Selena Gomez’s beauty brand just made her a billionaire
Selena Gomez is a billionaire, Bloomberg reports. Selena Gomez has entered a rarefied circle for young celebrities. The 32-year-old…
The NFL is here to save TV, again. But it’s going to get harder every year.
TV loves the NFL. The NFL loves TV’s money. But that could change if younger viewers don’t love the…
An M&A spree in influencer marketing is bolstering the creator economy. These 15 deals show what’s selling and why.
Publicis Groupe’s CEO Arthur Sadoun announced plans in July to acquire influencer-marketing firm Influential. Influencer-marketing and digital-talent firms are…
Americans don’t want to ban TikTok anymore
TikTok’s CEO Shou Chew has testified before Congress on multiple occasions. Fewer Americans want to ban TikTok than did…
A timeline of the controversy surrounding Francis Ford Coppola’s $120 million-movie ‘Megalopolis’
Adam Driver as Caesar on the “Megalopolis” poster. Francis Ford Coppola’s science-fiction drama “Megalopolis” has become mired in controversy…
Sports gambling is bigger than ever. It’s also gotten incredibly weird.
No. 15 Patrick Mahomes playing for the Kansas City Chiefs in the 2024 Super Bowl. Football season is here,…
ESPN Bet has big ambitions and a tough outlook as it launches in New York and aims to gain share in sports betting
Betting is an increasingly big part of ESPN’s growth strategy, its executives have said. As Frank Sinatra famously sang…
2 friends quit their healthcare jobs to run a dating-app startup together. Here’s how they scaled to 60,000 users.
Danielle Dietzek and Julie Griggs founded Fourplay in 2020. Julie: I was completing a clinical rotation and dating. In…
Jimmy Fallon plans to tape his mouth shut for a better night’s sleep
Jimmy Fallon said he’s read up on the benefits of nose breathing. As Jimmy Fallon approaches his 50th birthday,…
Inside Netflix’s hunt for its next ads leader and what it signals about the company’s future
Amy Reinhard (R) at Variety’s Entertainment and Technology Summit. Netflix’s advertising president, Amy Reinhard, has started the search for…