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We talked to ‘Game of Thrones’ star Maisie Williams about fighting nepotism in the entertainment industry with her new app
Maisie Williams, who plays Arya Stark on “Game of Thrones,” just launched an app (called “Daisie”) that aims to find creative talent across multiple industries. Daisie, which launched Wednesday, is meant to be a “safe place” for creative people to upload their projects and potentially meet other people to collaborate with. Business Insider sat down with Williams and the app’s cofounder, Dom Santry, in New York City to discuss their hopes for the app and its goals to shake up creative industries by helping artists with little resources to get their foot in the door. In the entertainment industry, it’s nearly impossible to get your foot in the door if you don’t know someone on the other side of it. Maisie Williams’ life changed for good when she was 12 years old. She had recently gotten an agent who was also new to the business. Her agent, a drama teacher who saw that a lot of her students struggled with getting … [Read more...] about We talked to ‘Game of Thrones’ star Maisie Williams about fighting nepotism in the entertainment industry with her new app
Merlin Entertainments is ‘yet to inspire’ as profits slip
Merlin Entertainments failed to cast a spell on the City as its profits were squeezed by a rising wage bill. The owner of Alton Towers, Madame Tussauds and Legoland theme parks saw profit before tax slip 13.7pc to £43m for the six months to June - on a 3.5pc rise in revenue to £709m. Shareholders were treated to a rollercoaster this morning with shares falling sharply as markets opened before recouping lost ground and moving into positive territory. By lunchtime they had reversed and were 2.6pc lower than yesterday’s close. Merlin, the world’s second-largest visitor attraction operator, has been hit hard in recent years as terrorism concerns weighed on the popularity of its parks. In 2015 the... Register for free to read this article, or log in to your Telegraph account Register Log in … [Read more...] about Merlin Entertainments is ‘yet to inspire’ as profits slip
Alton Towers owner Merlin Entertainments knocked by fall in profits
Alton Towers owner Merlin Entertainments knocked by fall in profits BelfastTelegraph.co.uk Alton Towers owner Merlin Entertainments has booked a rise in sales on good weather, but was knocked by a fall in profits. https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/business/uk-world/alton-towers-owner-merlin-entertainments-knocked-by-fall-in-profits-37177878.html https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/business/uk-world/article37177877.ece/1fc70/AUTOCROP/h342/bpanews_ee9da083-0910-4f91-b5ef-63c86516ec11_1 Email Alton Towers owner Merlin Entertainments has booked a rise in sales on good weather, but was knocked by a fall in profits. For the 26 weeks ending June 30, Merlin’s revenue was up from £685 million to £694 million, a rise of 1.3%. However, profit before tax was knocked 13.7% year-on-year to £43 million. Sales in Merlin’s theme parks grew 9.7%, which the company attributed to good weather, successful investment and a recovery at Alton Towers, which was marred by a … [Read more...] about Alton Towers owner Merlin Entertainments knocked by fall in profits
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Elsewhere in entertainment and the arts: TODAY Great Flood lecture Richard Spilman, education coordinator for the Delta Cultural Center, will discuss the impact the 1927 Mississippi River flood had on the lives of people in the Arkansas Delta in a talk titled "The Great Flood of 1927," noon-1 p.m. today at the center's Miller Annex, 223 Cherry St., Helena-West Helena. Admission is free; attendees can take a sack lunch. Call (870) 338-4350, email [email protected] or visit deltaculturalcenter.com. FRIDAY Chamber concert Pianist Andrius Zlabys and cellist Jeremy Crosmer will play the Cello Sonata by Claude Debussy to open the second of two Faulkner Chamber Music Festival summer faculty concerts, titled "Motives," 7:30 p.m. Friday in the Stella Boyle Smith Concert Hall, Fine Arts Building, University of Arkansas at Little Rock, 2801 S. University Ave., Little Rock. The program will also include Aaron Jay Kernis' On Distant Shores with Crosmer on solo cello: Andreas Oeste, solo … [Read more...] about ENTERTAINMENT NOTES