yet or had seen two episodes. He was certainly supportive and … [Read more...] about Mark Pedowitz Saved The CW. As He Exits the Network, Greg Berlanti and Jared Padalecki Reflect on the Exec’s Legacy

Click here to read the full article. In a clear vote of confidence for Colombian director Juan Sebastián Mesa, Bordeaux-based Dublin Films has boarded his third film “Lovers Go Home!” The company also co-produced Mesa’s lauded sophomore pic, “The Rust.” “Lovers Go Home!” centers on a Colombian single mom who leads a double life as a webcammer. One day she meets a U.S. veteran online who becomes obsessed with her. He flies to Colombia to meet her in person. Their meeting makes them reflect on who they truly are. More from Variety Conecta Fiction: Colombia's Rhayuela Films Advances on 'Casting,' 'Agencia de Detectives' (EXCLUSIVE) In development, the project participated in this year’s Europe-Latin America Co-Production Forum , one of San Sebastian Film Festival’s key industry events, which ran over Sept. 19-21. Deal was inked in San Sebastian by Dublin Films’ David Hurst and Colombian producer Federico Duran of Rhayuela Films who is in talks with … [Read more...] about France’s Dublin Films Boards Juan Sebastian Mesa’s ‘Lovers Go Home!’ as ‘Rebellion’ Scores Sales (EXCLUSIVE)

Aides in the Biden administration fear Hunter and President Joe Biden’s shady business activities could doom the president’s potential campaign in 2024, Politico reported. The Republicans’ investigations into the Biden family upon retaking the House in November could derail any hope of Joe Biden’s returning to the White House after 2024. According to Politico’s Eugene Daniels, Jonathan Lemire, Jordain Carney, “[i]f a GOP-led House turns up the heat on Hunter Biden, it could weigh heavily in the president’s decision to run for a second term.” “White House officials said Biden is preparing to seek reelection, but a final decision likely won’t be made for several months, with the first lady having an outsized influence. Some aides believe that Biden could forgo another campaign if it would shield his family from hostile congressional investigations,” the report states. Rep. James Comer (R-KY), ranking member of the House Oversight Committee, and Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH), … [Read more...] about White House Fears Hunter Could Doom Joe’s Potential 2024 Campaign