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Following the departure of Abhishek Rege, Banijay has appointed Rishi Negi as CEO of Endemol Shine India . Negi joins from Banijay Asia, where he has served as Chief Operating Officer. In his new role, he will oversee the existing team, day-to-day affairs and productions. At Banijay Asia, Negi supported CEO Deepak Dhar and the wider business, with all operational, commercial, financial and general business-driven strategic matters. He joined the group with over two decades of experience in hospitality, entertainment, and retail, having worked for the Taj Group of hotels and Emerald Asia Media Fame India Limited, among others. Negi will report to Banijay COO, Peter Langengerg, who oversees the region. Said Langenberg, “Banijay prides itself on the development and retention of its talent, and with that in mind, it is great to be supporting Rishi in his next role as CEO, Endemol Shine India. Since he began in his post with Banijay Asia, he has been a strong … [Read more...] about Rishi Negi Named CEO At Endemol Shine India

An expanded and reimagined cut of Baz Luhrmann ’s Australia is set to premiere on Disney streaming platforms as a six-part limited series. Titled Faraway Downs , the six-episode installment will be comprised of footage that was captured for the 2008 film, along with an expanded, serialized version of the story with a new ending and updated soundtrack. The limited series will be released exclusively as a Hulu Original in the U.S., a Star Original on Disney+ and on Star+ in international markets this winter. “I originally set out to take the notion of the sweeping Gone With the Wind style epic and turn it on its head,” said Luhrmann. “A way of using romance and epic drama to shine a light on the roles of First Nations people and the painful scar in Australian history of the ‘Stolen Generations.’ While Australia the film has its own life, there was another telling of this story; one with different layers, nuances and even alternative plot twists that an episodic format … [Read more...] about ‘Faraway Downs’: Baz Luhrmann Expands ‘Australia’ Film Into Limited Series

Yesterday (June 27, 2022), Alia Bhatt announced her pregnancy on Instagram and sent her fans into a tizzy. Many B-town celebrities congratulated Alia and Ranbir Kapoor, and asked the actress to take care of herself. Ranbir's mom who is elated to hear the news of Alia's pregnancy, took to Instagram and shared a picture of Ranbir and Alia and captioned it as, "God Bless". But let us tell you, it's not an ordinary picture. If you look at the picture closely, you will see Ranbir is holding a ring box in his hand while embracing Alia who has a bright smile on her face. While commenting on Neetu's post, Alia wrote, "My favourite picture" along with several heart emoticons. Alia Bhatt Pregnancy: Ranbir Kapoor ने होने वाले बच्चे के लिए शुरू कर दी शॉपिंग: Reports | *News Recently, during the promotions of Jugjugg Jeeyo, Neetu Kapoor opened up about her equation with Alia and told a media portal, "People asked me how will be my relationship with Alia, … [Read more...] about Neetu Kapoor Shares Pic Of Ranbir Kapoor Proposing To Alia Bhatt; The Latter Calls It Her ‘Favourite Picture’

An additional £104M ($127M) and 20,000 full-time jobs will need to be injected into the UK’s film and high-end TV (HETV) sectors over the next three years for the industry to keep up with demand for projects, according to the BFI . The body published its long-awaited skills review today, with the key recommendation being that at least 1% of all production budgets are invested in training in order to mitigate the growing skills crisis. The review, which has had buy-in from major stakeholders in the HETV and film sectors, said £104M will need to be spent and 20,770 more full-time posts created to meet demand by 2025, with production spend having rocketed over the past four years to £5.6BN ($6.8B). A similar report last week from UK training body ScreenSkills , which predicted film and HETV could hit £7.7B ($9.4B) by 2025, forecast roughly the same number of jobs required but a colossal £300M ($368M) investment needed. Projects have been rushing back into production … [Read more...] about Landmark BFI UK Skills Review Calls For $127M Investment & 21,000 Extra Crew By 2025; Urges 1% Of Production Budgets Used For Training

Miss Colorado and Miss South Carolina shouldn't have made the Top 16 at the Miss USA pageant this year because they lacked in the face ... this according to ex-Miss Pennsylvania Sheena Monnin . Miss USA organization sources gave TMZ text messages it claims Sheena sent to a pageant official during the Miss USA competition ... in which Sheena first says the competition was rigged. In the text exchange, Sheena writes, "Colorado? South Carolina? I'm done. This is ridiculous. It's obviously rigged so the girl they want can shine; they kept several beautiful girls out for that reason." Miss USA sources believe the text messages show Sheena's conspiracy theory is emotionally-motivated ... NOT based on any facts ... and is therefore BS. Sheena has recently claimed she learned another contestant saw a secret Miss USA document which contained the names of the Top 5 finalists before they were announced ... and even though Sheena never personally saw the … [Read more...] about Miss Pennsylvania — Miss South Carolina & Miss Colorado Were TOO UGLY for Top 16

What was a dark day for Democracy turned out to be a shining night for late night TV . Cassidy Hutchinson, the top aide to former President Donald Trump ’s last Chief of Staff Mark Meadows, gave riveting testimony of scenes that bordered on the absurd as the United States Capitol came under siege by Trump’s supporters and in the lead up to that event. One of the stories she told was how Trump, as described later by Trevor Noah , lost his sh** when he found out about an interview his then-Attorney General Bill Barr had given to the Associated Press. Hubbard related a scene she witnessed while walking into the dining room where, according to the White House valet who was about to clean ketchup off the wall, the then-president had thrown the his lunch — and plate — against the wall. Asked if that were an isolated example Hubbard replied, “There were several instances throughout my tenure where I was aware of him throwing dishes or flipping the table cloth to let … [Read more...] about Late Night TV Hosts React To “Truly Insane” Revelations About Trump’s Multiple Jan. 6-Related Meltdowns