Avalon Acquires Majority Stake In British Writers & Directors Rep Firm The Agency

Fans of The Great British Bake Off were left shocked recently, as host Noel Fielding revealed his age.The Bake Off presenter appeared alongside co-host Matt Lucas while letting the bakers know what their next task would be, and hinted at the fact that he and Matt were nearing their 50s.

So, are things really “heating up” between these two? Adele’s response to those Skepta dating rumors has set the record straight once and for all. The 32-year-old Grammy award-winning singer took to Instagram on October 28 to subtly address a report made hours earlier by People, which claimed to confirm her relationship with the British rapper.

Avalon, the U.K.-based management and production company whose credits include Last Week Tonight With John Oliver, Catastrophe, and the recent Sky/FX comedy Breeders, has bolstered its creative force, acquiring a majority stake in The Agency, the British agency whose clients represent some of the leading writers and directors in U.K. TV, film and theater.

Creative Diversity Network, surveyed 30,000 people and found that just 1.6 per cent of respondents who were UK TV writers were Black, while 2.4 per cent of production executives and 4.4 of series producers identify as BAME.Commenting on the resulting data, Creative Diversity Network’s executive director Deborah Williams said: “In spite of advances, it’s clear from the data that the UK TV industry has a long way to go before it is genuinely representative of its viewers, and particularly in the

Naman Ramachandran Television production and talent management company Avalon (“Spitting Image,” “Last Week Tonight With John Oliver”) has acquired a majority stake in British agency The Agency to form a global talent representation business with offices in New York, Los Angeles and London.The Agency will continue to operate under the leadership and management of its partners.

Ellise Shafer editorBea Kristi, the British singer-songwriter behind the tongue-twisting moniker Beabadoobee, is bringing ’90s indie-rock back — even though she was born in 2000.Some may recognize the Beabadoobee name from her 2017 hit “Coffee” — which boasts over 50 million streams on Spotify — or from Powfu’s recent remix of the track, “Death Bed (Coffee for Your Head),” which blew up on TikTok and became the sixth most-streamed song of the summer.Beabadoobee is certainly a hard name to

, has welcomed his first child with his girlfriend, Stacey. «The wait is finally over! We’re thrilled to welcome little Ronnie to the world. So excited to start the next chapter of our lives.

Great British Bake Off star Dave Friday has welcomed his first child with girlfriend Stacey Valentine.The 30 year old took to social media to share adorable photos of his newborn, announcing he has become a first time dad. Dave, who is starring on the current series of the hit Channel 4 show, wrote to his 4,500 Instagram followers: "The wait is finally over! "We're thrilled to welcome little Ronnie to the world.

cops after they received intelligence about a device at his home accessing child pornography.Officers seized a computer device from the Edinburgh home that Strauka shared with his mother.An examination of the device found in his bedroom uncovered sick footage of girls aged eight to 15.Strauka appeared at the city’s sheriff court on Thursday and admitted possessing child porn between January 10 and February 20 last year.The court heard Strauka was a Lithuanian national who had lived in the UK for

HBO Max, the streaming-video hub of WarnerMedia, has acquired anticipated Studiocanal title “Possessions,” a psychological thriller series created by Shachar Magen (“Sirens”) and directed by BAFTA-nominated Thomas Vincent (“Bodyguard”).As an international Max Original, the series will be made available on the U.S. streaming platform in December.Commissioned for Canal Plus’s Creation Original and Israel’s Yes TV, the series was shot in Israel in French, Hebrew and English.