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News UK Expands Original IP Ambitions With 14 Projects In Development Based On Its Archive
EXCLUSIVE: Rupert Murdoch’s News UK is co-developing more than a dozen licensed TV projects based on its original journalism. The Times, Sunday Times and The Sun owner launched a partnership last year to mine its vast archive for scripted projects that could work on U.S. stablemate Fox. Richard Halliwell, who runs film and TV IP…
Read MoreQantas confirms personal data of over a million customers leaked in breach
The breach represents Australia’s most high-profile cyberattack since telco giant Optus and health insurer Medibank were hit in 2022 Published Wed, Jul 9, 2025 · 03:42 PM [SYDNEY] Australia’s Qantas Airways said on Wednesday (Jul 9) more than a million customers had their phone number, birth date or home address accessed in one of the…
Read MoreDBS, Singtel help lift Temasek’s portfolio to record S$434 billion
[SINGAPORE] Temasek posted a record net portfolio value (NPV) of S$434 billion for the financial year ended Mar 31, driven by the strong performance of its Singapore-based portfolio companies such as DBS and Singtel. “Their robust returns have uplifted our portfolio value and provided liquidity for our investment activities,” said Lim Ming Pey, chief of…
Read MoreEsports World Cup Unveils Partnership With IMG As Gaming Championship Kicks Off In Riyadh
EXCLUSIVE: The Esports World Cup Foundation is partnering with global sports marketing agency IMG for the second edition of its international championship running in the Saudi capital of Riyadh from July 7 to August 24. Unfolding in Riyadh’s Boulevard City entertainment district, the 2025 Esports World Cup (EWC) will welcome 2,000 elite players from 200…
Read MoreSurging UK shipping costs threaten to deliver a new price shock
[LONDON] The cost of shipping goods from China to the UK has surged due to ripple effects of the US trade war, threatening to push up consumer prices and complicate the Bank of England’s plan to keep nudging down interest rates. The price of transporting a 40-foot container from China has jumped about 60 per…
Read MoreDave Flebotte Dies; Emmy-Nominated Writer Worked On ‘Tulsa King’ & ‘Desperate Housewives’
Dave Flebotte, an Emmy-nominated TV writer who worked on dramas like Desperate Housewives and sitcoms such as The Bernie Mac Show, has died. Flebotte served as a co-executive producer on Housewives from 2008-2012. His former DH colleague Sabrina Wind wrote on Facebook Tuesday that Flebotte was “so funny, so kind, such a great writer, such…
Read MoreFreddie Prinze Jr. On Reuniting With Jennifer Love Hewitt For ‘I Know What You Did Last Summer’ Sequel: “It’s The Best Work We’ve Done”
Freddie Prinze Jr. is praising his work with co-star Jennifer Love Hewitt on the I Know What You Did Last Summer sequel. The thriller directed by Jennifer Kaytin Robinson reunites Prinze and Love Hewitt to reprise their roles of Ray Bronson and Julie James, respectively. “Whatever a high school union feels like, that’s what it…
Read MoreHospital operator IHH eyes Indonesia, Vietnam for expansion
[KUALA LUMPUR] IHH Healthcare is looking to potential new markets Indonesia and Vietnam as the Malaysian hospital operator continues building scale to offset rising healthcare costs in the region. Indonesia is attractive, thanks to its healthcare reforms and foreign ownership relaxation, while Vietnam has emerged as a booming market, according to chief executive officer Prem…
Read MoreSydney Sweeney “Not Opposed” To Starring In ‘Barbie’ Sequel With Margot Robbie; Teases ‘Euphoria’ Season 3 As “Wild Ride”
Sydney Sweeney is a fan of Margot Robbie and wouldn’t mind being considered for a potential Barbie sequel. In a new interview, the Anyone but You star revealed that if she were asked to play a role opposite Robbie, she would “not be opposed to it.” “I’d have to read a script, but I’m a…
Read MoreNarcos: Mexico’s Manuel Masalva Details Being “Reborn” After Weekslong Coma From Sudden Infection
Emilia Clarke’s Brain Aneurysm Emilia Clarke filmed battle scenes for Game of Thrones, but in 2019, she published an essay in The New Yorker titled “A Battle for My Life.” Having a bad headache at the gym, “I reached the toilet, sank to my knees, and proceeded to be violently, voluminously ill,” the actress wrote.…
Read MoreEntourage’s Kevin Connolly Is Engaged to Girlfriend Zulay Henao
Kevin Connolly is living larger than ever. The Entourage alum proposed to his longtime girlfriend Zulay Henao, with whom he shares 4-year-old daughter Kennedy, during a Fourth of July gathering in his hometown of Long Island, New York. “It was intimate, personal and so full of love,” the bride-to-be said of the proposal in an…
Read MoreKandi Burruss-Approved Deals You Can Score During Amazon Prime Day, Including Her Viral Louboutin Dupes
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