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Talent Resources Sports Putting on Sports Illustrated The Party for Super Bowl Weekend
Talent Resources Sports is partnering with ABG Entertainment to host Sports Illustrated The Party during the weekend of Super Bowl LVI, featuring musical performances by Kygo, Jack Harlow, and other guests. David Spencer and Mike Heller, co-CEOs and founders of Talent Resources Sports, joined Cheddar to discuss the details behind putting on the event. “We’re just really pumped that after all of the things that got canceled people will finally have a place to let some steam off in such an exciting moment, such a charged moment with the Super Bowl,” Mike Heller said about putting on the live event after previous COVID-related cancellations.

Netflix Shares Sink as Streaming Space Grows More Competitive
Seth Schachner, managing director at Strat Americas, joins Cheddar News to discuss why Netflix shares are falling.

U.S. Mayors Consider Crypto to Fix Economic Inequality
Mayors in cities like Miami and New York City are considering introducing cryptocurrencies as a way to reduce economic inequality. Miami Mayor Francis X. Suarez has even pushed for distributing Bitcoin dividends to the city's inhabitants.

Recruiting Influencers to Be Competitive in the Metaverse
As companies look toward the metaverse concept to further move their companies online, Shep Ogden, CEO and co-founder of Offbeat Media, spoke with Cheddar about questions investors should be posing to businesses like how customized the metaverse experience will be. "One of the best things that people can do, or companies can do, to be competitive is really find those influencers within the community that are very deep in the space," Ogden added.

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Another Television Character Dies by Peloton, This Time on 'Billions'
Coming off of a horrible week for Peloton on the stock market, another character from a TV series died after riding the stationary bike. Mike Wagner on "Billions" was the latest fictional tragedy, just a month after "Mr. Big" suffered a similar fate on the "Sex and the City" reboot "And Just Like That." Peloton tweeted it had not worked with the Showtime series on the episode.

Netflix Stock Plunges After Q4 Earnings Report
Ann Berry, Chief Investment Officer at Wheelhouse, joined Wake Up With Cheddar to break down why Netflix stock saw such a steep decline in after hours trading on Thursday.

Telecom Companies, Airlines Get Signals Crossed Over 5G Rollout
Bill Lawton, Principal Research Engineer AT Georgia Tech Research Institute, joined Cheddar News to break down the latest with the controversial rollout of 5G, as the FAA continues to investigate possible flight disruptions.



