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Entertainment Now January 19
Olean, NY (14760) Today Snow this morning will taper off and give way to cloudy skies this afternoon. High 32F. Winds SW at 5 to 10 mph. Chance of snow 90%. Snow accumulations less than one inch.. Tonight Considerable cloudiness. Low 27F. Winds S at 5 to 10 mph. Updated: January 17, 2025 @ 5:38…
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KKR, CVC bet on live entertainment boom; Megadeals surged in 2024
Live entertainment is “really well positioned” for the next five to ten 10 years, Christopher Belcher, director at Barron International Group, told PE Hub. The sector is becoming ever-more fertile ground for private equity, with a deal in the subsector already announced in 2025. The segment has caught the eyes of Allied Industrial Partners, KKR…
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10 deals in the live entertainment sector: PE sees opportunity ahead
Live entertainment is becoming ever-more fertile ground for private equity, with a deal in the subsector already announced in 2025. The sector boomed in 2024 with events like Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour, which topped $2 billion in revenues, grabbing headlines. The year also saw soccer’s European Championships, as well as the annual Superbowl, which both…
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YG Entertainment To End Actor Management
YG Entertainment has announced that they will end their actor management operations to focus on music. On January 17, YG Entertainment announced that they will be ending their actor management operations as part of a business restructuring to concentrate on its core focus of music. In a statement, YG shared, “We sincerely thank all the…
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AP Entertainment SummaryBrief at 8:34 p.m. EST
David Lynch, visionary filmmaker behind ‘Twin Peaks’ and ‘Mulholland Drive,’ dies at 78 David Lynch has died at 78. The filmmaker was celebrated for his uniquely dark vision in such movies as “Blue Velvet” and “Mulholland Drive” and the TV series “Twin Peaks.” His family announced the death in a Facebook post on Thursday. The…
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Sony Interactive Entertainment cancels live service games from Bluepoint Games and Bend Studio
Sony Interactive Entertainment [4,942 articles]” href=”https://www.gematsu.com/companies/sony-group-corporation/sony-interactive-entertainment”>Sony Interactive Entertainment has canceled two previously unannounced live service games from Demon’s Souls (2020) [13 articles]” href=”https://www.gematsu.com/games/demons-souls-2020″>Demon’s Souls remake studio Bluepoint Games [33 articles]” href=”https://www.gematsu.com/companies/sony-group-corporation/sony-interactive-entertainment/bluepoint-games”>Bluepoint Games and Days Gone developer Bend Studio [46 articles]” href=”https://www.gematsu.com/companies/sony-group-corporation/sony-interactive-entertainment/bend-studio”>Bend Studio, according to a Bloomberg report. On Bluesky (2), Bloomberg reporter Jason Schreier said that…
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Weekend Entertainment Roundup for January 16, 2025
FUN The newly formed local Diamond State Cat Fanciers group holds its inaugural Diamond State Cat Show, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday at the Maumelle Community Center, 1100 Edgewood Drive, Maumelle. The show will feature judging for pedigreed cats as well as household pets, plus a Feline Agility Competition and a Cat Costume Contest.…
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AP Entertainment SummaryBrief at 6:48 p.m. EST
David Lynch, visionary filmmaker behind ‘Twin Peaks’ and ‘Mulholland Drive,’ dies at 78 David Lynch has died at 78. The filmmaker was celebrated for his uniquely dark vision in such movies as “Blue Velvet” and “Mulholland Drive” and the TV series “Twin Peaks.” His family announced the death in a Facebook post on Thursday. The…
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Bob Uecker dies: Reactions from MLB, entertainment worlds pour in from Christian Yelich, Adam Sandler, WWE and more
Bob Uecker tips his cap before a Milwaukee Brewers game this past July. (AP Photo/Aaron Gash) On Thursday, the Milwaukee Brewers announced that Bob Uecker, the longtime voice of the team, has died at age 90. Uecker, a baseball player-turned-broadcaster-turned-pop culture icon, had a sense of humor that made him a household name outside of…
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AP Entertainment SummaryBrief at 6:02 p.m. EST
David Lynch, visionary filmmaker behind ‘Twin Peaks’ and ‘Mulholland Drive,’ dies at 78 David Lynch has died at 78. The filmmaker was celebrated for his uniquely dark vision in such movies as “Blue Velvet” and “Mulholland Drive” and the TV series “Twin Peaks.” His family announced the death in a Facebook post on Thursday. The…