Ex-Geffen Records Chief Neil Jacobsen Plans $200 Million IPO for Music-Rights Company

Joe Otterson TV ReporterWWE shares were down in after-hours trading Thursday after falling well short of fourth-quarter earnings and revenue forecasts.In Q4, revenue fell 26% from the prior-year quarter to $238.2 million. Net income was $13.6 million, or 16 cents per diluted share.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorDarcus Beese, president and CEO of Island Records since David Massey’s departure in 2018, will exit the company, a rep for parent company Universal Music Group has confirmed to Variety.“Darcus informed us of his decision to return to the U.K. for personal reasons and to pursue new career opportunities there,” the statement reads.

Giovanni Pernice and Alexandra Burke have sparked speculation they could potentially be romantically involved with one another after gushing over each other on social media.The Strictly Come Dancing professional dancer, who was partnered up with Ranvir Singh on last year’s competition, posted a picture of himself standing behind the singer as he planted a kiss on her cheek.

President Joe Biden gave a timeline for vaccinating much of the American population against Covid-19, as he announced a plan that could see 300 million receive recommended doses by the end of the summer.

Better times. Ahead of her split from Ben Affleck, Ana De Armas shared details about the former couple’s trip to her hometown of Havana, Cuba.

Being Marilyn Monroe is much harder than Ana de Armas makes it look.

TOWIE stars are reportedly planning an emotional virtual tribute to Mick Norcross, following his tragic death at 57. Former The Only Way Is Essex star Mick was found dead at his home in Essex on Thursday, 21 January.

Noel Gallagher confirms he will re-record 14 tracks originally written by Oasis — without his brother Liam Gallagher’s involvement.

Also Read: What Joe Biden's 'Complicated' Ties to Big Tech Mean for Antitrust Crackdowns and Content ModerationOn the financial side, Netflix reported earnings per share of $1.19, compared to the $1.36 EPS analysts had projected. Revenue of $6.64 billion matched analyst estimates, although its 21.5% year-over-year sales growth fell short of the 30% year-over-year growth Netflix enjoyed during the same period a year earlier.

Netflix faced more competition than ever before in 2020, but the streamer is showing little sign of flagging, ending the year with an unprecedented nearly 204 million global subscribers. It turns out, the pandemic is a more powerful force than the threat of new rivals.

Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorNetflix powered past the 200 million subscriber mark in 2020 to cap its biggest-ever year of growth, driven by viewership gains during COVID-19.In the fourth quarter of 2020, Netflix added 8.51 million paid streaming subscribers to stand at 203.7 million worldwide at the end of the year.Netflix previously forecast 6 million global paid net adds for Q4 (down from 8.8 million in the year-prior quarter), after the streamer saw a pandemic-driven boom in the first half

“De Una Vez”, Selena Gomez’s song, in Spanish, whose messages couldn’t be clearer. The artist, with Mexican roots, pays tribute to her home land and dedicates the lyrics to all the people “whose hearts have been broken”.

State Pension is a lifeline for thousands of older people across the UK and the payments are set to increase in April by 2.5 per cent. This means that those on the full, new State Pension will receive £179.60 per week from April 12, an increase of £4.40 on the current rate of £175.20.

Ashley Walters and Noel Clarke donated to a township in Cape Town, where they filmed part of 'Bulletproof: South Africa'. The pair have reunited for the new series of the Sky One crime drama, which was filmed in the South African city, and Noel has admitted they found the disparity "heart-wrenching" in one of townships, so much so he was keen to show his kids to teach them about life's differences.