SiriusXM Gains Drive Liberty Media's Quarterly Earnings

Call the Midwife fans bid an emotional farewell to midwife Trixie Franklin in a recent episode of the BBC show, as the nurse flew to Portofino to look after her sick aunt.That’s because in real life the actress that plays her, Helen George, took some time out of filming the much-loved series to give birth to her own baby - second daughter Lark. Helen and her former co-star Jack Ashton welcomed little Lark in November, a baby sister for their older daughter Wren, four.

Dancing On Ice 's Liberty Poole became the fourth star to leave Dancing On Ice on Sunday night after finding herself in the dreaded skate-off. The Love Island star, 22, performed with pro Joe Johnson as she went against Kye Whyte and Tippy Packard, who also received the lowest votes on the show. It came after Liberty accidentally fell during a complicated lift with her pro partner Joe earlier on Sunday's episode.

Jordan Peele has unveiled the first look at his upcoming sci-fi thriller, . The trailer aired ahead of Super Bowl LVI Sunday and kicked off with narration from one of the film's stars, Keke Palmer.Palmer plays Jill Haywood, who owns Haywood Ranch, home of Hollywood's only black-owned horse trainers, with her husband, James Haywood, played by Daniel Kaluuya.In the trailer for the film, out this summer, Jill riddles off facts about the first motion picture, as stop-motion images of a black man on a horse flash across the screen. She's then seen in front of a green screen, shooting the ranch's latest commercial with her husband, James, who seems despondent as he stands along his upbeat wife on set.Nope tells the story of Haywood Ranch and the strange phenomenon that quickly befalls the ranch and the entire town, decimating and destroying anything in its reach, in what can only be described by James as a «bad miracle.»It's unclear if Jill, James or their family's ranch will be able to withstand the impending doom and bad luck that has fallen on their otherwise untouched slice of the American West.The film also stars 's Steven Yeun, 's Barbie Ferreira, Brandon Perea and more.Produced by Peele's Monkeypaw's Productions the film follows in the footsteps of Peele's nail-biting films, including  and  in what's sure to be one of this summer's most talked-about movies.See the first look at  in the trailer below: hits theaters on July 22, 2022.

Erin Jackson proved her title as the number 1 ranked speedskater in the world is no fluke! The superstar athlete won the world over as she took home the gold medal for the United States in the 500-meter race at the 2022 Beijing Winter Games. In the incredible process, Erin became the first Black woman to win an individual speedskating medal at the Olympics. Find out more about the ground-breaking American here!

Men Behaving Badly and Sherlock – has died at the age of 90.The news of Vertue’s passing was confirmed by her daughters Sue and Debbie (who also serves as co-producers at Hartswood), who said in a statement to the Press Association: “It’s with the heaviest of hearts that we have to share the sad news that mum/Beryl passed away peacefully last night [Saturday February 12]. It wasn’t [COVID-19], it was just her nearly 91-year-old body saying enough is enough.”The sisters noted that they were both by Vertue’s side as she passed, explaining that there was “nothing wrong with her brain” as “earlier this week she was grilling us both about work”.

Nope – the secretive new horror film from Get Out and Us helmer Jordan Peele – has landed online ahead of its premiere during the Super Bowl LVI later today.Billed by Universal Pictures as an “expansive horror epic” and “a new pop nightmare”, the film’s storyline remains shrouded in mystery. What we do know, per an official synopsis, is that Nope will terrorise an ensemble cast (led by Daniel Kaluuya, Keke Palmer and Steven Yeun) as they “bear witness to an uncanny and chilling discovery” in “a lonely gulch of inland California”.Towards the end of the trailer, Palmer’s character – supposedly the great, great, great granddaughter of the man featured in The Horse In Motion (believed to be the first moving picture) – is flung into the atmospheric force teased to be at the film’s core.Check out the trailer for Nope below:Nope was formally announced last July, following months of speculation that Kaluuya would reunite with Peele for a clandestine horror.

Danielle Lloyd has called Rebekah Vardy a "rat" as seen in a chain of text messages amid the ongoing Wagatha Christie row.

Rebecca Rubin Film and Media ReporterMere months after Tom Holland ignited box office charts with “Spider-Man: No Way Home,” the 25-year-old British actor is swinging back to movie theater marquees with “Uncharted.”Ahead of its domestic debut on Feb. 18, Sony’s big-screen adaptation of its popular video game series opened at the international box office to a solid $21.5 million from 15 overseas markets.“Uncharted” had the biggest start in the United Kingdom, landing in first place with $6.4 million.

reports that the company could purchase 50% of the radio giant.The Justice Department imposed no conditions on the purchase -- unlike, say, the Live Nation-Ticketmaster merger of 10 years ago, which disallowed the new company from retaliating against venues who work with a ticketing competitor. Liberty, a cable conglomerate run by Colorado billionaire John Malone, also owns most of SiriusXM and Pandora and a third of Live Nation."The Department of Justice stands ready to fully enforce the antitrust laws should there be evidence of any conduct that would harm competition, including for music artists," says a Justice Department spokesperson.

Liberty Media, the company controlled by billionaire mogul John Malone that houses assets like audio entertainment giant SiriusXM, the Atlanta Braves baseball club and the Formula One racing circuit, on Thursday reported stable first-quarter overall revenues, but a steep 84 percent revenue loss from its Formula One race car division. Liberty Media posted earnings of $293 million, up from a year-earlier profit of $162 million, on overall revenues at $2.013 billion, virtually unchanged from a year-earlier $2.012 billion.

John Malone’s Liberty Global has agreed to merge its U.K. cable operator Virgin Media with Telefonica’s British mobile unit O2.

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Department of Justice officials are talking to music companies about Liberty Media's request to expand its 5% stake in iHeartMedia, according to several sources -- and many are pushing back."Having too much power in one industry is very dangerous," says Dina LaPolt, a music-business attorney who is president of the Tupac Amaru Shakur Foundation board. "I would not want to see it go through.

Audio entertainment giant SiriusXM is planning more formal talks with Howard Stern over the coming months about a potential contract renewal for his The Howard Stern Showas the current five-year deal for it expires at the end of 2020. SiriusXM, controlled by John Malone's Liberty Media, previously said the current pact was part of a broader "12-year agreement, under which legendary broadcaster Stern" has continued to produce and host The Howard Stern Show on SiriusXM.

Audio entertainment giant SiriusXM, the home of Howard Stern, on Tuesday said it added self-pay subscribers in its satellite radio and Pandora businesses for the first quarter, the first one affected by the coronavirus pandemic. But the company, controlled by John Malone's Liberty Media, withdrew its 2020 guidance amid the pandemic and said its satellite radio subscribers fell when including promotional subs.

Audio entertainment giant SiriusXM is planning more formal talks with Howard Stern over the coming months about a potential contract renewal for his The Howard Stern Show as the current five-year deal for it expires at the end of this year.SiriusXM, controlled by John Malone's Liberty Media, previously said that the current pact was part of a broader "12-year agreement, under which legendary broadcaster Stern" has continued to produce and host The Howard Stern Show on SiriusXM.Under the current deal, financial details of which weren't disclosed, SiriusXM also launched its first venture into video programming with Stern.Asked on the firm's first-quarter earnings conference call on Tuesday (April 28) about a mention Stern made in the past 24

Audio entertainment giant SiriusXM, the home of Howard Stern, on Tuesday said it added self-pay subscribers in its satellite radio and Pandora businesses for the first quarter, the first one affected by the coronavirus pandemic. But the company, controlled by John Malone's Liberty Media, withdrew its 2020 guidance amid the pandemic and said its satellite radio subscribers fell when includi

John Malone's Liberty Media said Thursday it was re-attributing its 33 percent stake in Live Nation Entertainment, along with other assets, from its Formula One Group to its SiriusXM tracking stock. The changes bring the live event and music company stake under the umbrella of audio entertainment giant SiriusXM, while strengthening the liquidity of racing circuit Formula One.

John Malone's Liberty Media, which owns audio entertainment giant SiriusXM, the Atlanta Braves baseball team and the Formula One racing circuit, disclosed that president and CEO Gregory Maffei's 2019 compensation amounted to $44 million, compared with $20.2 million in 2018.That was an increase of 118 percent.He made $19.8 million in 2017 and $16.9 million in 2016.His compensation for last year jumped thanks to a new employment contract that boosted his option awards from $8.8 million to $27.8 million. "In December 2019, we entered into the 2019 Maffei Employment Agreement pursuant to which Mr.

SiriusXM and Howard Stern on Tuesday said North American listeners will get free access to The Howard Stern Showand other premium SiriusXM content through May 15. The free access to premium content from the auto entertainment giant controlled by John Malone comes as consumers increasingly shelter in their homes as the coronavirus outbreak spreads.

SiriusXM and Howard Stern on Tuesday said North American listeners will get free access to The Howard Stern Show and other premium SiriusXM content through May 15.The free access to premium content from the auto entertainment giant controlled by John Malone comes as consumers increasingly shelter in their homes as the coronavirus outbreak spreads."With so many people asked to stay at home, we are making our full streaming lineup of music, entertainment, news and information easily accessible to everyone," Jim Meyer, SiriusXM CEO, said in a statement.Stern kicked off the free streaming access today while hosting The Howard Stern Show from his home.

Liberty Media CEO Greg Maffei on Wednesday told an investors conference about the impact from the rapidly growing coronavirus outbreak on his varied global businesses, including Live Nation Entertainment and the Formula One race car series. "You know, I'm not sure how you manage it in a way.

Patrick Hipes Executive Managing EditorSirius XM Holdings, which said last month that it planned to raise $1 billion in a private debt offering, is reportedly near a deal to acquire E.W. Scripps’ Stitcher podcast division for $300 million.The news, reported Monday by the Wall Street Journal which cited sources, comes amid a flurry of deals in the growing podcast space.