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EXCLUSIVE: International Literary Properties (ILP), which holds rights to the estates of the likes of Evelyn Waugh , Maigret author Georges Simenon and Van Der Valk’s Nicolas Freeling, has bolstered its legal team with a triple hire including Disney alum Lisa Logan. Logan joins as General Counsel for EMEA alongside new North America VP, Legal and Business Affairs, Barbara Cohen and Rights Manager Sabina Pekin. Logan, who will be the primary legal resource in terms of managing IP, is an industry veteran who worked for more than a decade in-house with Disney, Nickelodeon and Discovery Channel before moving to private practice. She is a former Partner and Head of Media/TV at Gately and then Simkins. Cohen will lead business affairs for North American acquisition activity and Pekin, who will report to Logan, will manage contracts and rights. Hilary Strong, CEO of ILP in the UK and Europe, said “the establishment of a first-class legal team has been a key part of … [Read more...] about Disney Alum Lisa Logan Joins International Literary Properties In Triple Legal Hire

The BFI has hired independent producer Ama Ampadu as the new senior production and development executive for the BFI Film Fund . Ampadu replaces Kristin Irving, who joined BBC Film late last year. Reporting to Natascha Wharton, the film fund’s Head of Editorial, Ampadu will work alongside Louise Ortega, who joined the organization last year as a Senior Production and Development Executive, as well as Editor-at-Large Lizzie Francke. Ampadu’s brief will have a central focus on filmmaking debuts, as well as working closely with BFI NETWORK to ensure there is a practical crossover for new and emerging talent. Alongside Ortega and the rest of the team, Ampadu will also oversee the fund’s slate, which has projects at various stages of production, supporting filmmakers at each stage of the filmmaking process and beyond, as well as developing outreach strategies to engage filmmakers with the BFI. The BFI said that while working on both development and production funds, … [Read more...] about BFI Film Fund Hires New Senior Production & Development Executive

Vox Media , parent company of brands including Vox, New York, Recode, Now This and other digitial titles, announced that it was cutting about 7% of its workforce. The company has about 1,900 employees. In a memo to staff, CEO Jim Bankoff wrote that the job reductions were “due to the challenging economic environment impacting our business and industry.” He wrote that those affected were teams in revenue, editorial, operations and core services. “We are experiencing and expect more of the same economic and financial pressures that others in the media and tech industries have encountered,” he wrote. “These difficult circumstances prompted us to take other steps over the past few months to reduce our spending. We suspended most new hiring and significantly reduced discretionary spending. While we are not expecting further layoffs at this time, we will continue to assess our outlook, keep a tight control on expenses and consider implementing other cost savings measures as … [Read more...] about Vox Media Announces Layoffs Of 7% Of Workforce

Gallery Launch Gallery Getty Beyonce most certainly lived up to her nickname, "Queen Bey," during her Dubai performance Saturday night ... and we got the pics to prove it. Check out these new images, obtained by TMZ, showing Bey in a yellow sequined gown with a feathered cape -- which was fit for a queen!!! She was surrounded by dancers in large red dresses and a Middle Eastern orchestra. Bey then changed into a gold body suit with a matching corset and long train. She also wore a red dress with a different corset, stockings and gloves. Getty Safe to say ... Bey brought the house down at the star-studded event ... Kendall Jenner , Liam Payne and Ronan Keating were just a few of the celebs on hand. Everyone got to enjoy Bey's 90-minute set that included her biggest hits ... "Crazy In Love," "Naughty Girl", "Halo" and "XO." The show ended with a huge fireworks display. As we reported, Bey hit the stage at … [Read more...] about Beyonce’s Dubai Performance Looked More Like A Royal Extravaganza

We're told the group believes the crooks were targeting Sam because of the expensive jewelry he flashes on the TV show. Our sources say he's now hired 24/7 armed guards at his house, and cops are still investigating. According to a police report, obtained by TMZ ... multiple stars on the popular MTV series -- Brandon Gomes , Sam Logan and Jordana Barnes -- were victims of a violent home invasion robbery earlier this month, and cops believe the incident might have been captured on surveillance cameras. TMZ.com The reality stars told officers they were hanging out and watching sports at Sam's pad on January 15, when all of a sudden 2 unidentified guys with firearms opened a sliding glass back door and dashed into the house. They claim the men specifically confronted Brandon, and demanded he hands over his watch. We're told Brandon refused, tried to flee, but didn't get far before one of the perpetrators struck him in the head with a gun. Although … [Read more...] about ‘Siesta Key’ Stars Experience Terrifying Home Invasion Robbery

2ND UPDATE: “I couldn’t believe it, I didn’t want to believe it,” a crying Jane Doe #1 told a downtown Los Angeles courtroom in the Danny Masterson rape trial Thursday afternoon, about a phone call she had with Masterson soon after the defendant allegedly sexually assaulted her in April 2003. The That ’70s Show actor had told the witness that the two of them “had sex” after she beseeched him “what happened?” Throughout the afternoon, Jane Doe #1/Jen B was often in tears under cross-examination — even more so than in her testimony earlier this week. The court had to break at one point for a short period around 2:20 p.m. PT and the jury was sent out of the room because of the severity of her distress. However, the witness remained succinct and steely in refuting defense lawyer Philip Cohen’s attempts to dive into the compensation she got from Masterson in a 2004 settlement after signing an NDA. “No,” said Jen B to Cohen’s question of “did you receive a large sum of … [Read more...] about Danny Masterson Rape Trial Sees Jane Doe #1 And Defense Spar Over NDA Payout, More – Update

Tusk V , the University of Arkansas' legendary live mascot, has died, the school announced Tuesday. He was 4 years old. The University released a statement on Tusk V's passing ... saying he died of natural causes at his home outside of Dardanelle, Arkansas. Tusk, born on April 19, 2018, served as the school's official live mascot for three years (2019-2022) and witnessed the football team win two bowl games during his tenure. Tusk V was a staple on the sidelines at Razorbacks games ... and would routinely interact with fans throughout the season. Getty Tusk V's last regular season appearance was on Nov. 19 at the team's home finale ... when Arkansas defeated Ole Miss 42-27 at Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium. The Russian boar was most recently on hand for the Hogs' 55-53 win in triple overtime over Kansas in the AutoZone Liberty Bowl. Tusk V became the official live mascot after his father, Tusk IV, retired in 2019. He will be succeeded … [Read more...] about Arkansas Razorbacks Live Mascot ‘Tusk V’ Dead At 4

Netflix stock closed the week at its highest level since last April, rising more than 8% Friday to end at $342.50 after the company reported strong subscriber growth and executed a smooth handoff atop its executive ranks. A darling of investors for most of its two-plus decades of public trading, Netflix stock appears to have its mojo back and has already risen 15% since 2023 began. The catalyst for today’s upswing, which came amid nearly triple the stock’s normal trading volume, was Thursday’s fourth-quarter earnings report. The company said it added almost 7.7 million global subscribers in the period, reaching 230.75 million, far exceeding analysts’ consensus forecast. Beyond the subscriber tally, the results were more mixed, with revenue inching up just 2% and earnings per share missing estimates by a large margin. Still, not only is the company growing again, but it pulled an anti-Disney, announcing in the earnings release that co-founder Reed Hastings has handed off his … [Read more...] about Netflix Stock Surges To 9-Month High As Wall Street Cheers Q4 Subscriber Gains, Smoothly Executed Succession Plan

Heinrich Böll’s short story, ‘Anecdote Concerning the Lowering of Productivity’ might be one of the most famous tales of the internet era. Although it was originally published in 1963, its brevity and “gotcha” ending have made it the prime subject for IM and social media sharing. It’s so popular it’s one of those things that are so misattributed, misquoted, and modified that at a certain point nobody knows where it originally came from. All of you surely know it already. A smug tourist attempts to lecture a scruffily dressed fisherman about how to live his life and ends up receiving quite the lesson. The story is fantastic, definitively one of Böll’s best, but it has been shared so many times on grandma’s Facebook page and co-opted by so many wellness gurus that I can’t help cringing at it. Speaking to these surfers that have spent their lives pouring their blood, sweat, and tears to improve their local communities, the overused tale suddenly came back to me, and I must … [Read more...] about Surfers tell us why Western Australia is the best place in the world to live like a retired rockstar

Meryl Streep nailed it when she said, in the final seconds of the 72nd Golden Globe Awards telecast: “How much are we going to miss Amy and Tina?” The co-hosts, sparingly but brilliantly deployed throughout NBC ’s three-hour-three-minute telecast, opened the show with a string of zingers connected to the Sony hack, North Korea and The Interview . Fey welcomed “all you despicable, spoiled, minimally talented brats,” referencing (perhaps even defusing) an email between a certain film producer and a certain SPE executive. The were ably assisted by comedienne Margaret Cho, impersonating a North Korean member of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association who was decidedly non-plussed by the event (where are 1,000 children playing the same song on the guitar, she demanded to know. Where’s Dennis Rodman?). They executed several exquisite barbs (I especially loved Poehler’s “ Boyhood proves there are still roles for women over 40—as long as you’re hired before you’re 40,” and … [Read more...] about Amy Poehler & Tina Fey Leave The Bar High For Golden Globes Show – Review