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Eric Carmen, Former Raspberries Frontman, Dies at 74
Eric Carmen, former member of The Raspberries, died over the weekend. "Love Is All That Matters... Faithful and Forever.'" A cause of death was not given. WireImage “Go All The Way” reached Number 5 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1972.
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Zooey Deschanel and Jonathan Scott Are Making "Slow" Progress With Their Wedding Plans
Zooey Deschanel and Jonathan Scott have been engaged since August 2023. The 44-year-old actress and Jonathan, 45, have been together since 2019. They insist they are not being deliberately coy about their wedding plans.
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Pacino Omits Best Picture Nominees
Al Pacino was Sunday night’s final presenter and announced “Oppenheimer” as the best picture winner. It wasn’t the only category to omit a reading of the nominees. The nominated films — “American Fiction,” “Anatomy of a Fall,” “Barbie,” “The Holdovers,” “Maestro” and “Poor Things” — all featured with montages.
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CEOWORLD Magazine Latest Stats Gate Richest Billionaires in Media and Entertainment Industry, 2024
David Thomson has a net worth of US$ 64.6 billion, making him the wealthiest person in the media and entertainment industry. Rupert Murdoch follows in second place with $19.5 billion, Donald Newhouse ranks third with $11.0 billion, and John Malone comes in fourth with $9.8 billion. Mark Cuban ($6.2 billion) occupied the 8th position among the richest people. The value of private companies was determined using financial ratios and other comparisons with comparable publicly traded companies.
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Alibaba Group Holding Ltd Announces HK$5 Billion Investment Plan
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd plans to invest no less than HK$5 billion ($639.4 million) the funds will be spread across Hong Kong-made TV dramas, movies, performances and cultivation of young talents. The investment is part of broader plan to revitalize Hong Kong's once-flourishing entertainment sector.
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Read more at China Daily
What Happens When Movies Are Nominated for Best Picture?
The Oscars viewership has been generally declining since the late 1990s. It finally cratered during its pandemic-flavored telecast in 2021. Last year, about 18.7 million tuned in. A measly number compared with the highs of yesteryear, but an improvement nonetheless.
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Read more at The Washington Post
Oscars - The Biggest Loser of All Time During Pandemic
An estimated 19.5 million people watched Sunday night’s 96th Academy Awards ceremony on ABC. That’s the biggest number drawn by the telecast in four years. But that trend comes from an all-time low during the pandemic, and it is up just 4% from last year’s estimated audience of 18.7 million.
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The Mixed-Use Project Brings Luxury Living, Restaurants, Retail, and a Park All Centered Around a Sculpture
Just northwest of downtown, a new entertainment district is under construction. The mixed-use project will bring together luxury living, restaurants, retail, and a park all centered around a sculpture. People will live and work here, with a more than 300-unit multifamily luxury apartment complex on-site and across the way a boutique hotel.
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Read more at News On 6
Hendricks Live Preseason Event
Hendricks Live" performing arts and entertainment center in Plainfield hosted their first preseason event Saturday night March 9,2024. (My Yellow Rickshaw) a cover band that has covered such bands and singers from Taylor Swift to Timberlake, Zac Brown Band to Alabama, The Temptations to Van Morrison, Cyndi Lauper to Guns ‘N Roses, TLC to Usher.
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Corpus Christi, Texas - The First Business to Receive a Rooftop Activation Incentive
Holiday Inn Express will be the first business to receive the grant of up to half a million dollars. This program, approved by City Council last year, uses tax money from businesses in the downtown area to offer incentives for improvement to local bars, restaurants and hotels. The first business has applied for and received a rooftop activation incentive. That's being built directly behind the Emerald Beach hotel on Shoreline.
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