Huw Edwards Scandal: UK Government Defends Itself Against Concerns It Meddled In BBC Crisis

The UK government has said it was “important” to raise questions with the BBC about the Huw Edwards scandal amid concerns it could have called the broadcaster’s independence into question. Culture secretary Lucy Frazer took the unusual step in July of holding talks with BBC director general Tim Davie over the “deeply concerning” allegations that news anchor Edwards paid a […]

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Brian Weinstein and Jessica Pliskaā€™s Opportunity Network Is Helping Underrepresented Creatives Find Success

Brian Weinstein and Jessica Pliska have helped thousands of students through their nonprofit Opportunity Network since they launched it 20 years ago in a single New York City high school.With a board of directors that includes heavy hitters from entertainment, law, accounting, and beyond, OppNet’s primary mission is plain in its name: opening doors of opportunity for underrepresented students and […]

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Jennette McCurdy to Launch Hard Feelings Podcast, Offering an Intimate Look at How She Deals With Difficult Emotions

Jennette McCurdy will dig into emotions she’s been struggling with in a new weekly podcast, “Hard Feelings,” launching this fall. The author and former actor will employ “her characteristic candor and dark humor” in the podcast, according to Lemonada Media, the independent podcast network that is producing “Hard Feelings.” McCurdy, author of bestselling memoir “I’m Glad My Mom Died,” was […]

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EXC: Rosie Huntington-Whiteley and Jason Statham have no plans to wed

EXCLUSIVE: Rosie Huntington-Whiteley and fiancĆ© Jason Statham ‘have NO plans to get married any time soon’ because they ‘don’t want to fix what isn’t broken’ – and may have another child before tying the knot The A-list celebs have been engagedĀ since 2016 – but have no plans to marry Jason, 56, and Rosie, 36, believe there is no need to […]

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Streamers Drive UK TV Production Sector Revenues To Record $5B High In 2022, But Pact Boss John McVay Forecasts Tough 2023 & Shaky 2024

The UK TV production sector grew rapidly in 2022 to a near-£4B ($5B) high, but Pact boss John McVay has forecast a “tough” full-year 2023 and “shaky” 2024. The producer trade body’s annual Pact Census, which covered the 2022 calendar year, found indie revenues to have risen by 21% – comfortably besting the previous record of £3.3B in 2019. International […]

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