DEALSShirley Bassey has signed a new record deal with Universal Music’s Decca, with a new album set for release later this year. “My new album is a celebration of 70 years in showbiz”, she says.
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Cynthia Littleton Business EditorCW chief Mark Pedowitz began this year planning for the possibility of writers strike disrupting the network’s 2020-21 season launch plans.
All of the preparation to order a few extra unscripted series and to make opportunistic off-network acquisitions turned out to be invaluable when the curveball of the coronavirus pandemic hit in mid-March.In the latest episode of Variety podcast “Strictly Business,” Pedowitz discusses the decision to delay the bulk of CW’s
.DEALSShirley Bassey has signed a new record deal with Universal Music’s Decca, with a new album set for release later this year. “My new album is a celebration of 70 years in showbiz”, she says.
Denise Petski Senior Managing EditorMagical Elves has promoted Dan Murphy to Chief Operating Officer. Murphy previously served as EVP of production behind such series as Emmy-nominated Top Chef, Kevin Hart’s Don’t Fuck This Up and Nailed It! He succeeds Casey Kriley who was named co-CEO alongside Jo Sharon last year.
Beefcakes, one of South Africa’s premier LGBTQ and bachelorette party venues has been unable to open its doors due to the strict lockdown rules imposed by the government.
Ted Johnson CBS News has named Mark X. Lima the west coast bureau chief based in Los Angeles, where he will oversee news gathering in the western region.Lima most recently served as the vice president of news for Univision/Fusion.
Chris Willman Music WriterMojo Music & Media announced Tuesday that is has picked up a 50% interest in the publishing catalog of Rick Nielsen, the co-founding guitarist and principal songwriter of Cheap Trick.“I’d almost given up on the chance of finding a publisher who actually knew all my songs and had a vision for how to keep them alive for another 1,000 years or so,” Nielsen said in a statement.
SACS school in Cape Town (Pic: Facebook)
Peaches has released a cover of T-Rex’s ‘Solid Gold, Easy Action’ – listen to it below.The track is taken from ‘AngelHeaded Hipster: The Songs of Marc Bolan’, which sees an array of artists paying tribute to the late T-Rex frontman. Those involved include U2 with Elton John, Nick Cave, Joan Jett, Father John Misty, Marc Almond and Lucinda Williams.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — A transgender woman who spent nearly eight months in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody won asylum in the U.S. last August because of the persecution she suffered in her native Cuba.
Antonia Blyth Deputy Editor, AwardsLineWhen Apple TV+ hit The Morning Show had its Season 2 production stopped by COVID-19, no one rested on their laurels.
Below Deck’s Hannah Ferrier won’t be calling her former costar Chef Mila Kolomeitseva when she needs a babysitter.When Andy Cohen asked the pregnant reality star, 33, on the Monday, July 27, Watch What Happens Live episode whether she would trust the chef or Lara Flumiani to watch her baby-to-be, Ferrier replied, “Neither with a 10-foot pole.”The Aussie went on to say that she would choose Captain Mark Howard to teach her little one “the difference between right and wrong” and Chef Adam Glick to
Mark-Paul Gosselaar made a big confession to his fans today – he’s never actually watched an episode of Saved By The Bell!
hereAfter being arrested, Brozena said he had been approached by a 'Moroccan man', who had offered him £1,000 to transport the money from Glasgow back into England.Before police revealed the fingerprint evidence, Stefanowicz denied any knowledge and claimed he wouldn't be forensically linked to the cash.Sending the pair down for a year apiece, Judge Richard Mansell QC said: "This was clearly an organised collection and delivery of a large sum of criminal money, most probably the proceeds of drug
Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorThe New York Times Company announced that COO Meredith Kopit Levien, who has overseen its digital businesses, will succeed Mark Thompson as president and CEO effective Sept. 8.Kopit Levien, 49, will become the youngest chief exec of the media and publishing company.
Denise Petski Senior Managing EditorMariska Hargitay and Christopher Meloni took to Instagram over the weekend to tease their reunion in the upcoming Law & Order: SVU spinoff. Hargitay posted a close-up photo of the two, simply captioned “It’s on.” As previously reported, the spinoff titled Law & Order: Organized Crime will be headlined by Meloni reprising his role as Elliot Stabler.
Tom Morello, Michael McDonald and Ozomatli are among 60 acts that will join together for a free two-night concert to honor Cuba’s doctors.The Concert for Cuba is a two-night, six-hour streaming festival set for this weekend (July 18-19). It will rally to garner a Nobel Prize for the international efforts of Cuban medical professionals during the pandemic and advocate for the end of the U.S.