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Miami Herald
4 days ago
- Business
- Miami Herald
New to The Street Signs Backstage ($ BKS) to 12-Part Media Series Covering Music, Sports, and Tokenized Real-World Assets in Entertainment
NEW YORK CITY, NY / ACCESS Newswire / June 17, 2025 / New to The Street, a leading multi-platform media brand for business and financial television, proudly announces the signing of Backstage (NASDAQ:BKS) to an exclusive 12-part national media series. This powerful media rollout will include monthly long-form interviews, earned media coverage, national television commercials, and Times Square outdoor billboards, reaching over 220 million homes weekly through New to The Street's distribution across Bloomberg, Fox Business as sponsored programming, and its fast-growing 2.7M+ subscriber YouTube channel. Backstage will be featured across all New to The Street platforms as an "Opportunity To Consider™", with full editorial support and visibility as the company pioneers real-world utility and mainstream adoption of tokenized entertainment through $BKS. With partnerships already underway across music, sports, and live events, Backstage is rapidly building one of the most comprehensive ecosystems in Entertainment 3.0, positioning itself as a global innovator in tokenized real-world assets (RWA) in the entertainment sector. The campaign begins this month, with first filming in June, followed by a series of national T.V. broadcasts and NYC-based investor and industry events. About Backstage (NASDAQ:BKS):Backstage is an Entertainment 3.0 platform built for fans, artists, and event organizers. It enables users to book tickets, hotels, and flights while earning and spending $BKS tokens. Focused on real-world utility and mainstream adoption, Backstage is shaping the future of live experiences-where fans don't just follow the crowd, they drive it. For the first time, artists and event organizers can capture value from the parallel economy their events generate-hotels, travel, local spending, and digital engagement-transforming previously untapped influence into new revenue streams. About New to The Street:New to The Street is a premier financial media platform combining sponsored television programming, earned media coverage, and iconic outdoor advertising. With content distributed on Bloomberg, Fox Business, and YouTube, the platform helps public and private companies reach investors, media, and consumers with unmatched scale and credibility. Media Contact: Alessio Pirasap@ Monica Brennanmonica@ SOURCE: New To The Street
Indianapolis Star
4 days ago
- Business
- Indianapolis Star
New to The Street Signs Backstage ($ BKS) to 12-Part Media Series Covering Music, Sports, and Tokenized Real-World Assets in Entertainment
NEW YORK CITY, NY / ACCESS Newswire New to The Street, a leading multi-platform media brand for business and financial television, proudly announces the signing of Backstage (NASDAQ:BKS) to an exclusive 12-part national media series. This powerful media rollout will include monthly long-form interviews, earned media coverage, national television commercials, and Times Square outdoor billboards, reaching over 220 million homes weekly through New to The Street 's distribution across Bloomberg, Fox Business as sponsored programming, and its fast-growing 2.7M+ subscriber YouTube channel. Backstage will be featured across all New to The Street platforms as an 'Opportunity To Consider™', with full editorial support and visibility as the company pioneers real-world utility and mainstream adoption of tokenized entertainment through $BKS. With partnerships already underway across music, sports, and live events, Backstage is rapidly building one of the most comprehensive ecosystems in Entertainment 3.0, positioning itself as a global innovator in tokenized real-world assets (RWA) in the entertainment sector. 'Backstage is unlocking a new era for fans, artists, and event organizers,' said Vince Caruso, CEO of New to The Street. 'We're excited to amplify their story and give them national visibility as they reshape the future of live experiences through digital infrastructure and Web3 technology.' The campaign begins this month, with first filming in June, followed by a series of national T.V. broadcasts and NYC-based investor and industry events. About Backstage (NASDAQ:BKS): Backstage is an Entertainment 3.0 platform built for fans, artists, and event organizers. It enables users to book tickets, hotels, and flights while earning and spending $BKS tokens. Focused on real-world utility and mainstream adoption, Backstage is shaping the future of live experiences-where fans don't just follow the crowd, they drive it. For the first time, artists and event organizers can capture value from the parallel economy their events generate-hotels, travel, local spending, and digital engagement-transforming previously untapped influence into new revenue streams. About New to The Street: New to The Street is a premier financial media platform combining sponsored television programming, earned media coverage, and iconic outdoor advertising. With content distributed on Bloomberg, Fox Business, and YouTube, the platform helps public and private companies reach investors, media, and consumers with unmatched scale and credibility. Media Contact: Alessio Piras ap@ Monica Brennan monica@ SOURCE: New To The Street View the original press release on ACCESS Newswire
Yahoo
02-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Backstage Coffee celebrates pride month with new menu items
GREENVILLE, N.C. (WNCT) — June is the month to celebrate inclusivity and acceptance of the LGBTQ+ community, but one queer owned business prioritizes this year-round. Backstage Coffee, a viral spot in Downtown Greenville, is owned by Anna and Mackenzie Park. They have new themes every month, but the month of June hits hardest especially when it comes to what the business stands for. 'It's not really a space that's offered anywhere else around here. And I know that there have been spaces in the past that people have really flocked to,' Co-Owner of Backstage Coffee Anna Park said. 'I don't think we understood the gravity of how large of a queer community there is.' 'I think that's a great example of just like this space creating that comfortability for people to like just feel accepted and safe no matter what,' Co-Owner of Backstage Coffee Mackenzie Park said. 'And that's been really special for us to watch and for us to create.' Backstage is featuring a new Pride month menu along with the return of the fruity pebble latte. They will also host a vintage event on Saturday, June 14. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Scottish Sun
25-05-2025
- Scottish Sun
Crypto boss's assistant is also arrested after over ‘kidnap and torture of ex-business partner' in luxe NYC pad
Click to share on X/Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) THE glam assistant of a $100million crypto boss has been arrested after a former partner was allegedly kidnapped and chainsaw-tortured in a swanky NYC penthouse. Beatrice Folchi was busted Friday at a $40K-a-month SoHo pad where an Italian man says he was held and tortured for weeks by crypto boss John Woeltz in a twisted bid to steal his crypto password. 6 Beatrice Folchi was arrested alongside Kentucky-based crypto investor John Woeltz for the alleged kidnap and torture of an Italian man Credit: Backstage 6 She is a small-time actor who claims to work as a marketing manager for luxury brands like Rolls-Royce and Bentley Credit: Backstage 6 He was arrested after the victim was able to flee his apartment Credit: ABC 7 Police sources told The New York Post that Folchi, a bombshell brunette who once studied at the University of Connecticut and claims to have worked for luxury brands like Rolls-Royce and Bentley, served as Woeltz's assistant. The 24-year old was charged with first-degree kidnapping and unlawful imprisonment. But the Manhattan District Attorney's Office declined to prosecute — for now — citing an ongoing investigation. Folchi, who is originally from Latina, Italy, according to her Facebook, was seen strolling near her Chelsea apartment Saturday when she denied involvement. 'I'm not arrested,' she told The Post while wearing an all-black ensemble, dark sunglasses, and toting a nearly $1,300 Stella McCartney bag. 'Everything is going to be told but with a lawyer — I can't make any comments right now,' she added before turning and walking away. Folchi reportedly studied communication and philosophy from 2017 to 2020. She boasts on LinkedIn that she's 'experienced in managing media production and events for prestigious clients in the sports and automotive industries, including Puma, Manchester City, Rolls-Royce, and Bentley.' Her online acting profiles show she's also starred in a handful of films and shorts, including the 2021 drama Butterfly Wings. Inside France's brutal crypto crime wave with chopped off fingers, delivery van street kidnaps & £10million ransoms Her arrest comes after her boss, 37-year-old Kentucky-based John Woeltz, was cuffed over what police described as a sadistic torture campaign aimed at accessing the victim's crypto fortune. The tourist, from Turin, Italy, told cops he had done business with Woeltz in the past but the relationship soured. He said Woeltz lured him back to the US on May 6 — then allegedly seized his passport and began an ordeal straight out of a horror movie. According to investigators, Woeltz bound the man with electrical cords, electrocuted him, tased him with his feet in water, pistol-whipped him, and threatened to saw off his limbs with an electric chainsaw. Woeltz even reportedly took Polaroids of the torture — including one where the victim is seen tied to a chair with a gun to his head — in an apparent bid to extort money from the victim's family in Italy. Cops said the victim was forced to take cocaine and subjected to psychological torment, including being fitted with an Apple AirTag around his neck to track his every move. The man managed to flee after Woeltz allegedly declared it would be his 'death day.' He was found with numerous injuries, including one suspected to be from a chainsaw. He is now recovering at Bellevue Hospital. Woeltz has been charged with two counts of assault, kidnapping, unlawful imprisonment, and criminal possession of a firearm. Police recovered a gun at the scene and are continuing to search the apartment under a warrant. The investigation remains ongoing. 6 Crypto investor John Woeltz has been charged with assault and unlawful imprisonment Credit: ABC 7 6 The victim was held for a week inside a $40,000-a-month apartment on Prince Street in New York's SoHo Credit: ABC 7
The Irish Sun
25-05-2025
- The Irish Sun
Crypto boss's assistant is also arrested after over ‘kidnap and torture of ex-business partner' in luxe NYC pad
THE glam assistant of a $100million crypto boss has been arrested after a former partner was allegedly kidnapped and chainsaw-tortured in a swanky NYC penthouse. Beatrice Folchi was busted Friday at a $40K-a-month SoHo pad where an Italian man says he was held and tortured for weeks by crypto boss John Woeltz in a twisted bid to steal his crypto password. 6 Beatrice Folchi was arrested alongside Kentucky-based crypto investor John Woeltz for the alleged kidnap and torture of an Italian man Credit: Backstage 6 She is a small-time actor who claims to work as a marketing manager for luxury brands like Rolls-Royce and Bentley Credit: Backstage 6 He was arrested after the victim was able to flee his apartment Credit: ABC 7 Police sources told The 24-year old was charged with first-degree kidnapping and unlawful imprisonment. But the Manhattan District Attorney's Office declined to prosecute — for now — citing an ongoing investigation. Folchi, who is originally from Latina, Italy, according to her Facebook, was seen strolling near her Chelsea apartment Saturday when she denied involvement. Read more world news 'I'm not arrested,' she told The Post while wearing an all-black ensemble, dark sunglasses, and toting a nearly $1,300 Stella McCartney bag. 'Everything is going to be told but with a lawyer — I can't make any comments right now,' she added before turning and walking away. Folchi reportedly studied communication and philosophy from 2017 to 2020. She boasts on LinkedIn that she's 'experienced in managing media production and events for prestigious clients in the sports and automotive industries, including Puma, Manchester City, Rolls-Royce, and Bentley.' Most read in The US Sun Her online acting profiles show she's also starred in a handful of films and shorts, including the 2021 drama Butterfly Wings. Inside France's brutal crypto crime wave with chopped off fingers, delivery van street kidnaps & £10million ransoms Her arrest comes after her boss, 37-year-old Kentucky-based John Woeltz, was cuffed over what police described as a sadistic torture campaign aimed at accessing the victim's crypto fortune. The tourist, from Turin, Italy, told cops he had done business with Woeltz in the past but the relationship soured. He said Woeltz lured him back to the US on May 6 — then allegedly seized his passport and began an ordeal straight out of a horror movie. According to investigators, Woeltz bound the man with electrical cords, electrocuted him, tased him with his feet in water, pistol-whipped him, and threatened to saw off his limbs with an electric chainsaw. Woeltz even reportedly took Polaroids of the torture — including one where the victim is seen tied to a chair with a gun to his head — in an apparent bid to extort money from the victim's family in Italy. Cops said the victim was forced to take cocaine and subjected to psychological torment, including being fitted with an Apple AirTag around his neck to track his every move. The man managed to flee after Woeltz allegedly declared it would be his 'death day.' He was found with numerous injuries, including one suspected to be from a chainsaw. He is now recovering at Bellevue Hospital. Woeltz has been charged with two counts of assault, kidnapping, unlawful imprisonment, and criminal possession of a firearm. Police recovered a gun at the scene and are continuing to search the apartment under a warrant. The investigation remains ongoing. 6 Crypto investor John Woeltz has been charged with assault and unlawful imprisonment Credit: ABC 7 6 The victim was held for a week inside a $40,000-a-month apartment on Prince Street in New York's SoHo Credit: ABC 7 6 The 24-year old was charged with first-degree kidnapping and unlawful imprisonment Credit: Backstage
