News Corp. Names Former Disney Exec Arthur Bochner Communications Chief As Jim Kennedy To Retire

Brian Steinberg Senior TV Editor Depending on whom you ask, Don Lemon is planting his feet firmly in media’s next frontier. Or its last one. The former CNN star anchor is the latest in a parade of onetime TV-news personnel to dip their toes into the entrepreneurial waters of digital and social media.

EXCLUSIVE: Tara Long, who was President of Global Unscripted Television at eOne, has finalized a deal with John Morayniss’ Blink49 Studios.

Peaky Blinders actor Paul Anderson, known for playing Arthur Shelby on the BBC drama, has been found with crack cocaine in a pub after 'slipping into character'.The 48 year old star was caught when police were called to a pub in Camden, north London on Boxing Day. Paul later appeared before Highbury Magistrates' Court on January 25, where he admitted possession of class A and B drugs, as well as two class C prescription substances. However, his actions could have a "significant impact" on his future with any Peaky Blinders projects, insiders say.The alarm was raised by a customer at the pub who smelt the crack cocaine fumes from the disabled toilet and alerted the manager, who then called The Metropolitan Police.

“Sequels suck, whether you’re making them or watching them.” So said one storied filmmaker in rejecting a rich movie deal (details below), and he’d likely react the same if offered Biden vs. Trump.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief Media and entertainment veteran Kim Williams is to be appointed the next chairperson of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, the Australian federal prime minister Anthony Albanese’s office announced on Wednesday. Williams takes over from the departing Ita Buttrose and will have a five-year mandate. He joins at a moment when the ABC is enduring a moment of editorial turbulence.

The Queen made a big change to Prince Louis' official name by changing an old rule set by King George V. William and Kate's third child, Prince Louis Arthur Charles, was born on April 23, 2018. His name is a popular one in the Royal Family, with both Prince William and Prince George having it as a middle name to honour Prince Charles' mentor, Lord Louis Mountbatten.

Fox Corp. ad sales chief Marianne Gambelli is retiring, and the company has named Fox News vet Jeff Collins as her replacement.

Anna Marie de la Fuente Spain’s fast-growing Secuoya Studios has tapped seasoned Sony Pictures Television International exec Brendan Fitzgerald for the newly-created position of CEO. His most recent position as SPTI’s senior VP of international English-language co-productions makes him the perfect fit for the company’s lofty ambitions.

The Queen changed the name of William and Kate's third child Prince Louis after overturning a historic rule made by King George V.

The Trian Group’s Nelson Peltz has formally asked Disney shareholders to elect himself, as well as former Disney executive Jay Rasulo, to the company’s board of directors at the annual meeting this spring.

Toby Byrne, who spent 20 years at Fox, has joined A+E Networks as EVP, National Ad Sales as part of a broader revamp of the cable programmer’s sales team.

Naman Ramachandran Los Angeles-based independent film studio XYZ Films has hired Celine Lin as senior VP of international sales and distribution. Lin will spearhead the company’s distribution and licensing strategy across the Asia Pacific region and in select European markets. She will report to XYZ president of international sales and distribution, Tatyana Joffe.

Disney and TSG Entertainment Finance have settled litigation from August of 2023 when the financier sued the media giant for “rampant self-dealing” and breach of the parties’ revenue participation contract.

Matt Scarff is taking the reins at albert, the BAFTA-owned organization that works with the industry to help it embed climate action and sustainability into its work – on and off screen.

Labour leader Keir Starmer has set out what he would do for Greater Manchester if he becomes Prime Minister. In a wide-ranging interview with the Manchester Evening News, Sir Keir spoke about transport, housing and devolution as well as the conflict in the Middle East.

Casting is reportedly getting underway to find the new DCU’s Supergirl!

Award-winning Montreal-based Stranger Things and The Lord Of The Rings VFX studio Rodeo FX has appointed Franck Lambertz to head up its recently opened Paris-based European studio.

Following Monday night's 2-0 win over Wigan Athletic in the fourth round of the FA Cup, attention now switches to Sunday's Premier League clash with Tottenham Hotspur for Manchester United.

Protesters briefly interrupted a Fox News town hall with Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, who in campaigning in Iowa in the final days before that state’s caucuses.

Leo Barraclough International Features Editor Former UFA executive Katja Bäuerle has become CEO of the Erich Pommer Institut, a professional training institution in Potsdam-Babelsberg, near Berlin, affiliated with the Film University Babelsberg Konrad Wolf. Bäuerle is a producer and manager with decades of experience in production, team leadership and communication.