Endeavor First Quarter Buoyed By Return Of Live Events, Talent Representation

Love Island, we're often teased about potential contestants that could be part of the starting line-up. Sure, sometimes we never see them again, but sometimes certain contestants get leaked waaaaay before the series starts.Turns out some of the rumoured this year were in fact true, as dancer and model Tasha Ghouri has now been confirmed as one of the contestants in the Love Island 2022 OG line-up.Over the weekend, Natasha hit the headlines as she was rumoured to be joining the show, making her the first ever deaf contestant to take part.Recently, Natasha, who was born deaf, modelled for ASOS showing off her cochlear implant, “That’s me! Also just for confusion - this is a cochlear implant which is more advanced than hearing aids.”She said that she was proud to prove that “no matter what disability you’ve got, you can do it”.She will join Welsh paramedic Paige Thorne, microbiologist Dami Hope, waitress Indiyah Polack and student Liam Llewellyn.She is 23 years old.Tasha is from Thirsk, a town in Yorkshire.She's a model and dancer and has modelled for ASOS.

Clayton Davis After coming up short in the Oscar race for his role as Pa in Kenneth Branagh’s “Belfast,” Jamie Dornan is trying his hand at the Emmys for his work in the HBO Max series “The Tourist.” Assumed to be going into the brimming limited series categories, Variety has learned exclusively that HBO submitted the show in the drama categories for this year’s Primetime Emmy Awards.The HBO series tells the story of a Northern Irish man who wakes up with amnesia in an Australian hospital. Following clues to his identity, he tries to find who he is, while his past threatens to catch up with him.

She won hearts on the winter series of Love Island in January 2020 and Shaugna Phillips looked super-glam as she launched her new clothing edit with Chi Chi London. In March Shaugna, who was coupled-up with Manchester Islander Callum Jones on the ITV2 dating show, revealed that she'd her lip filler removed.

Netflix’s subscriber growth slowdown at the 222 million mark portends things to come for other major streamers is one of the biggest unknowns fueling media stock volatility. Hollywood has staked its hopes for growth over the past few years on drawing subscribers from the global market thanks to streaming’s ability to reach beyond geographic borders.Indeed, the mere suggestion that Netflix’s subscriber base may plateau at around a quarter-billion subs — after the company invested more than $87 billion in content since 2013 — contributed to Wall Street’s latest wave of sell-offs in the media and tech sector.

Ralf Rangnick believes 'two or three' academy talents could be permanently promoted to the Manchester United squad next season.

“Forrest Gump” made a surprise appearance on Tuesday at Paddington Station in London.A mystery man who looked eerily similar to the character was seen gazing at Queen Elizabeth during her visit to the new Elizabeth train line named in her honor for the Platinum Jubilee. Valentine Low, the royal correspondent for The Times of London, posted a pic of the day, showing the 96-year-old monarch sporting a bright lemon-colored coat and matching hat.

first-ever series of Love Island in 2015. After a speedy split from her co-star Max Morley just 40 days after the final, we’ve seen her navigate motherhood, a miscarriage, break-ups and relationships in the public eye. But, as she tells heat, she’s now living her best life… Yes, definitely.

Ron Howard’s first animated feature, The Shrinking Of Treehorn, has been acquired by Netflix, Deadline can confirm.

Creative Artists Agency announced on Monday that CAA Moebius, its annual screening series showcasing diverse graduate student filmmakers, will return as an in-person event from May 18-19.

Endeavor Group reported on Thursday that first-quarter revenue surged 37% from last year, as the entertainment powerhouse delivered growth from its key sports, content production and talent representation businesses.The conglomerate run by Hollywood mogul Ari Emanuel increased revenue to $1.47 billion during the first three months of the year, eclipsing the year-ago period’s $1.07 billion. Much of the growth was attributed to an economic recovery from pandemic lockdowns that sideswiped live events such as its Ultimate Fighting Championship franchise and the Super Bowl.Profit during the period rose to $517.7 million of net income, up from $2.4 million in the year-ago period when Endeavor was not a publicly-traded company.

Cynthia Littleton Business EditorEndeavor swung wide to a profit in Q1, fueled by the sale of Endeavor Content and big year-over-year gains for its events and talent representation units.Endeavor posted net income of $517 million on revenue of $1.47 billion. The black ink was driven by a $463.6 million one-time gain stemming from the sale last year of the Endeavor Content division, which was acquired by South Korea’s CJ ENM for $775 million.Excluding the Endeavor Content gain, Endeavor’s adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization came in it about $129.2 million.The company raised its full-year 2022 revenue guidance slighty, predicting it will come in between $5.235 billion and $5.47 billion, up from the $5.2 billion to $5.45 billion forecast from last quarter, and adjusted EBITDA guidance of $1.1 billion to $1.15 billion.

Wilson Chapman editorJust a year after the premiere of its last live-action adaptation, the “Resident Evil” franchise has risen from the grave in the first trailer for the upcoming Netflix horror series.Based on the long-running Capcom survival horror franchise, “Resident Evil” stars Lance Reddick as Albert Wesker, one of the main antagonists of the original video game series. Tamara Smart and Ella Balinska portray the younger and older versions of Wesker’s daughter Jade, while Siena Agudong, Adeline Rudolph, Paola Nuñez, Ahad Raza Mir, Connor Gossatti and Turlough Convery round out the cast in undisclosed roles.The plot for the new series has been kept under wraps, but the teaser trailer, set to the famous 1971 pop song “I’d Like to Teach the World to Sing (In Perfect Harmony),” reveals that the show will be split in between two timelines.

Throughout its seven series, Love Island has created successful profiles for its hundreds of contestants. Whilst many have been able to live off of their fortune and whopping social media followings - others have returned to their 'normal' day jobs.The show has developed several stars - from reported millionaires to models for explicit sites, including OnlyFans and PlayBoy.The newly confirmed eighth and winter season of Love Island has the potential to birth similar star-studded contestants. Let's take a look at what fan favourites are up to now...

Jenelle Riley Deputy Awards, Features EditorLevi Kreis was a born performer, a singer-songwriter touring for audiences from the age of 12 and landing a full scholarship to study piano at Vanderbilt University when he was only a sophomore in high school. But he never considered a career as an actor.

Taylor Swift released her new recording of one of her old hits.On Thursday night, Swift dropped «This Love (Taylor's Version),» which marks her first re-recorded track off her album.The song was first heard in the trailer for the new Amazon Prime Video series, The Summer I Turned Pretty, which dropped Thursday morning.Swift took to Instagram to tease the song's release, and to share the trailer as well, with a special thanks to Jenny Han — the creator and executive producer of the series, as well as the author of the books the show is based on — for featuring the tune in the trailer.A post shared by Taylor Swift (@taylorswift)«Thank you @jennyhan for debuting my version of This Love in the trailer for @thesummeriturnedpretty!!! I’ve always been so proud of this song and I’m very

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorLive Nation Entertainment posted the best first quarter in its history this year, according to financial results released Thursday for the quarter ended March 31, 2022.“Momentum has picked up for all of our businesses over the course of the first quarter, and as a result, we delivered financial performance that greatly surpassed our previous expectations, with operating income of $27 million and [adjusted operating income] of $209 million,” CEO Michael Rapino said in a statement accompanying the results. “Artists are back on the road and fan demand has never been stronger, a reflection that live events remain a clear priority for consumers as our social lives restart.”The company’s AOI of $209 million topped the previous record, Q1 of 2019, by $94 million, and was $361 million better than 2021 — when the industry had not yet begun to emerge from the pandemic — with a boost of $269 million in ticketing, $66 million in sponsorship and $26 million in concerts.