Media Freedom Suffers as Philippines’ ABS-CBN Loses Bid to Regain Franchise

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Anthony Makes has announced the formation of his new independent concert promotion company Brooklyn Made. With more than 30 years of experience in the music business, Makes will launch the new endeavor from his home in Park Slope, Brooklyn."After having a front row seat to everything that was happening in the corporate concert promotion world, I really felt now was the right time to leave Live Nation to do this," Makes said in a release.

Kate Hudson and Matthew McConaughey had a sweet Instagram exchange purely centered around their 2003 hit romcom, . The longtime co-stars had no problem poking fun at one another, and it all started when Hudson, 41, shared a clip from the film when her character, Andie Anderson, holds their «love fern» and storms off down the street past Benjamin Barry (McConaughey). «Heard it was #TakeYourPlantForAWalkDay So, clearly I thought of one of my favorite co-stars… #TheLoveFern,» she captioned the

The Hollywood scene used to be filled with Joe Rogans — free spirits who spoke their minds. Sure, liberals dominated the world of entertainment, but non-liberals, at least those who had already made it or who possessed a certain level of moral courage, could, and did, speak out.  The era of free speech has come to a close in the stultifying conformity of wokeness.

Tom Tapp Deputy Managing EditorOne day after the state reported a grim new peak in coronavirus deaths, Friday saw a new high with 159 COVID-related deaths, marking back-to-back record days.Oddly, Newsom did not report the record number of new daily deaths at his COVID news conference.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefWarnerMedia’s HBO Go streaming service is to attain further distribution reach in mid-sized Asian markets, Taiwan and The Philippines.Taiwan’s fourth largest cable TV provider Taiwan Optical Platform (TOP) has expanded its entertainment offering by adding HBO Go.

Southeast Asia where parent company Universal Music Group has established a greater presence over the past year amid a rapid adoption of digital streaming. After opening a new regional hub in Singapore, the label has been pushing further into the territory, which has some 700 million people.UMG recently announced the arrival of Def Jam Philippines, a new regional label dedicated to developing and nurturing hip-hop talent and culture within the country; VVS Collective was its first signing.

Variety Staff Follow Us on TwitterUniversal Music Philippines, a division of Universal Music Group, has announced the launch of Island Records Philippines, a new domestic label division dedicated to developing local talent.Island was founded 61 years ago in Jamaica by Chris Blackwell and has released a remarkably diverse array of music, ranging from Bob Marley to Traffic, from U2 to Shawn Mendes.

Hilary Duff has been spending some of her time while quarantined amid the coronavirus pandemic honing her culinary skills and, by the looks of it, she’s getting pretty darn good — just ask her husband, Matthew Koma.On Tuesday, July 21, the musician, 33, headed into the recording studio to get some work done, but he didn’t show up empty-handed.

Inspirational campaigner Fi Munro passes away after brave cancer battle “They insisted that I didn’t camp and invited me into their home. I stayed with the family of 10 people, living in two rooms, for four days.

Jazz Tangcay Artisans EditorWhen it came to editing Hulu’s “Palm Springs,” the key to cutting for editor Matthew Friedman (“The Farewell”) was not to make scenes repetitive. The film stars Adam Samberg plays Nyles, a wedding guest stuck in a time loop.

The Mirror reported that police and divers in the Algarve region examined three disused wells in Vila do Bispo for eight hours on Thursday.

Florence Pugh is clearly tired of defending her much-older boyfriend. 

ITV, viewers will hear a recording Moat made while holed up in a tent in woods close to Newcastle. It contains a chilling threat made after widespread media coverage of the case.