Big Media Stocks Backtrack In Jittery Market; Theater Chains Soar On Tentative WGA Deal

Celebrity SAS: Who Dares Wins star Teddy Soares broke down in tears on the show as he opened up about his lack of contact with his mum. The Love Island star, 28, who is currently starring on the Channel 4 programme, opened up about facing his 'demons' as he shared his pain over not speaking to his parent. Sharing the clip from the show with his followers, Teddy wrote: "Confronting My Demons.

“There is an unbridgeable gap between our work and the magnitude of brutal violence,” the CEO of Israel‘s largest media organization has told Deadline as the violent conflict sparked by Hamas‘ brutal attacks on the nation nears its second week.

Cynthia Littleton Business Editor Lowell Peterson‘s tenure as executive director of the Writers Guild of America East was destined to be bookended by strikes. After 15 years at the helm, Peterson will step down from his post as of Nov. 15 when his current three-year contract expires.

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Teddy Soares has revealed he's dating someone new and is "really happy" following his split from Faye Winter earlier this year.The Love Island stars, Teddy, 28 and Faye, 27, met on Love Island back in 2021, and just a month after they finished the show as runners-up, they moved in together.The pair dated for 18 months before announcing their split in February after months of speculation and have since kept a low profile when it comes to dating, until now. While attending a recent red carpet event, Teddy, who is currently starring in the new series of Celebrity SAS: Who Dares Wins, lifted the lid on his new romance and said the person is a "total vibe". "I am loved-up at the moment," he told The Sun.

Big Joanie‘s drummer, Chardine Taylor-Stone has announced that she will be parting ways with the band due to “differences between us”.The founding member of the London punk band announced her departure from the group on X/Twitter today (October 5). The drummer shared a screenshot of an explanation from her Notes app to her account,Her note began: “I am deeply sad to announce that I have left Big Joanie due to differences between us.

Big Brother bosses have confirmed there will be a ‘social media blackout’ for housemates when the show returns this week. ITV has rebooted the iconic reality show - which was previously shown on Channel 4 and Channel 5 - with the launch episode set to air on Sunday 8 October at 9pm.

Big Brother housemates are set to undergo respect and inclusion training to set out the “expectation for appropriate behaviour and language” ahead of the show launch.

EXCLUSIVE: As the striking actors guild sits down today with the studio bosses for the first new talks in over 80 days, the writers are one step closer to officially ending their nearly 150-day labor dispute with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers.

It's been a big year of change for former Love Island star Faye Winter, having dealt with a public break-up and a move fromLondon to Devon. However, she's managed to get through it all thanks to the love of her golden retriever Bonnie. The 28-year-old, who split from her Love Island co-star Teddy Soares in February, opened up about how Bonnie helped her through the bad times.

In the 22nd week of his Deadline podcast Strike Talk, Billy Ray sits with WGA Negotiating Committee co-chairs David Goodman and Chris Keyser to learn what happened inside the room during the negotiations and what gains were made in the deal struck Sunday with the AMPTP.

Former Love Island star Faye Winter took a sly dig at ex boyfriend Teddy Soares, telling fans there's "absolutely nothing" she misses about being in a relationship. During an Instagram Q&A, fans couldn't actually see Faye, 27, who instead posted the questions on top of random pictures including her dog Bonnie, and Faye herself by a pool.

The People’s Choice Country Awards made its debut on Thursday night at the Grand Ole Opry House in Nashville. On this night at least, the people’s choice was Jelly Roll, aka Jason Bradley DeFord, who was a winner in four categories. 

Jennifer Maas TV Business Writer The strike is over, but the fight is not yet won. On Wednesday, as the 2023 Writers Guild of America strike formally ended after 148 days, Variety spoke with newly elected WGA East president Lisa Takeuchi Cullen and WGA East executive director Lowell Peterson about the end of the work stoppage at the East coast guild’s membership meeting to discuss their tentative three-year MBA agreement with the Hollywood studios.

The idea of showrunners such as The White Lotus’ Mike White and Yellowstone’s Taylor Sheridan show write entire series of television by themselves was a much-debated topic of conversation during the WGA’s long summer strike.

This is Day 76 of the SAG-AFTRA strike. 

WGA members who will lose their health coverage on October 1 will be granted extended coverage through the end of the year, per the guild’s tentative agreement. The extension also applies to writers who will exhaust their COBRA benefits eligibility. WGA members will soon be voting to ratify the new deal.

ABC will proceed as planned with the Sept. 26 season premiere of Dancing with the Stars in light of the WGA and the studios reaching a tentative agreement Sunday night.

Elizabeth Wagmeister Chief Correspondent Less than 24 hours after the WGA reached a tentative deal to end the 146-day strike, Variety has learned that “Dancing With the Stars” is moving ahead with its planned premiere date, after all. ABC confirmed that “Dancing With the Stars” will premiere on Tuesday, Sept. 26, and will be simulcast live on Disney+.

Law & Order, FBI, Grey’s Anatomy and 9-1-1: Lone Star fans are set to be able to enjoy some new episodes of their favorite shows in the 2023/24 broadcast season after the WGA and the AMPTP struck a deal that would end the writers strike.