Richard Madeley struggled to hide his disdain for Love Island as he announced the first Love Island contestant for the 2022 series. The hit ITV2 dating show is making its big return to the small screen on Monday, June 6.
12.05.2022 - 18:09 / variety.com
Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorSpotify is making management changes to bolster the leadership of its podcast content operations following the departure of Courtney Holt, who served as head of studios and video.Max Cutler, who joined Spotify in 2019 with its acquisition of Parcast, the scripted podcast studio he co-founded, has been promoted to head of talk creator content and partnerships for Spotify. In the new role, he will oversee the streamer’s emerging podcast creator ecosystem, licensed content, and work on new content initiatives. As part of his appointment, Spotify will form a “creator content” unit led by Cutler.Cutler previously was Parcast’s head of new content initiatives and managing director.
He reports to Dawn Ostroff, Spotify’s chief content and advertising business officer. Julie McNamara, the ex-Paramount+ content exec who joined Spotify as U.S. head of studios and video in September, will continue to serve as head of talk studios overseeing all original audio content for the company.
That includes all series from The Ringer, Parcast and Gimlet as well as major partnerships, including with J.J. Abram’s Bad Robot, DC and Warner Bros. (which recently premiered hit “Batman Unburied”), Jemele Hill’s Unbothered Network and Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s Archewell Audio.Bill Simmons, founder of The Ringer (which Spotify bought in 2020), will continue to lead the sports-centric group but is also taking on a larger role as head of global sports content for Spotify and managing director for The Ringer.
Richard Madeley struggled to hide his disdain for Love Island as he announced the first Love Island contestant for the 2022 series. The hit ITV2 dating show is making its big return to the small screen on Monday, June 6.
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It was a day of celebration, when the whole country came together. But as Prince Harry and Meghan celebrate their fourth wedding anniversary today, their lives look very different to 2018 - both in private and in public. No longer working royals, the two have stepped down from their official royal duties, and now live outside of the UK in Meghan's native California.Their social circle has also evolved, with some of those closest to the couple back in 2018, no longer part of their daily lives.The pair will be celebrating their fourth anniversary together which will most likely be observed in private at their Californian home with their son Archie and daughter Lilibet.
Matt Donnelly Senior Film WriterArchewell, the multi-vertical content and philanthropy operation founded by Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, has hired Ashley Momtaheni to run global communications.In her new role as executive vice president, Momtaheni will oversee all communications efforts for the company’s numerous divisions — including the Archewell Foundation, Archewell Audio and Archewell Productions.She joins the Duke and Duchess of Sussex from the Universal Filmed Entertainment Group, where she currently serves as vice president of global communications and media relations.Prior to Universal, Momtaheni served as director of corporate communications at United Talent Agency. There, she was responsible for raising the profile of the company and its agents, and led internal and external communications strategies.
In the wake of last month’s news of Courtney Holt’s exit from Spotify, the company has made several moves in its exec structure as it continues to expand in podcasting and creator-driven content.
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Princess Eugenie has followed in her cousin Prince Harry, 37, and his 40 year old wife Meghan Markle's footsteps as she launches a new podcast. But while the Duchess of Sussex's Archetypes is still yet to be released on Spotify, the 32 year old Royal has already announced the release of her new project, called Floodlight. Sharing the exciting news on her Instagram page, mum-of-one Eugenie said the first episode is available to download on all podcast platforms today, April 27.
Piers Morgan has blamed an “incompetent” aide and a Donald Trump “simmering with anger” for the incident in which the former POTUS stormed off the set of Talk TV’s Uncensored, but in reality the episode was a damp squib.
Jenna Bush Hager and Barbara Bush are so close that they can finish each other's sentences and even have their own special language. The pair are no strangers to writing about sisterhood, and their latest book, The Superpower Sisterhood, is a love letter to all sisters in every walk of life - from siblings to best friends.MORE: Hoda Kotb supports Jenna Bush Hager during proud momentInspired by their mom, Laura Bush, who grew up as an only child but with many close friends, the book has many special links to Jenna and Barbara's own family, and their own unique experience being twins. The sisters sat down with HELLO! following their busy weekend travelling on their book tour - the "sister road trip" - to chat about how they wrote their book in lockdown, recently hosting Today together, growing up in the White House and who they think will be following in their family's political footsteps in the future.Jenna: We took Mila, my nine-year-old, on the book tour and it was quite hilarious because she really encompasses all the things we want these girls to be - bravery is chief among them.
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