Ex-Megadeth bassist David Ellefson launches new band The Lucid

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at LargeFormer NBC Entertainment and Showtime marketing chief Len Fogge has launched a new company, Len Fogge Consultants, targeted at working with media companies, consumer marketing organizations and ad agencies throughout the business.Based in both Los Angeles and New York, Fogge said the new shingle will focus on marketing structure and workflow design, creative brand building, product marketing, digital/social marketing and budgeting and financial

Joe Otterson TV ReporterMara Brock Akil has launched the new production company story27 under her previously announced overall deal at Netflix. In addition, Akil has hired Susie Fitzgerald as president of development and production.“At story27, thoughtful and entertaining projects centering the humanity of the marginalized is the priority and that starts with identifying the best and most unique storytellers,” Akil said.

The last few years have found the “industry” buzzing over when Netflix will capture its first Best Picture win. Considering the considerable effort the streamer has put into its film awards publicity and marketing campaigns over the past four years this shouldn’t be a surprise.

With the colder autumn weather on the horizon, it’s time to stock up on winter wardrobe staples – and nothing is more important than a stylish but cosy coat. Luckily for us, Asda have revived one of their must-have styles which has a purse-friendly price of just £22.

Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie‘s legal battle continues.

Corey Taylor‘s son Griffin and Shawn ‘Clown’ Crahan’s son Simon have shared their debut single ‘Asylum’ from their band Vended.The track, which you can listen to below, has shades of Slipknot with its hard-hitting rhythmic patterns.Vended’s lineup, which is completed by Cole Espeland (lead guitar), Connor Grodzicki (rhythm guitar), and Jeramiah Pugh (bass), performed their first headline gig back in March at the Vaudeville Mews club in Des Moines, Iowa, where Slipknot were formed.The band first

Brad Pitt has reportedly brought a new lawsuit against estranged wife Angelina Jolie concerning the couple’s French vineyard. According to DailyMail.

Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorRoku, gearing up for the 2021 holiday shopping season, unveiled the all-new Roku Streaming Stick 4K — priced at $50, the same as its previous-generation model. It’s also releasing the Roku OS 10.5 operating system with a bunch of enhancements, including new voice controls for Netflix and Spotify.The Roku Streaming Stick 4K is up to 30% faster than its previous stick, which enables smoother streaming in 4K, Dolby Vision and HDR10+, according to Roku.

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Taylor Hawkins and Chris Chaney have teamed up to form a new band called NHC – you can hear the group’s first new tracks below.Jane’s Addiction bassist Chaney and Foo Fighters drummer Hawkins previously played together in Alanis Morissette’s live band in the ’90s, while Chaney is also a part of Hawkins’ solo band The Coattail Riders.Hawkins and Chaney formed NHC with Jane’s Addiction guitarist Navarro within the last year, with the drummer – who will also serve as the singer in the new band –

universities have been ranked from best to worst in a new league table for 2021.The Times and The Sunday Times Good University Guide 2022 has released the new table for each institution as thousands of students head back to lectures.St Andrews came first in the UK, beating Oxford and Cambridge - something which no other university has ever achieved.The Fife uni came top out of 135 institutions, scoring the best marks on student satisfaction despite moving to online teaching during the

Marta Balaga Finland’s Tekele Productions, composed of Julia Elomäki, Miia Haavisto, Marja Pihlaja and Tia Talli, will present three new projects at the Finnish Film Affair this year. “Bad Women” will be shown in the Fiction in Progress section, Variety has learned, while Ulla Heikkilä’s “Viva la Vida” – about a Finnish expat family living in southern Spain – and “The Beast Friend” will make their way to Fiction in Development.

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have made it into the Time Top 100 Influential list. Royal biographer Omid Scobie announced the news on his Twitter feed as he shared the front cover of the magazine which featured the Duke, who turned 37 today, and the 40 year old Duchess.The snap sees Meghan wearing a cream shirt jumpsuit with her brunette hair cascading down her front while her husband dons a green jumper and places one hand on her shoulder.