WorldPingThe first New York Games Week will take place Oct. 4-11 with video game industry-themed events, showcases, conferences, tournaments, summits, professional mixers and meetups across the five boroughs of New York City.
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WorldPingMoneyGram has launched its first stablecoin-backed Visa card, developed with Rain and initially available in Colombia.
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WorldPingThe Black Panther villain’s hairstyle has become a default for Black video game characters because it’s easy to code. Danielle Udogaranya is changing that.
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WorldPingEXCLUSIVE: Former DreamWorks and MGM TV exec Brian Edwards has joined Alpha Film & Television founders Jon Hamm and Zack Sherman and finance investor Jaan Bains to launch a new global financing outfit dubbed Time Zone Capital.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by Deadline
WorldPingIndie distributor Cinema Guild has acquired North American distribution rights for Berlin-based U.S. director and literary translator Ted Fendt’s “Foreign Travel” that will have its North American premiere at the New York Film Festival next month.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by Variety
WorldPingEXCLUSIVE: Blue Fox Entertainment has acquired worldwide rights to the YA romantic comedy Buster Brooks, written and directed by Savannah Ostler (Even in Dreams). The company will launch worldwide sales at this week’s TIFF market.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by Deadline
WorldPingUniversal Music Group and ElevenLabs are getting into business. The label has struck an expansive licensing agreement with the AI audio startup that will see ElevenLabs launch an AI-powered music platform built on UMG’s catalog of artists.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by Variety
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