Roku has launched an advertising brand studio, hiring execs from Snap Inc. and Funny or Die to help develop the venture. The new operation will produce ads and TV programming customized for marketers. While those offerings have become typical for many media companies, brands and agencies over the past two decades, they are a relatively new dimension to streaming. In […]

The 15th-seeded Troy Trojans looked like they were going to have a chance to tie the No. 2 Texas A&M Aggies in the final seconds of regulation during a first-round matchup at the women's NCAA tournament on Monday. Except, possession — and a pivotal call — evaded them when needed most. Instead, the Aggies avoided what a potentially historic 15-2 upset (it would have […]

Medical staff prepares a syringe from a vial of the AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine during preparations at the vaccine center in Ebersberg near Munich, Germany, Monday, March 22, 2021. (Photo: Matthias Schrader, AP) Results from a U.S. trial of AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine may have used “outdated information,” U.S. federal health officials said early Tuesday. The Data and Safety Monitoring Board said in […]

When the coronavirus made its way around the globe last year, words like “unprecedented” became instant buzzwords. No one knew what to do. Nonessential stores were forced to close, millions of workers had to set-up home offices overnight and online shopping was put to the test.  Crisis managers and retail consultants were quickly called upon for advice. But without a […]

Alabama Montgomery: National Guard members will begin immunizing rural residents against COVID-19 this week as Alabama tries to improve a vaccination rate that’s trailing most of the nation. Mobile vaccination clinics will be held Tuesday in Andalusia and Livingston, according to a news release by the state, followed by clinics in Enterprise and Eutaw on Wednesday. Guard teams will provide […]

The phased-in approach to the tax changes around property investment will give investors time to weigh up their options, a tax expert says. Robyn Walker a partner at Deloitte who specialises in tax, said changes to the bright-line test and the removal of the interest deduction were not a complete surprise given the speculation in media in recent months. “But, […]

BANGKOK (BLOOMBERG) – South-east Asian oil and fuel demand has hit a plateau after an initial recovery from the Covid-19-induced slump and appears unlikely to get back to pre-virus levels until the end of the year or later. A slow roll-out of vaccinations and a resurgence in cases in the region of almost 700 million people is pushing back the […]

INDIANAPOLIS – It’s almost an inevitability that the more success someone has, the further away from their roots they get. Not Gonzaga. Now a card-carrying member of men’s college basketball’s bluebloods, the ‘Zags remain that little team that could from Spokane, Wash. Endearingly so. This is the sixth consecutive tournament that Gonzaga has reached the Sweet 16, the only school […]