EXCLUSIVE: Lionsgate is finalizing a deal to acquire a minority stake in London- and Los Angeles-based management and production company 42, we can reveal. Management-production powerhouse 3 Arts Entertainment, of which Lionsgate is a majority owner, has been a key driver in concocting the deal and will look to collaborate on TV and film projects
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The Animation Guild, saying that “the time is now for a fair contract,” will hold a rally in Burbank on Sunday in support of its ongoing negotiations with the Alliance of Motion Picture & Television Producers. The guild’s current film and TV contact had originally been set to expire last July 29 but has been
SAG-AFTRA is praising the passage Friday of the CROWN Act in the U.S. House of Representatives. The Creating a Respectful and Open World for Natural Hair Act, HR 2116, would prohibit discrimination in education and employment based on a person’s texture or style of hair. Several states, including California and New York, already have such
Pixar’s forthcoming Toy Story prequel Lightyear has put a same-sex kiss back in following an internal backlash to Disney’s handling of Florida’s “Don’t Say Gay” legislation. A source familiar with the production confirmed the change to Deadline. Variety was the first to report the move. The embrace is between Hawthorne, a character voiced by Uzo
UPDATED with quotes: California’s Film & Television Tax Credit 2.0 Program generated nearly $21.9 billion in economic output in the state over five years at a projected cost to taxpayers of little more than $1.5 billion, according to a new study commissioned by the Motion Picture Association, using data from the California Film Commission. The
EXCLUSIVE: Established TV Literary agent Zach Carlisle is leaving ICM Partners to join TFC Management, the company launched in 2020 by senior TV lit agents Ben Jacobson and David Stone, which represents creators, showrunners, filmmakers and producers. Carlisle’s exit from ICM is amicable, with many of his clients planning to remain at ICM and join
Russia Today has had its licence to broadcast in the UK revoked with immediate effect after watchdog Ofcom said it did not consider the channel “fit and proper” or a “responsible broadcaster”. The media regulator said that it had taken into account “a number of factors” including the fact that the news channel was funded
Shares in Ted Baker have surged by as much as a fifth after a US private equity firm confirmed that it was considering a bid for the fashion chain. Sky News first revealed on Thursday that Sycamore Partners was working with advisers to examine a potential offer for the London-listed company. Ted Baker, which had
Boris Johnson will hold talks next week with executives from the nuclear industry as he seeks to bolster Britain’s energy independence following Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine. Sky News has learnt that the prime minister has convened a roundtable to take place in Downing Street on Monday that will be attended by companies such as
A California-based investment firm has joined one of the frontrunners to buy Chelsea Football Club as a multitude of parties conduct frenzied negotiations to finalise their offers hours before the deadline for bids. Sky News has learnt that Clearlake Capital, which has roughly $60bn of assets under management, has signed up to a consortium headed
Wetherspoons boss Tim Martin has revealed the chain is facing higher costs for food, drink and energy – as pub sales start to return to normal. His remarks came as Wetherspoons reported a half-year loss of £13m but said sales in the most recent three-week period were just 2.6% below pre-pandemic levels in 2019. The
A transport union has called on P&O Ferries staff to protest against the company’s decision to sack 800 staff members in an “appalling” move to replace them with cheaper agency staff. The ferry operator cancelled all of its services for the next few days and sacked staff yesterday, claiming it was “not a viable business”
A couple dismissed by P&O after 31 years of combined service have described how they were marched off a ship “like criminals” when the company summarily sacked more than 800 workers. The pair, who worked alternate weeks on the company’s cross-Channel routes out of Dover to share childcare of their son, are now considering their
BP boss Bernard Looney has seen his annual pay more than double to £4.46m as the energy giant’s profits were boosted by soaring oil and gas prices. The scale of Mr Looney’s 2021 remuneration, up from £1.74m a year earlier, is likely to reignite calls for a windfall tax on North Sea energy giants to
Lower speed limits, more home working and car free Sundays could help the world avoid a damaging oil supply crunch caused by the Ukraine war, the International Energy Agency (IEA) has said. The intergovernmental body also urged motorists to adopt more car sharing and ease off on air conditioning in vehicles as part of a
The London property entrepreneur Nick Candy is lining up backing from two South Korean groups as he prepares to lodge a takeover bid for Chelsea Football Club. Sky News has learnt that Hana Financial Group, a major Seoul-based lender, and C&P Sports, a sports management firm, were on Friday in discussions about joining Mr Candy’s
David Lucatch has reimagined a brave new safe world for internet users. As the CEO, President, and Chair of “Liquid Avatar Technologies” he has spent over 35 years as an entrepreneur developing technologies and taking them to market. The mission of “Liquid Avatar Technologies” is to empower individuals through self-sovereign identity to manage, control and
Rachael McCrary is an extraordinary woman and the founder and CEO of Gather Labs in Beverly Hills. She is not only vested in the medical tech space but is also a fashion mogul who created “Jewel Toned,” a lingerie fashion brand, as well as the RxBra. Through the development of the RxBra and her connections
Western intelligence agencies believe that Russia is prepared to invade the Ukraine at any minute. American and British spy agencies have spotted more than 190,000 Russian soldiers surrounding the Ukraine on three sides with fighter jets, transport planes, rockets, helicopters, artillery, and tanks. What’s more, we’ve all seen the satellite images. So many of us
“Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic”….Arthur C Clarke NFTs (non-fungible tokens), have become the newest platform for creative people, artists and entertainers to explore their love of their work. Every NFT is unique and authentic and can be anything from artwork, music, to virtual real estate. Technology plays a major role in their