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The extensive ties between UFC parent Endeavor Group Holdings and Disney mean the media company is likely to be “open to a renewal conversation sooner rather than later,” in the assessment of Endeavor president Mark Shapiro.

Newen Studios has acquired Vanessa Djian’s French production company Daï-Daï Films, in a move that continues its recent expansion.

Around 1,600 jobs are at risk with top fashion retailer Joules set to go into administration.

ScotRail strikes have been suspended after the company put forward an increased pay offer.

EXCLUSIVE: Studiocanal and The Picture Company have preemptively acquired the rights to Honey Trapped, a spec script by April Wolfe.

A fuel tech company which has developed technologies to reduce fuel consumption, emissions and pollution and is led by a West Lothian businessman has been shortlisted for a prestigious innovation award.

Disney no longer requires vaccinations for the casts of all of its U.S. productions, as well as those who come into contact with them on set. I hear the majority of Disney-produced series have now lifted the mandate, including ABC’s Grey’s Anatomy and Station 19 and Fox’s 9-1-1 and 9-1-1: Lone Star. According to sources, a few U.S-based series produced/co-produced by various Disney divisions are keeping the requirement in place, including ABC’s The Rookie and The Rookie: Feds, whose lead studio is eOne.

Following a black Friday for many now ex-Twitter employees, a former exec at the platform has shared his two big concerns for Twitter and its remaining staff. 

EXCLUSIVE: Lionsgate just landed a solid thriller for its slate. In competition with other distributors, the company has acquired U.S., Canada and India distribution rights to Retribution, an action thriller from Studiocanal and The Picture Company that stars Liam Neeson. The Nimród Antal-directed film is a remake of the Spanish movie El Desconocido, which received eight Goya Award noms when it was released in Spain in 2015.

Justin Bieber was spotted while taking a solo stroll in Bel Air on Wednesday morning.The 28-year-old hitmaker layered up in an eye-catching puffy zip-up jacket from his own brand, Drew, as he made the most of the pleasant autumn weather.The songwriter founded his brand just a few years ago and has been heavily involved in its promotion and success with consumers.  Out and about: Justin Bieber was spotted while taking a solo stroll in Beverly Hills on Wednesday morning Entrepreneur: Bieber previously launched Drew in 2019 after having trademarked the company's name the year prior Bieber contrasted the brighter tones of his outerwear with a light gray crewneck sweater.The Grammy-winning performer also wore a slightly oversized pair of dark gray jeans. The singer finished off his outfit with a set of white sneakers and a dual-tone hat.Bieber previously launched Drew in 2019 after having trademarked the company's name the year prior.

Trevor Noah thinks Elon Musk’s reported and much-mocked plan to charge Twitter users $8 a month for those little blue checks is not only “ridiculous,” but a financial loser as well.

Plan B Entertainment, the award-winning company co-founded by Brad Pitt, is in talks to sell a significant stake to French media group Mediawan.

An alcoholic who lost his wife and kids after he tried to burn down his dream family home that he had built was hit with the sudden realisation of what he had done while sitting alone in a prison cell, accompanied by a heavy hangover.

If you believe that you’ve been hearing a lot more about CBD and the products associated with it, you wouldn’t be far wrong - although the USA have been mainly associated with the industry for a long time, the CBD sector has been gaining momentum in the UK in recent years.

Digital creator and entrepreneur David Dobrik has named Natalie Mariduena as president of David Dobrik LLC.

EXCLUSIVE: Tony Award-winning director Anna D.Shapiro (August: Osage County), Oscar-nominated producer Leelai Demoz (On Tip-Toe), Tony-nominated actor/writer Ian Barford (Linda Vista) and entrepreneur Brad Keywell (Groupon, WNDR Museum) have teamed up to create multimedia venture Highwire Media, an artist-first production company that is developing and producing projects across film, theater, and television.

EXCLUSIVE: BWA Studios has hired Fatimah Abdullah as head of the animation house. BWA is the only Black female-owned and operated studio in North America and builds equity in the animation industry by consciously hiring Black women, women of color, and nonbinary people of color.

EXCLUSIVE: Lewis Hamilton is launching film and TV production company Dawn Apollo Films.

EXCLUSIVE: Mike Caron, director of Nickelodeon’s Danger Force and Paramount+’s Fairly Odd Parents: Fairly Odder, is branching out on his own.

MRC said Monday that it was not moving forward with its recently completed documentary about Kanye West, the news coming amid growing criticism of the rapper/entrepreneur’s recent anti-Semitic statements.

EXCLUSIVE: Studiocanal, Entertainment 360 and The Picture Company have made deals to turn the 2021 documentary film The Lost Leonardo into a limited series. Gillian Weeks will write the script.