Jon Tower Named Permanent Executive Producer Of ‘CBS Mornings’

Jon Tower Named Permanent Executive Producer Of ‘CBS Mornings’

Jon Tower has been named the permanent executive producer of CBS Mornings, having served in the role on an interim basis since earlier this year. Tower succeeds Shawna Thomas, who left the show in March. The morning show recently went through a revamp, with Norah O’Donnell returning as co-host in September, joining Nate Burleson and…

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NEA issues notices to 10 Singapore-based companies, including Wilmar and APP, over haze

NEA issues notices to 10 Singapore-based companies, including Wilmar and APP, over haze

It seeks information on firms’ Indonesian land concessions, corporate links and measures to prevent, fight fires [SINGAPORE] The National Environment Agency (NEA) has issued notices to 10 Singapore-registered companies, including Wilmar International and Asia Pulp & Paper (APP), seeking information on their operations and potential links to the haze affecting Singapore. In a statement on…

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‘The Gentlemen’ Season 3 Cast Additions & No Meghan Markle, Who’s Back

‘The Gentlemen’ Season 3 Cast Additions & No Meghan Markle, Who’s Back

Guy Ritchie’s The Gentlemen is adding a few more gentlemen (and ladies) for its third season, which has started production in UK and Morocco. Joining the Theo James-starring series are Orlando Bloom (The Cut), Robert Carlyle (Line of Duty), Elijah Wood (Yellowjackets), Dexter Fletcher (Ritchie’s Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels), and Bruna Marquezine (Blue…

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KKR founders among investors buying 42% of Peter Lim’s Valencia; club valued at US$1.4 billion

KKR founders among investors buying 42% of Peter Lim’s Valencia; club valued at US.4 billion

The Singapore billionaire’s Meriton Holdings remains majority shareholder of the Spanish team [SINGAPORE] Pitchwise Holdings – a consortium of US investors – has acquired a 42 per cent stake in Spanish football club Valencia from majority shareholder Meriton Holdings, which values the club at an enterprise value of 1.25 billion euros (US$1.4 billion). The transaction…

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International Insider: Turmoil At Netflix

International Insider: Turmoil At Netflix

Welcome, once again. This week, Insiders, it’s Jesse Whittock taking you through seven days in international film and TV that spans everything from major corporate layoffs to Italian festivals. On we go, and sign up for the newsletter here for the full Insider experience. Turmoil At Netflix Mario Tama/Getty Images IInternational light shines in dark:…

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Man goes on “murderous rampage’ with automatic weapon in France

Man goes on “murderous rampage’ with automatic weapon in France

French authorities have launched a terror probe after officials said one person was killed and four others injured in a shooting in a Paris suburb early on Friday. The individual is in police custody and France’s National Anti-Terrorism Prosecutor’s Office is investigating the deadly incident in Trappes, Yvelines, west of the capital, early on Friday,…

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Meghan Markle “Deeply Distressed” Over Thomas Markle Allegations

Meghan Markle “Deeply Distressed” Over Thomas Markle Allegations

Meghan Markle has said she is “deeply distressed” by explosive allegations reported by The Sun newspaper that her estranged father, Thomas Markle, has possessed child abuse images. In a front-page story on Friday, the Rupert Murdoch-owned tabloid newspaper claimed that Thomas Markle is being investigated over child abuse images after being reported to the FBI…

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