Britain's Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy unveiled plans on Wednesday to broaden the reach of Britain's media merger laws, updating them “to reflect modern news consumption habits and better protect media freedom and plurality” . The current regulatory regime only covers television, radio and print publications. The changes would allow “greater scrutiny in the public interest” … Read more
Yellow jackets Actress Nicole Maines has released a new memoir, It's better. . . Except When Things Get Worse: And Other Unsolicited Truths I Wish Someone Had Told Me. Maines, of course, has been written about before. She and her family were the subject of Amy Ellis Nutt's 2015 book Becoming Nicole: the transformation of … Read more
Long before user-generated video clips dominated social media, they were a source of laughs and cash prizes America's Funniest Home Videoslaunched 35 years ago. Series creator Vin Di Bona was fascinated by Japanese comedy shows featuring home movies, leading him to adapt one to the 1980s celebrity game show Animal crisishosted by Alan Thicke. In … Read more
Angelica Nwandu has always had a thing for celebrity gossip. So when she found herself unemployed in 2014 after quitting her job as an accountant to follow her dream of becoming a screenwriter, she spent her free time in her cramped apartment in downtown Los Angeles consuming it and talking about it with her friends, … Read more
John Amos' daughter Shannon revealed that she learned of her father's death through the media. “We are devastated and have many questions about how this happened 45 days ago, learning about it through the media like so many of you,” Shannon Amos wrote in a caption to a post on her official Instagram account. Amos, … Read more
Instagram makes me feel like a farce Dear Remy, Do you think it's possible to be famous these days without being chronically online? I love being a singer-songwriter, but social media makes me feel guilty. I have a social media manager who responds to fans with my “voice”, but it's not me: it's a digital … Read more
A new $40 million fund, called the Next Narrative Africa Fund, has been unveiled “to empower content creators in Africa and the diaspora” and fund the development, production and marketing of “projects that challenge and change long-standing narratives about Africa.” It was created by Next Narrative Africa, a media production company that “tells African stories … Read more
Bali was awash with business suits on Wednesday as global media and technology executives flocked to the tropical island for the first day of APOS, the annual media, telecommunications and entertainment industry conference. With the film and television industry facing some economic headwinds in more mature markets in Europe and North America, executives gathered in … Read more
Canadian telecom giant BCE Inc. has reached an agreement with rival telecommunications and cable giant Rogers Communications to sell its 37.5 percent stake in Maple Leafs Sports Entertainment for C$4.7 billion (US$3.46 billion). The deal increases Rogers’ majority stake in MLSE, which includes the Toronto Maple Leafs and Toronto Raptors professional sports teams, to 75 … Read more
Veteran arts and culture executive Michael Lynch has been named interim head of media at Neom in Saudi Arabia, a hub for media, entertainment, tourism and more, following allegations of racism, misogyny and inappropriate workplace behavior by senior executives. THE Wall Street Journal He said that the executives included former Fox and Universal executive Wayne … Read more