Morrisons has defended increased executive rewards as profits tumbled during the coronavirus crisis last year, following a massive investor revolt. Just over 70% of votes cast at the supermarket chain’s annual general meeting (AGM) rejected the remuneration report for its last financial year. In advance of the virtual meeting, Sky News reported that several investor
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EXCLUSIVE: Famed sports broadcaster Jim Rome has signed with ICM Partners for representation. Boasting more than three decades as a broadcasting star, Rome is best known for his nationally syndicated radio program, The Jim Rome Show, which airs on CBS Sports Radio and streams to over two million listeners on 200 stations across North America. Also serving
A delay to the lifting of COVID-19 restrictions later this month would “materially” hamper Britain’s economic recovery, a leading business group has warned. The British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) has predicted that a consumer spending surge will see GDP grow by 6.8% this year – but said it would reassess the forecast if restrictions are
UPDATED with latest: California updated its masking guidance yet again on Wednesday. The news comes after a series of confusing announcements on the subject from state and federal officials and just hours before another announcement that may supersede the guidance issued by state officials. The guidance issued Wednesday by the California Department of Public Health
The six English clubs which secretly agreed to play in a European Super League (ESL) are to pay a combined £22m penalty but face a much higher bill if such a breakaway is attempted in future, under a deal with the Premier League. The punishment was confirmed hours after a report by Sky News that
Imax said Tuesday it’s named longstanding board member Darren Throop — the founder and CEO of Entertainment One — as chairman of the board. Shareholders at the company’s annual meeting also elected Steve Pamon, former COO of Beyoncé’s Parkwood Entertainment, to join as director with both appointments are effective immediately. “Darren has been a strong, influential
British Airways and Ryanair are being investigated over whether they broke consumer law by refusing to give refunds to people “lawfully unable to fly” during lockdowns. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) said it had launched enforcement action against the two firms and was concerned that by failing to offer customers their money back it
IATSE and management’s Alliance of Motion Picture & Television Producers started their fourth week of bargaining today for a new film and TV contract covering the union’s 13 West Coast production locals, already having made substantial progress on diversity issues. It’s been tougher sledding on the economic side, however. One of the major issues in the
Pub bosses have appealed for the easing of COVID restrictions across the UK, saying the delayed Euro 2020 football championship offers the perfect opportunity to help the industry and beyond recover. The chief executives of Young’s and Greene King were among those to speak out amid jitters that final step on the roadmap for England
Madison Square Garden and Carnegie Hall, two of New York’s most iconic venues, announced their reopening plans today as the city continues its climb out of the pandemic shutdown era. Leading the charge will be band Foo Fighters, with a June 20 concert that marks MSG’s return as a full-capacity arena rock venue. The Foo
Retailers enjoyed their best sales growth since the start of the pandemic last month helped by pent-up demand for clothes and accessories, industry figures show. Sales in May grew by 10% compared with the same period in 2019, before the coronavirus crisis struck, according to the British Retail Consortium-KPMG retail sales monitor. Clothing chains were
EXECUTIVE: Fired Law & Order: Organized Crime co-executive producer Craig Gore and Universal Television have made a deal behind closed doors Over a year after Chicago P.D. alum Gore was unceremoniously cut loose from his perch at Dick Wolf’s latest spinoff over racially charged social media posts in the days follow the murder of George
A coalition of transatlantic airlines have demanded that President Biden and Boris Johnson lift “overly cautious” travel restrictions between the US and UK given the strength of the two countries’ coronavirus vaccine programmes. The companies, which include all the carriers offering passenger services between the nations and other industry players including Heathrow Airport, argued that
NBCUniversal announced today that it will present an unprecedented 7,000 hours of coverage of the Tokyo Olympics this summer on two broadcast networks, six cable networks, and multiple digital platforms, serving both English- and Spanish-language viewers. The Games postponed from last summer will take place July 23-August 8 in Tokyo, Japan, the company said, dispelling
El Salvador could become the first country in the world to make Bitcoin legal tender under proposals by its president. The move will “generate jobs and help provide financial inclusion to thousands outside the formal economy”, President Nayib Bukele said in a recorded message to the Bitcoin 2021 conference in Miami, Florida. The cryptocurrency could
Richard Robinson, longtime CEO of children’s publishing giant Scholastic, has died at 84. The publishing house announced that Robinson died Saturday, but did not release further details. The publisher said that Robinson was in excellent health. “We are deeply saddened by the sudden passing of Dick Robinson,” Scholastic’s board of directors said in a statement.
The Week, one of Britain’s biggest-selling news and current affairs magazines, has been put up for sale in a move that is likely to attract interest from major newspaper publishers. Sky News has learnt that Dennis Publishing, the magazines and online media group owned by Exponent Private Equity, has hired investment bankers to gauge interest
On Saturday, the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health reported 15 new deaths resulting from COVID-19 and 285 new positive cases. While the number of hospitalizations continues to decrease across the County as vaccines are doled out, the number of deaths and confirmed cases reported may reflect delays in weekend reporting. The numbers reported
Antony Jenkins, the former Barclays chief executive, is on the verge of a deal with the world’s biggest asset manager that will catapult him into the ranks of Britain’s super-rich. Sky News has learnt that Mr Jenkins, who was sacked as the British bank’s boss in 2015, is close to selling a stake in 10x
Comedian Kat Williams doesn’t think cancel culture is all that bad – if it even exists. In a June 4th interview on The Joe Budden Podcast, the Emmy-award winning stand-up comic was asked, “Where do you stand on comics’ ability to be comics without judgment and repercussions from cancel culture?” “Some of these things are