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Thania Garcia Universal Music CEO Lucian Grainge issued his annual memo to staff for 2024 on Tuesday, making note of the music company’s global and innovative advances throughout the last year. Grainge heralded UMG’s financial and “competitive” performance metrics, along with the company’s efficiency in applying remodeled, “artist-centric” royalty models.

Anna Marie de la Fuente With the exception of Nigeria’s Nollywood, which produces an average of 2,500 films a year, Africa’s “potential as a film powerhouse remains largely untapped” despite great strides in production, according to a Unesco report. Brazil’s Spcine, the city of São Paulo’s film-TV body, is hoping to change the status quo.

Stuttgart sporting director Fabian Wohlgemuth has refused to rule out a January exit for star striker Serhou Guirassy amid links with Manchester United, although says his club are under no pressure to sell.

Bury Council has said rough sleeping in the borough has rocketed due to migrants and asylum seekers being left ‘destitute’ after having their cases rejected. An update of the council’s homelessness strategy published published this week said the borough had a 1,400 per cent increase in rough sleeping since 2018/19.

J. Kim Murphy Universal is making some modest waves to start off the 2024 box office, with the studio’s release of Blumhouse Productions’ new horror film “Night Swim” looking to land in second place in its opening. The PG-13 shocker earned $5.2 million across its opening day and preview screenings and is now projected to earn about $12.5 millionacross the three-day frame.

Jennifer Maas TV Business Writer Warner Bros. Discovery corporate communications chief Nathaniel Brown is exiting the company. CEO David Zaslav announced the news in a memo to staff Friday.

When it comes to body hair, if you prefer to be hair-free rather than letting it grow au naturale the chances are you’ve probably already tried plenty of different hair removal methods to get you the silky smooth finish you love. However, if you’re sick of constant shaving routines that leave you stubbly by the end of the day and can’t bear the thought of the additional expense – and pain – of a regular waxing appointment at a salon, it may be time to branch out on your at-home hair removal strategy.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV Editor Marie Donoghue, who parlayed a stint at ESPN into a job helping Amazon break into the U.S. sports-media business, is leaving the company, according to a person familiar with the matter. Amazon declined to comment.

Caroline Brew editor The Gersh Agency has appointed Matt Andrée Wiltens as senior vice president and head of global corporate communications. This comes as Gersh begins its global expansion plan following an equity investment from Crestview Partners in 2023.

Former Amblin and Paramount Pictures vet Matt Andrée Wiltens is joining Gersh as their new SVP and Head of Global Corporate Communications.

Work to increase West Dunbartonshire’s additional support needs (ASN) estate to create a school for severe and complex learners is progressing well according to council officers.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV Editor Athan Stephanopoulos will leave his role as chief digital officer of CNN as the news outlet’s new chief starts to implement his strategic vision for the Warner Bros. Discovery property. In a memo issued Wednesday, Stephanopoulos said that Mark Thompson, CNN”s new chief, “had his own vision of how he wanted digital operations to be organized.

Glasgow photographer Brian Davidson is hoping to snap up the big cash prize on The Traitors.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV Editor The Coca-Cola Company wants to kick off 2024 with a family affair. A new campaign from the beverage giant that starts bubbling Tuesday emphasizes its broad portfolio of drinks, not just a single product such as Fanta, Diet Coke or Dasani as has been the company’s typical marketing strategy over the years.

Bury continues to move forward with various town centre projects, with several other major developments in Radcliffe and Prestwich. Developers also continue to table plans for schemes that catch the eye and promise to bring new homes, leisure and medical facilities to the borough.

Pep Guardiola hailed the impact of Oscar Bobb for lifting Manchester City to victory over Sheffield United.

A Greater Manchester jail has been heavily criticised by the prisons watchdog after officers took 23 minutes to respond to an inmate who later died of a cardiac arrest. Convicted burglar Edmund Carley was serving a 19 month sentence at HMP Hindley in Wigan when he complained of breathing difficulties on the night of May 1, 2018.

A strict diet as a child meant Nicola Chan developed an eating disorder at a very young age.

Brent Lang Executive Editor Lewis “Lew” Rothman, an entertainment executive who held top jobs at the Weinstein Company and Strategy PR, died suddenly at his home in East Hampton on Dec. 22. He was 63.

Longtime entertainment executive Lewis “Lew” Rothman, Head of Business Affairs and Operations for Strategy PR/Consulting, died suddenly and unexpectedly at his home in East Hampton on Friday. He was 63.

You do not become worth almost £30billion without ruffling a few feathers. Even when the average Joe buys a house, he or she is keen to put their stamp on the place. Knock a wall down or paint the door a different colour if you have to.

Brent Lang Executive Editor “Wonka,” a family-friendly look at how Willy Wonka broke into the confection game, topped the box office on Wednesday, adding $8 million to push the film past the $100 million mark domestically. The movie’s stateside gross stands at a delicious $102.5 million. “Wonka” is also performing well overseas — its global haul of more than $270 million is a strong result for Warner Bros.

box office. But in the last year, many of the movie business’ Tiffany franchises had all the appeal of an Old Navy clearance bin, with the likes of Indiana Jones and Ethan Hunt swinging back into action for more high-flying adventures only to be greeted with grosses that were decidedly Earthbound. And cinema’s mightiest heroes, from Ant-Man to Aquaman, were told to hang up their tights and tridents as comic book movies suffered a historic collapse at the box office.

Improvements have been ordered in the organisation which provides education for children and young people with learning difficulties in Trafford. A report says youngsters are waiting too long for an assessment over autism or attention deficit hyperactive disorder, known as ADHD.

Labour has attacked the SNP's handling of the Scottish economy as the party warned key government targets were being missed. The National Strategy for Economic Transformation sets out 20 indicators to monitor the country's economic progress.

Jennifer Maas TV Business Writer Lionsgate closed its $375 million acquisition of studio Entertainment One (eOne) from toy company Hasbro Wednesday. The deal adds 6,500 film and television titles to Lionsgate’s existing library, including Showtime hit “Yellowjackets,” ABC’s “The Rookie” and Discovery’s “Naked & Afraid” franchise.

Rasmus Hojlund and Alejandro Garnacho were the names the Old Trafford crowd were chanting at full-time after Manchester United staged a comeback to beat Aston Villa 3-2.

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Todd Spangler NY Digital Editor Canceling a SiriusXM subscription isn’t just annoying — it’s illegal, according to a lawsuit filed by New York’s attorney general. New York Attorney General Letitia James this week filed a lawsuit against SiriusXM, accusing the satellite radio and streaming audio company of “trapping consumers” in subscriptions and “maintaining deliberately long and burdensome cancellation processes.” An investigation by James’ office found that SiriusXM “forces its subscribers to call or chat online with an agent to cancel a subscription, then deliberately draws out those interactions as part of its strategy to prevent subscribers from canceling.” The lawsuit alleges that SiriusXM violated state and federal laws concerning subscriptions that renew automatically by failing to provide subscribers with a cancelation mechanism that is “simple, timely and easy to use.” In addition, the suit alleges that SiriusXM engaged in fraud and deception by misleading subscribers seeking to cancel their accounts.

Elsa Keslassy International Correspondent In a comeback worthy of “Succession”‘s patriarch Logan Roy, French billionaire Vincent Bolloré has re-emerged from a fictive retirement to engineer a strategic overhaul of his listed media empire, Vivendi. After seemingly passing on the reins of Vivendi to his sons Yannick and Cyrille last year, Bolloré stepped back in with a plan to split the French conglomerate into three businesses – pay TV group Canal+, advertising banner Havas and an investment vehicle comprising Lagardere Group — that would each be listed separately at the Paris stock exchange.