Disney Japan Names Tamotsu Hiiro As Managing Director

Disney Japan Names Tamotsu Hiiro As Managing Director

[ad_1] Disney has tapped Tamotsu Hiiro to be the new managing director of its Japanese operations.  Hiiro will report to Disney APAC President Luke Kang. Tamotsu was formerly president & CEO of McDonald’s Japan. Before that, he was president of Johnson & Johnson in Japan. In his new role at Disney, Tamotsu will be tasked…

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Emma Laird To Star In ‘Mint’; Cameras Roll On ‘Scrapper’ Director Charlotte Regan’s Family Crime Drama For The BBC

Emma Laird To Star In ‘Mint’; Cameras Roll On ‘Scrapper’ Director Charlotte Regan’s Family Crime Drama For The BBC

[ad_1] EXCLUSIVE: Emma Laird will star in Mint, the upcoming BBC crime family drama, which is Scrapper director Charlotte Regan’s first TV series. Deadline can reveal Mayor Of Kingstown and The Brutalist actress Laird’s casting along with that of Sam Riley (Firebrand), Laura Fraser (Breaking Bad), Lewis Gribben (Somewhere Boy), Lindsay Duncan (Sherwood) and Ben…

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How COVID changed America, in 12 charts

How COVID changed America, in 12 charts

[ad_1] Five years after the start of the coronavirus pandemic, COVID is usually discussed in the past tense — as a thing that happened. But no event as monumental as COVID simply goes away. The disease forced us to rearrange our society nearly overnight. Even though the days of lockdowns and mass death are behind…

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36th GLAAD Media Awards — Full Winners List

36th GLAAD Media Awards — Full Winners List

[ad_1] The 36th GLAAD Media Awards have concluded in Los Angeles, recognizing achievements across LGBTQ media over the past year. Streaming April 12 on Hulu, the awards show hosted by Michael Urie bestowed accolades to Hacks, Agatha All Along, Baby Reindeer, Doechii, Will & Harper, The View, RuPaul’s Drag Race, The Advocate, NBC News and…

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Asia: Markets mixed as autos suffer more tariff-fuelled losses

Asia: Markets mixed as autos suffer more tariff-fuelled losses

[ad_1] [HONG KONG]  Asian markets were mixed on Friday as traders brace for next week’s expected wave of US tariffs, while auto firms extended their painful losses following President Donald Trump’s announcement of steep levies on vehicle imports. The mood on trading floors has soured in recent weeks as the White House presses ahead with…

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‘Tribunal Justice’ Sets Fall Syndication Launch As It Clears 95% Of U.S.

‘Tribunal Justice’ Sets Fall Syndication Launch As It Clears 95% Of U.S.

[ad_1] Prime Video’s Tribunal Justice is on track for a September 8 launch in U.S. broadcast syndication. The court show’s distributor, Scott Koondel‘s Sox Entertainment, has closed multi-year deals in TV markets covering nearly 95% of the country. That includes pacts with major broadcast groups including Nexstar, Gray, Sinclair, Tegna, Hearst, Sunbeam, Cox Media, Scripps,…

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