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More Than That With Gia Peppers Jumps from Podcast to TV With Dentsu Backing

People have been able to hear Gia Peppers talk about big issues for years. Now they’ll be able to see her when she does. Peppers’ issues-focused podcast “More Than That with Gia Peppers” is expanding to video this year, with a four-episode limited run on the Revolt cable network that debuts Tuesday evening. “More Than That” focusses on issues central to Black Americans and diverse communities and marks the latest effort by Madison Avenue to identify content, programming and media outlets that are backed by people of color.

Party bosses fall in Japan's worst political corruption scandal in decades

SEOUL, South Korea — Japan's governing Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) on Friday replaced two of its top executives, as part of a purge related to the worst corruption scandal to rock the country in three decades. The outgoing executives were in charge of policy and parliamentary affairs. They belonged to an LDP faction — a sort of party within a party — formerly led by the late ex-Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.

Women's World Cup Gets Big TV Push as U.S. Team Seeks Three-Peat Win

In a milestone media moment for women’s sports, Fox Sports is about to deliver the most expansive coverage of a FIFA Women’s World Cup tournament in history – an investment driven by the success of the U.S. national team and its pursuit of an unprecedented third consecutive victory. From July 20 through Aug. 20, cabler Fox Sports 1 (FS1) and the Fox broadcast network will serve up more than 190 hours of live soccer programming from the tournament staged in Australia and New Zealand.

Harry Potter -- Hung Like a Horse

A horse is a horse, of course, of course. And no one can talk to a horse of course. That is, of course, unless the horse is ... Harry Potter? Your four-legged equine friend can look like "Harry Potter" too ... compliments of a Costa Rican company, The Horse Tailor, which -- for some reason -- makes customized outfits for horse owners across the world. Who needs Quidditch, when you have a horse in drag?

2024 Dubai Invitational: Prize Money Breakdown and Winners Payout

The much-anticipated 2024 Dubai Invitational has finally begun. The event will mark a five-week stretch of professional golf in the Middle East. The field filled with 60 professionals and 60 amateurs has officially started to tee it up in their hopes of achieving glory at the Dubai Creek Resort. Many big names, includingRory McIlroy, Tommy Fleetwood, Nicolai Hojgaard, and more, are present at the UAE venue. Apart from 3,000 Race to Dubai points up for grabs, the invitational also offers hefty prize money with a purse of $2.