Alex Thomson: Last News

A special fundraising event, which has been inspired by an Ayr Rotarian, is to take place next month in Ayrshire.

Since joining The One Show back in 2010, Alex Jones has become a recognisable figure on TV. Having made her The One Show debut alongside comedian Jason Manford, since then Alex, 47, has been joined by a whole range of co-hosts on the iconic sofa including Matt Baker, Roman Kemp and Alex Scott. Alex was also joined at work recently by her seven year old son Teddy, who she shares with husband Charlie Thomson.

Brent Lang Executive Editor Amplify Pictures, the independent television studio behind HBO’s Emmy-winning “100 Foot Wave,” has made a pair of hires. It has tapped Rachel Eggebeen as its chief content officer and Colin King Miller as its chief operating officer. The veteran executives will take founding partnership roles alongside Amplify Pictures CEO Joe Lewis. “It’s a time of expansion,” Lewis told Variety in an interview. “We’re growing our team and becoming more global.” At the same time, Amplify has sold a minority stake to Great Mountain Partners. The sale values Amplify at $50 million. The funding will be used to back more production of original series of both the unscripted and scripted variety. Great Mountain Partners previous investments include the Oscar-winning film studio A24, branded content producer Rise Studios and the Vuelta Group, a European film studio.   

Livingston Athletic Club athletes, coaches, volunteers and family members got together to celebrate the club’s 50th anniversary at their annual awards ceremony.

Tim Dams The Edinburgh International Film Festival (EIFF) has unveiled its line up of features for this year’s edition, which is taking place online due to the coronavirus crisis.The festival, which was due to take place in Scotland this month, has partnered with Curzon Home Cinema to present an online festival instead.The line up includes the U.K. premieres of Ron Howard’s documentary “Rebuilding Paradise,” Susanne Regina Meures’s doc “Saudi Runaway,” Alex Thomson directed U.S.