In this edition of TV Bits: An update on Fargo season 4 HBO announces a premiere date for Fahrenheit 451 Happy Holidays! Hallmark will debut 34 new Christmas movies in 2018 The line-up for Seth Rogen’s Hilarity for Charity has been announced Margot Robbie will produce a Shakespeare anthology series with a female spin A behind-the-scenes look at […]
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Bill Hader and Alec Berg on How ‘Fargo’ and ‘Boogie Nights’ Influenced ‘Barry’ [Interview]
Imagine you’re staring down the barrel of a gun, and the man pulling the trigger is the guy who played Stefon on Saturday Night Live. Of course in the world of Barry, no one knows Bill Hader from TV and he’s playing Barry, a professional hitman. On a job in L.A., Barry discovers an acting […]
Wells Fargo suffers a rare punishment—a cap on assets
ON HER way out, Janet Yellen, who stood down as the Federal Reserve’s chair on February 2nd, paused to add yet another sanction to those already imposed on Wells Fargo for foisting unwanted insurance and banking products on clients. The latest punishment is a highly unusual one. Wells will be blocked from adding assets to […]
Wells Fargo plunges after being hit with a rare growth ban by the Fed (WFC)
REUTERS/Noah Berger Wells Fargo & Company said Friday it has been hit with a cease and desist order from the Federal Reserve limiting its assets to $ 1.95 trillion. Shares of the bank, which have already struggled to grow amid a fake account scandal uncovered in 2016, opened down more than 9% Monday morning. You […]
Fargo season 4: Will there be another series? Release date, cast, plot, trailer and more
Will there be another season of Fargo? Yes – FX bosses and series creator Noah Hawley have confirmed that Fargo will continue for another season at least. The critically acclaimed show’s first three season were hugely successful so it looks like FX want to keep it going. CEO of the American broadcaster John Landgraf said […]
Why Brian Fargo thinks blockchain is key to an alternative PC game store
Veteran game publisher Brian Fargo and other game industry veterans announced a plan to shake up PC digital game purchases this week with the announcement of Robot Cache and its planned cryptocurrency, dubbed Iron. Their idea comes amid a sometimes hot, sometimes not — but always volatile — market for cryptocurrency and blockchain startups. Fargo’s plan to […]
Brian Fargo will launch blockchain currency for alternative digital game store
Veteran game publisher Brian Fargo and other game industry veterans hope to change the PC industry by creating a new cryptocurrency that serves as an alternative to the app stores. Fargo’s new company Robot Cache will create a digital PC games platform, just like Valve’s Steam digital distribution service, but it will give game publishers and […]
Wells Fargo profit jumps after one-time boost from tax reform (WFC)
Ryan Welsh/Flickr Wells Fargo’s fourth-quarter profit rose 18%, driven by a one-time benefit from the new tax law. Analysts have been closely watching the bank’s expenses since a scandal about its sales practices emerged in 2016. (Reuters) – Wells Fargo & Co posted an 18 percent rise in fourth-quarter profit on Friday, driven by a one-time tax […]
FX Boss Offers Updates on Fargo Season 4, Better Things Sans Louis C.K., Horror Story Season 8 and More
FX has informally, unofficially renewed Fargo for a fourth season. At the cabler’s portion of the Television Critics Association’s winter press tour on Friday, CEO John Landgraf revealed that a fourth edition of Noah Hawley’s acclaimed anthology is in development. The series, which wrapped its third season last year, had been on hold pending series creator Noah Hawley’s […]
Navajo Nation sues ‘predatory’ Wells Fargo for $50mn
The Navajo Nation is suing Wells Fargo for $ 50 million, saying the bank used “unlawful practices” to trick its members. The suit comes on the heels of a new study suggesting the tribe could benefit from evolving energy markets. The lawsuit was filed in the US District Court in New Mexico on Wednesday. The […]