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PR Newswire rounds up the week’s most newsworthy entertainment releases, including free smart TVs and PBS’s Memorial Day concert.

New York, May 19, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — With thousands of press releases published each week, it can be difficult to keep up with everything on PR Newswire. To help journalists covering the entertainment and media industries stay on top of the week’s most newsworthy and popular stories, here’s a roundup of the week’s can’t-miss stories.

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1. VICE Media Group Signs Purchase Agreement with Lender Consortium
   “We will have new ownership, a simplified capital structure and the ability to operate without legacy debt that has been a drag on our business. We look forward to completing the sale process within the next two to three months and embarking on a healthy and successful next chapter at VICE,” says Bruce Dixon and Hozefa LokhandwalaCo-CEO of VICE.
2. Pluto TV co-founder launches Telly, the ultimate free TV upgrade for the living room
   Not only is Telly poised to disrupt the industry by offering the most innovative TVs on the market, but it is also revolutionizing the industry’s business model by enabling advertisers to fully subsidize the cost of the TV itself for consumers and offer it completely free.
3. Motel 6 and Studio 6 Launch My6 Music Project
   pass now October 31Musicians and their crews can enjoy 10% off accommodation with the My6 Music Package, plus access to music-related merchandise and services from Sonos audio equipment, gas, food delivery, Showtime video streaming, Fender Play step-by-step 50% off music lessons and more.
4. Hyundai Motor and Sony Pictures team up for the third time in Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
   The new animated film will showcase a flying version of Hyundai’s Prophecy concept EV, the precursor to the all-electric IONIQ 6 model, and an example of the company’s vision for future mobility.
5. PBS’s National Memorial Day Concert: An Award-Winning National Tradition Honoring Our American Heroes and Their Families Living at the U.S. Capitol
   A 30-plus-year tradition unlike anything else on television, this 90-minute broadcast honors the service and sacrifice of our men and women in uniform, military families and all those who have given their lives for our country Come to real life to interpret the meaning of the festival through personal stories and tributes interwoven with musical performances.
6. Omdia study finds 90% of US sports fans are football-related, but fans need at least 3 streaming services for comprehensive coverage of NFL games
   Sarah HenschelOmdia lead analyst commented: “Sports is the last thing keeping consumers connected to pay TV subscriptions. Now that YouTube’s NFL Sunday Ticket and Apple’s MLS Season Tickets are fully available via streaming, regardless of location, The pressure is on for all leagues to create streaming offerings that won’t be full of frustrating blackouts.”
7. Nitro Circus prepares to blow the roof off with explosive 20th-anniversary tour
   With the return of Nitro Circus, the tour will thrill live audiences from coast to coast, celebrating 20 years of record-breaking thrills, life-threatening splatters and divisive shenanigans. Each night will feature an elite roster of top drivers, and fans can also look forward to special guests from various Nitro legends at each Tour stop.
8. food and wine poplar 40th Anniversary Digital Issue Debuts
   The inaugural digital edition combines recipes, interviews, archives and new photos and videos from iconic culinary leaders and innovative wine experts who have made the classics must-see events and helped shape food culture over the past four decades.
9. Exhibit exploring the guitar’s place in American art and society features paintings, photography and the important instrument
   Organized by Dr. Leo G. Mazow, Louise B. and J. Harwood Cochrane Curators of American Art, Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, legendary strings Explore fascinating connections and contrasts, showing how the guitar has figured prominently in the visual stories Americans tell themselves.
10. News Consumption Increases Cable’s Share of TV in April, According to New Nielsen Report for The Gauge™
    Declining 1.9% from March to April, total TV usage in the US fell for the third straight month, a trend typical as summer approaches. In contrast, the time spent watching TV is down 2.1% from the same period in 2022.
11. Wow!Reimagines the delivery of its video offerings with a strategic YouTube TV deal
    Through this partnership, consumers can purchase WOW!’s fastest, most reliable Internet, as well as industry-leading YouTube TV service, all on one convenient WOW! monthly bill.
12. Groundbreaking Ahlan Simsim program combines educational media and early childhood services to have significant impact on children’s learning, new research shows
    Strong Evidence Shows Educating Mass Media Improves Basic Social-Emotional Skills Critical to Children’s Long-Term Success: Watch aransim sim Television programming significantly improved children’s ability to identify emotions and apply simple regulation and coping strategies.

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