Universal Studio Group Chief Pearlena Igbokwe on Cops, COVID and the Upside of Hollywood's Executive Musical Chairs

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio on Wednesday took a subtle shot at Gov. Andrew Cuomo over the state's sluggish COVID-19 vaccine rollout, pushing his fellow Democrat to broaden the eligibility criteria to include older New Yorkers and all essential workers.  "We need the freedom to vaccinate," de Blasio said during a news conference.

If Republicans don't maintain control of the Senate and emerge victorious in Georgia's twin Senate runoff races, the United States will shift from a "cold Civil War" to a "full-scale hot conflict," Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, warned Monday.

Cody Nickson joked about having another baby with his wife, Jessica Graf, next year.When an Instagram user asked the Iowa native, 35, what he’s “most excited for in 2021” on Thursday, December 31, the Last Fitness Strategy author replied, “Getting my wife pregnant again.”Nickson added, “I’ll tag her so she can slap me later. Ha.”The Big Brother alums welcomed their daughters Maverick, 21 months, and Carter, 2 months, in March 2019 and October, respectively.

President Trump is right to oppose the new coronavirus relief package, Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, said Wednesday, calling it just the latest example of "irresponsible swamp" spending from Washington, D.C.  Trump slammed the recently passed $900 billion COVID-19 relief package as a "disgrace" on Tuesday evening, urging Congress to amend the bill and increase the amount of money in direct payments to Americans.

A bipartisan group of lawmakers plans to delay getting the COVID-19 vaccine -- which became available to congressional leaders last week -- until all health care workers and people over the age of 65 have had a chance to receive it.  Reps.

Naman Ramachandran Lionsgate has extended the contract of executive Rohit Jain and promoted him to managing director of South Asia and network platforms, as well as emerging Asian markets.In his expanded role, Jain will be responsible for shepherding growth across all of Lionsgate’s South Asian businesses and expanding the Starz premium subscription platform through Asia’s emerging markets.Earlier this month, global streaming platform launched its direct-to-consumer OTT app Lionsgate Play in

A consortium led by China’s Tencent has exercised an option to purchase a further 10% of Vivendi’s Universal Music Group. The deal values the company at €30BN.

Health chiefs have launched a new blitz to combat so-called ‘ Long Covid ’ in Scotland.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefFrench media conglomerate Vivendi said on Friday that a consortium led by China’s Tencent will exercise its option to acquire a further 10% stake in Universal Music Group, raising its holding to 20%.A Tencent consortium completed its deal to buy 10% of UMG in March this year. It retained an option running until January 2021 to double its stake, through a second purchase on the same valuation.

Shirley Halperin Executive Editor, MusicUniversal Music Group chairman and CEO Sir Lucian Grainge was one of the first music industry executives to contract COVID-19 this year, entering the hospital shortly after his 60th birthday celebration at the end of February.

Pearlena Igbokwe To make sense of all that has transpired in 2020 and what it portends for the media and entertainment sectors going forward, Variety spoke with a cross section of industry leaders about the broad theme of change. For more, click here.In the midst of challenges, chaos and disruption, it’s leadership that makes the difference.

It is now Hanukkah, the Jewish holiday of miracles, where lamp oil for one day lasted for eight as the Maccabees reclaimed the holy Temple in Jerusalem from the Syrian-Greek invaders more than 2,000 years ago.The emergency use authorization of the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine Friday night by the Food and Drug Administration has the same miraculous feeling of a light at the end of the long and dark COVID-19 tunnel.

“I again want to sound an alarm that we’ve been sounding for the last month,” said Los Angeles Public Health Director Barbara Ferrer.

link.As of December 3, 653 people in Lanarkshire have died after testing positive for the virus.Lanarkshire has been the second-worst affected region in Scotland by coronavirus after Greater Glasgow and Clyde where 33,797 people have tested positive.Between March and June, during the first wave of the pandemic, only 2724 people in the region had tested positive for coronavirus.However, the total number of people infected with the virus is thought to be higher as testing capacity was lower and

Texas Republican Rep. Chip Roy said Thursday he would not be joining his colleagues in support of a state lawsuit aimed at delaying the appointment of presidential electors in four battleground states, breaking with top GOP lawmakers in his state.

direct to your inboxA site in Wythenshawe has been chosen for the first community-based Covid-19 vaccination programme to be rolled out in Manchester starting next week.From Wednesday 16 December, Manchester residents aged 80 and above who are able to travel will be invited to receive the vaccine at the Woodhouse Park Active Lifestyle Centre on Portway (M22 1QW).This is a separate rollout to the vaccinations happening at local hospitals across the country for admitted patients and outpatients in