Heather McDonald’s ‘Juicy Scoop’ Podcast Seals Ad Sales Deal with Studio71 (EXCLUSIVE)

Village Roadshow Entertainment Group is staying in business with Kevin Garnett.

M&S has just made a major change to its hugely popular Dine-In for Two Deal - and it's perfect for meal prepping without the fuss.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV Editor Jo Ann Ross, the first woman to run a broadcast TV network’s ad-sales efforts and one of the last senior ad-sales executives in the TV industry to hold direct relationships with advertisers when primetime broadcast programs were seen as the primary venue for Madison Avenue’s dollars, is leaving the industry, stepping down from her role as chairman of Paramount Global‘s ad sales division at the end of April. Ross had already stepped back from day to day duties, ceding that role to John Halley, who was named president of ad sales for the company in 2022.

IATSE is ending the week with at least one more Local negotiation under its belt.

Well, that was a twist — and one a lot of Swifties weren’t ready for!

Andy Burnham says he is facing the strife known by many families battling the country's collapsing social care system, as his father lives with Alzheimer’s disease. But all political parties have failed to ‘grasp the nettle’, say candidates for Greater Manchester’s mayoral elections.

Snuggle up and let’s have some fun!

Veteran Paramount Global ad exec Ryan Briganti has been tapped as the company’s head of sports ad sales, replacing John Bogusz, who recently retired.

Formula 1 driver Fernando Alonso has secured his future in the motorsport!

A ton of first look deals were announced today at Paramount‘s CinemaCon presentation one of them being for their A Quiet Place filmmaker John Krasinksi and Allyson Seeger’s Sunday Night label.

At their CinemaCon presentation this AM, Paramount Pictures today announced a three-year extension of its first-look deal with producer Neal H. Moritz and his Original Film banner.

Angelique Jackson Noted civil rights attorney Ben Crump has inked a seven-figure deal to author a series of crime novels for Bantam Books. Under the deal, Bantam Books will publish the first two installments of a crime fiction series written by Crump, who has defended and won significant settlements for the families of Trayvon Martin, Michael Brown, George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Henrietta Lacks, the residents of Flint, Michigan and several others.

EXCLUSIVE: Israel’s Keshet International (KI) has struck its latest co-development deal, a partnership with British presenter Bettany Hughes‘ indie SandStone Global.

Callum McLennan U.K. distribution powerhouse DCD Rights is announcing strong pre-sales for its musical legend laden slate at MipTV. The remastered release of “David Bowie: Ziggy Stardust & The Spiders from Mars” in stunning 4K leads the pack with a pre-sale to NHK Japan already in place.

Matt Rife landed an exciting deal with Netflix after the success of his 2023 Natural Selection special.

Naman Ramachandran Bollywood A-list actor and musician Ayushmann Khurrana has signed a global recording deal with Warner Music India. Hit songs sung by Khurrana over the past decade include “Mitti Di Khushboo,” “Paani Da Rang” and “Mere Liye Tum Kaafi Ho.” Signing with Warner Music India will enable Khurrana to access the label’s global ecosystem, helping him connect with audiences and artists beyond India’s borders, Khurrana and the label said.

Todd Spangler NY Digital Editor Endeavor, three years after the sports and entertainment company went public, announced that it has entered into an agreement to be acquired by private-equity firm Silver Lake. The deal gives Endeavor an equity value of $13 billion, the companies said.

The American Federation of Musicians officially has a new deal with the studios.

Gene Maddaus Senior Media Writer The American Federation of Musicians has voted to ratify its new contract with the major studios, which provides for streaming residuals and protections from artificial intelligence. The union represents musicians who perform on TV and movie scores or who appear on screen. Following 12 days of negotiations in January and February, it reached a tentative deal on Feb.

Brent Lang Executive Editor Fresh off the release of “Road House,” Amazon MGM Studios has closed a three-year, first-look film deal with Jake Gyllenhaal’s Nine Stories. Under the pact, Amazon MGM Studios will have first dibs on narrative features that the actor’s production company makes. The deal includes theatrical, as well as streaming releases.