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TelevisaUnivision Posts 1Q Loss But Projects Streaming Profits in 2H
Continued investment in streaming contributed to a first-quarter loss for Spanish-language media giant TelevisaUnivision, which is seeing the bulk of its growth come from its Mexican operations while U.S. revenue stays flat with year-earlier results. The company, which operates the Univision TV network, said operating expenses grew 16% during the first quarter, to $821 million, …
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Wondery U.K. Taps Spotify’s Chris Baughen for Head of Podcasts
Wondery U.K. has hired Spotify exec Chris Baughen as its new head of podcasts. He joins the company on April 29 and will be based in London. Baughen steps into the role recently vacated by Rich Knight, who has moved to BBC Studios. Baughen, who will report to Wondery’s head of international podcast content Jessica …
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Priyanka Chopra Jonas’ ‘Women of My Billion’ to Launch on Prime – Global Bulletin
WALKING AND TALKING “Women of My Billion (WOMB),” a documentary produced by Priyanka Chopra Jonas, will play on Prime Video from May 3. Directed by Ajitesh Sharma, “WOMB” follows the journey of Srishti Bakshi, as she embarked on a walking pilgrimage from Kanyakumari to Kashmir, India, spanning 3,800 kms (2,360 miles) over 240 days, with a …
2-min read - EntertainmentVariety
‘The Kindred Chronicles’ Set for Adaptation Under HIP Studios-8Letters Deal
David Anthony Chan’s epic fantasy novel “The Kindred Chronicles” is set to be adapted into an animated series and will be the first project flowing from a partnership between HIP Studios and hybrid publisher 8 Letters. The deal between the two companies was announced at the recent Philippine Book Festival. It aims to adapt 8Letters …
2-min read - EntertainmentThe Guardian
There’s Still Tomorrow review – resoundingly sentimental drama in postwar Rome
Paola Cortellesi’s directing debut, in which she also stars, depicts gruelling domestic abuse before finding its way to startling redemption
2-min read - EntertainmentPA Media: Movies
Rare film posters and art to go up for auction in Belfast
The items celebrating the career of Brian Desmond Hurst will be sold at Bloomfield Auctions in his native east Belfast next week.
3-min read - PoliticsDeadline
Billie Eilish, Dave Mathews, Lorde Among 250 Artists Addressing Ticket System Reform
More than 250 recording artists have signed a letter to the Senate Committee on Commerce in support of a bill advocating for ticket sale transparency and consumer protections against bots. Billie Eilish, Dave Mathews, Cyndi Lauper, Lorde, Sia, Train, Fall Out Boy, Green Day, Graham Nash, Becky G, and Chappell Roan are among the prominent …
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