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Nov

28

2021

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By Troy Warren

Why Streamers Are Stalling on Sharing Data

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BY TATIANA SIEGEL, RICK PORTER | HollywoodReporter.Com Troy Warren for CNT #Business #Digital Success is subjective, subscriber bases vary wildly, and confusing metrics math has left Hollywood with little more to go on than "we know hot programming when we see it." Back in 2019, WarnerMedia struck a deal for its soon-to-launch streamingplatform HBO Max that secured exclusive domestic streaming rights to The Big Bang Theory for five years. The pact, which sources pegged in the billions, also included an extension of an existing syndication deal with TBS in which the comedy will continue airing on the WarnerMedia-owned network through 2028. While the syndication side…

Nov

28

2021

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By Troy Warren

Delta saw spike in employees withdrawing 401(k) funds during pandemic

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By Kelly Yamanouchi, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Troy Warren for CNT #Business Last year, as the pandemic upended the travel industry, more than 40,000 Delta employees took voluntary unpaid leave. Many of the company’s other workers saw their hours and pay slashed by 25%. But there was another data point that made it clear to the airline’s executives that their workforce needed help. In total, Delta employees — who numbered more than 90,000 before the pandemic — took about $1 billion from their 401(k) retirement plans in early withdrawals last year. The raiding of retirement funds was an indication that employees were in financial straits.…

Nov

27

2021

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By Troy Warren

Resignations are just part of the story. The pandemic reshaped attitudes

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By Michael E. Kanell, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Troy Warren for CNT #COVID-19 #Business Eva Lynch worked for years in specialty stores, loving the interaction with customers, the give and take, suggesting cosmetics or outfits or jewelry. But the pandemic stole that. She had been selling clothing and intimate apparel at a Douglasville store that closed for six weeks in the spring of 2020. When it reopened that May, it just wasn’t as satisfying. People had to keep their distance, their faces hidden behind masks. The Powder Springs resident eventually quit her job in April of this year to join a staffing…

Nov

26

2021

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By Troy Warren

TV News’ Dangerous Bet: Hedging on a Streaming Future

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BY ALEX WEPRIN | HollywoodReporter.Com Troy Warren for CNT #Business While touting new platforms (think: CNN+ or Fox Nation), top broadcast and cable executives are incentivized to protect the linear status quo, given that’s where the money is — even if it’s a rapidly declining business model. Does TV news have a future outside of the existing television ecosystem? The question is top of mind for news executives as the entertainment world dramatically shifts, with linear TV channels facing steady decline and streaming on the rise. In his 1991 book Three Blind Mice, Ken Auletta detailed how the rise of cable TV,…

Nov

25

2021

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By Troy Warren

The 15 best virtual tour software for real estate to whip up more buyer interest

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By Beth Townsend | JamesEdition.Com Troy Warren for CNT #RealEstate #Business The future of property tours is virtual – are you ready? Two out of three people want more virtual tours according to certified Google Street View Trusted photography CPCP. Their survey found 67% of respondents want more business listings to have virtual tours. In real estate, virtual tours have become much more common as a result of COVID-19 but it’s a trend that is set to stay and has a real benefit for listings and attracting high-quality buyers and investors. Travel restrictions were a key driver behind virtual tour adoption,…

Nov

25

2021

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5 reasons to become a nurse entrepreneur

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By Nancy Clanton, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Troy Warren for CNT #Health If you’re looking for a career change, this might be the right decision for you A recent survey by Hospital IQ, a provider of predictive hospital operations and communications software, found 90% of respondents said they’re considering leaving the nursing profession in the next year. Additionally, 71% of RNs with more than 15 years of experience were considering leaving as soon as possible or in the next few months. If this sounds like you, consider taking the nurse entrepreneur route. “From working as a consultant for medical malpractice law firms to…

Nov

24

2021

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U.S. jobless claims plunge to 199,000, lowest in 52 years

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By PAUL WISEMAN, Associated Press Troy Warren for CNT #Business WASHINGTON — The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits plummeted last week to the lowest level in more than half a century, another sign the U.S. job market is rebounding rapidly from last year’s coronavirus recession. Jobless claims dropped by 71,000 to 199,000, the lowest since mid-November 1969. The drop was much bigger than economists expected. The four-week average of claims, which smooths out weekly ups and downs, also dropped — by 21,000 to just over 252,000, the lowest since mid-March 2020 when the pandemic slammed the economy. Since topping…

Nov

24

2021

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Dollar Tree makes it official: Items will now cost $1.25

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By The Associated Press Troy Warren for CNT #Business NEW YORK — Faced with the rising cost of goods and freight, discount retail chain Dollar Tree said Tuesday it will raise its prices to $1.25 for most of its products. Dollar Tree said the reason for raising its prices to $1.25 was not due to “short-term or transitory market conditions” and said the price increases were permanent. The higher prices will also allow the company to cope with high merchandise cost increases as well as higher operating costs, such as wages, it said. “(Dollar Tree) believes this is the appropriate time…

Nov

23

2021

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Hollywood Warms to Saudi Arabia’s Money Again

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BY TATIANA SIEGEL, ALEX RITMAN | HollywoodReporter.Com Troy Warren for CNT #Entertainment #Business It wasn’t too long ago that power brokers rushed to distance themselves from the country after the killing of columnist Jamal Khashoggi. Now it’s hosting a star-studded film festival and backing big-budget features with U.S. talent. In April 2018, Hollywood power players gave the royal treatment to Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, jockeying for a chance to tap into the country’s $500 billion Public Investment Fund and expanding market share. But in the wake of the murder of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi six months later —…

Nov

22

2021

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Target to keep stores closed on Thanksgiving for good

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By ANNE D'INNOCENZIO, Associated Press Troy Warren for CNT #Business NEW YORK — Target will no longer open its stores on Thanksgiving Day, making permanent a shift to the unofficial start of the holiday season that was suspended during the pandemic. To limit crowds in stores, retailers last year were forced to turn what had become a weekend shopping blitz into an extended event, with holiday sales beginning as early as October. That forced shift appears to have been fortuitous. U.S. holiday sales last November and December rose 8.2% in 2020 from the previous year, according to The National Retail Federation,…

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