Endeavor Buying OpenBet Sports Betting Platform From Scientific Games For $1.2 Billion

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefHenry Cheng Kar-shun, who is the chairman of property development group New World Development, has taken control of I-Cable, Hong Kong’s largest cable TV network operator and the territory’s second largest pay-TV operator.Cheng-owned company Celestial Pioneer disclosed that it had struck deals that give it 72% ownership of Forever Top, a company that owns a 43% stake in I-Cable.Celestial said that it was buying 40.5% of Forever Top from two existing investors.

The digital publishing arm of Barry Diller’s IAC/InterActive Corp. has cliched a deal to buy Meredith, the 120-year-old Iowa-based publisher of People magazine and a stable of other storied titles.

Queen Elizabeth took some time to visit the Royal Regiment of Canadian Artillery on Wednesday.

Brad Pitt is hard at work on the set of his new film!

Katy Perry has called Orlando Bloom her ‘hero’ after he helped her avoid an on-stage wardrobe malfunction. Katy's fiancé Orlando ran on stage as she was about to sing at Variety’s Power of Women event in Beverly Hills this weekend.The singer was wearing a long, glamorous lilac gown by Italian designer Schiaparelli, but the corset she was wearing underneath meant she couldn’t breathe properly.

It’s not exactly easy to sing if you can’t breathe properly.

Orlando Bloom, 44, showed the world he has his fiancee Katy Perry‘s back on the night of Sept. 30! The actor hopped up on stage while the singer, 36, was getting ready to sing at Variety‘s Power of Women event in Beverly Hills, CA and appeared to fix something on the back of her gorgeous Schiaparelli dress, which was long and had puffed out sleeves that ended just below her elbows and with the excess draped down.

At the second annual BlumFest today, producers Tyler Perry and Jason Blum announced their first feature production together, the thriller entitled Help.

Tyler Perry and Jason Blum are set to collaborate for the first time on the feature film “Help” for Blumhouse and Tyler Perry Studios, it was announced on Friday during Blumhouse’s BlumFest.Alan McElroy will write and direct “Help,” a new thriller that will start production in Atlanta in 2022 at the Tyler Perry Studios.

Katy Perry is giving a special shout out to Orlando Bloom.

Katy Perry and Orlando Bloom only had eyes for each other.The couple had a fashionable date night at Variety's Power of Women event at Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts in Beverly Hills on Thursday night.Perry, who was one of the honorees of the night, was radiant in a lavender look. The Schiaparelli-designed gown featured billowing, off-the-shoulder dramatic sleeves.

and on Peacock. But as it turns out, that decision wasn’t instigated by the streaming service.

Miranda Kerr is proud of her relationship with her ex. In an interview on 's podcast, the 38-year-old model discussed how well she and her ex-husband, Orlando Bloom, get along with their respective partners.Kerr and Bloom were married from 2010 to 2013, and share a son, 10-year-old Flynn.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorKatie Nolan, who captured attention in recent years for her facility with digital sports media, has left ESPN about four years after jumping to the Disney sports outlet from Fox Sports.Nolan on Wednesday released a statement on social media telling followers that “I no longer work at ESPN. I’m really grateful for my time here.

blog post. “Their commitment to artistic excellence and proven track record make them invaluable partners as we build out the creative capabilities and library of Netflix games together.” “We’ll continue working with developers around the world and hiring the best talent in the industry to deliver a great collection of exclusive games designed for every kind of gamer and any level of play,” Verdu said.

Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorEndeavor is putting down a big bet on sports wagering: The entertainment and talent-agency company clinched a deal to acquire OpenBet, a sports-gambling company, for $1.2 billion.Endeavor is buying OpenBet from Scientific Games. The deal price of $1.2 billion will be paid through a combination of $1 billion in cash and $200 million in Endeavor’s Class A common stock.