“We have our own superheroes here at Focus Feature and they are going to bring older filmgoers back to your movie theaters,” Lisa Bunnell, Focus Features distribution chief, promised thousands of cinema execs at the Universal presentation today.
Channel 4 For Sale: ITV, Comcast, Discovery, Paramount & Outside Bet Vivendi All Touted As Sales Process For ‘It’s A Sin’ Broadcaster Gets Underway
08.04.2022 - 11:23 / deadline.com
ITV, Comcast, Discovery and Paramount have been tipped as potential Channel 4 buyers, along with outside bets such as European giant Vivendi, as the UK government’s two-year-long process to privatize and sell the broadcaster begins.
Sources indicated each potential bidder will be scrutinizing the process in minute detail to see how Channel 4’s all-important remit will change. If given the opportunity to own the rights to its shows for the first since its 1982 foundation, the network becomes quite a prospect.
Deadline has spoken to several within and outside of Channel 4 to get a feel for who may be interested in acquiring when it hits the sales block, with the government valuing at £1BN ($1.3BN) when news of the controversial privatization was leaked earlier this week. Some sources have questioned the value, pointing to a lack of the government cost benefit analysis.
The UK’s largest commercial broadcaster, ITV, is an obvious starting point and adding Channel 4 to its roster would be another string to the bow in the shape of a youth-skewing, alternative channel that has been responsible for hits including It’s a Sin and Gogglebox.
If it were to bid, one Channel 4 insider suggested ITV would be keen to keep it as distinct as possible.
“Channel 4 is a very powerful brand, you get access to a whole load of 16-24 year olds, so ITV wouldn’t want to destroy that brand and I imagine would keep them very separate,” added the insider.
Sources flagged competition concerns, however, due in part to the circa-70% of the ad market ITV would occupy if it were to acquire Channel 4. A similar situation in France, where public broadcasters M6 and TF1 are currently jumping through regulatory hoops to merge, has proved hugely controversial.
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25.04.2022 / 12:59
BAFTA Craft Winners; HBO Max Buys BBC Drama; ITV Studios Hire – Global Briefs
‘Landscapers’ & ‘We Are Lady Parts’ Win BAFTA Craft Trios
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19.04.2022 / 20:41
Drake hints at a surprise collaboration and Camilla Cabello's candid comment on Harry Styles
Daily Lowdown podcast from HELLO!. Today, we're talking about Drake and Taylor Swift teasing a collab, and Kendrick Lamar confirming some exciting details of his new album.
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18.04.2022 / 13:43
ITV This Morning fans share wish as Vernon Kay speaks out on hosting stint
This Morning fans were left sharing a very similar wish as Vernon Kay spoke out on his hosting stint. The Bolton-born TV star made the famous sofa his home last week as he shared being at the helm of the show alongside Josie Gibson.
ok.co.uk
13.04.2022 / 17:37
Inside Prince Harry and Camilla's relationship including 'resentful stares'
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are reported to be on their way to the Netherlands later this week to attend the Invictus Games on their first trip together since leaving for the US. It is seeming unlikely though that the couple will venture to the UK during their European visit to see the Windsor family, Royal experts have said.These predictions come as Harry has kept silent on the Queen ’s wish in a statement given in February to have Camilla take position as Queen Consort when Prince Charles becomes King.The 37 year old’s silence and general distance from the Royal family may be in result of his reportedly rocky relationship with Camilla, whom Royal author Tina Brown has said Harry "can't stand" as its been predicted this will be highlighted in his upcoming memoir.
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11.04.2022 / 23:11
Lily Collins & Ashley Park Bring 'Emily In Paris' To PaleyFest LA
Lily Collins wears a bold and bright blue look for the Emily in Paris panel during the 2022 PaleyFest LA held at Dolby Theatre on Sunday (April 10) in Hollywood.
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10.04.2022 / 14:41
War Of Words Continues Over Channel 4 Sale Plan: UK Culture Secretary Slams “Ill-Informed Leftie Luvvie Lynch Mob”
A war of words has broken out in the British media over the forthcoming plan to privatize Channel 4 – with the Secretary of State for Culture Nadine Dorries in one corner, and the broadcaster’s chief executive Alex Mahon in the other.
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09.04.2022 / 20:29
Katie Price 'tried it on with Piers Morgan and Simon Cowell but both said no'
Katie Price allegedly tried it on with both Piers Morgan and Simon Cowell and was furious after being turned down.
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08.04.2022 / 21:21
Camila Cabello finds joy in her roots for new studio album
NEW YORK -- Camila Cabello says she found joy in her roots while working on “Familia,” her new studio album. The pop singer and songwriter, born in Havana to a Cuban mother and a Mexican father, immersed herself in the music she listened to while growing up and even ventured to write for the first time a couple of songs fully in Spanish."I was curious what the process would be, because my process in English is very like me on a mic, and I just sing whatever kind of comes to my head, including lyrics.
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08.04.2022 / 19:47
Harry Styles claims career-best debut with second solo Number 1 single
Nothing is ever As It Was, as Harry Styles makes a massive debut with his second solo Number 1 single.
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05.04.2022 / 11:51
Channel 4 Sale Plan Decried By UK TV Industry, Politicians And Public
High-profile politicians and media figures have slammed the UK government’s decision to press ahead with privatizing It’s A Sin broadcaster Channel 4, as a petition to stop the process nears 35,000 signatures.
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04.04.2022 / 23:09
New this week: Camila Cabello, Tony Hawk and 'Tokyo Vice'
Here’s a collection curated by The Associated Press’ entertainment journalists of what’s arriving on TV, streaming services and music platforms this week.MOVIES— Tony Hawk may not have seemed the most obvious Academy Awards presenter but he does have a new movie coming out. “Tony Hawk: Until the Wheels Fall Off," a documentary about the professional skateboarder's life, debuts Tuesday on HBO Max and on HBO.