“Diary of a CEO” reaches 1 billion views
Exclusive: Stephen Bartlett Diary of a CEO He has reached 1 billion streams across Apple, Spotify and YouTube, according to his company Flight Studio. In addition to this milestone, Apple has confirmed CEO Diaries As the most downloaded podcast in the UK for the third year. Bartlett, who also appears as an investor in the BBC series Dragon's lairI set off CEO Diaries In 2017 she interviewed the likes of Simon Cowell, Jada Pinkett Smith, Boris Johnson, Seth Rogen, Maisie Williams, Thierry Henry and Richard Branson. It is the largest podcast in Europe and the second largest podcast globally on YouTube. “It's honestly unfathomable to me. The show started out as a passion project with just me, my laptop, and a microphone, and it's evolved into something I never imagined,” Bartlett said.
Amazon confirms docuseries about Molly-Mae Hague
Amazon has confirmed a follow-up docuseries Love Island Star Molly-Mae Hague. The show has been in the airwaves for several months since its Netflix debut at Home With Furys, The series follows Hague's former partner Tommy Fury and his half-brother Tyson Fury, the heavyweight boxing champion. Molly-Mae's untitled series will premiere in January on Prime Video and will follow her journey after her highly publicized breakup with Fury, whom she met in Love Island In 2019. The social media influencer will be seen adapting to the challenges of motherhood and launching her new business venture, Maebe. Its presentation is produced by Colin Rooney: The True Story of Wagatha Indie Lorton Entertainment and Banijay-backed Navybee. Hannah Blyth, Head of Television at Prime Video UK, said: “This year has been a transformative year for Molly, and we're thrilled to be offering Prime Video audiences exclusive, intimate access to her daily life and exciting new projects through this series. Molly is a true force, whose authenticity is undeniable Her resilience and strength will resonate with viewers as she opens up like never before.
Jay Hunt chairs the Hay Festival
Gay Hunt, president of Apple Europe, has secured her second role as president in one year. The former BBC One controller, who became head of the BFI in January, will begin a three-year term in January 2025 at the Hay Festival, of which Stephen Fry is global chairman. She replaces curator Caroline Michel, who will move to the festival's advisory board. Hay is a cultural charity which has been running a well-respected literary festival in Wales once a year since 1987, welcoming top speakers from around the world and making plenty of headlines. “I'm passionate about the way stories connect us and I can't think of a better place to celebrate that than the Hay Festival,” Hunt said. “I look forward to working with an extremely talented board of directors to help guide the organization in the years ahead.” Hunt is the only British broadcasting commissioner to have run three different channels on three different networks. At Apple, it commissioned the likes Slow horses and Bad sisters.
