Strictly Come Dancing fans only had their attention on two of the judges this weekend but for different reasons. The hit BBC One dance contest returned to screens on Saturday night (November 11).
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EXCLUSIVE: The auction for All3Media has reached its final stage and three frontrunners have emerged to acquire the The Traitors super-indie.
Deadline has been told that Banijay, Peter Chernin’s North Road and a private equity bid from Goldman Sachs are leading the pack. ITV, which has been linked for several months with an All3Media buy, is still monitoring the situation, we understand, and remains in the running. The likes of Sony and Fremantle ruled themselves out a little while ago.
After going up for sale in May with a reported valuation of around £1B ($1.2B), the All3Media auction kicked off in earnest last month. All3Media is co-owned by Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) and Liberty Global.
While there were initially question marks over whether France’s Banijay would bid, we now understand the Big Brother and Survivor maker is interested. The company, which is owned by FL Entertainment, recently integrated Endemol Shine Group following a $2.2B takeover and is acquisitive. “We are very active in M&A but we never pay crazy prices,” CEO Marco Bassetti told The Times last year.
Former Fox chief Chernin’s North Road launched last year, bringing together Chernin Entertainment, the $200M worth of U.S. assets of Red Arrow Studios, which included Love Is Blind producer Kinetic Content, and Connor Schell’s non-scripted business Words + Pictures. The company has since invested in several more outfits and has been discussed in conversation with All3Media since it went up for sale.
The Goldman Sachs private equity investment is understood to also be very much central to the race and would likely land All3 with a decent amount of cash to spend if it opts to go in that direction. This is the first time that the global banking
Strictly Come Dancing fans only had their attention on two of the judges this weekend but for different reasons. The hit BBC One dance contest returned to screens on Saturday night (November 11).
It’s official. DC drama Dead Boy Detectives is set at Netflix. Originally ordered to series at HBO Max, Dead Boy Detectives, based on the DC Comics characters created by Neil Gaiman, will launch on the streamer. A premiere date is TBD. Netflix also released a teaser trailer, which will be available shortly.
Jennifer Maas TV Business Writer NBCUniversal has laid off less than 50 employees across three divisions: Peacock marketing, NBCUniversal Entertainment and ad sales. The majority of these cuts, approximately 30 to 40, were made at Peacock as part of a restructuring under CMO Shannon Willett, a source within the company told Variety.
new comings and goings. They’ve also set up some very interesting new scenarios, some of which hint that Abigail Deveraux could be making her way back to Salem.“Days of Our Lives” spoilers suggest that Chad DiMera (Billy Flynn) may be making yet another big career move. Now that Gwen has left Salem and Xander (Paul Telfer) is about to take his place as Victor Kiriakis’ biological son, the newspaper is up for grabs.
Days of Our Lives” has gone through a lot of changes over the past year. Fans have watched the soap opera clean house, leading to the exit of several fan-favorite actors and characters. Sadly, speculation claims that viewers may be losing yet another important Salemite in Brandon Barash, who plays the role of Stefan DiMera.Recently, Brandon Barash has been in the center of storylines revolving around his character Stefan DiMera and Stefan’s wife Gabi Hernandez (Camila Banus).
Robert Saleh and his wife Sanaa make the perfect team!
EXCLUSIVE: Ethos Entertainment, the L.A.-based talent management company recently launched by Christina Gualazzi and Matt Goldman, has entered into a new joint venture with the NY-based production company Picture Farm, helmed by partners Ben Freedman, Chris Bren, and Dion Sapp.
The big question remained this summer: with “Yellowstone” creator Taylor Sheridan and its star Kevin Costner at an impasse about their uncertain future together loomed, what would happen to the final installment of “Yellowstone” season five, which was thought to air sometime this fall? Well, we have our answers now. Paramount Network today announced that “Yellowstone” – essentially TV’s #1 show – will move to November 2024 for its epic final installment.
Tatiana Siegel Did Warner Bros. get spooked? The studio is looking to jettison its horror film “Salem’s Lot” to Max, sources say. Warner Bros.
The police continue to interview the Dingles in the hope of finding the culprit for Craig’s death but it’s all too much for Lydia Dingle (Karen Blick) who moves out of the family home in Emmerdale spoilers. With the Dingles in and out of the police station for questioning, Sam Dingle (James Hooton) is left further shocked by Lydia’s announcement that she’s moving out. Deciding not to turn to any of her family members, Lydia takes Kim Tate (Claire King) up on her offer to move into Home Farm.
Thania Garcia Muesexpo, the annual global music industry conference and showcase event, will be honoring Republic Records Co-President Wendy Goldstein with its inaugural Seymour Stein Global A&R Award. Seymour Stein, known for his discovery of such iconic artists as Madonna and the Ramones, serves as the inspiration behind the award that recognizes the dedication to nurturing and signing talent.
Robert Saleh and his wife Sanaa make the perfect team!
Nearly 50 homes have been transferred to the Salford council-owned company Derive Group following a £5.7m loan from the town hall. The authority is in the process of building the homes on the former Irwell Valley High School site, off Blandford Road, in the Pendleton and Charlestown ward, including 25 apartments and 21 apartments.
Married at First Sight UK star Amy Christophers has alleged producers use sneaky tricks to create cheating drama. Amy tied the knot with Joshua Christie on the Channel 4 reality series in 2021, but sadly their marriage didn't last.
“Days of Our Lives” fans already know that Gabi Hernandez is on her way out of Salem. Actress Camila Banus announced her departure from the soap opera earlier this year. However, it’s been unclear exactly how Gabi will be leaving the show.
NBC Nightly News anchor Lester Holt and Meet the Press moderator Kristen Welker will moderate the next Republican debate along with Hugh Hewitt, host on the Salem Radio Network.
Thania Garcia Sports company Puma has tapped A$AP Rocky as its new creative director “for the category with a focus on the intersection of the sport and streetwear,” according to a press release announcing the long-term partnership between the fashion brand and rapper. Rocky will work on Puma’s new collaboration with Formula 1, developing capsules designed by him that will influence the brand’s seasonal design directions moving forward. For the remainder of this year, Rocky will design visuals and video content for the brand, starting with his first campaign that explores car culture in America and the impact it has on streetwear and fashion.
John Hopewell Chief International Correspondent Prominent Chilean TV producer Maria Elena Wood, a producer on “News of a Kidnapping,” “Dignity” and “Mary & Mike,” is teaming with multi-prized TV toon series director Bernardita Ojeda, helmer of two-time Intl. Emmy nominee “Petit,” to make 2D “Lucila,” both Wood and Ojeda’s first animated feature. “I am amazed at [animation’s] narrative possibilities,” Wood enthused to Variety.
There’s an update in Danny Masterson’s divorce case.
Stereogum, Solomon had been Djing for over a decade and reportedly became interested in the art form after helping to broker a deal for a Las Vegas casino.Since then, he’s performed at major events such as Lollapalooza and a private Chainsmokers concert in the middle of the pandemic which ended up being investigated by the New York Health Department.In 2018, he became Goldman’s chief executive. The news of him giving up his art form comes just as it was reported that profits at the bank have plummeted “36pc to $1.88bn (£1.54bn) in the three months to September as it grappled with losses from its ill-fated bet on consumer lending and write downs on its real estate investments.” (per The Telegraph)It marks the eighth straight quarter in which Goldman has suffered a drop in profits and comes after a tumultuous few months for him.Close sources to Solomon have reported that he “has decided to stop DJing at high-profile events following criticism that his hobby created a distraction from his work leading the Wall Street firm.” (per The Financial Times)Goldman spokesman Tony Fratto said in a statment: “This is not news.