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Netflix faces trademark suit over basketball team name and branding in ‘Running Point’

Fast Company Tech

The new Netflix series Running Point stars Kate Hudson as president of a fictional pro basketball team, the Los Angeles Waves. And the Pepperdine Waves have a problem with it. Attorneys for Pepperdine University in Malibu have filed a lawsuit against the streaming service and Warner Bros.

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SAG Awards 2025: How and when to watch Hollywood’s most heartfelt tribute to actors

Fast Company Tech

Shgun is the most celebrated television series, also with five nominations. This isnt her first rodeo and she initially balked at the idea of having awards ceremonies after the devastating Eaton and Palisades fires that greatly impacted large portions of the Los Angeles area in the beginning of the year.

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How NYC entertainers and creatives are driving fire aid for Los Angeles

Fast Company Tech

The deadly Los Angeles wildfires had just begun when Comic Relief U.S.’s The six weeks since Los Angeles’ most destructive wildfires have proven no different. It isn’t just celebrities getting involved. The majority of Tunnicliffe’s clients and coworkers are based in the Los Angeles area.

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Los Angeles city attorney charges popular TikTok creators for partying

The Verge

Los Angeles city attorney Mike Feuer has charged four people, including TikTok creators Bryce Hall and Blake Gray, for allegedly throwing a series of parties in the Hollywood Hills area in violation of public health restrictions in place to prevent the spread of COVID-19. “We Bryce Hall and friends at a recent party.

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PAX organizer ReedPop will host E3 2023 in Los Angeles next June

TechSpot

As you may know, ReedPop is the veteran event production company behind other major shows including the Star Wars Celebration, PAX events and New York Comic Con. The ESA is partnering with ReedPop on E3 2023.

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PearPop lets TikTok celebrities monetize by sharing shoutouts and screentime with fans

TechCrunch

PearPop a new Los Angeles-based company, is on its way to racking up nearly 25,000 users in less than a month, and has already landed seed funding from the firm Rocket One Capital. PearPop’s platform works by letting TikTok celebrities set a price for sharing screen time. The company’s premise is simple.

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Los Angeles settles Weather Channel lawsuit, lets it keep selling location data to advertisers

The Verge

Los Angeles has settled its lawsuit against the operator of The Weather Channel app. TWC and IBM also agreed to notify Los Angeles of any future changes to these disclosure screens for the next two years, and give the city another opportunity to potentially challenge them in court.