Joseph Bell has become general manager of The Mill Los Angeles. Bell brings a wealth of experience from roles at companies such as Lucasfilm. Most recently he was the chief operating officer of film and television VFX company FuseFX.
Bell held a number of producer and EP roles for over a decade, while recently earning an MBA from UCLA. As GM of The Mill LA, he reports to Mill group COO Johnny Moore and will focus on driving the operational efficiencies that underpin The Mill’s continued delivery of groundbreaking creative work.
The Mill is recognized for pioneering creative technology initiatives, such as its recent collaboration with Universal Pictures on the Welcome to Marwen AR App. The Los Angeles studio also added to its portfolio of iconic commercial work with multiple USA Today Ad Meter-rated spots for Super Bowl 53, as well as other work that continues to be recognized with accolades from the AICP Show, Cannes Lions, and The Webbys.
The Mill’s co-founder and CEO Robin Shenfield stated, “This is an exciting hire for our Los Angeles studio. Joseph adds a layer of operational excellence to a studio that is making truly outstanding work for its clients.”
Supreme Court Allows Multibillion-Dollar Class Action Lawsuit To Proceed Against Meta
The Supreme Court is allowing a multibillion-dollar class action investors' lawsuit to proceed against Facebook parent Meta, stemming from the privacy scandal involving the Cambridge Analytica political consulting firm.
The justices heard arguments in November in Meta's bid to shut down the lawsuit. On Friday, they decided that they were wrong to take up the case in the first place.
The high court dismissed the company's appeal, leaving in place an appellate ruling allowing the case to go forward.
Investors allege that Meta did not fully disclose the risks that Facebook users' personal information would be misused by Cambridge Analytica, a firm that supported Donald Trump 's first successful Republican presidential campaign in 2016.
Inadequacy of the disclosures led to two significant price drops in the price of the company's shares in 2018, after the public learned about the extent of the privacy scandal, the investors say.
Meta spokesman Andy Stone said the company was disappointed by the court's action. "The plaintiff's claims are baseless and we will continue to defend ourselves as this case is considered by the District Court," Stone said in an emailed statement.
Meta already has paid a $5.1 billion fine and reached a $725 million privacy settlement with users.
Cambridge Analytica had ties to Trump political strategist Steve Bannon. It had paid a Facebook app developer for access to the personal information of about 87 million Facebook users. That data was then used to target U.S. voters during the 2016 campaign.
The lawsuit is one of two high court cases involving class-action lawsuits against tech companies. The justices also are wrestling with whether to shut down a class action against Nvidia.... Read More