Spencer Dodd, formerly executive producer at Gorgeous Enterprises, London, has been named exec producer/managing director for The Sweet Shop in the U.K. and Europe.
He is based in the London office of The Sweet Shop, an international production house which also maintains offices in Auckland, Melbourne, Sydney, New York and Los Angeles. The overall company continues to be headed by CEO/founding partner Paul Prince.
Dodd spent the past 10 years at Gorgeous, the acclaimed shop featuring the talents of director Frank Budgen, among others. Dodd views this new chapter in his career as “an exciting challenge–growing the team, expanding the roster and developing The Sweet Shop’s presence in the U.K. and throughout Europe…The company already has a great reputation and I’m looking forward to helping them develop and grow that brand over the years ahead.”
Part of that growth will include The Rumpus Room, a sister company of The Sweet Shop specializing in content for different platforms spanning such areas as social networking, the web and non-linear advertising.
Trump Asks Supreme Court To Delay TikTok Ban
President-elect Donald Trump asked the Supreme Court on Friday to pause the potential TikTok ban from going into effect until his administration can pursue a "political resolution" to the issue.
The request came as TikTok and the Biden administration filed opposing briefs to the court, in which the company argued the court should strike down a law that could ban the platform by Jan. 19 while the government emphasized its position that the statute is needed to eliminate a national security risk.
"President Trump takes no position on the underlying merits of this dispute. Instead, he respectfully requests that the Court consider staying the Act's deadline for divestment of January 19, 2025, while it considers the merits of this case," said Trump's amicus brief, which supported neither party in the case and was written by D. John Sauer, Trump's choice for solicitor general.
The argument submitted to the court is the latest example of Trump inserting himself in national issues before he takes office. The Republican president-elect has already begun negotiating with other countries over his plans to impose tariffs, and he intervened earlier this month in a plan to fund the federal government, calling for a bipartisan plan to be rejected and sending Republicans back to the negotiating table.
He has been holding meetings with foreign leaders and business officials at his Mar-a-Lago club in Florida while he assembles his administration, including a meeting last week with TikTok CEO Shou Chew.
Trump has reversed his position on the popular app, having tried to ban it during his first term in office over national security concerns. He joined the TikTok during his 2024 presidential campaign and his team used it to connect with younger... Read More