Taylor Alison Swift is an American singer-songwriter. She is known for narrative songs about her personal life, which have received widespread media coverage. At age 14, Swift became the youngest artist signed by the Sony/ATV Music publishing house and, at 15, she signed her first record deal.
Her 2006 eponymous debut album was the longest-charting album of the 2000s in the US. Its third single, "Our Song", made her the youngest person to single-handedly write and perform a number-one song on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart. Swift's second album, Fearless, was released in 2008.
Buoyed by the pop crossover success of the singles "Love Story" and "You Belong with Me", it became the US' best-selling album of 2009 and was certified diamond in the US. The album won four Grammy Awards, and Swift became the youngest Album of the Year winner.
Canal Plus To Acquire Orange’s Pay Channels, Film & TV Production Arm
deadline.comFrench pay-TV giant Canal Plus Group and major telecom operator Orange have signed a memorandum of understanding under which Canal will acquire Orange’s OCS pay channel package as well as Orange Studio, its film and TV co-production subsidiary.
A deal would result in Canal becoming the sole shareholder in both companies. Financial terms were not disclosed, however Les Echos reports that Orange has been operating at a loss and “has undertaken to pay minimums guarantees to Canal over three to four years.” OCS channels are distributed on all platforms including Canal Plus while Orange Studio has more than 200 co-productions to its credit as well as a catalogue of nearly 1,800 works including Oscar-winning features such as The Artist and The Father.
The two Orange subsidiaries were created in 2007 and 2008, respectively. Since then, competition has intensified with the emergence of powerful international platforms.
While OCS had a significant agreement with HBO to broadcast its series in France, it is now losing that content with HBO Max preparing to launch in the market.
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