BMG posted its strongest year of growth in 2022, with annual revenues of $911 million (up 30% over last year) and made more than $400 million worth of acquisitions in the booming catalog market, the company announced Thursday in its annual earnings report. The company’s annual operating EBITDA was up by more than 35% to…
ABC News Executive Team Cut Following Disney Layoffs
ABC News will shrink the size of its executive team in the wake of layoffs ordered by its corporate parent, Walt Disney Co. Among the senior executives leaving the Disney news unit are Wendy Fisher, the senior vice president of newsgathering who joined the organization in 1989 as a desk assistant; Galen Gordon, senior vice…
NBA MVP Straw Poll: Just when you thought this race couldn’t get any closer …
How tight is the race between Nikola Jokic and Joel Embiid? Can Giannis Antetokounmpo play spoiler? The final NBA MVP straw poll of the season is here.
Clark lands AP women’s POY after historic season
Caitlin Clark is The Associated Press college women’s basketball Player of the Year after leading Iowa to the Big Ten tournament title and the school’s first Final Four in 30 years.
‘Unstable’ Throws Together Rob Lowe and Son John Owen Lowe in a Surprisingly Charming Sitcom: TV Review
The conversation about “nepo babies” has grown tiresome — and not just because “nepo baby” itself is such an unattractive turn of phrase. (Was “nepotism case” too hard to pronounce, somehow?) The general outrage over the idea that children of famous actors find themselves drawn to acting, ginned up by an artfully provocative recent cover…
MetLife gets new turf after widespread criticism
A new playing surface has been installed at MetLife Stadium, where the previous turf had become an object of widespread criticism in recent years.
Curry inks long-term Under Armour extension
Stephen Curry has signed a new long-term extension with Under Armour that company founder Kevin Plank described as having the potential to be a “lifetime deal.”
Cannes Film Market’s Cannes Next Initiative Teams With U.K.’s Film Soho for Global Virtual Production Summit (EXCLUSIVE)
Cannes Next, the Marché du Film’s innovation-driven platform exploring the future of the entertainment sector, has revealed an exclusive partnership deal with U.K. film and TV group Film Soho. Film Soho will act as principal partner and presenter of Cannes Next’s 2023 program at this year’s Marché du Film, taking place from May 16-24 May….
Canneseries Selected Asian Canadian Immigrant Tale ‘Streams Flow From a River’ Sets Launch Dates (EXCLUSIVE)
Canadian drama series “Streams Flow From a River” will debut in Canada on Super Channel, available on Apple TV and Prime Video Channels, on April 1. The series is in the Canneseries short format competition and will have its international premiere at the festival on April 18. Produced by Canadian scripted production company Fae Pictures,…
Sources: Braves, SS Arcia agree to 3-year deal
The Braves and infielder Orlando Arcia have agreed to a three-year, $7.3 million contract that includes a team option for 2026, sources confirmed to ESPN.