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German production powerhouse Leonine Studios has launched an animation studio as it ups its stake in Mia and Me producer Toon2Tango. Toon2Tango will become a wholly-owned subsidiary of Leonine Animation Studios from 1 January and Leonine will take a 50% stake, with Toon2Tango founders Hans Ulrich Stoef and Jo Daris holding the other half. Stoef

The government has announced it will put £250m into Transport for London (TfL) next year to invest in new projects. Among the plans, the capital’s public transport network is expected to roll out new trains on the Piccadilly Line – although they won’t be introduced to the network until 2025. TfL welcomed the funding, saying

Is it too early for a New Year’s wish? Well, I’m going to make one anyway. I wish the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures would hurry up its long-promised Hollywoodland exhibition. Officially titled Hollywoodland: Jewish Founders and the Making of a Movie Capital, the exhibit is intended, finally, to recognize that Jews—especially immigrants among them—did

The owners of Edinburgh Airport have picked bankers to launch an auction next year that could draw bids of £2.5bn. Sky News has learnt that Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP) has hired HSBC and JP Morgan to orchestrate a sale of the Scottish capital’s aviation hub. The process, which is expected to get underway at some

Tom Lockyer, a team captain for the Premier League‘s Luton Town soccer club, was in stable condition Saturday at the hospital after suffering cardiac arrest on the field during a match. The match between Luton and host Bournemouth was abandoned after Lockyer collapsed during the 59th minute. Peacock was carrying the match in the U.S.

NatWest says an external review has found no evidence of political or other such discrimination in the closure of customer accounts at its Coutts arm, amid the Nigel Farage debanking row. The bank, which commissioned the law firm Travers Smith to investigate the affair, said 84 customer account closures – including all relevant PEP (politically

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar was hospitalized in Los Angeles on Friday night after breaking his hip while attending a concert, his representative has confirmed. Deborah Morales, Abdul-Jabbar’s rep, said in a statement on social media that the injury resulted from a fall. “Last night, while attending a concert, Kareem had an accidental fall and broke his hip,”

The energy price cap could be lifted for a set period to help suppliers recover a record £3bn of bad debt accrued through unpaid bills, the industry regulator has announced. Ofgem said on Friday it was consulting on proposals for a one-off cap adjustment of £16 – equivalent to around £1.33 a month – to

Ken Burns, whose five decades of filmmaking have produced detailed portraits of presidents, wars, buffaloes and more, is about to take on a 21st century political lightning rod in the American Revolution. His 6-part, 12-hour Revolutionary War project, already six years in the works, is slated to come out in 2025. While Burns encountered pockets

The high street billionaire Mike Ashley is in talks to buy Matchesfashion, the luxury clothing site, in a deal that would crystallise heavy losses for Apax Partners, its private equity backer since 2017. Sky News has learnt that Mr Ashley’s Frasers Group is in detailed negotiations about a deal that could see it take control

As 2023 began, Covid was waning, Top Gun: Maverick was a billion-dollar Oscar Best Picture nominee, and Shari Redstone’s place in the media firmament felt secure after a years-long quest to reunite CBS and Viacom. At year’s end, the narrative has dramatically changed. Paramount Global, which Redstone leads as executive chairwoman and CEO of its

Two of the world’s biggest shipping firms have suspended all journeys through the Red Sea following a surge of recent attacks on vessels. Danish giant Maersk said it would “pause” all container shipments until further notice after a near-miss involving its Maersk Gibraltar ship on Thursday. Meanwhile, German firm Hapag-Lloyd said it was also halting

Green Book producer Nick Vallelonga has gone off route when it comes to paying dozens of crew members on the upcoming That’s Amore! starring John Travolta, Katherine Heigl, Christopher Walken, Talia Shire and Drea de Mateo. According to a complaint filed in federal court in New York on Dec. 8 by the International Alliance of Theatrical

Software programmers, IT specialists and chefs could be in shorter supply when an increased minimum salary for skilled worker visas kicks in next year, according to analysis conducted for Sky News. Currently companies sponsoring a skilled worker from overseas for a visa have to pay a minimum salary of £26,200, but that will increase to

In the ever-evolving landscape of film and television, the representation of diverse voices has been a persistent challenge. A recent report from Dr. Stacy L. Smith and the Annenberg Inclusion Initiative paints a stark picture: of the directors across 1,600 top-grossing movies, a mere 6% were women, and less than a third of all speaking

The Bank of England has left interest rates on hold for the third successive meeting, insisting that it is determined to keep borrowing costs at their 5.25% level for some time. Unlike the Federal Reserve, which dropped heavy hints at its latest meeting yesterday that it is preparing for multiple cuts in US interest rates

UPDATED with Joe Biden statement: The House of Representatives on Wednesday voted to launch an impeachment inquiry against President Joe Biden, a move Democrats say is being made without evidence of wrongdoing and at the behest of his likely rival in 2024, Donald Trump. The vote was along party lines, 221-212. From the other end

The financial ombudsman has reported a surge in complaints about car finance and motor insurance, with each standing at a five-year high. The Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS), which is a free arbiter of complaints between consumers and financial services businesses, revealed its latest claims volumes amid a leap in costs for many products under its

Dick Nunis was a Disney legend in more ways than one. “Today, we mourn the passing of Dick Nunis, a true Disney Legend whose contributions to The Walt Disney Company have touched the lives of millions of people all over the world,” said Disney CEO Bob Iger. “What started as a summer job training future

The former boss of BP will forfeit more than £32m in actual and potential pay for “misleading” its board over workplace relationships, the company has announced. It comes after Bernard Looney stepped down as the oil giant’s chief executive in September following allegations that he failed to fully disclose details of romances with colleagues as