Norwegian commercial director Anniken Lien has signed with The Joneses for exclusive U.S. representation in commercials. Her credits include work for such brands as Volkswagen, Nivea, Kraft, L'Oreal, Nestle and Lego in association with agencies and production companies across Europe….Culver City/Vancouver-based visual effects house Zoic Studios has promoted VFX talent Levi Ahmu to creative director. The move comes on the heels of Ahmu's visually inventive, Zoic-produced :15, “Show Us Your Skin,” for Dove out of David Brown Entertainment, featuring inspired mosaic imagery. Ahmu served as both creative director and live-action director on the Dove spot….Blythe Dalton has been promoted from sr. producer to head of production at MassMarket, overseeing all projects run in-house for the West Coast office….Sam Helfer has joined the New York office of Erwin Penland as a broadcast producer. She previously worked for Deutsch, N.Y., as a content producer for a variety of international clients such as Microsoft, Milk, DIRECTV and Tylenol….Joanna “Joey” Cade has joined Element X Creative, Dallas, as executive producer of VFX. She comes from Reel FX Entertainment and has been a freelance commercial, film and VFX producer….Splice Here, Minneapolis, has added colorist Alexis Van Hurkman…
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