Sentences with phrase «business entertainment as»

It is one of the great recreational destinations in the world, offering all types of show - business entertainment as well as cultural, historical and outdoor activities.

Not exact matches

Although NBCUniversal's theme park revenue was strong compared to the previous year, the entertainment unit's movie business didn't do so well, thanks to some weak releases such as Ride Along 2 and Hail, Caesar!

Schwartz has been in the TV business for three decades, most recently as president of FremantleMedia Kids & Family Entertainment.

Fran Hauser has held senior positions at some of the world's largest digital media businesses, including Time Inc.'s People, InStyle and Entertainment Weekly, as well as Moviefone and AOL.

The deal comes not long after Bell teamed up with Rogers (which owns Canadian Business) to buy a majority stake in Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment for $ 1.32 billion, largely as a play for valuable sports programming.

My industry is just as youth oriented as the entertainment business, so staying relevant means proving my worth every single day.

In Canada, businesses can deduct 50 % of a meal or entertainment expense (including tax and tip) from their taxes, so long as the event helps them earn income.

As a founder of Benchmark Entertainment in 1995, Taylor pioneered the business of creating radio shows as an extension of the magazines and brands they represenAs a founder of Benchmark Entertainment in 1995, Taylor pioneered the business of creating radio shows as an extension of the magazines and brands they represenas an extension of the magazines and brands they represent.

Cord - cutting, instantly - available highlights on social media, increased viewing options and changing viewing habits... all those factors and more make «business as usual» an untenable strategy not just for sports but for the entertainment industry in general.

In a document setting out the distortions created by the low taxes paid by digital businesses, the commission cited several U.S. firms such as internet retailer Amazon (amzn), social media host Facebook (fb), online entertainment firm Netflix (nflx), and short - term rental website Airbnb.

Then, in 2007, Goldman Sachs and Canwest Global split the business between them in a $ 2.3 - billion deal that left the distributor — renamed Alliance Films — as the last remnant of what had been a Canadian entertainment empire.

Retailers — except for those online — generally had fewer customers, as did entertainment businesses like movie theaters.

Jan. 6, 2006 — While much of the buzz about this year's International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas has centered on personal entertainment such as video - on - demand, portable media players, and giant television monitors, the four - day exhibition is also providing glimpses of the future of small business technology.

After the acquisition, DreamWorks Animation will become part of NBCUniversal's Filmed Entertainment Group, which includes its Illumination Entertainment animation business — which produced the popular Despicable Me and Minions movies — as well as the Universal Pictures movie studio.

That's an instructive example because publishers and entertainment conglomerates for years have tried to claim what they see as their rightful share of the digital - content - rentals business, but most of their efforts have been failures, while tech «middle men» like Amazon, Netflix, Apple, and Spotify have flourished.

It's business as usual for Sony Pictures Entertainment chairman Michael Lynton, who is drawing acclaim for the success of hits «Spectre,» the latest 007 blockbuster, plus «Hotel Transylvania 2» and «Goosebumps.»

As of Aug. 1, John Stankey, who currently leads DirecTV and other entertainment businesses for the No. 2 U.S. wireless carrier, will lead the team charged with Time Warner's integration before transitioning to chief executive of the media business once the merger is complete.

After taking over as CEO from Michael Eisner in 2005, Iger's tenure at the head of the company has been marked by a string of successful acquisitions that bolstered Disney's movie business, including purchases of Pixar, Marvel Entertainment, and Lucasfilm.

As big of a headache as freely distributed content is for the music and movie businesses, it's even worse for adult entertainment because Web surfers have no compulsions about getting the stuff without paying for iAs big of a headache as freely distributed content is for the music and movie businesses, it's even worse for adult entertainment because Web surfers have no compulsions about getting the stuff without paying for ias freely distributed content is for the music and movie businesses, it's even worse for adult entertainment because Web surfers have no compulsions about getting the stuff without paying for it.

Mark Cohen, director of retail studies at Columbia Business School and former Sears Canada CEO, discusses Macy's decision on buying Story, a retail entertainment concept, to implement in their stores as well as Amazon and Walmart in the race to acquire India's Flipkart.

I like to think of up - and - coming entertainment business CircusTrix as one of the companies that gets it right.

Netflix's market value of $ 130.6 billion puts it within reach of other entertainment and media powerhouses like Disney (market cap $ 154.7 billion) and Comcast (market cap $ 169.5 billion), as Hollywood business publication Variety noted.

The previously sleepy conglomerate — which owns properties like Nickelodeon and BET — exploded into life earlier this year, as 93 - year - old billionaire and controlling shareholder Sumner Redstone seemed to be taking a more active interest in the goings on at his entertainment business.

The nascent form of entertainment known as virtual reality is still figuring out its business model and its creative place.

As I watched, it was hard for me to focus on the entertainment and forget what I do for a living, which is to help businesses obtain financing.

«As the business environment around us has shifted with the times, we have decided to redefine entertainment as something that improves people's quality of life («QOL») in enjoyable ways and expand our business areas,» wrote IwatAs the business environment around us has shifted with the times, we have decided to redefine entertainment as something that improves people's quality of life («QOL») in enjoyable ways and expand our business areas,» wrote Iwatas something that improves people's quality of life («QOL») in enjoyable ways and expand our business areas,» wrote Iwata.

She's held senior positions at some of the world's largest digital media businesses, including Time Inc.'s PEOPLE, InStyle and Entertainment Weekly as well as AOL and Moviefone.

His departure as chairman marks the end of an era in Canadian business during which his empire included the auto parts company, MI Developments Inc., which owns the real estate under many of Magna's plants, and Magna Entertainment Corp., a racetrack and gambling company that went into Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in 2009.

He has more than 25 years of experience in journalism, including serving as the longtime business editor for the Oakland Tribune and sister papers of the Bay Area News Group, as well as covering public entertainment companies for Hollywood trade papers Daily Variety and Variety.

In China, seen by analysts as overtaking the U.S. as the world's largest box office in the coming years, Wang's entertainment business spans from cinemas to film production and theme parks.

The increase in revenue from the digital media and entertainment business was attributed to acquisitions of video streaming firm Youku Tudou and Singapore e-commerce firm Lazada as well as an increase in revenue from mobile value - added services provided by UCWeb.

Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group Holding Ltd has reported strong revenue growth for the second quarter led by its core business as well as the digital media and entertainment segment.

MaRS works closely with entrepreneurs to grow and scale their ventures into global market leaders in life sciences and health care, information, communications and entertainment technologies, clean tech, advanced materials and engineering, as well as innovative social purpose businesses.

Our reviewers include librarians, business executives, journalists from national publications, PhDs in religion and literature, creative executives in entertainment and publishing industries as well as other professional reviewers.

MaRS works closely with entrepreneurs to grow and scale their ventures into global market leaders in life sciences and health care, information, communications and entertainment technologies, cleantech, advanced materials and engineering, as well as innovative social purpose businesses.

Expenses that fit within the plan must have a business connection and may include travel expenses, including meals and entertainment, as well as supplies purchased for business.

In this session, we will hear from an industry leader about macro trends, consumers, products, and the societal goals of business as they strive to stay ahead in this new age of digital media & entertainment.

SkyCity Entertainment Group, New Zealand's only listed casino company, has posted an 18 per cent lift in first - half profit as improved trading at its key Auckland casino offset a weaker performance from its Australian and high - roller businesses.

To that end, an increasingly popular parlor question in the stocks as entertainment business is which company will be worth $ 1 trillion first?

Some speculate that the live streaming service will shift its e-sports focus (in Chinese) and use the new money to build a pan-entertainment platform encompassing entertainment programs, variety shows, e-sports and more, as the exorbitant costs related to purchases of e-sports tournament royalties, salaries of starring presenters (the signing bonus of a famous presenter can be as high as tens of millions of RMB) and content distribution network charges (can be as high as RMB 20 million every month) have made e-sports a cash - burning business.

This global hub, also known as «Gateway of the Americas», has everything that EB - 5 investor might want besides a growing number of EB - 5 approved projects; largest concentration of foreign banks and multinational corporations, rated Number 2 in Business Friendliness and Number 3 in Foreign Direct Investment Strategy by FDI Intelligence (a division of Financial Times), and is undoubtedly one of fastest growing urban centers of the world in commerce, finance, culture, media, arts, entertainment and international trade.»

Ferro also sought to buy Us Weekly when it went up for sale last year, and Tronc's name as been frequently mentioned as a potential buyer for other national entertainment news businesses.

«eSports can no longer be counted as a niche entertainment business,» says Marketing Week contributor Harry Lang, founder of integrated marketing consultancy Brand Architects and interim acquisition director of Genting Casino.

Octopus Investments also invests, on behalf of its customers, in a range of different businesses and industries through its Ventures and Specialist Finance Teams, these will include construction of housing, schools and hospitals, delivery of tech solutions to every day services (such as entertainment, property and social), food distribution, private jet services, chauffeur services, distribution of healthcare products.

As founder and CEO of Behmke Ventures, LLC, Jim has started and helped start a number of successful businesses, including being a founding member of PianoArc, LLC, a 2015 Edison Award Gold winner for innovation in entertainment (prior to his joining the Edison Award Steering Committee).

The assumptions and techniques of psychology and therapy have found their way into business, schools, families, popular entertainment, and even the courts» so much so that it has become common to speak of our society as a «therapeutic culture.»

It was told that time would come as small signs of the promised date that the wealthier would compete with building fancy sky sc - ra - pers & l Buildings... all serving pleasures and entertainments of certain High Ranks... Such fancy projects has dried up cash flow from financial markets which priorities was to help and encourage small business owners in the fields of services or as industrialists or agriculturalists from finding supportive finance to develop economy and reduce employment...

As the 21st century Church we must be apostolic in our approach, and not just invade different geographical regions but also various world systems and sectors, such as: government, business, entertainment, family, arts and media, and educatioAs the 21st century Church we must be apostolic in our approach, and not just invade different geographical regions but also various world systems and sectors, such as: government, business, entertainment, family, arts and media, and educatioas: government, business, entertainment, family, arts and media, and education.

The entertainment business is not usually thought of as a missionary enterprise, but talk - show host and media queen Oprah Winfrey is a woman on a mission.

The division's successful global themed entertainment business includes groundbreaking experiences such as The Wizarding World of Harry Potter and Warner Bros..