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BBC News Channel Presenter Martine Croxall Takes Legal Action After Being Off Air For Over A Year
EXCLUSIVE: BBC News channel presenter Martine Croxall has commenced legal action against the British broadcaster after being off air for over a year. The seasoned news anchor is taking the BBC to an employment tribunal, according to a listing for a two-day hearing at London Central on May 1. It is likely to be one …
2-min read - BusinessDeadline
Seven CEO James Warburton Steps Down From Australian Network Ahead Of Schedule
James Warburton, who heads Australian network Seven, has stepped down, effective immediately. He had already been planning to exit his Managing Director and CEO role at Seven parent Seven West Media (SWM) in June, but an update to the Australian Stock Exchange revealed finishes today. SWM Chief Financial Officer Jeff Howard will replace him tomorrow, …
2-min read - SportDeadline
U.S. Ambassador To The UK Jane D. Hartley Pays Tribute To BBC Sports Presenter Alex Scott: “She Has Inspired Millions”
BBC presenter Alex Scott received a glowing tribute from the U.S. Ambassador to the UK at a high-profile event in London last night. Speaking to an audience at a Women in Sport reception, Jane D. Hartley said Scott had inspired “millions of girls to dream bigger, and inspired millions of boys to look at girls …
3-min read - BusinessDeadline
Taylor Swift Fans Bilked Estimated £1M By Ticket Scammers For UK Eras Tour Concerts, Lloyds Warns
Lloyds Bank is aiming to help Taylor Swift fans in the UK avoid a cruel summer. The bank has issued an “urgent warning” over ticket scams for the upcoming UK leg of the superstar’s Eras Tour, finding that Swifties are being “targeted by a wave of concert ticket scams flooding social media.” Analysis by Lloyds …
3-min read - EntertainmentVariety
‘The Gray House’ Civil War Spy Drama Series From Kevin Costner to Open Monte-Carlo Television Festival
“The Gray House,” the Kevin Costner-produced limited series about a female spy ring during the Civil War, will open Monaco’s 63rd annual Monte-Carlo Television Festival in June. The six-episode limited series tells the hidden-history tale of four Southern women — a Virginia socialite and her mother, a formerly enslaved Black woman and a high-end prostitute …
2-min read - EntertainmentDeadline
Celebrity Version Of ‘The Traitors’ Set To Launch Next Year On The BBC
EXCLUSIVE: Star traitors and faithfuls are set to face off on in the UK in a celebrity version of smash hit format The Traitors, which Deadline understands is set to launch on the BBC next year. Several sources have told us that an agreement between Studio Lambert, which makes the UK and U.S. versions of …
3-min read - BusinessVariety
Seven West Media CEO James Warburton Makes Immediate Exit Following Scandal
James Warburton, MD and CEO of Seven West Media, one of Australia’s largest media conglomerates, has resigned following a series of scandals. He was scheduled to depart the company in December, but now exits with immediate effect following a board meeting on Thursday. In a filing to the Australian Stock Exchange, Seven West said that …
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