NEW YORK, Nov. 1 -- The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers Foundation issued the following news: The winners of the 55th annual ASCAP Foundation Deems Taylor/Virgil Thomson Awards for outstanding books, articles, liner notes and broadcast programs on the subject of music give fans, readers and scholars rich new insights on legends of pop, film, jazz, country, concert music and more. Established in 1967 to honor the memory of composer, critic, commentator and former ASCAP Pr more PR

SACRAMENTO, California, Oct. 29 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following news release on Oct. 28, 2024: Governor Gavin Newsom today announced a proposal to expand California's Film & Television Tax Credit Program to $750 million annually, a massive increase from the current $330 million annual allocation. This ambitious expansion would position California as the top state for capped film incentive programs, surpassing other states like New York. "California is the entertainment more PR

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Oct. 29 -- SHAPE SECURITY, INC., Seattle, Washington has been assigned a patent (No. US 12130920 B2, initially filed Sept. 28, 2023) developed by four inventors Tim Disney, Santa Clara, California; Madhukar Kedlaya, Sunnyvale, California; Claire Schlenker, Redwood City, California; and Nitish Khadke, Mountain View, California, for "Detecting malicious scripts in a web page." more PT

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Oct. 29 -- DISNEY ENTERPRISES, INC., Burbank, California has been assigned a patent (No. US 12131652 B2, initially filed June 24, 2022) developed by four inventors Andrew Jesse Milluzzi, Clermont, Florida; Douglas Dixon, Ocoee, Florida; Lori D. LaFrance, Orlando, Florida; and Amber Lynn Girard, Kissimmee, Florida, for "Outdoor laser show control system using aircraft tracking data." more PT

WASHINGTON, Oct. 31 -- The White House issued the following news release on Oct. 30, 2024: * * * The First Lady's theme, "Hallo-READ!," highlights the spooktacular thrill of reading * * * On Wednesday, October 30th, the President and First Lady are hosting a Halloween event that will welcome local students and military-connected children to the White House for trick-or-treating. A teacher for 40 years, including years spent as a reading specialist, First Lady Jill Biden created this year's t more PR

SURREY, England, Oct. 30 -- RX (Reed Exhibitions), a part of RELX, issued the following news release: * * * Pop Culture Fans Took Over New York City's Javits Center for an Event Full of Guests Across the Hottest Series like "HBO's The Penguin," "Starz' Outlander," "Netflix's The Electric State," Plus More Must-See Programming, Iconic Comic Creators, and Top Exhibitors, from October 17-20 * * * By Sarah Kitley-Spencer New York Comic Con (NYCC) wrapped up the ultimate celebration of pop cult more PR

NEW YORK, Nov. 1 -- Warner Bros. Discovery, a media and entertainment company, issued the following news release: After a sold-out event in 2024, the TCM Classic Cruise will set sail from October 8-13, 2025, aboard the Disney Magic. Next year's ship will embark out of Port Canaveral, FL, and will travel to Nassau and Disney's newest island destination in the Bahamas, Disney Lookout Cay at Lighthouse Point. TCM's Ben Mankiewicz will again serve as host for the voyage, and travelers will be treat more PR

NEW YORK, Oct. 30 -- The Toy Association issued the following news release on Oct. 29, 2024: * * * Maxine Clark, Founder & Former Chief Executive Bear, Build-A-Bear Workshop; Sharon DiMinico, Founder & Chair, Learning Express Toys; and Professor Erno Rubik, Inventor, Rubik's Cube to be Honored at Toy of the Year(R) Awards February 28 * * * From inventing the world's most iconic puzzle, to creating a first-of-its-kind interactive toy retail experience, to taking specialty toy stores to unprec more PR

BENTONVILLE, Arkansas, Oct. 29 -- Walmart issued the following news on Oct. 28, 2024: * * * Walmart brings back multi-event deals experience, starting Nov. 11 and offering events through Cyber Monday! * * * Today Walmart is unveiling its plans to deliver a Black Friday and Cyber Monday shopping experience like only Walmart can - offering incredible savings on top of its Every Day Low Prices on the hottest holiday gifts, all with an easy and convenient experience. Adding to the thrill of the  more PR