
Hong Kong
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Hong Kong Broadcaster to Skip Oscars for First Time in 50-Plus Years Amid Beijing Backlash
By Brian Welk | March 29, 2021 @ 7:36 AMCity’s largest free-to-air channel TVB cites ”purely commercial“ reasons
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Hong Kong Disneyland to Close Again After Rise in Coronavirus Cases
By Brian Welk | July 13, 2020 @ 9:24 AMResort hotels will remain open with adjusted level of services
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ESPN Reporter Adrian Wojnarowski Apologizes for ‘F– You’ Email to Sen. Josh Hawley
By Tim Baysinger | July 10, 2020 @ 12:09 PMWojnarowski dropped the F-word to the Missouri senator after he criticized NBA for allowing social justice messages on its uniforms
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‘South Park’ Already Roasted LeBron James Over His Response to Daryl Morey’s China Tweet
By Tony Maglio | October 17, 2019 @ 6:54 AMMatt and Trey move fast
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Google Purges Hong Kong Protester Video Game for Breaking Rule on ‘Sensitive Events’
By Sean Burch | October 10, 2019 @ 8:53 AMTech giant is the latest company to remove content that could draw the ire of China’s Communist regime
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Blizzard Bans ‘Hearthstone’ Player for Voicing Support of Hong Kong Protests
By Sean Burch | October 8, 2019 @ 8:39 AMGamer receives one-year ban and won’t be paid $10,000 in tournament winnings for yelling ”liberate Hong Kong!“
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Twitter Purges Thousands of Accounts in China, Saudi Arabia for Fake News Campaigns
By Sean Burch | September 20, 2019 @ 8:01 AMRemovals come as the social media giant looks to curb misinformation campaigns domestically heading into the 2020 election
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Disney and #BoycottMulan Campaign: How Studios Must Adapt to Social Media Firestorms
By Trey Williams | September 3, 2019 @ 9:52 AM”It’s unrealistic for studios to expect their employees — their stars — to simply fall in line and not speak out or voice their opinions on issues,“ crisis management expert Evan Nierman says
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Twitter, Facebook Ban Hundreds of Accounts Spreading Disinformation About Hong Kong Protests
By J. Clara Chan and Sean Burch | August 19, 2019 @ 1:57 PMThe suspended Twitter accounts ”deliberately and specifically attempting to sow political discord in Hong Kong,“ the company announced on Monday
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Ryan Kavanaugh’s New Company Announces $250 Million Injection for US Film Production
By Trey Williams | May 15, 2019 @ 3:22 PMAs part of the deal, Proxima will acquire a large stake Hong Kong’s National Arts Studio,
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Raymond Chow, ‘Enter the Dragon’ and ‘Police Story’ Producer, Dies at 91
By Trey Williams | November 2, 2018 @ 2:06 PMHe introduced the world to Bruce Lee and Jackie Chan
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STX Entertainment Files Draft IPO With Hong Kong Stock Exchange
By Debbie Emery | April 26, 2018 @ 9:57 PMMove further cements studio’s ties to Chinese market
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How Steve Bannon Mined ‘Intense Young Men,’ From ‘World of Warcraft’ to the White House
By Sean Burch | August 21, 2017 @ 5:03 PMFormer Trump advisor used knowledge from his gaming days to help president’s 2016 campaign
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Jon Stewart Worries That China Is Even Doing ‘Rich, Entitled Celebutantes’ Better Than Us Now (Video)
By Tony Maglio | October 7, 2014 @ 5:56 AMDaughter of Hong Kong’s chief executive might want to cool it a bit with the taunting tax payers and the unemployed on social media
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Sundance Film Festival Expands to Hong Kong
By Sharon Waxman | July 31, 2014 @ 11:12 PMNew indie film festival will debut Sept. 19-28