Fatima Djoumer Appointed CEO of Europa Cinemas As Long-Time Head Claude-Eric Poiroux Steps Down

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Viaplay Group CEO Anders Jensen is stepping down immediately amidst an economic downturn that is causing rapid deterioration in the ad market and subscriber churn.

star-studded stints at Leeds and Man United saw him win five league titles in six seasons.  Upon hanging up his boots in 1997, Cantona began accepting film roles, his first part in English that of the French ambassador Monsieur Le Foix in Cate Blanchett vehicle Elizabeth.

As injuries go, whacking yourself in the head while swinging a microphone is about as rock 'n' roll as it gets. And that was the scene at the huge Arctic Monkeys gig at Emirates Old Trafford on Friday night for The Hives frontman Pelle Almqvist.

Kate Bosworth and Justin Long officially tied the knot last month at the Rockaway Hotel in the borough of Queens in New York City, according to reports.

Nick Vivarelli International Correspondent Italian producer, director, and film and TV industry pioneer Renzo Rossellini is being honored with the Locarno Film Festival’s lifetime achievement award. The Swiss fest dedicated to indie cinema will pay tribute to the consummate filmmaker and renaissance man – who as a producer shepherded works by master directors such as Federico Fellini, Lina Wertmüller, Werner Herzog and Francis Ford Coppola – with a screening of Fellini’s 1980 work “City of Women” on its 8,000 seat open-air Piazza Grande venue on Aug. 10, followed by an onstage conversation the next day. Rossellini who also worked as assistant director for his father Roberto and, among others, François Truffaut and Claude Chabrol – and is a director in his own right – “Has never ceased his quest to pass on his knowledge of the cinema, teaching generations of students and cineastes with passion and commitment,” the fest said in a statement.

Variety.The idea behind the plan being that Activision Blizzard could utilize Time Warner’s IP for game development, and Time Warner could turn Activision Blizzard’s vast stable of games into films and television properties.Kotick also refuted the allegations that Activision Blizzard had internal systemic problems with harassment and toxicity. Those allegations came about in large part as a result of a 2021 civil suit filed by California’s Department of Fair Employment and Housing (DFEH) accusing Kotick’s company of enabling sexism, harassment and unequal pay for women.“We didn’t have any of what were mischaracterizations reported in the media,” Kotick said, responding to the claims.

Jesse Collins Entertainment President Dionne Harmon announced today that John Wehage has joined the company as Executive Vice President, Head of Production of the full-service Emmy-winning production company. Karen Grant-Selma will lead the company’s in-house legal team as Executive Vice President, Head of Business & Legal Affairs. Both will report to Harmon.

[WARNING: This article contains major spoilers for the series finale of “Succession.”]After four seasons, “Succession” has come to an end — and Waystar RoyCo has a new CEO.In the 90-minute series finale, creator Jesse Armstrong wrapped up a string of conflicts, but ultimately had the goal of answering the question everyone has been asking since Season 1 premiered in 2018: Who will succeed Logan Roy (Brian Cox) as CEO?There were many ways the ending could’ve gone: Kendall Roy (Jeremy Strong) could’ve filled his father’s shoes — as Logan may or may not have wanted from the looks of the underline/cross-out on his official document, Kendall and Roman Roy (Kieran Culkin) could’ve stayed on as co-CEOs, GoJo could have acquired Waystar with Lukas Matsson (Alexander Skarsgård) coming out on top and naming Shiv Roy (Sarah Snook) as CEO, as well as many other possibilities.In the end, the hole left by the death of Logan Roy could only be filled by one person.Spoilers for Season 4, Episode 10, “With Open Eyes” are below, so stop scrolling now if you don’t want to know who got the crown.While it was always presumed that Logan Roy’s successor would be in the family bloodline, it didn’t exactly turn out that way.Neither Kendall, Roman, Shiv — or Connor (Alan Ruck), for that matter — ended up being the heir to the media mogul’s throne.After Matsson decided he wasn’t going to name Shiv as the CEO of the company, an unsuspecting person filled her in on who it would be.“Shiv, you should probably know: it’s me,” Tom Wambsgans (Matthew Macfadyen) told his wife.As noted above, Greg found out by translating a conversation in Swedish that Matsson was not actually planning on giving the CEO title to Shiv, as he promised he would.Upon finding

Heidi Klum shared a cheeky snap to Instagram Friday as she soaked up the sun on the French Riviera. The 49-year-old supermodel posed topless in a pair of black thong bikini bottoms while relaxing on a balcony overlooking the ocean.

Cannes jury head has described the process of selecting the Competition winners as a “very intense experience”, at the jury press conference following the Palme d’Or victory for Justine Triet’s Anatomy Of A Fall. You can see the full list of winners here.

The stars are stepping out for the premiere of Disney & Pixar’s new movie!

Kate Winslet and Jane Fonda step out in chic power suits for L’Oreal’s Lights on Women Award event during the 2023 Cannes Film Festival on Friday (May 26) in Cannes, France.

Eva Longoria wows in a stunning sheer gown while on the red carpet during the 2023 Cannes Film Festival on Friday (May 26) in Cannes, France.

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Naman Ramachandran Multinational cinema operator Cineworld‘s proposed restructuring now has the backing of most of its lenders, the company said on Thursday. The restructuring, which was announced in April, “now has the support of lenders holding and controlling approximately 99% of the legacy facilities and at least 69% of the outstanding indebtedness under the debtor-in-possession facility of Cineworld and certain of its subsidiaries,” the group said in a statement. Cineworld Group and its subsidiaries had commenced Chapter 11 cases in the United States Bankruptcy Court in September 2022. The group now expects to emerge from the Chapter 11 cases in July and will continue to operate its cinemas as usual without interruption, it said.

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Naman Ramachandran Current COO Fatima Djoumer has been appointed CEO of the Europa Cinemas network. Djoumer succeeds founder Claude-Eric Poiroux, who is stepping down from his role as general director after 30 years. Poiroux has been awarded the title of honorary president, recognizing his contribution to the creation and development of the network, which now includes more than 3,000 screens in 744 cities across 38 countries. The network was set up in 1992 to provide operational and financial support to cinemas that undertake to give a significant part of their screenings to non-national European films and to put in place activities for young audiences.

So many stars stopped by the Magnum Beach Cannes Party in the midst of the 2023 Cannes Film Festival on Monday (May 22) in Cannes, France.