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Royal Television Society Unveils Sophie Jones As CEO

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The UK’s Royal Television Society (RTS) has hired a former ITV, ITN and Channel 4 corporate relations boss as CEO.

Sophie Jones will take over later this year in one of the biggest UK TV industry roles. She replaces Theresa Wise, who is retiring after 13 years at the helm.

Jones joins from the British Phonographic Industry trade body, which organizes the Brit and Mercury Prize awards. Previously, she was Head of Corporate Relations at Channel 4, where she worked on major public affairs and communications campaigns and was closely involved with the broadcaster’s ‘4 All the UK’ regional strategy. She held similar senior roles at ITV and ITN. 

The RTS said Jones will “work closely with the Board of Trustees, overseeing the Society’s extensive educational activities, awards, conventions, national and regional centres and membership community.” The next big event is RTS London, which takes place in September and is being organized in partnership with Amazon.

All3Media boss Jane Turton, who is chair of the RTS Board of Trustees, said Jones’ “deep experience of production and broadcasting will be a valuable asset to the RTS as we continue to grow the Society, adapting to the demands of a very fast changing media world.”

Jones added: “Throughout my career in television, I have worked closely with and experienced the value of the society’s vital work – from career development and invaluable insights, to championing the UK’s nations and regions and celebrating the art and science of television in its world class awards. To be asked to lead this wonderful institution into its next phase, at a time of such pivotal change, is a huge privilege that I take on with both enormous respect and excitement. Theresa leaves an impressive legacy that I look forward to building on with the support of the RTS’s brilliant team, board and network of volunteers around the UK.”

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‘Real Time’: Bill Maher Makes Boob Joke About Dolly Parton

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As Dolly Parton leaves behind an untouchable legacy, Bill Maher went for an easy boob joke in his on-air tribute.

On Friday’s episode of Real Time, the comedian mentioned the 11x Grammy-winning Queen of Country’s death at age 80 this week in his opening monologue, before making a quip about her signature busty appearance.

“All this was going on, and all America could really talk about this week was how sad it is we lost Dolly Parton,” began Maher. “Everybody around the country, even around the world—London, they’re doing things, the Santa Monica ferris wheel is lit up with hearts, the Empire State Building was put up in pink. The Sphere in Las Vegas added a nipple.”

Parton’s family announced that she died in Nashville on Tuesday following a brief sickness with cancer. Although she remained busy until her final days, the “I Will Always Love You” artist had dealt with health issues over the past year.

In addition to her legendary country music career and Golden Globe-nominated screen career, Parton was also heavily involved in philanthropy through the Dollywood Foundation, advocating for children’s education and literacy. She also raised money for HIV/AIDS research and helped fund the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine, as well as dedicating herself to disaster relief, animal welfare and LGBTQ causes.

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Judge Jackie Glass Dead: ‘Swift Justice’ Host Was 70

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Judge Jackie Glass, the former Clark County judge who hosted the syndicated court show Swift Justice, has died. She was 70.

Glass died on Friday afternoon in Las Vegas, TMZ reported after Glass’ daughter Rachel Wolfson posted a tribute to her late mother on social media.

“RIP my rock,” wrote Wolfson on Facebook. “I don’t know how I’ll do this life without you, I love you so much mommy Jackie Glass, I’ll see you again someday.”

Judge Glass made headlines in 2008 when she sentenced O.J. Simpson to 33 years in prison for armed robbery in a Las Vegas hotel. Simpson was released on parole in 2017 before dying of cancer in Vegas in 2024.

In 2011, Glass took over for Nancy Grace as host of the small claims court show Swift Justice in Season 2, which moved production from Atlanta to Los Angeles. Glass hosted the syndicated reality series until it ended in April 2012.

Glass is survived by husband, Clark County District Attorney Steve Wolfson, and two daughters.

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CA Lawmakers Compromise With Film Industry On Corporate Tax Credit Cap

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The California production community can breathe a sigh of relief: State lawmakers have officially introduced a bill meant to allow studios a few key exemptions from a recently enacted restriction on corporate tax credits.

AB136, introduced Friday evening, addresses concerns raised from stakeholders including the Motion Picture Association about the threat of undermining the efforts to expand California’s Film & TV Tax Credit pool to $750 million.

Lawmakers have to consider legislation for 72 hours before voting. With that in mind, a vote on AB136 is likely to come Monday evening, hours before the midnight end to the legislative session.

The state budget, passed this summer, seeks to stabilize revenue by preventing corporations from offsetting more than $5 million in tax liability annually for the next three years. Several advocacy groups pushed for a complete exemption, but the solution introduced by lawmakers on Friday evening does fall short of that.

Instead, only independent productions will be completely exempt from the $5 million cap. The legislation also addresses concerns about the payback period for studios that have elected to refund credits for cash. Current law allows studios to get cash instead of claiming the credit against tax liability for a 10% discount on the total with a payback period of five years. The fix accelerates that to two years with just a 5% discount.

The new legislation will also extend the expiration date of the non-refundable tax credits that were issued prior to 2025.

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