Ben Crompton has stepped into a new role as the worldwide leader of entertainment for Fremantle, a major production house. He arrives from NBCUniversal, where he oversaw international unscripted shows, and previously ran U. S. operations for Lime Pictures, known for Netflix’s Dance Monsters and MTV’
Webtoon Entertainment, a top webcomic platform, has chosen Yongsoo Kim as its new president. Kim, who started at the company in 2022, will now head senior leadership and report to founder CEO Junkoo Kim. The move aims to speed up projects and spark fresh ideas across Webtoon’s worldwide operation
Portland is set to shake up its long‑standing arts tax. Council President Jamie Dunphy says the current $35 yearly levy on adults earning over $1, 000 is outdated and poorly managed. He plans to reallocate some of the unused $9 million that sits in reserve, aiming to give about $1. 5 million a year
The upcoming Fox reboot of “Baywatch” will be one of the few big‑budget shows that actually shoots on the West Coast this year. Its scenes will be filmed along Venice Beach and inside Fox Studios, a sharp contrast to the trend of productions moving away from Los Angeles. The shift is part of a larg
Jax Birth, a senior from Ardmore High School, spent a week in the Oklahoma House of Representatives during the second session of the 60th Legislature. The opportunity was arranged by Representative Tammy Townley, who welcomed him as a page and offered the student a front‑row view of state politics.
Mark Turco, who took over as chief executive of Rhode Island’s Life Science Hub in January 2025, will leave the post on March 11. He has accepted a CEO role at an unnamed medical‑device firm, stepping back into the private sector. The Hub’s new leader will inherit a bold plan and tight deadlines, as
Researchers have engineered a method to turn enriched silicon and germanium into exceptionally clean silane and germane gases. These gases are crucial for building devices that rely on quantum mechanics, as well as for creating next‑generation semiconductors. The technique improves the reliability o
One10 LLC, a company that uses science to boost motivation and performance, has announced that Drew Carter will become its new President and CEO. The change comes as part of a long‑term plan that the firm has been developing for several years, with a focus on growth through 2030. Carter will lead
Microsoft has released a new 15‑billion parameter AI that can read pictures and write text while saving time and energy. The model, called Phi‑4‑reasoning‑vision‑15B, can solve math and science questions, read charts, point out buttons on a screen, and even caption photos. It does this while using o
Israel has moved into a second stage of its campaign against Iran, targeting underground missile storage sites. The move follows the first week’s strikes that hit Iranian leaders and sparked a wider regional conflict, with Israel and the U. S. attacking targets in Iran, Lebanon, Iraq and the Gulf.
