Bizparentz Foundation, the nonprofit organization that’d been advocating for child actors and their parents since 2004, has relaunched its website, featuring more than 100 articles – and over 1,000 links to support them – on a variety of issues affecting child performers, including taxes, tips on avoiding talent scams, navigating union contracts and money held
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Most airlines have struggled during the coronavirus pandemic, but two newbies are bravely planning to enter the US market in the coming months. Avelo Airlines announced on Thursday that it will start flying later in April to 11 destinations from its hub in Burbank, California. It currently has three Boeing 737 jets but plans to
EXCLUSIVE: Poldark and The Hobbit trilogy star Aidan Turner has signed with ICM Partners for representation in all areas. Turner is best known for starring as the title character in BBC’s hit series Poldark, a role which has earned him multiple awards, including the Radio Times Audience Award at the 2016 BAFTA TV Awards. The Irish
The Co-op Group will risk igniting a reputational row on Thursday when it announces that it will not repay all of the government funding it received during the pandemic – despite its 2500 food stores remaining open throughout. Sky News has learnt that Britain’s biggest mutual will commit to a partial repayment of state support
EXCLUSIVE: Leaders of the Directors Guild of America have sent a direct appeal to Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp, urging him to withdraw his support for the state’s restrictive new voting law, saying it “threatens to undermine the pillar of our democracy – the right to vote.” The 18,000-member guild has more than 400 members who
HSBC is planning to move more than 1,200 of its staff to permanent work-from-home contracts, according to a report. Around 70% of the bank’s 1,800 call centre staff serving UK retail customers from bases in England, Wales and Scotland volunteered not to return to the office, according to the Unite. The union told news agency
Roku, one of the dominant U.S. streaming providers, says viewing on its platform of the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament rose 75% over 2019 levels. TV streaming reach, defined as the number of Roku households streaming channels carrying tournament games during their live window, increased by almost 87%, Roku said. About 58% of traditional linear TV
The chief executive of Virgin Media is to take the helm of Britain’s biggest mobile network operator, it will announce this week as it seeks regulatory approval for its £31bn tie-up with O2. Sky News has learnt that Lutz Schuler, who has run Virgin Media since mid-2019, will be named on Wednesday as chief executive
FilmLA is raising prices on a wide range of permit fees in order to return its finances to pre-pandemic levels – eight years from now. The new rates, which are going up by about 13-15%, will take effect on May 1. It’s the first time fees will have increased since July 2019. The agency was
The global recession would have been three times deeper had governments not stepped in to rescue their economies, the International Monetary Fund has said, in its most positive outlook for the global economy since the onset of the pandemic. In its latest update on the state of the global economy, the Fund upgraded its outlook
Michael Eisner’s Tornante Company is backing an initial public offering for sports trading card company Topps Inc., with the former Disney boss set to remain chairman. The $1.3 billion public move will be the result of a merger with a SPAC, one of the popular investment vehicles also known as blank-check companies. A range of
Alex Cruz, the former British Airways (BA) boss, has been approached about becoming the new chief executive of SAS, Scandinavia’s biggest airline. Sky News has learnt that Mr Cruz, who left BA last autumn, is among a small number of candidates identified by the partly state-owned carrier to succeed Rickard Gustafson. The status of discussions
The Producers Guild of America has joined the growing chorus of Hollywood guilds opposed to Georgia’s restrictive new voting laws. “The Producers Guild of America strongly opposes the Georgia voter bill as an attempt to restrict the votes of underrepresented groups, particularly Black Americans,” the PGA tweeted this evening. “Full access to voting is the
Thousands more high street jobs are to disappear as part of a deal that could nonetheless salvage approximately half of the workforce at the stricken clothing chain Peacocks. Sky News has learnt that up to 200 of the chain’s 400-plus stores and 2000 jobs will be saved by an investment consortium which has agreed to
The Supreme Court ruled that Google’s use of 11,500 lines of code from Oracle software programming language was a “fair use,” a decision that may have implications for how copyrighted material is used without permission as a “fair use” in the future. The 6-2 decision was closely watched by entertainment industry legal teams, as the
Nike has won a bid to temporarily stop a company selling a customised version of its Air Max trainers dubbed “Satan shoes”. The Air Max 97s were given a controversial spin by art brand MSCHF and produced in collaboration with rapper Lil Nas X. They featured a pentagram design and each shoe was said to
Gloria Henry, who is best known for her role as the mother on the classic 1960s comedy Dennis the Menace has died. She was 98. The actress died on April 3, according to multiple media reports. Her son, Adam Ellwood posted photos of Henry on his Facebook page, paying tribute to her. Henry was born Gloria Eileen
The former boss of Britain’s most influential financial lobbying group is throwing his weight behind the trial of a service that it wants to become a national solution to the disappearance of thousands of bank branches across Britain. Sky News has learnt that Stephen Jones, who ran UK Finance until last year, has joined OneBanks
More than two years after CBS Studios was sued over the current MacGyver series, the company has hit back, claiming that the case “suffers from fatal, incurable deficiencies.” Back in December 2018, Hanzer Holdings and Arlita Inc. filed a lawsuit claiming that CBS’ update of the drama series entitled them to payments based on a deal
Ever wanted some words of support from your football hero? How about help with a marriage proposal from a famous musician? The coronavirus pandemic has hit the entertainment industry hard – and it’s seen a growing number of celebrities selling personalised video messages online. Websites such as Cameo and Memmo give members of the public