McDonald’s Crispy Chicken Sandwich and Deluxe Crispy Chicken Sandwich Source: McDonald’s McDonald’s new line of chicken sandwiches could lift all chicken suppliers, particularly Tyson Foods and Pilgrim’s Pride, said a Bank of America Securities report released Thursday. The fast-food giant launched its Crispy Chicken Sandwich nationwide on Wednesday, spurred on by increased competition with Chick-fil-A
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EXCLUSIVE: Maurice Fadida’s Los Angeles-based Kodiak Pictures is partnering with Israeli investment firm Meitav Dash and Israeli producer-financier New Legend Entertainment to create a new venture for debt-financing film and television projects. According to the partners, the goal is to expand the fund within a few years with the aim of investing around $300-$400M in
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Blondie are the latest artists to partner with Z2 Comics for a graphic novel. Blondie: Against the Odds will combine “an imaginative take on an oral history of the band, interspersed with artistic interpretations of 10 songs from their catalog.” The comic book was written by Amanda Conner and Jimmy Palmiotti, who are credited with
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A healthcare worker holds a dose of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine against the COVID-19 coronavirus before administering it to another as South Africa proceeds with its inoculation campaign at the Klerksdorp Hospital on February 18, 2021. Phill Magakoe | AFP | Getty Images The United States stands ready to deliver up to 4 million
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President Joe Biden signed an executive order Wednesday meant to address a global chip shortage impacting industries ranging from medical supplies to electric vehicles. The order includes a 100-day review of key products including semiconductors and advanced batteries used in electric vehicles, followed by a broader, long-term review of six sectors of the economy. The
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Netflix says its spending in Korea will top $500M in 2021 as the streamer doubles down on local content production after hits including #Alive. During an event today to tout its upcoming slate, Minyoung Kim, VP of Content for Korea, Southeast Asia, Australia and New Zealand, revealed that the service passed 3.8 million paid memberships
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Director Stephen DeBro’s 18th & Grand: The Olympic Auditorium Story is a fitting close the Slamdance Film Festival this Sunday. The film is a raw, often surprising perspective on an overlooked Downtown L.A. landmark, often called the Madison Garden of the West Coast. The concrete bunker-like structure was used for the 1932 Olympics. After that,
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The Audio Publisher’s Association has announced the finalists for the 2021 Audie Awards, which recognize the best audiobooks released in 2020. The 25 categories include the expected fiction and non-fiction categories, as well as awards for best narrator and multi-voice performance and more. In the last few years, audiobooks have gained more and more listeners,
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