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CTV News
10 hours ago
- Entertainment
- CTV News
Russell Crowe reunites with Alan Doyle at ‘Tell Tale Harbour' showing in Charlottetown
Academy Award-winning actor Russell Crowe was recently spotted at a smaller stage than usual – the Confederation Centre of the Arts in Charlottetown. While there, Crowe reunited with Newfoundland artist Alan Doyle, who currently stars in the 'Tell Tale Harbour' musical at the Sobey Family Theatre. The two are longtime friends and musical collaborators and both appeared in the 2010 film 'Robin Hood.' In a post on Instagram Doyle wrote: 'Allan A'Dayle and Robin Hood together again. Thanks @russellcrowe for making the trip to @telltaleharbour . Super grateful to you and all the gang. What a time we are having @confedcentre this summer. Join us!' On his own social media, Crowe posted photos of Charlotteown and said Prince Edward Island is now the seventh Canadian province he has visited. '3 more and a territory or two to go. One day. First visited Canada in 1992. It's an amazing country. You should come and have look for yourself,' he said. 'Tell Tale Harbour' returned to The Charlottetown Festival on Saturday after it first premiered in 2022. It will end its run on P.E.I. on Aug. 29 before moving to Toronto in September. For more P.E.I. news, visit our dedicated provincial page.
Business Post
05-05-2025
- Business
- Business Post
Inside Aerlytix: The Irish startup revolutionising aircraft investment
Dublin-based fintech Aerlytix, which specialises in the aircraft leasing sector, is broadening its services to work directly with airlines. Founded in 2020 by Alan Doyle, Eoin Dalton, Leo Perria, and Claudio Viotti, Aerlytix currently employs 34 staff and has raised €10 million in funding to date. 'We help companies who invest in aircraft, whether that's lending, borrowing, buying or selling, to understand the cash flows over the aircraft's lifetime,' Doyle told the Business Post. The idea for Aerlytix was developed while working in aircraft leasing, where Doyle found the technology around asset management in the sector had room for improvement. 'I was working in investment banking in London for a long time and then came back to Ireland. I worked with a lessor and I found it was manually intensive and the technology hadn't really been developed,' he said. 'I started working on proof of concepts based on what is used in other asset classes, like equities and derivatives. That's what we've been building out ever since.' Aerlytix had tough timing for its launch as air travel by and large came to a standstill shortly after the business was founded. Despite that hindrance, it managed to build through the pandemic and has expanded substantially in the years since. 'We found our first two clients just before Covid hit. We hired remotely without seeing anyone in person for around 12 months. We have built it up since to now have more than 25 clients including lessors and banks,' Doyle said. The business is supported by Enterprise Ireland and Doyle said that Aerlytix engaged the agency as it sought to expand the company's focus. 'We were building out the platform for the leasing and lending space, and felt that a lot of work had been done in that space and wanted to widen our scope. That includes the airline space itself. 'Due to the way the company was growing, Enterprise Ireland recommended we go for a research and development grant. We are doing research as we speak around the airline space, which we think will be a great product.' Doyle said the assistance from Enterprise Ireland was helping the company attract clients. 'They're helping us with introductions in the space. That's really helpful to us as we launch the product.' Doyle is quite bullish on the future of Aerlytix and he is hopeful that the company will grow critical to become a key player in the wider industry. 'We want to connect the different players in the sector, using technology to do that. We think that will help us grow globally. We're growing fast and into lots of different areas within the industry. We're just at the beginning of this journey, I genuinely think the company will be huge.'
CBC
27-02-2025
- Entertainment
- CBC
'I feel a pull to being here': L.A. record producer finds solace in Newfoundland
Music producer Greg Wells has a love of Newfoundland, even if he can't find the words to explain it. "I think about being here all the time when I'm not here, and I feel a pull to being here," he told CBC News. The Los Angeles-based producer is back in the province, visiting his non-profit Trinity Hall in Winterton, a rural community about 140kms from St. John's. He came for work, but is also looking for some much needed rest time after a chaotic few months. Wells is the music producer for Wicked, starring Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande. The film released in November. " Wicked has exploded in a way that none of us really foresaw, " said Wells. The film is breaking box office records and is nominated for ten Oscar awards, including best soundtrack. "Despite only being out for a few months, it is now the highest grossing film musical adaptation of all time," said Wells. But the career high comes during a time of immense loss. Wells and his family are among the ten of thousands of people who lost everything in the Pacific Palisades fires in January. Along with his home, Wells lost his recording studio that took over three years to build. He lost a grand piano and even his Grammy awards. "But I can't let that knock me over," he said. On this trip to Winterton, Wells held two special screenings of Wicked at his church-turned venue, and answered questions about the making of the film. It was his first visit back to Trinity Hall since the fires and two sold out fundraiser shows for the venue hosted by Alan Doyle. "Everyone kept telling me I needed to connect with Alan Doyle. I just thought, 'I don't want to go to him, because I know he's such a big deal here.' And then he reached out, very sweetly and said, 'How can I help?'" Those performances raised enough money to keep the hall running for another year. And this week, Wells and Doyle are working on new music together. Back in California, there are still a lot of unanswered questions for Wells and his family, as they are temporarily living at a friend's house in Santa Barbara. But, his priorities are clear. "Mostly, it's about making sure my kids are OK. I've got to figure out how to dive into Wicked in a really productive way," he said. "Dealing with FEMA (Federal Emergency Management Agency), dealing with the insurance company. I kind of feel like I'm stuck in gel."
