Nielsen Likely Undercounted Some Pandemic Audiences, Media Review Finds

Ed Sheeran is opening up about his baby girl for the first time. 

Elaine Low Senior TV WriterParamount Television head Nicole Clemens is seen as the likeliest candidate to oversee Paramount Plus’ content and programming strategy, according to sources familiar with the matter.The move comes after Paramount Plus head of programming Julie McNamara, a 15-year-veteran of ViacomCBS, announced her departure Thursday.Paramount declined to comment.More to come…

Danielle Turchiano Senior Features Editor, TVCinematographer-turned-director Nelson Cragg has a knack for great drama, working on series such as “Homeland” and “Breaking Bad” earlier in his career.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorJeff Zucker, chairman of news and sports at WarnerMedia, held a company town hall on Tuesday in which he addressed the recent Chris Cuomo-CNN controversy and answered questions regarding return-to-office plans.Zucker suggested CNN staffers who were vaccinated and wished to return to the outlet’s New York offices would likely be able to do so starting in June, according to a person familiar with the event.

Leigh-Anne Pinnock is set to follow in the footsteps of her former bandmate Jesy Nelson as she has been nominated for a National Television Award. Little Mix singer Leigh-Anne, 29, has been nominated for an award in a new category, Authored Documentary, following her touching BBC film.

Former Little Mix member Jesy Nelson has signed a solo record deal with Universal Music’s Polydor label.“I’m so excited to finally announce that I will be signing to Polydor Records”, says Nelson. “I cannot wait for you to hear what I’ve been working on and to start this new chapter with the Universal Music team”.Co-President of Polydor, Ben Mortimer, adds: “As soon as I met Jesy I knew Polydor had to become her label partner. She’s developed the sound for her next music beautifully.

Love Island star Wes Nelson has shared a peek inside his home, and it’s got some very quirky decor.The 23 year old reality star and rapper took to his Instagram account to show his 1.6 million followers a peek inside his pad. Inside Wes prides himself on having very fun decor, including arcade games, one of which is Marvel themed.

EXCLUSIVE: Bondit Media Capital, which became an important funder for independent film and television during Covid, is partnering with Vancouver-based Arcana Studio to launch Bondit Canada Capital.

Little Mix are reportedly "formalising" Jesy Nelson's exit from the group to ensure she won't make money from their upcoming tour.The girl group have vowed that their 2022 Confetti Tour will still go ahead next year following the announcement that both Leigh-Anne Pinnock, 29, and Perrie Edwards, 27, are expecting their first children. But the group – which also features 28 year old Jade Thirlwall – are in the process of cutting financial ties with Jesy, 29, who quit the band in December.

Jesy Nelson has announced that she’s signed her first solo record deal since leaving Little Mix last year.The singer, who left the girl band in December, has secured a deal with Polydor to release music as a solo artist.She wrote on Instagram: “So excited to announce that I’ve signed my first ever solo record deal with Polydor.“This is such a pinch-me moment.

Jesy Nelson has announced she has signed a solo record deal just five months after quitting Little Mix.The 29 year old stepped away from the chart-topping girl group due to mental health reasons in December 2020. She has now announced via a social media post that she has inked a deal with Polydor Records, the home of Lady Gaga, Selena Gomez and Gary Barlow amongst many others.Taking to Instagram, she posed in front of the record label's logo in a post shared with her 7.9million followers.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorIn the space of just a few weeks, a group of Madison Avenue heavyweights — with names like General Motors, Interpublic Group and WPP — has made public guarantees of ad money for some of the industry’s smaller media outlets, all owned by Black entrepreneurs. Getting these companies to talk about ad spending in public is an amazing feat.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorTV usually belongs to the celebrities who play the nation’s favorite characters — people such as Ellen Pompeo, the star of ABC’s “Grey’s Anatomy,” or Milo Ventimiglia from NBC’s “This Is Us.” During the industry’s upfront market, however, many eyes move instead to the network ad-sales chiefs.These execs will be out in full force over the next several weeks, eager to keep the tens of billions of advertising dollars flowing into their companies’ corporate coffers.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorRobin Roberts worked from home for a good part of the pandemic while hosting America’s most-watched morning-news program.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorNielsen, the company that measures TV audiences every day says it still needs a few weeks to get its counting procedures back to normal.In a May 6 letter to TV networks, media-measurement giant Nielsen said it is still working to “resolve outstanding maintenance needs” in approximately 2700 homes that serve in its panel of consumers, and will likely not complete that work until the end of May.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorBig advertisers like General Motors and Target say they intend to pay more attention to Black-owned media outlets.

Life as a Little Mix pop star wasn’t such a Sweet Melody after all…

Jesy Nelson has spoken out on her decision to leave Little Mix for the first time after leaving the band.The 29 year old singer has since launched her solo music career, months after sharing her decision to leave the band which found her fame. Now, Jesy has candidly shared the “breaking point” that tipped her decision to leave the band, after being part of it for nearly ten years.