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Business News Wales
4 days ago
- Business
- Business News Wales
The Welsh Fire Franchise Is a Game-Changer for Cricket in Wales
When we embarked on the journey to secure long-term investment through The Hundred and the Welsh Fire franchise, we had a clear vision: to elevate cricket in Wales to a level that reflects not just its potential but its identity. Today, I'm proud to say that we've done exactly that, and more. The recent investment process has been a resounding success. Welsh Fire's enterprise value came in at £84.6 million, more than double the early expectations set by the ECB, which were in the £35–40 million range. That figure raised a few eyebrows. After all, we're a club based in Cardiff, a city a fraction of the size of Birmingham. Yet we achieved a higher valuation than Edgbaston, whose cricket business is three times the size of ours. That didn't surprise us. It confirmed what we already knew: Glamorgan, Cardiff, and Welsh Fire are compelling propositions with genuine, untapped potential. What made the difference? A combination of factors. Cardiff's position as a major event city played a huge role. It's not just a cricket city, it's a sporting capital that regularly hosts international rugby, football, music and more. The average hotel room rates, the third highest in the UK, are evidence of the sheer draw this city has. Combine that with the plans for further stadium development, our strong brand positioning, and the unique fact that Welsh Fire represents an entire nation, and it's no wonder investors were enthusiastic. This franchise is more than a financial deal. For Glamorgan, it's a transformational moment, one that gives us relevance, momentum and the resources to build a sustainable, ambitious future. Without a franchise, we risked becoming peripheral to the evolution of the game. With one, we now have a platform to drive innovation, talent development, fan engagement and commercial growth, not just for the club, but for cricket in Wales as a whole. We have high aspirations for Welsh Fire. We believe it can grow into a globally recognised brand, grounded in Welsh identity and driven by performance, culture and community. And it's not just about elite cricket. This is about what it unlocks for the wider game, investing in pathways, building grassroots participation, and inspiring young people across Wales to believe there's a place for them in cricket, whether playing, supporting, working or leading. This investment has given us the means to back our ambitions with action. But more than that, it has shown what Welsh cricket is capable of when it's bold, confident and proud of its unique voice. Cricket in Wales has a new chapter, and this time, it's one we get to write on our terms. Mark Rhydderch-Roberts talks about this and more in the The Glamorgan Cricket Podcast – The Past, The Present and Future. Listen to the podcast here.
Scottish Sun
18-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Scottish Sun
Holly Willoughby launches sale on lifestyle brand after losing ITV jobs and distancing herself from the channel
Click to share on X/Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) HOLLY Willoughby has launched a huge sale of her wellness brand's signature products after stepping away from a handful of ITV jobs. The presenter, 44, is founder of wellbeing business Wylde Moon, established back in 2021, which encourages shoppers to "value reconnecting with yourself." Sign up for the Entertainment newsletter Sign up 6 Holly Willoughby has launched a huge sale of her Wylde Moon products after stepping back from a handful of ITV shows Credit: Wyldemoon 6 It is the first time in 21 years the broadcaster does not have a programme on the channel Credit: Getty 6 Instead, the 44-year-old is focussing on her wellbeing brand Credit: Getty Holly is at the forefront of the ranges, helping design the perfumes that recently sold out. To celebrate an upcoming re-stock - and showcase some new wax melts - Holly posted a picture showing her beaming as she posed in a white lace top. The presenter - who was left without an ITV show for the first time in 21 years in March - opted for matching trousers in the happy snap, which saw her throw white petals in the air. The mum of three had styled her blonde hair into loose waves and kept her make-up minimal for the image many fans hailed as "beautiful" and "gorgeous." In her caption, the This Morning alum wrote: "Happy Sunday…. @WYLDEMOON have 20% Off Wax Melts. "Thank you for loving it as much as I do. I know you've been asking about our perfume… it's coming back hopefully by the end of the month. "In the mean time, whilst we restock (borrowed from) The Wild and (borrowed from) A Love Story wax melts, we've given you 20% off (borrowed from) The Past and (borrowed from) The Hedgerows … maybe try a different scent if you haven't yet." When Holly launched her brand four years ago, she wrote on social media of the meaning behind the business. She said: "In creating Wylde Moon for you, I've filled a need in me. "I'd lost a part of who I was and that rediscovery has led me here, to a whole new place of beauty and power." Holly Willoughby says she 'nourishes soul with sex and food' as she launches new project Holly, who has also penned book Reflections, added: "I want Wylde Moon to be a place where I can share the things that I love, the lessons that I've learnt, the things I see and instantly want to share with others. 'I want it to be a place where we can celebrate other people, too, where we can shine a light on them, their brands, their experiences.' ALL CHANGE Holly's business push comes came after The Sun was first to report how Dancing On Ice - the ITV reality TV series she fronted with Stephen Mulhern, 47 - was being shelved after this year's instalment. We exclusively revealed how the skating series had been scrapped by the broadcaster for the second time. Could You Bet! be the full circle moment Holly Willoughby needs? By Joshua Rom When Holly Willoughby finally announced her departure from This Morning in October 2023 it felt almost like a crescendo. After her feud with Phillip Schofield, dealing with the revelation about his workplace relationship, months of speculation, a lacklustre return to the daytime show and a horrendous kidnap plot it seemed like her own departure was almost a relief. She made her return to TV on Dancing On Ice, a show that first shot her to superstardom that she knew inside and out. This was combined with a long-standing colleague from her days in children's TV to serve as her co-host in the form of Stephen Mulhern. It was a safe and steady bet for the star that placed emphasis on the continuity of her career despite unprecedented challenges. She was previously announced as one of the hosts for a new jungle challenge show for Netflix called Bear Hunt. The streamer reportedly spent £1million on a 'ring of steel' security detail made up of ex-special forces and former military guns to protect her against drug gangs and kidnappers. We are still yet to see this show but with contestants such as Mel B, Shirley Ballas and Steph McGovern it is sure to be a must-watch. But You Bet! feels like a proper homecoming for the star as she returns to ITV with her first new format since she left This Morning. Her partnership with Stephen Mulhern will continue and the new show could cement them as the new golden hosting couple of the most popular commercial broadcaster. Huge names like Olly Murs and Harry Redknapp will only bolster their star power and viewers will surely love the on-screen reunion with her former colleague and BFF Alison Hammond. Plus, you cannot go wrong with a beloved TV game show format from the 90s. The BBC can attest to this with the success of Gladiators. On paper, this news has all the qualities for a major success and maybe it will be the show to usher in a new era for Holly Willoughby. After Holly quit quiz show You Bet! - another programme she fronted with comedian and magician Stephen - the DOI axe left her with no ITV show for the first time in more than two decades. Holly had been a familiar face as the darling of ITV and ITV2, with shows including This Morning, Surprise Surprise, Celebrity Juice and The Xtra Factor. She also fronted I'm A Celebrity in 2018 in regular host Ant McPartlin's absence as well as Play To The Whistle. Yet with Dancing On Ice the final show in her portfolio coming to an end, ITV viewers won't have a dose of Holly on their screens. This year, she fronted Netflix series Celebrity Bear Hunt with explorer Bear Grylls. The Sun was then first to report subsequently how ITV were losing their grip on "golden girl" Holly. 6 Holly told how her perfume would be re stocked at the end of the month Credit: 6 Holly's show Dancing On Ice was shelved this year Credit: Getty
The Irish Sun
18-05-2025
- Entertainment
- The Irish Sun
Holly Willoughby launches sale on lifestyle brand after losing ITV jobs and distancing herself from the channel
HOLLY Willoughby has launched a huge sale of her wellness brand's signature products after stepping away from a handful of ITV jobs. The presenter, 44, is founder of wellbeing business Advertisement 6 Holly Willoughby has launched a huge sale of her Wylde Moon products after stepping back from a handful of ITV shows Credit: Wyldemoon 6 It is the first time in 21 years the broadcaster does not have a programme on the channel Credit: Getty 6 Instead, the 44-year-old is focussing on her wellbeing brand Credit: Getty Holly is at the forefront of the ranges, helping design the perfumes that recently sold out. To celebrate an upcoming re-stock - and showcase some new wax melts - Holly posted a picture showing her beaming as she posed in a white lace top. The presenter - who was The mum of three had styled her blonde hair into loose waves and kept her make-up minimal for the image many fans hailed as "beautiful" and "gorgeous." Advertisement read more holly willoughby In her caption, the This Morning alum wrote: "Happy Sunday…. @WYLDEMOON have 20% Off Wax Melts. "Thank you for loving it as much as I do. I know you've been asking about our perfume… it's coming back hopefully by the end of the month. "In the mean time, whilst we restock (borrowed from) The Wild and (borrowed from) A Love Story wax melts, we've given you 20% off (borrowed from) The Past and (borrowed from) The Hedgerows … maybe try a different scent if you haven't yet." When Holly launched her brand four years ago, she wrote on social media of the meaning behind the business. Advertisement Most read in Celebrity She said: "In creating Wylde Moon for you, I've filled a need in me. "I'd lost a part of who I was and that rediscovery has led me here, to a whole new place of beauty and power." Holly Willoughby says she 'nourishes soul with sex and food' as she launches new project Holly, who has also penned book Reflections, added: "I want Wylde Moon to be a place where I can share the things that I love, the lessons that I've learnt, the things I see and instantly want to share with others. 'I want it to be a place where we can celebrate other people, too, where we can shine a light on them, their brands, their experiences.' Advertisement ALL CHANGE Holly's business push comes came after The Sun was first to report how Dancing On Ice - the ITV reality TV series she fronted with , 47 - was being shelved after this year's instalment. We exclusively revealed how Could You Bet! be the full circle moment Holly Willoughby needs? By Joshua Rom When Holly Willoughby finally announced her departure from This Morning in October 2023 it felt almost like a crescendo. After her feud with Phillip Schofield, dealing with the revelation about his workplace relationship, months of speculation, a lacklustre return to the daytime show and a horrendous kidnap plot it seemed like her own departure was almost a relief. She made her return to TV on Dancing On Ice, a show that first shot her to superstardom that she knew inside and out. This was combined with a long-standing colleague from her days in children's TV to serve as her co-host in the form of She was previously announced as one of the hosts for a new jungle challenge show for Netflix called Bear Hunt. The streamer reportedly spent But You Bet! feels like a proper homecoming for the star as she returns to ITV with her first new format since she left This Morning. Her partnership with Stephen Mulhern will continue and the new show could cement them as the new golden hosting couple of the most popular commercial broadcaster. Huge names like Olly Murs and Harry Redknapp will only bolster their star power and viewers will surely love the on-screen reunion with her former colleague and BFF On paper, this news has all the qualities for a major success and maybe it will be the show to usher in a new era for Holly Willoughby. After Holly Holly had been a familiar face as the darling of ITV and ITV2, with shows including This Morning, Surprise Surprise, Celebrity Juice and The Xtra Factor. Advertisement She also fronted I'm A Celebrity in 2018 in regular host Ant McPartlin's absence as well as Play To The Whistle. Yet with Dancing On Ice the final show in her portfolio coming to an end, ITV viewers won't have a dose of Holly on their screens. This year, she fronted Netflix series Celebrity Bear Hunt with explorer Bear Grylls. The Sun was then first to report subsequently how ITV were Advertisement 6 Holly told how her perfume would be re stocked at the end of the month Credit: 6 Holly's show Dancing On Ice was shelved this year Credit: Getty 6 Holly quit This Morning in 2023 Credit: ITV
Yahoo
07-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Asghar Farhadi to Direct ‘Parallel Tales' in Paris With Powerful French Cast, Including Isabelle Huppert, Virginie Efira, Vincent Cassel, Pierre Niney, Adam Bessa (EXCLUSIVE)
Yahoo is using AI to generate takeaways from this article. This means the info may not always match what's in the article. Reporting mistakes helps us improve the experience. Yahoo is using AI to generate takeaways from this article. This means the info may not always match what's in the article. Reporting mistakes helps us improve the experience. Yahoo is using AI to generate takeaways from this article. This means the info may not always match what's in the article. Reporting mistakes helps us improve the experience. Generate Key Takeaways Twelve years after making his French-language directorial debut with 'The Past,' two-time Oscar-winning Iranian director Asghar Farhadi is set to return to Paris for his next film, 'Parallel Tales.' The film, whose plot remains under wraps, brings together a powerful French cast, including Isabelle Huppert ('Elle'), Virginie Efira ('Benedetta'), Vincent Cassel ('Black Swan'), Pierre Niney ('The Count of Monte Cristo') and Adam Bessa ('Ghost Trail'). Iconic French actor Catherine Deneuve will also make an appearance in the film. More from Variety Produced by long-time collaborator Alexandre Mallet-Guy alongside with Asghar Farhadi and David Levine, the prestige project will be launched by Charades and UTA Independent Film Group at the upcoming Cannes Film Market. Charades will handle international sales, while UTA Independent Film Group will rep U.S. rights. Farhadi is set to begin production on 'Parallel Tales' in Paris this fall. The Iranian director's most recent film, 'A Hero,' earned the Grand Prize at Cannes in 2021 and was nominated for a Golden Globe. 'Parallel Tales' marks Farhadi's eagerly awaited follow up to 'A Hero' which earned the Grand Prize at Cannes in 2021. The helmer, who is attached to France through his friendship and collaboration with Mallet-Guy, previously struck a chord with 'The Past' which starred Tahar Rahim and Berenice Bejo. The movie competed at Cannes in 2013 and won best actress for Bejo, and received five César nominations and a Golden Globe nomination in 2014. Besides 'The Past,' Mallet-Guy's Paris-based company Memento Production three more films by Farhadi, 'The Salesman,' which won two awards at Cannes for its screenplay and lead actor in 2016, and the Oscar for best foreign language film the following year; 'Everybody Knows,' Farhadi's Spanish-language debut starring Penelope Cruz and Javier Bardem, which opened and competed at Cannes in 2018; and lastly 'A Hero.' On top of producing, Memento, which is one of France's leading distribution companies, will handle the release 'Parallel Tales' in France. The cast of 'Parallel Tales' is particularly exciting as it mixes some of the biggest names in French cinema from different generations and cinematic horizons, notably Huppert and Efira, and Cassel and Niney, whose recent epic film 'The Count of Monte-Cristo' was France's second biggest box office hit in 2024 with 10 million admissions sold. Bessa, meanwhile, is a rising French talent who was nominated for a Cesar Award for his performance in 'Ghost Trail' earlier this year. 'Parallel Tales' is expected to be theatrically released in France in the Spring of 2026. The film will be an official French-Italian-Belgian coproduction between Alexandre Mallet-Guy's Memento Production in France, Andrea Occhipinti's Lucky Red in Italy, and André Logie's Panache Productions and Gaëtan David's La Compagnie Cinématographique in Belgium. Anonymous Content in the US will also co-produce the film. Memento Production, whose auteur-driven production credits include Nuri Bilge Ceylan's Palme d'Or 'Winter Sleep' and 'On Barren Weeds,' is headed for a strong Cannes Film Festival with Tarik Saleh's 'Eagles of The Republic' set to world premiere in competition. 'Eagles of The Republic' will reteam Mallet-Guy's Memento Production with Saleh following 'Cairo Conspiracy' which had won best script at Cannes in 2022. Anonymous Content's credits include Oscar-winning films such as 'The Revenant,' 'Spotlight,' 'Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind' and 'Mr. Robot,' along with recent and upcoming projects such as 'The Nickel Boys,' 'True Detective: Season 4,' Alfonso Cuarón's 'Disclaimer,' 'East of Eden' starring Florence Pugh, and 'Neuromancer' starring Callum Turner. Executive producer credits include Carole Baraton, Yohann Comte, Pierre Mazars, Yousra Filali, Stefano Massenzi, Chadwick Prichard, Krzysztof Piesiewicz, Maciej Musial and Lila Yacoub. Asghar Farhadi Best of Variety Sign up for Variety's Newsletter. For the latest news, follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.
Yahoo
24-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Asghar Farhadi Sets Paris-Shot Film ‘Parallel Tales' With Isabelle Huppert, Virginie Efira, Vincent Cassel, Pierre Niney & Adam Bessa
Asghar Farhadi will shoot his next film Parallel Tales in Paris this coming fall, with Isabelle Huppert, Virginie Efira, Vincent Cassel, Pierre Niney and Adam Bessa in the cast. It is the Oscar-winning Iranian director's first feature since A Hero, which won the Grand Prix at Cannes in 2021. More from Deadline Ruben Östlund To Mentor Emerging Directors At France's Les Arcs Film Fest Along Euro Industry Pros Katrin Pors, Gaia Furrer & Olivier Barbier Taraneh Alidoosti: European Film Institutions, Festivals Join Calls For Iranian Actress To Be Released Iranian Director Asghar Farhadi Demands Release Of Arrested Actress Taraneh Alidoosti Parallel Tales marks Farhadi's second French-language film after The Past with Tahar Rahim and Berenice Bejo, who won Best Actress award for her performance at Cannes in 2013. The feature will be produced by Alexandre Mallet-Guy alongside Farhadi and David Levine. Mallet-Guy has worked with Farhadi on all of his films starting with and since The Past, having originally connected with the director as the French distributor of his earlier titles including About Elly and A Separation. The film is an official French-Italian-Belgian coproduction between Mallet-Guy's Memento Production in France, Andrea Occhipinti's Lucky Red in Italy, and André Logie's Panache Productions and Gaëtan David's La Compagnie Cinématographique in Belgium. Anonymous Content in the US will also co-produce the film. Charades and UTA Independent Film Group will launch the film at the Cannes Film Festival. Charades will handle international sales, while UTA Independent Film Group will rep U.S. rights. Memento will handle distribution in France. The film is set for theatrical release in France in the spring of 2026. Best of Deadline Everything We Know About The 'We Were Liars' Show So Far 'Wednesday' Season 2: Everything We Know About The Cast, Premiere Date & More 2025-26 Awards Season Calendar: Dates For Tonys, Emmys, Oscars & More
