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ReedPOP Issues A Statement For New York Comic Con Fans

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Readers of both this AND my PiercingMetal.com websites know that we just love hitting the New York Comic Con. I started attending back in 2010 and keep the posts to the PM side of the fence when it comes to posting our narratives and images for the general public. With “The Chronicles”, I’ve begun to add more of the announcements about the event to this side based on the overall busy that is our regular posting regimen over there. That said, we just received an announcement from their Event Director with some news about some changes that will be happening for this years convention. Take a look down below.

The Press Release:
I’m Kristina, the Event Director for New York Comic Con and our resident Mother of Dragons. We are always excited to start rolling out announcements for New York Comic Con and this year even more so. The NYCC squad is hard at work bringing together the best our pop culture world has to offer and I can’t wait for you to see what they’re up to. Creating a better NYCC and making it a special experience for you is always our goal.

We’re in the business of producing fun and helping you celebrate your fandom with a few thousand of your closest pals, and where we start is with your feedback on how we can improve and do better. Since we’re in the business of producing fun and making sure you’re able to see and do as many things as you want, we’re going to make a few pretty big changes…
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BroadwayCon Announces Details and Pre-Sales For 2020 Event

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The Press Release:
BroadwayCon celebrates its fifth year in 2020, returning to the New York Hilton Midtown on Friday, January 24 through Sunday, January 26. Tickets go on sale to the public at 1 PM ET on April 19, 2019. Returning attendees of BroadwayCon 2019 will have special pre-sale access beginning Wednesday, April 17, 2019 at 1 PM ET.

Since 2016, BroadwayCon has been the premiere fan convention for all things Broadway. Highlights from previous years include show spotlights with the casts of Hamilton (2016, 2017), Harry Potter and the Cursed Child (2019), Mean Girls (2019), and Dear Evan Hansen (2017), reunions with the original casts of RENT (2016), and In The Heights (2018), performances by Sara Barielles (2016, Waitress), Jenn Colella (2016, Come From Away), Christy Altomere (2017, Anastasia), surprise appearances by Lin-Manuel Miranda (2017) and Kristen Chenoweth (2019), and so much more.
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Acquisition Complete: The Walt Disney Company Now Owns 21st Century Fox

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Let’s open up the business section of our little home on the web. Below please find the full press release from the company website regarding the acquisition of 21st Century Fox by the Walt Disney Company.

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The Press Release:
The Walt Disney Company (NYSE:DIS) and Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc. (“21CF”) (NASDAQ: TFCFA, TFCF), in connection with Disney’s acquisition of 21CF (the “Acquisition”), announced today that the per share value of the Merger Consideration (as defined below) has been calculated in accordance with the Merger Agreement (as defined below) to be $51.572626 (the “Per Share Value”. See footnote1). The Acquisition will become effective at 12:02 a.m. Eastern Time tomorrow, March 20, 2019.

At the effective time of the Acquisition, each share of 21CF common stock will be exchanged for $51.572626 in cash (the “Cash Consideration”) or 0.4517 shares of common stock of TWDC Holdco 613 Corp., the holding company that will own both Disney and 21CF following the Acquisition (“New Disney”) (the “Stock Consideration”, and together with the Cash Consideration, the ”Merger Consideration”), subject to election, proration and adjustment procedures set forth in the Amended and Restated Agreement and Plan of Merger(the “Merger Agreement”), dated as of June 20, 2018, by and among 21CF, Disney, New Disney, and certain of Disney’s other subsidiaries. The number of shares of New Disney common stock comprising the Stock Consideration was determined by dividing the Per Share Value by $114.1801, which was the volume weighted average trading price of a share of Disney common stock on the New York Stock Exchange over the fifteen consecutive trading day period ending on (and including) March 15, 2019.

“This is an extraordinary and historic moment for us—one that will create significant long-term value for our company and our shareholders,” said Robert A. Iger, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, The Walt Disney Company. “Combining Disney’s and 21st Century Fox’s wealth of creative content and proven talent creates the preeminent global entertainment company, well positioned to lead in an incredibly dynamic and transformative era.”
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Presenting The 2019 Juno Awards Winners

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It was only a few short months ago when I told the readership about my adding the Juno Awards to my context of related narratives here on “The Chronicles” of Piercing Ken and when last we met I had lined out all of the nominations for these Canadian Music Awards. The winners have recently been revealed and to keep it easier to digest, I have left the nominated in the rundown so you can see who beat who. Let’s take a look.

JUNO Fan Choice Award:
WINNER – Avril Lavigne (BMG*ADA)
Alessia Cara (Universal)
Bulow (Universal)
Elijah Woods, Jamie Fine (Big Machine/Universal)
Killy (Secret Sound Club, Independent)
Loud Luxury (Armada Music B.V. Sony NAV XO Universal)
Shawn Mendes (Universal)
The Weeknd (Universal)
Tory Lanez (Interscope, Universal)

Single of the Year:
WINNER – “In My Blood” Shawn Mendes (Universal)
“Growing Pains” Alessia Cara (Universal)
“Not A Love Song” Bulow (Universal)
“Body” Loud Luxury” (Armada Music B.V. Sony)
“Pray For Me” The Weeknd, Kendrick Lamar (Top Dawg Ent Universal)
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BookExpo Announces Editors’ Buzz Line-Ups Spotlighting Upcoming Breakout Titles

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With a little under three months to go before it arrives, its relatively safe to say that the 2019 BookExpo will be upon us before we know it. With that being the case I am happy to share one of the recently received announcements for this publishing industry affair. Read on.

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The Press Release:
Today, BookExpo announced the selected titles for the prestigious Editors’ Buzz program, which features the top authors and titles expected to resonate with readers in the coming months. There are three Editors’ Buzz Panels where the books’ editors will present the selected titles:
• The Adult Editors’ Buzz Panel will take place on Wednesday, May 29 at 1:45 PM (Room 1E12)
• The Young Adult Editors’ Buzz Panel will take place on Thursday, May 30 at 10:00 AM (Room 1E12)
• The Middle Grade Editors’ Buzz Panel will take place on Friday, May 31 at 11:00 AM (Room 1E12)

Attendees can meet the featured authors at the following panels:
• The Meet the Adult Authors Buzz Presentation will take place on Thursday, May 30 at 11:00 AM (Room 1E10)
• The Meet the Young Adult Authors Buzz Presentation will take place on Friday, May 31 at 9:30 AM (Downtown Stage)
• The Meet the Middle Grade Authors Buzz Presentation will take place on Friday, May 31 at 1:35 PM (Downtown Stage)

BookExpo’s Editors’ Buzz program has a stellar track record of predicting the coming year’s hottest books. Last year’s selections included breakthrough books such as: Ohio: A Novel by Stephen Markley; There Will Be No Miracles Here by Casey Gerald; Darius the Great is Not Okay by Adib Khorram; Girls of Paper and Fire by Natasha Ngan; Sadie by Courtney Summers; and Sanity & Tallulah, Book 1 by Molly Brooks. Over the past three years, 11 books selected by the program hit The New York Times Best Sellers lists.
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