Univision Deal Closes: Investor Group Takes Majority Stake, Wade Davis Becomes CEO

These two aren’t holding back!

Back in style! With the announcement that Sex and the City is returning to HBO Max with a revival titled And Just Like That, we decided to take a trip down memory lane and revisit the original series’ fashion evolution.

Eli Countryman Fundraising efforts to save iconic New York jazz club Birdland will culminate in a free streaming concert on Jan. 24.

ViacomCBS’ 2021 Showcase is going virtual this year — and they have set the producing team for the annual event that highlights diverse talent in the industry. Tess Paras will executive produce and direct while Tien Tran will serve as executive produce and return as head writer.

Spanish-language broadcast giant Univision Tuesday announced first quarter launch plans for PrendeTV, joining the crowded streaming market with a free, add-supported service created for the U.S. Hispanic audience.

Elaine Low Senior TV WriterParis-based family entertainment company Cyber Group Studios has named former NBCUniversal exec Karen K. Miller as the president and CEO of its American division, Cyber Group Studios USA, with Merritt D.

Russell T Davies, the creator of Channel 4 and HBO Max’s upcoming AIDS crisis series It’s A Sin, has spoken out about the importance of casting gay actors as gay characters.

Univision Communications, now under new ownership, has named a fresh slate of executives to lead the company alongside CEO Wade Davis. Pierluigi Gazzolo will become president ad chief transformation officer for the company.

OneRepublic vocalist and songwriter to the stars Ryan Tedder has sold a majority stake in his publishing catalogue to KKR, the investment firm that was pretty active in music rights for a while as a key financial backer of the current incarnation of BMG in its early years.Tedder’s catalogue contains nearly 500 songs, including works recorded by the likes of Beyonce, Adele, Lady Gaga, U2 and Cardi B, as well as OneRepublic.“The music industry is undergoing an incredible period of transformation”,

Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorDonna Speciale, the Madison Avenue veteran, will take over ad sales at Spanish-language broadcaster Univision as that company re-organizes under new management.Univision on Monday named six executives to senior roles at the company, which is now controlled by Searchlight Capital Partners and ForgeLight, with Mexico’s Televisa continuing to control a minority stake.

Disney is on the hunt for a new director to helm the “Willow” reboot.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorRyan Tedder — one of the most business-savvy songwriters in the music industry, with songs written with Beyonce, Adele, U2, Paul McCartney, his own group OneRepublic and many more — has sold a majority stake of his music catalog to investment firm KKR, the company announced Monday morning. Following the acquisition, Tedder will retain an interest in his music alongside KKR.

The Hipgnosis Songs Fund has started the year with a flurry of acquisitions, including a big one that involves taking a 50% stake in the entire global songs catalogue of Neil Young. That’s 1180 songs by Young that Hipgnosis now co-owns, via a deal that reportedly set the firm back $150 million.“I bought my first Neil Young album aged seven”, says Hipgnosis founder Merck Mercuriadis.

The year 2020 is now commonly dubbed the annus horribilis — "the horrible year." The last 10 months certainly have been awful. But then so was 1968, when both Martin Luther King Jr.

Cynthia Littleton Business EditorSpanish-language media giant Univision has formally changed hands now that the FCC has granted the new owners’ petition regarding foreign ownership restrictions.Wade Davis, former chief financial officer of Viacom, has taken the reins as CEO, as expected.

Investment firms Searchlight Capital Partners, ForgeLight, founded by former Viacom CFO Wade Davis, with Mexico’s Grupo Televisa announced Tuesday they’ve completed the acquisition of giant Spanish-language broadcaster Univision.

Bachelorette star Clare Crawley and fiance Dale Ross are taking their relationship to the next level — in the most 2020 way!Dale took to social media Monday to show how he had jumped on the pandemic trend of letting his partner give him a haircut.In a photo posted on Instagram, the 32-year-old athlete-turned-model grinned as he prepared for Clare, 39, to get to work.

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have unveiled their very first Christmas card from the US, where they moved earlier this year. Animal welfare charity Mayhew shared the adorable card on their official Twitter account, which shows the Duke and Duchess of Sussex playing outside with their one year old son Archie.The digital sketch shows Meghan, 39, sitting crossed-legged on the grass, wearing a pair brown boots with blue jeans and a white shirt as she looks at her son and 36 year old husband.

Claudia Eller Co-Editor-in-ChiefUnderstandably, nerves are rattled, tempers are flaring and emotions are running high as the number of COVID-19 cases erupting on the shoots of movie and TV productions continues to climb.Though production has been declared an “essential” job in California and strict safety protocols are being adopted on sets around the globe to help mitigate the risk of on-the-job outbreaks, there’s a palpable fear among cast and crew members who are putting themselves in harm’s