ICM Partners Acquires UK Agency Stellar Group, Creates ICM Stellar Sports Representing 800+ Athletes

Avalon, the U.K.-based management and production company whose credits include Last Week Tonight With John Oliver, Catastrophe, and the recent Sky/FX comedy Breeders, has bolstered its creative force, acquiring a majority stake in The Agency, the British agency whose clients represent some of the leading writers and directors in U.K. TV, film and theater.

Naman Ramachandran Television production and talent management company Avalon (“Spitting Image,” “Last Week Tonight With John Oliver”) has acquired a majority stake in British agency The Agency to form a global talent representation business with offices in New York, Los Angeles and London.The Agency will continue to operate under the leadership and management of its partners.

Peter White Television EditorAvalon, the talent management and production company behind series including Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, is expanding. The company has acquired a majority stake in The Agency, which represents writers and directors including Gentleman Jack creator Sally Wainwright and A Very English Scandal writer Russell T Davies.The Agency will continue to operate under the leadership and management of its partners.

Nicola Sturgeon’s plea not to travel south of the border to watch the Old Firm match at English pubs.

Bolton's last five games in League Two, but is yet to play a minute in the fourth tier of English football this season. Against the Latics, the three changes made by Evatt in the second half included Andrew Tutte replacing Brandon Comley, Arthur Gnahoua coming on for Ali Crawford and Liam Gordon being substituted for Jamie Mascoll.

Wales in not about introducing a border, or an anti-English sentiment. From 6pm on Friday, people from high-risk areas of the UK will be prohibited from entering Wales as the country battles rising numbers of coronavirus cases.

@shaka_inc) made the journey from Darlington in the North East of England, after Glasgow-based tattoo artist Will Bishop posted it on his Instagram story.The tattoo captures one of the worst moments of betrayal caught on British TV when a contestant on quiz show Golden Balls persuaded another to split the prize of £100,000 before stealing it.The now famous scene sees presenter and comedian Jasper Carrot look on in 2008 as contestant Stephen is persuaded by the other finalist, Sarah, that both

HBO Max, the streaming-video hub of WarnerMedia, has acquired anticipated Studiocanal title “Possessions,” a psychological thriller series created by Shachar Magen (“Sirens”) and directed by BAFTA-nominated Thomas Vincent (“Bodyguard”).As an international Max Original, the series will be made available on the U.S. streaming platform in December.Commissioned for Canal Plus’s Creation Original and Israel’s Yes TV, the series was shot in Israel in French, Hebrew and English.

Gogglebox.The Channel 4 hit is currently airing its sixteenth series as a bunch of our favourite families up and down the UK give their views on the latest telly.From sibling duos to best mates, they all come together to give us a little laugh in strange times.Millions of us tune in every week and feel like our fave Goggleboxers are our long lost pals.But away from the screen, the stars have lives that we don't know about, with many of them having partners that have never appeared on screen with

The pack is priced at £33 and contains a mix of their core range classics and a couple of their seasonal cans too. According to the Drygate team, the selection will allow customers to enjoy some of their favourite Drygate beers while the the Drygate Brasserie is temporarily closed.

Peter White Television EditorGameMaster, an e-sports reality competition series featuring The Big Bang Theory’s Wil Wheaton, is set to kick off production in Georgia.Production on the show, not be to confused with the classic British Channel 4 format that starred Patrick Moore, was delayed by eight months as a result of the COVID-19 production shutdown.The show, which is set to air on Amazon Prime Video and Twitch, will start pre-production in Atlanta on November 9 with full production beginning

Leo Barraclough Senior International CorrespondentSid Gentle Films, the BAFTA and Emmy award-winning producers behind “Killing Eve” and “The Durrells,” headed by Sally Woodward Gentle (pictured below), has acquired the rights to develop Cash Carraway’s “Skint Estate” for TV, and has lined up a lead writer for previously announced “Taking Up Space.” Both projects are in formal development with British broadcasters.“Skint Estate” is a darkly funny, searingly political, debut memoir from Carraway,

Under the new scheme, companies can create 30 jobs – or if they’re a small business they can team up with others to reach that number. “We’re really lucky in Scotland to have a supportive creative network, with associations such as the Creative Entrepreneurs’ Club,” says James.

Universal Credit next spring. Citizens Advice Scotland worked out 80% of people who had asked for help with "complex debt" would be unable to pay their way after the cut in March.

Andreas Wiseman, Jake Kanter Lonon Film Festival Lineup Revealed The LFF has revealed its industry program, with speakers including Ava DuVernay, Jane Tranter, Ted Hope and Sundance director Tabitha Jackson. James Schamus will be take part in a panel discussion as part of the production finance market and there will also be spotlights on first films and new UK producers.

Grindstone Entertainment has picked up the North American rights to The Gardener, which stars Gary Daniels and Robert Bronzi. The action thriller, written by Ben Demaree and based on a story by Jeff Miller (The Toy Box), stars Bronzi (Death Kiss) as an immigrant living a quiet life as a gardener at an English manor house and resorting to old skills to save the family he works for from violent home invaders led by a ruthless crime boss, played by Daniels.