TEL AVIV, IL / ACCESS Newswire / October 23, 2025 / Tel Aviv has welcomed a new destination for contemporary art with the opening of The L Gallery on Ahad Ha’Am Street. Dedicated to promoting Israeli and international artists, the gallery seeks to cultivate dialogue and exchange across cultures and disciplines.

The gallery was founded by a group of creators and entrepreneurs from the art and business worlds, among them London-based video artist and film director Eva Lanska. The gallery’s director Mindy Schechter, former head of leading galleries in London, brings extensive international experience to the role.

The inaugural exhibition Unfolded presents a solo show by Israeli artist Evgeny Merman, a graduate of New York’s School of Visual Arts. Through his works, Merman revisits personal and collective histories of migration and displacement, transforming them into poetic reflections imbued with profound material sensitivity.

"The exhibition Unfolded is an important project, presenting the diversity of my artistic explorations between 2017 and 2025," says Merman. "For me, painting is both a tactile, meditative act and a way to explore what migration and memory leave behind. I often work on surfaces that already carry scars and traces, so each piece becomes a dialogue between what was there before and what remains unresolved. Showing these works at The L Gallery feels like the right place to begin this new chapter, and I am grateful to the gallery for making it possible."

Alongside the main exhibition, the gallery also unveiled Sisterhood, a video work by Eva Lanska exploring themes of solidarity and female support. Previously showcased at major international events such as the Venice Biennale and Miami Art Week, the piece continues to resonate across diverse audiences.

Lanska adds, "Opening The L Gallery is both a privilege and a responsibility. We wanted to create a space in the heart of Tel Aviv that not only presents art but also invites people to pause, reflect, and connect with ideas that challenge and inspire. Evgeny Merman’s works embody this vision perfectly. This project is particularly important for the gallery, as it serves as a pop-up exhibition preceding the grand opening planned at the end of 2025."

The opening reception drew a distinguished circle of guests, including Eyal Waldman; Miki Jacobson Dehab, CEO of the Israel Philharmonic Foundation; Anat Fischer-Leventon, CEO of the Suzanne Dellal Centre; Amnon Apelbaum, engineering consultant for Canada Israel; architect Yoav Messer; Rob Anders, CEO of digital art startup Niio; architect Matan Chagaby; businessman and philanthropist Yaakov Peretz with his wife Rachel; and Sandra Benisty, President of the Jaffa Institute France, alongside art professionals and collectors from Israel and abroad.

Unfolded is on view through December 15, 2025, at 13 Ahad Ha’Am Street, Tel Aviv-Yafo.

The L Gallery is a global contemporary art platform with exclusive galleries in Tel Aviv, Monaco, London, and New York.

Photo: Evgeny Merman, Eva Lanska, Eyal Waldman

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TEL AVIV, IL / ACCESS Newswire / October 23, 2025 / Tel Aviv has welcomed a new destination for contemporary art with the opening of The L Gallery on Ahad Ha’Am Street. Dedicated to promoting Israeli and international artists, the gallery seeks to cultivate dialogue and exchange across cultures and disciplines.

The gallery was founded by a group of creators and entrepreneurs from the art and business worlds, among them London-based video artist and film director Eva Lanska. The gallery’s director Mindy Schechter, former head of leading galleries in London, brings extensive international experience to the role.

The inaugural exhibition Unfolded presents a solo show by Israeli artist Evgeny Merman, a graduate of New York’s School of Visual Arts. Through his works, Merman revisits personal and collective histories of migration and displacement, transforming them into poetic reflections imbued with profound material sensitivity.

"The exhibition Unfolded is an important project, presenting the diversity of my artistic explorations between 2017 and 2025," says Merman. "For me, painting is both a tactile, meditative act and a way to explore what migration and memory leave behind. I often work on surfaces that already carry scars and traces, so each piece becomes a dialogue between what was there before and what remains unresolved. Showing these works at The L Gallery feels like the right place to begin this new chapter, and I am grateful to the gallery for making it possible."

Alongside the main exhibition, the gallery also unveiled Sisterhood, a video work by Eva Lanska exploring themes of solidarity and female support. Previously showcased at major international events such as the Venice Biennale and Miami Art Week, the piece continues to resonate across diverse audiences.

Lanska adds, "Opening The L Gallery is both a privilege and a responsibility. We wanted to create a space in the heart of Tel Aviv that not only presents art but also invites people to pause, reflect, and connect with ideas that challenge and inspire. Evgeny Merman’s works embody this vision perfectly. This project is particularly important for the gallery, as it serves as a pop-up exhibition preceding the grand opening planned at the end of 2025."

The opening reception drew a distinguished circle of guests, including Eyal Waldman; Miki Jacobson Dehab, CEO of the Israel Philharmonic Foundation; Anat Fischer-Leventon, CEO of the Suzanne Dellal Centre; Amnon Apelbaum, engineering consultant for Canada Israel; architect Yoav Messer; Rob Anders, CEO of digital art startup Niio; architect Matan Chagaby; businessman and philanthropist Yaakov Peretz with his wife Rachel; and Sandra Benisty, President of the Jaffa Institute France, alongside art professionals and collectors from Israel and abroad.

Unfolded is on view through December 15, 2025, at 13 Ahad Ha’Am Street, Tel Aviv-Yafo.

The L Gallery is a global contemporary art platform with exclusive galleries in Tel Aviv, Monaco, London, and New York.

Photo: Evgeny Merman, Eva Lanska, Eyal Waldman

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With data-fueled strategies, transparent relationships, and a relentless commitment to client success, South Jersey’s AVC Media Group proves that in advertising, integrity and results go hand in hand.

WOODBURY, NEW JERSEY / ACCESS Newswire / October 23, 2025 / In a digital world saturated with noise, standing out takes more than just a message, it takes mastery. At AVC Media Group, an independent, full-service advertising agency based in Woodbury, New Jersey, CEO Vincent Trovato leads with the belief that success lies in combining timeless advertising principles with cutting-edge innovation.

"Our mission is simple," says Trovato, "make every campaign so successful that the client can’t imagine working with anyone else."

AVC helps companies of all sizes break through the noise, whether that’s through hyper-targeted digital campaigns, broadcast strategies, OTT/CTV, out-of-home, or even good old-fashioned radio. The agency is known for customizing high-impact media plans that fit the unique DNA of each client’s goals. And it works.

AVC’s client roster spans a wide range of industries, such as government, hospitality, law, automotive, sports, and more. The agency drives brand awareness for one of its newest clients, Grungo Law, through a DMA-wide, multi-platform campaign. The centerpiece for the campaign is sponsorship of the "Manager’s Challenge" with the Philadelphia Phillies. With the tagline of "Grungo Law, What’s the Call?", the Manager’s Challenge sponsorship is prominently featured on Citizens Bank Park’s jumbotron and LEDs all throughout the ball-park and on NBC Sports Philadelphia during Phillies broadcasts.

Over the last decade, AVC has used the city’s love of sports to promote numerous clients by developing highly engaging in-game awareness and aligning clients with hundreds of thousands of Phillies, Eagles, 76ers, and Flyers fans year over year.

Trovato, who describes himself as "a numbers guy with a creative soul," runs his agency like a lab, consistently testing and optimizing campaigns to ensure results. "There’s no set-it-and-forget-it here," he says. "We evaluate campaign performance daily. If it’s not moving the needle, we shift."

He also isn’t afraid to challenge industry norms. "Advertising got a bad name because too many players overpromised and under-delivered," he says. "We built this company on transparency. Clients see where every dollar goes, and our vendors know we fight for them too."

That reputation for integrity has made AVC a trusted partner for both regional and national brands. "We’ve grown because we handle every client, big or small, with the same intensity and attention to detail," continues Trovato.

Built to Scale. Built to Last.

AVC was founded in 1999 by Trovato’s father, David, who envisioned a service-first media agency built on relationships and results. Today, along with David, Vincent carries that vision forward while positioning the firm for the future.

With growing demand for measurable results, AVC is investing heavily in digital strategy, data analytics, and dynamic creative testing. The agency is also increasing its pursuit of government RFPs.

"I can never be more appreciative of my father, because, by founding this company, he gave me the opportunity to pursue what I’m wildly passionate about. We’ve built a great team together," says Trovato. "I have such amazing people working with me, and I couldn’t do it without them."

Contact Information

Leah Shields
Administrative Director
856-848-3566

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LONDON, UK / ACCESS Newswire / October 23, 2025 / Leading London antiquities gallery David Aaron Ltd has unveiled a masterfully carved Egyptian statue, long misattributed and overlooked, now rediscovered and returned to its former glory as the centrepiece of the gallery’s Frieze Masters presentation.

A forensic investigation by David Aaron, together with scientists, conservators and Egyptologists, revealed a true masterpiece of Late Period sculpture – a powerful and enigmatic bust, A Goddess by the Greywacke Master, dated to the reign of Amasis II (570-526 B.C.), Dynasty XXVI.

David Aaron Ltd will present many other significant Classical Greek and Roman, and Egyptian works of art with impeccable provenances, alongside pieces of natural history at Frieze Masters from 15-19 October at The Regent’s Park, London. Highlights include a Sub-Adult Triceratops Skull from the Maastrichtian, Late Cretaceous Period (circa 68 million years ago), discovered in Montana, USA, and a marble Portrait Head of Emperor Marcus Aurelius (circa 170-180 A.D.), in the Emperor’s fourth and final portrait style.

Carved from a fine dark stone called metagreywacke, A Goddess by the Greywacke Master has emerged from decades of obscurity and misunderstanding to reclaim its place as one of the finest Egyptian sculptures of its kind in private hands today.

For over forty years, this striking, elegantly carved head, with serene features and a striated wig, lay hidden from public view in a private collection. When it resurfaced at a Gloucestershire auction in 2022, its oddly shiny surface and unusually preserved nose led some to dismiss it as a later imitation. The earliest known provenance at this time was its appearance in a Christies sale in 1978 (Fine Antiquities, Christie’s, London, 14^th June 1978, Lot 387).

As part of their research, David Aaron first uncovered earlier documented provenance of the bust at a Hôtel Drouot sale in Paris, in 1923, with the head photographed in the sales catalogue. Then, through a detailed study using scientific testing and restoration analysis, the team at David Aaron Ltd uncovered the bust’s fascinating journey: from Wadi Hammamat where the stone was quarried, then damaged through iconoclasm, via the restoration practices of 18^th-century Italy to its appearance on the Parisian art market in 1923, and finally its misidentification in modern times.

Salomon Aaron, Director of David Aaron Ltd said: "It is a sculpture that has many stories. One is of ancient Egypt, when master sculptors produced perfected forms of divinity and Royalty, then the resulting iconoclasm that came from the end of the Dynasty and a turbulent change of power. Later the Italian restoration workshops of the 18^th century. Lastly of the early modern art market, where the desire to ‘perfect’ antiquities often led to dramatic interventions, in this case a dark grey overpainting. Now, by removing those additions, we can see the original goddess and Egyptian masterpiece emerge once again."

Advanced material analysis, including optical petrography, SEM imaging and X-ray spectrometry, confirmed the stone as Egyptian metagreywacke, highly prized in the Late Period for sculptures of royal and divine figures. Recent scholarship has linked the bust to a known corpus of works, attributed to an ancient Egyptian workshop or artist known as the ‘Greywacke Master’.

A meticulous study of toolmarks revealed how a section from the back of the original statue was reworked into a replacement nose during the 18^th century, the original having been lost in antiquity. This restoration, although technically impressive, is now massively outdated and would never happen in today’s restoration workshops, and resulted in doubts being cast on the sculpture’s authenticity for a generation.

The goddess, once hidden under wax, pigment, and speculation, has now been professionally de-restored, with the 18^th-century nose sympathetically reattached.

For more information, please contact:

Bonnie Horne, Media and PR Manager

Email: pr@davidaaron.com

Website: www.davidaaron.com

SOURCE: David Aaron

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NEW YORK CITY, NY / ACCESS Newswire / October 22, 2025 / More than 50 shipping industry achievements were unveiled during this year’s edition of the North Bund Forum, setting a new record high.

Thirty shipping industry achievements and several international port and shipping cooperation projects aimed at further promoting the construction of green shipping corridors were unveiled on October 19 at the opening ceremony of the 2025 North Bund Forum, which was held in Shanghai from October 19 to 21.

Domestic Achievements

Pudong International Airport has achieved multimodal transport, including air-to-air, air-to-land, air-to-sea, and air-to-railway, said Tang Yingzhao, executive vice president of Shanghai Airport Group Logistics Development.

Since last year, China Eastern Airlines has opened 23 medium- and long-haul international routes to 21 countries along the Belt and Road Initiative, adding 800 passenger planes’ cargo holds of capacity to the overall shipping capacity between these countries and China, said Gao Fei, general manager of Shanghai-based carrier.

China’s shipping industry has achieved remarkable results in its green transformation, said Wan Min, chairman of China Cosco Shipping Group. The country has promoted full-channel transportation, adding road-to-sea and rail-sea intermodal transport to reduce the carbon intensity of freight transportation, he noted.

Moreover, China has accelerated the development of green ships, with Cosco Shipping’s orders for clean fuel vessels accounting for more than one-third of the total, Wan pointed out.

The country has also built a green energy system, with many ports achieving mainstream refueling of liquefied natural gas and methanol, he noted, adding that the Port of Dalian in Liaoning province has completed the world’s first green ammonia ship refueling.

International Achievements

The Port of Shanghai formed green roll-on-roll-off shipping corridors with the Port of Barcelona in Spain and the Port of Antwerp-Bruges in Belgium.

The Port of Qingdao in China, the ports of Hamburg and Wilhelmshaven in Germany, and several shipping companies jointly established a green shipping corridor to facilitate cooperation between the two nations on port and shipping.

The Shanghai Municipal Transportation Commission and the Port of Melbourne, along with shipping, port, and energy companies, jointly issued an initiative to build a green shipping corridor between the Shanghai and Melbourne ports to explore implementation measures for reducing the impact of shipping activities on the environment.

China’s Cosco Shipping Lines, Denmark’s Maersk, and France’s CMA CGM deployed low-carbon vessels along the Los Angeles/Long Beach-Shanghai Green Shipping Corridor, achieving the first goal of this tiered corridor project.

Singapore has set up green and digital shipping corridors with Shandong province and Tianjin in China for deepening cooperation in areas such as green fuel and digital technologies, said Murali Pillai, senior minister of state for transport of Singapore.

As a key hub along the middle route of the China-Europe freight train corridor, Türkiye is helping achieve the goal of completing 1,000 cargo train runs along the middle route, said Enver İskurt, deputy minister of Turkey’s Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure. Türkiye will focus on the development of digital and green infrastructure, he added.

About 200 zero-emission fuel vessels are in operation globally, said Joseph Edward Kramek, president of the World Shipping Council. The number is expected to exceed 1,000 by 2030, when the total industry investment will be over USD150 billion, he predicted.

About Yicai Global

Launched in August 2016, Yicai Global is the English-language news service of Yicai Media Group, the financial news arm of Shanghai Media Group, which is one of China’s largest state-owned media conglomerates. Focused primarily on China’s business world, Yicai Global is dedicated to provide reliable and insightful information and analysis of the economy, finance, tech, startups, and entrepreneurs.

Media Contact

Contact person: Zhu Liming
Email: yicaiglobal@yicaiglobal.com

SOURCE: Yicai Media Group

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NEW YORK CITY, NY / ACCESS Newswire / October 22, 2025 / More than 50 shipping industry achievements were unveiled during this year’s edition of the North Bund Forum, setting a new record high.

Thirty shipping industry achievements and several international port and shipping cooperation projects aimed at further promoting the construction of green shipping corridors were unveiled on October 19 at the opening ceremony of the 2025 North Bund Forum, which was held in Shanghai from October 19 to 21.

Domestic Achievements

Pudong International Airport has achieved multimodal transport, including air-to-air, air-to-land, air-to-sea, and air-to-railway, said Tang Yingzhao, executive vice president of Shanghai Airport Group Logistics Development.

Since last year, China Eastern Airlines has opened 23 medium- and long-haul international routes to 21 countries along the Belt and Road Initiative, adding 800 passenger planes’ cargo holds of capacity to the overall shipping capacity between these countries and China, said Gao Fei, general manager of Shanghai-based carrier.

China’s shipping industry has achieved remarkable results in its green transformation, said Wan Min, chairman of China Cosco Shipping Group. The country has promoted full-channel transportation, adding road-to-sea and rail-sea intermodal transport to reduce the carbon intensity of freight transportation, he noted.

Moreover, China has accelerated the development of green ships, with Cosco Shipping’s orders for clean fuel vessels accounting for more than one-third of the total, Wan pointed out.

The country has also built a green energy system, with many ports achieving mainstream refueling of liquefied natural gas and methanol, he noted, adding that the Port of Dalian in Liaoning province has completed the world’s first green ammonia ship refueling.

International Achievements

The Port of Shanghai formed green roll-on-roll-off shipping corridors with the Port of Barcelona in Spain and the Port of Antwerp-Bruges in Belgium.

The Port of Qingdao in China, the ports of Hamburg and Wilhelmshaven in Germany, and several shipping companies jointly established a green shipping corridor to facilitate cooperation between the two nations on port and shipping.

The Shanghai Municipal Transportation Commission and the Port of Melbourne, along with shipping, port, and energy companies, jointly issued an initiative to build a green shipping corridor between the Shanghai and Melbourne ports to explore implementation measures for reducing the impact of shipping activities on the environment.

China’s Cosco Shipping Lines, Denmark’s Maersk, and France’s CMA CGM deployed low-carbon vessels along the Los Angeles/Long Beach-Shanghai Green Shipping Corridor, achieving the first goal of this tiered corridor project.

Singapore has set up green and digital shipping corridors with Shandong province and Tianjin in China for deepening cooperation in areas such as green fuel and digital technologies, said Murali Pillai, senior minister of state for transport of Singapore.

As a key hub along the middle route of the China-Europe freight train corridor, Türkiye is helping achieve the goal of completing 1,000 cargo train runs along the middle route, said Enver İskurt, deputy minister of Turkey’s Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure. Türkiye will focus on the development of digital and green infrastructure, he added.

About 200 zero-emission fuel vessels are in operation globally, said Joseph Edward Kramek, president of the World Shipping Council. The number is expected to exceed 1,000 by 2030, when the total industry investment will be over USD150 billion, he predicted.

About Yicai Global

Launched in August 2016, Yicai Global is the English-language news service of Yicai Media Group, the financial news arm of Shanghai Media Group, which is one of China’s largest state-owned media conglomerates. Focused primarily on China’s business world, Yicai Global is dedicated to provide reliable and insightful information and analysis of the economy, finance, tech, startups, and entrepreneurs.

Media Contact

Contact person: Zhu Liming
Email: yicaiglobal@yicaiglobal.com

SOURCE: Yicai Media Group

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NEW YORK CITY, NY / ACCESS Newswire / October 22, 2025 / Shanghai’s shipping industry experts gathered at the North Bund Forum in the city to discuss how to respond to global economic and trade changes to ensure smooth supply chain operations and support the transition of the local international shipping center from "essentially completed" to "fully completed."

The shipping industry is facing multiple challenges, Zhang Jieshu, secretary-general of the Shanghai International Shipping Institute, said during the experts’ meeting at NBF Flow Live, a broadcast room jointly set up by the organizing committee of the North Bund Forum and Yicai.

Sluggish global economic growth and inflation are suppressing consumer demand, trade disputes are causing imbalances in shipping capacity, shifting supply chains are promoting regionalization in shipping, geopolitical issues are leading to adjustments in routes, and the green transition is increasing cost pressures, Zhang pointed out.

Rerouting vessels around the Cape of Good Hope due to the Red Sea crisis has significantly increased ton-kilometer levels, posing a big test for the resilience of the shipping sector, Zhang pointed out. Shanghai should strengthen its efforts in enhancing hub capabilities, improving the shipping service ecosystem, and seizing opportunities in digitalization, going green, and intelligence, she said, adding that it’s also important to participate in the formulation of international regulations to gain a voice in the industry.

Intercontinental long-distance transportation volumes have dropped by about 2 percent, while regional shipping demand has increased by 6 percent, highlighting a clear trend toward trade regionalization, said Chen Zheng, vice president of the Shanghai International Freight Forwarders Association. Chinese firms’ investment in building overseas warehouses has surged three times from the pre-2020 levels, accelerating the trade of semi-finished goods and the setup of overseas plants, Chen noted.

In addition, the Belt and Road Initiative has laid a solid foundation for the global expansion of Chinese logistics companies, according to Chen.

The green transition is impacting ship valuation and supply chain costs, becoming a "must-answer" question rather than a "choice," noted Wang Xiang, general manager of Veson Nautical in China. Large shipowners need to promote technological or management upgrades, while small and medium-sized ones should allow space for vessel modifications and strengthen their compliance capabilities or face the risk of being marginalized, Wang pointed out.

Wu Hao, general manager of China Construction Bank’s Shanghai global financial service center, proposed innovative pathways from a financial perspective, including leveraging the internationalization of the Chinese yuan to achieve "instant" cross-border payments, utilizing the free trade account system to provide settlement and hedging services, promoting innovations in cargo document pledge financing, and expanding into green finance.

About Yicai Global

Launched in August 2016, Yicai Global is the English-language news service of Yicai Media Group, the financial news arm of Shanghai Media Group, which is one of China’s largest state-owned media conglomerates. Focused primarily on China’s business world, Yicai Global is dedicated to provide reliable and insightful information and analysis of the economy, finance, tech, startups, and entrepreneurs.

Media Contact

Contact person: Zhu Liming
Email: yicaiglobal@yicaiglobal.com

SOURCE: Yicai Media Group

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ATHENS, GA / ACCESS Newswire / October 22, 2025 / More Americans are starting to ask questions about what life could look like somewhere else.

A new survey from moveBuddha finds that nearly 1 in 10 Americans is actively researching a move abroad, with nearly 60% reporting they’ve considered leaving the country at some point. This is a clear sign that international relocation is no longer just a passing daydream, but something people are seriously exploring.

To understand what’s behind this rising interest, moveBuddha surveyed more than 1,000 U.S. residents in September 2025. The results point to a quiet shift in how Americans think about where and how they want to live.

The responses point toward a practical motivation; many are looking for a place where life feels stable, affordable, and easier to manage day to day.

Key Takeaways

• Nearly 60% of Americans have considered moving abroad.

• 1 in 10 respondents is actively researching an international move.

• Cost of living (34%) is the top factor Americans consider when choosing a country to move to, followed by financial security (11%) and political stability (9%).

• Europe (38%) is the top region for moves abroad, while Canada (24%) tops the list of individual countries, except among Gen Z, who favor Japan.

• America’s high living costs (64%), healthcare access (63%), and crime/safety (59%) are the primary reasons respondents might consider moving abroad. Lifestyle or cultural factors matter much less.

More people are taking the idea of moving abroad seriously – and not for adventure, career moves, or retirement.

They’re running the numbers. Reading expat blogs. Comparing countries. Asking if life might be simpler elsewhere. While few are actively relocating, many are exploring international options.

"We’ve helped thousands of people move across the country for all kinds of reasons – to chase a job, start a family, or just get closer to the beach. But, what we’re seeing now is very different," says Ryan Carrigan of moveBuddha. "With rising costs, job uncertainty, and concerns about healthcare and safety, more people are looking for somewhere that just feels livable."

The survey aligns with moveBuddha’s report on Which States Google Moving Abroad Most, examining state-level Google searches about where Americans are most curious about moving abroad, and reveals the motivations and specific countries Americans would choose if they could move abroad right now.

Top Country Destinations:

Country	%Respondents
Canada	24.4%
England	12.2%
Japan	11.2%
Ireland	9.0%
Switzerland	8.2%
France	6.5%
Costa Rica	6.4%
Mexico	6.1%
New Zealand	6.1%
Thailand	4.1%
Germany	3.4%
Portugal	2.4%

Why This Matters Now

From unaffordable rents to healthcare hurdles, Americans are increasingly evaluating their options through a global lens. In some cases, a new passport is starting to feel like a better path to peace of mind than a new zip code.

With cost pressures, climate events, and political anxieties continuing to impact Americans’ sense of safety and opportunity, international relocation may start to look less like an escape and more like a rational next step.

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The Gala Raised Over $12 Million and was Co-Chaired by Jon M. Chu, Common, Viola Davis & Julius Tennon, Robert Downey Jr. & Susan Downey, Jennifer Hudson and Alejandro Ramírez Magaña

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA / ACCESS Newswire / October 22, 2025 / Special Projects, a subsidiary of Dolphin (NASDAQ:DLPN), oversaw the talent relations for The Academy Museum of Motion Pictures Gala for the fourth year in a row. The Gala raised over $12 million to support the museum’s exhibitions, education initiatives, and public programming, including screenings, K-12 programs, and access initiatives in service of the general public and the local community of Los Angeles. The Special Projects team curated Oscar®-winning actress Penélope Cruz, Director Walter Salles,Oscar-winning musician and Shore Fire Media client Bruce Springsteen and actor and comedian Bowen Yang as the honorees.

Row 1 L to R: Walter Salles, Penélope Cruz, Bruce Springsteen
Row 2 L to R: Lynette Howell Taylor, Amy Homma, Bill Kramer, Kim Taylor Coleman, Bruce Springsteen, Martin Scorsese, Bowen Yang
Photos by Emma McIntyre/Getty Images for Academy Museum of Motion Pictures

The celebratory evening, commemorating the acclaimed museum’s four-year anniversary, was a star-studded affair that honored four Hollywood icons for their contributions to film both past and present. Robert Downey Jr. and Susan Downey kicked off the programming for the evening, introducing Director and President of the Academy Museum, Amy Homma, who welcomed guests to the special fundraiser event before introducing Academy Museum board chair Olivier de Givenchy who toasted the honorees of the evening. The first presenter of the night was Wim Wenders who presented director Walter Salles with the Luminary Award. The Vantage Award was presented by Jon M. Chu to actor and comedian Bowen Yang. After the dinner service, Viola Davis and Julius Tennon made their way to the stage to welcome the next presenter Zoe Saldaña, who presented the Icon Award to Academy Award®-winning actress Penélope Cruz. The final award, the inaugural Legacy Award, was presented by Martin Scorsese to Academy Award®-winning singer, songwriter, and musician Bruce Springsteen. Before the night was over, George Clooney introduced a special musical performance by Bruce Springsteen, where he closed out the evening singing "Streets of Philadelphia," "Atlantic City," and "Land of Hope and Dreams."

The event was attended by some of Hollywood’s most prolific and notable actors, filmmakers, and industry executives as well as members of the event’s host committee who came together to support the museum. Guests included: Adam & Jackie Sandler, Addison Rae, Alana Haim, Alex Israel, Amanda Seyfried, Amelia Dimoldenberg, America Ferrera, Anna Kendrick, Annabelle Wallis, Archie Madekwe, Ari Emanuel, Ava DuVernay & Donovan Burns, Ayo Edebiri, Barry Jenkins, Baz Luhrmann & Catherine Martin, Benny Safdie, Bong Joon Ho, Cara Delevigne, Carolyn Murphy, Channing Tatum, Charli XCX, Charlie Hunnam, Chase Infiniti, Craig Brewer, Cristin Milioti, Dakota Fanning, Damson Idris, Danielle Haim, Diane Lane, Diego Boneta, Draymond &, Hazel Green, Dwayne Johnson, EJAE, Ed Sheeran, Édgar Ramírez, Edward Berger, Elizabeth Debicki, Ella Stiller, Elle Fanning, Emilie Livingston, Emily Ratajkowski, Emma Chamberlain, Este Haim, Eva Longoria & Pepe Baston, Eva Victor, Francesca Scorsese, Gabrielle Union & Dwyane Wade, Gael García Bernal, George Clooney, Gina Prince-Bythewood, Grace Van Patten, Hailey Bieber, Hilary Duff, Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas, Isla Fisher, Jackson White, Jaden Smith, Jared Harris, Jason Clarke, Jason Reitman & Lorraine Nicholson, Jennifer Hudson, Jeremy Allen White, Joel Edgerton, Joey King, Jon Hamm & Anna Osceola, Julia Louis-Dreyfus & Brad Hall, Kaia Gerber, Kate Hudson, Kathryn Bigelow, Kendall Jenner, Kerry Condon, Kerry Washington, Kim Kardashian, Kodi Smit McPhee, Kristen Wiig, LaKeith Stanfield, Laura Harrier, Law Roach, Lee Byung-hun, Lee Pace, Leslie Bibb, Lindsay Vonn, Logan Lerman, Lucy Liu, Lulu Wang, Macaulay Culkin & Brenda Song, Marlon Wayans, Martin Scorsese, Maude Apatow, Michelle Monaghan, Mikey Madison, Milly Alcock, Monica Barbaro, Naomi Watts & Billy Crudup, Nicholas Duvernay, Nicole Richie, Odessa Young, Olivia Rodrigo, Olivia Wilde, Orlando Bloom, Park Chan-wook, Patti Scialfa, Paul Tazewell, Quinta Brunson, Rachel Sennott, Rebeca Hall, Regina Hall, Regé-Jean Page, Renate Reinsve, Riley Keough, Rita Wilson, Role Model, Rose Byrne, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley, Ryan Coogler, Sam Worthington, Sarah Staudinger, Scott Cooper, Sebastian Stan, Selena Gomez & Benny Blanco, Simu Liu, Sydney Sweeney, Ted Sarandos & Nicole Avant, Tom Blyth, Tyriq Withers, Will Arnett, Zoey Deutch.

Dolphin (NASDAQ:DLPN) is where cultural creation meets marketing execution. Founded in 1996 by Bill O’Dowd, Dolphin operates as both a venture studio-developing and investing in breakthrough content, products, and experiences-and a marketing consortium, featuring leading agencies across every communications discipline.

At its core, the venture studio creates, produces, finances, markets, and promotes new businesses and cultural ideas-ranging from acclaimed film, television, and digital content to consumer goods, live events, and partnerships that define entertainment and lifestyle. Surrounding this entrepreneurial engine, Dolphin’s marketing prowess brings together best-in-class firms including 42West, The Door, Shore Fire Media, Elle Communications, Special Projects, The Digital Dept., and Always Alpha.

Together, this collective delivers unmatched cross-marketing expertise and relationships across every vertical of pop culture-from film, television, music, influencers, sports, hospitality, and fashion to consumer brands and purpose-driven initiatives. Dolphin’s marketing division has been the recipient of numerous industry accolades, including #1 Agency of the Year on the Observer PR Power List in 2025, The PR Net 100, and the PRNEWS Agency Elite 120.

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Campaign Includes Long-Form Interviews, TV Commercials, Earned Media, and Outdoor Billboards Across NYC

NEW YORK, NY / ACCESS Newswire / October 22, 2025 / New to The Street, the nationally broadcast business television brand airing weekly as sponsored programming on Fox Business and Bloomberg Television, today announced it has signed Peer To Peer Network (OTC:PTOPD) for a comprehensive 12-part nationwide media series.

The campaign will include long-form CEO interviews, television commercials, earned-media placement, and outdoor billboard exposure throughout New York City’s Times Square and Financial District. The initiative will spotlight Peer To Peer Network’s flagship platform, MOBICARD™, the digital business-card technology enabling professionals to instantly share and track contact information through a mobile-first, data-driven experience.

"Partnering with New to The Street gives Peer To Peer Network the ability to showcase how our MOBICARD™ digital business-card platform is redefining professional connectivity," said Josh Sodaitis, CEO & Chairman of the Board at Peer To Peer Network (OTC: PTOPD). "This 12-part media campaign allows us to tell our story to millions of professionals and investors while demonstrating how digital business cards are becoming the new standard for global networking. Visibility is everything – and this campaign is going to give PTOPD & MOBICARD the exposure they truly deserve. When I told shareholders there was so much more coming, this platform is a part of exactly what I meant – it will allow us to share the rapid developments we are making with a much wider audience. Great things are coming; I am also excited to be able to interview on the floor of the NYSE and I look forward to making some BIG announcements there soon."

"We’re thrilled to tell the Peer To Peer Network story across our national platforms," said Vince Caruso, Co-Founder & CEO of New to The Street. "Their leadership in secure, digital identity exchange represents the type of innovation that captures the attention of our global investor and business audience."

Filming for the Peer To Peer Network series will take place at the Nasdaq MarketSite and New York Stock Exchange studios, where New to The Street produces its signature Opportunities to Consider™ segments. Broadcast air dates and distribution schedules will be announced in the coming weeks across Fox Business, Bloomberg Television, and New to The Street’s expanding digital platforms.

Each episode will receive nationwide TV exposure, digital distribution to more than 3.6 million YouTube subscribers, and social amplification through New to The Street’s 500,000-plus combined followers on LinkedIn, X (formerly Twitter), Instagram, and Facebook.

Outdoor creative and placement will be managed by Accel Media International (AMI), the exclusive billboard partner for New to The Street, providing high-impact visibility on the Nasdaq Tower and Reuters boards in Times Square and on digital billboards throughout Manhattan’s Financial District.

About Peer To Peer Network (OTC: PTOPD)

Peer To Peer Network, Inc. is the technology company behind MOBICARD™, the first publicly traded digital business-card platform. MOBICARD™ allows users to instantly share customized contact information, websites, videos, and social media links while capturing analytics on every interaction. The company’s mission is to revolutionize professional networking through a contact-free, data-empowered approach.

For more information, visit www.ptopnetwork.com.

About New to The Street

New to The Street is one of America’s longest-running business television brands, airing sponsored programming on Fox Business and Bloomberg Television. Since 2009, the platform has featured hundreds of public and private company CEOs, industry leaders, and innovators. Its programming reaches over 220 million U.S. homes weekly and an expanding global digital audience exceeding 3.6 million YouTube subscribers.

Learn more at www.NewToTheStreet.com.

Media Contacts
Monica Brennan
Director of Communications – New to The Street
Monica@NewToTheStreet.com

Investor Relations – Peer To Peer Network
info@ptopnetwork.com

SOURCE: New To The Street

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