Archive for July 31st, 2007

Hava Nagila Goes Bollywood

BSkyB hires Sir Alan

Sir Alan SugarBusiness tycoon and TV reality show star Sir Alan Sugar has sold his electronics company Amstrad to media giant BSkyB for £125m.

Amstrad was founded by Sir Alan in the late 1960s and found success by selling cheap hi-fi equipment before moving into computers and satellite dishes during the 80s and 90s. Recent launches such as a home telephone with email facility proved to be less popular.

A campaign has been launched to have former Beatles manager Brian Epstein inducted into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame.

Producer Martin Lewis has set up a petition on website brianepstein.com to have the Liverpool businessman posthumously honoured by the institution as it is a “travesty” Epstein has not received the honour before now.

Allen Gets UK Release

Woody Allen’s new film Cassandra’s Dream will get a UK release, his spokesman has confirmed.

The drama, which stars Ewan McGregor and Colin Farrell as brothers, will not follow in the footsteps of the filmmaker’s 2005 cinematic offering Scoop - which failed to make British cinemas.

Cassandra’s Dream has received glowing reviews after a secret screening in Oviedo, Spain, last month, and the movie will officially premiere at the Venice film festival in August.