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Naman Ramachandran “Luther” star Idris Elba is in talks for a £1 billion ($1.2 billion) bid for U.K. broadcaster Channel 4, according to The Sunday Times.The Sunday Times report states that Elba is in discussions with Marc Boyan, founder and CEO of marketing and communications collective, The Miroma Group. Elba is the CEO of production company Green Door Pictures, which has produced “Concrete Cowboy,” “Idris Elba’s Fight School” and “Turn Up Charlie.” Channel 4 declined to comment.
Variety has reached out to Elba’s representatives for comment. In Oct. 2021, Miroma launched Cornerstone Studios, a business set up to finance and create TV content.
Around that time, Michael Grade, former managing director and chair of the BBC, executive chair of ITV, chief executive of Channel 4 and Miroma, for whom Grade was adviser then, were reported to be considering a bid for Channel 4, with bankers brought in to look at the possibility. Grade was subsequently named chair of U.K. media regulatory body Ofcom.
Boyan also owns a stake in former soccer player Gary Neville’s Buzz 16 Productions. After months of speculation over the Channel 4’s future, in April 2022, U.K. Culture Secretary Nadine Dorries confirmed that the broadcaster would be up for sale in order to compete with global streamers like Netflix and Amazon.
A white paper, which if implemented, could transform the face of U.K. broadcasting, followed weeks later. Dorries had said at the time that the plans “will revamp decades-old laws to help our public service broadcasters compete in the internet age and usher in a new golden age for British TV and radio.”Among the bidders for Channel 4 could be fellow British public service broadcaster ITV, Comcast’s pay TV operator Sky and
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The UK’s Culture Secretary Nadine Dorries has seemingly lost her latest battle with state-owned broadcaster Channel 4, after she claimed that one its shows included scenes that were faked.
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Adam B. Vary Senior Entertainment WriterSPOILER ALERT: This story discusses major plot developments in the Season 1 finale of “Star Trek: Strange New Worlds,” currently streaming on Paramount+.One day in 2021, Paul Wesley got a call from his agents asking whether he would be interested in playing James T. Kirk, the iconic “Star Trek” character originated by William Shatner in the original “Trek” series from the 1960s.“And I was like, Kirk? The Captain Kirk?” Wesley tells Variety.
After a seismic 36 hours during which British politics has been rocked, UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson is stepping down and the British media is in overdrive speculating on what happens next. In the UK broadcasting world, questions will soon be raised about a future that will almost certainly have a different Culture Secretary than current incumbent Nadine Dorries.
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British Vogue for the magazine’s 2022 Pride celebration issue.Speaking to the magazine, Erivo said: “[Many LGBTQ+ people] still feel the need to be constantly justifying why we deserve to be treated as equal beings, when really the only difference is that we love differently and we express ourselves differently.“Rather than being chastised for that we should be commended for being brave. That’s the most important thing: giving people the space to show up fully as who they are.”In a post on Instagram sharing photos from the issue, Erivo wrote: “Nerves and fear have gotten in the way of sharing all of who I am, and today with Pride and with wonderful people beside me I’m sharing a little more.A post shared by Cynthia Erivo (@cynthiaerivo)“Thank you @edward_enniful for giving me the space and loving on me.
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James Bond producer Barbara Broccoli has promised that the 26th film of the franchise will “reinvent” 007.Speaking at a recent dinner event, in which she and her half-brother Michael G Wilson were presented with BFI Fellowships, Broccoli said that they have not yet cast a replacement for Daniel Craig.“Nobody’s in the running,” she said in a speech [via Deadline]. “We’re working out where to go with him, we’re talking that through.”The producer also stated that the next Bond film won’t begin filming until at least 2025, with a clear direction for the story yet to be decided.“There isn’t a script and we can’t come up with one until we decide how we’re going to approach the next film because, really, it’s a reinvention of Bond,” she said.
Barbara Broccoli has revealed that the next film in the enduring 007 series will be a complete reinvention. However, casting — always a hot topic among franchise fans — has not yet commenced.
Fans will have to wait a little longer for an update on which actor will replace Daniel Craig as James Bond.
Idris Elba is reportedly in talks to back a £1billion bid for Channel 4.According to The Sunday Times, the actor is in discussions with entrepreneur Marc Boyan, the founder and CEO of marketing and communications firm The Miroma Group.News of Elba’s potential venture comes after the government recently announced its plans to privatise Channel 4 in an attempt to secure its long-term funding and compete with major streaming platforms, such as Netflix and Amazon Prime Video.Before rising to the fame in Luther, Elba made appearances in numerous British TV shows, including the police drama The Bill and Channel 5 soap Family Affairs.He previously spoke of the importance of British television and his experience with Channel 5, telling The Irish Times: “At the time Channel 5 didn’t have lots of viewers. Few thousand, probably?“But because they were a new channel they were courageous, they put lots of new young actors on screen, and I hold the experience close to my heart.
Luther and Marvel Universe actor Idris Elba is in talks with Miroma over supporting the marketing network’s potential £1B ($1.2B) bid to British broadcaster Channel 4, according to The Sunday Times.
The stars are stepping out for the 2022 BET Awards!
Jack Harlow, Lizzo and Chance The Rapper are among those set to perform at this year’s BET Awards ceremony, with the event’s full roster – sporting 27 performers and 25 presenters – being finalised yesterday (June 24).10 of those performers will appear as part of a tribute to Sean “Diddy” Combs, who will receive this year’s BET Lifetime Achievement Award. In addition to Combs himself, the special performance will feature Mary J.
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