NOVEMBER 25, 1994
Bicoastal Crossroads Films has launched Crossroads International. Ann Egbert, executive producer of Crossroads division X-Ray Productions, New York, will serve as executive producer of the new venture. She will also maintain her present responsibilities at X-Ray…. Director Dusty Nelson has joined Orbit Productions, Hollywood, for exclusive spot representation. Nelson had formerly been with Siegel/Nelson Films, Pacific Palisades, Calif., a company he formed seven years ago with former partner/executive producer Alan Siegel. With Nelson’s departure, Siegel/ Nelson was dissolved…. Terry Thoren, former president of Will Vinton Entertainment, Portland, Ore., and Los Angeles, has been named CEO/president of Klasky Csupo, Hollywood, Calif….
NOVEMBER 24, 1989
Bill Perna, executive producer at Smillie Films, Santa Monica, has been designated to become the new president of the West Coast chapter of the Association of Independent Commercial Producers (AICP), succeeding Ted Goetz, executive producer at Murray & McNamara Moving Pictures, Studio City, Calif…..Bob Cox has joined chairman Martin Landey as president/creative director of the newly named Cox Landey and Partners (formerly Shaw & Landey), New York. Cox was most recently a creative at Hal Riney & Partners, New York….Peter Ronick has been named executive producer of Broadway Video Graphics, New York….
Microsoft Report Says Efforts By Russia, Iran and China To Sway U.S. Voters May Escalate
Foreign adversaries have shown continued determination to influence the U.S. election –- and there are signs their activity will intensify as Election Day nears, Microsoft said in a report Wednesday.
Russian operatives are doubling down on fake videos to smear Vice President Kamala Harris' campaign, while Chinese-linked social media campaigns are maligning down-ballot Republicans who are critical of China, the company's threat intelligence arm said Wednesday.
Meanwhile, Iranian actors who allegedly sent emails aimed at intimidating U.S. voters in 2020 have been surveying election-related websites and major media outlets, raising concerns they could be preparing for another scheme this year, the tech giant said.
The report serves as a warning – building on others from U.S. intelligence officials – that as the nation enters this critical final stretch and begins counting ballots, the worst influence efforts may be yet to come. U.S. officials say they remain confident that election infrastructure is secure enough to withstand any attacks from American adversaries. Still, in a tight election, foreign efforts to influence voters are raising concern.
Microsoft noted that some of the disinformation campaigns it tracks received little authentic engagement from U.S. audiences, but others have been amplified by unwitting Americans, exposing thousands to foreign propaganda in the final weeks of voting.
Russia, China and Iran have all rejected claims that they are seeking to meddle with the U.S. election.
"The presidential elections are the United States' domestic affairs. China has no intention and will not interfere in the US election," the Chinese Embassy said in a statement.
"Having already unequivocally and... Read More