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August 19, 2026

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August 19, 2026
NextAfto Is Rethinking the Way Consumers Buy and Lease New Cars

NextAfto Is Rethinking the Way Consumers Buy and Lease New Cars

NextAfto describes itself as a new-car shopping platform that lets consumers request structured dealer offers without disclosing their phone number or email address to matched dealers during the offer process. For some consumers, submitting a vehicle inquiry can lead to repeated calls, texts, and emails from dealerships. NextAfto was

Netflix Hires Katie Martin Kelley in L.A. Film Communications Move

Netflix Hires Katie Martin Kelley in L.A. Film Communications Move

Netflix has hired Warner Bros. Motion Picture Group executive Katie Martin Kelley as vice president of communications, film, with a September 8 start date. She will report to Chief Communications Officer Dani Dudeck and oversee communications for film and animation, marking a senior Hollywood communications move between two major

Sofi&Co Family Takes on Los Angeles Swim Week

Sofi&Co Family Takes on Los Angeles Swim Week

A Bali-born fashion brand is headed west. On August 16, Sofi&Co Family made its Los Angeles Swim Week debut in Bel Air, presenting a ten-look collection titled “The Other Side of Fear,” a runway concept built around transformation, identity, and the courage to move beyond the versions of ourselves

Inside Success CEO on the Future of Business TV and Movies

Inside Success CEO on the Future of Business TV and Movies

By: Aby Yusef An interview with Rudy Mawer, Founder and CEO of Inside Success TV, on building a new category of business-focused entertainment Inside Success TV has grown rapidly from a television production concept into a broader media company with shows distributed across platforms including Amazon Prime Video, Apple

Eddy Mann and the Long Road of a Musical Believer

Eddy Mann and the Long Road of a Musical Believer

By: Daniel Mercer There is something quietly unfashionable about Eddy Mann. For decades, the Philadelphia-rooted singer-songwriter, musician, worship leader, and teaching pastor has continued making records while the machinery surrounding popular music has

Los Angeles Lakers Ownership Deal Values Team at $12.5 Billion

Los Angeles Lakers Ownership Deal Values Team at $12.5 Billion

The Los Angeles Lakers are set for their second ownership change in roughly a year after Josh Kushner and former Disney CEO Bob Iger agreed to acquire the NBA franchise in a deal valued at $12.5 billion. The proposed transaction would establish a new U.S. professional sports valuation record