British media editor Juliana Koranteng, a well-respected freelancer in the U.K. journalism community and the founder of JayKay Media Consultancy, has died. She was 64.
The Broadcasting Press Guild, of which Koranteng was a member, confirmed on Wednesday that Koranteng died in February following a short illness.
“Juliana regularly attended our lunches and breakfasts – most recently, the Kevin Lygo lunch in December 2022 – and lit them up with her shining presence and well-informed questions,” said the Bpg in a statement on Wednesday.
Bpg chair Grant Tucker added: “We had a lovely catch up at the Christmas lunch in December. She was always such a bright personality at every Bpg event I attended. She will be much missed.”
The ever-fashionable Koranteng could always be relied upon as an upbeat, forward-thinking contributor at Bpg meetings, which Variety also attends. She was also a frequent presence at international TV markets MipTV and Mipcom, where...
The Broadcasting Press Guild, of which Koranteng was a member, confirmed on Wednesday that Koranteng died in February following a short illness.
“Juliana regularly attended our lunches and breakfasts – most recently, the Kevin Lygo lunch in December 2022 – and lit them up with her shining presence and well-informed questions,” said the Bpg in a statement on Wednesday.
Bpg chair Grant Tucker added: “We had a lovely catch up at the Christmas lunch in December. She was always such a bright personality at every Bpg event I attended. She will be much missed.”
The ever-fashionable Koranteng could always be relied upon as an upbeat, forward-thinking contributor at Bpg meetings, which Variety also attends. She was also a frequent presence at international TV markets MipTV and Mipcom, where...
- 3/2/2023
- by Manori Ravindran
- Variety Film + TV
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- 6/29/2012
- The Independent - Film
The Observer's critics pick the season's highlights, from Degas to Depp, and Britney to the Bard
September
1 Theatre: Decade In a former trading hall on London's St Katharine Docks, Rupert Goold's production evokes the legacy of 9/11, with the help of Simon Schama and Abi Morgan. Until 15 October.
4 Pop: Adele After her summer to die for (No1 album, ubiquitous single), Adele starts her UK tour in Plymouth. She's in London on the 19th and 20th and ends in Glasgow (25).
6 Dance: Tezuka New evening-length piece by Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui, inspired by the work of renowned Japanese manga artist Osamu Tezuka. Starring Daniel Proietto, the piece features a specially commissioned score by Nitin Sawhney. At Sadler's Wells until 10 September.
8 Pop: Bestival The Isle of Wight weekender always has a hefty line-up: this yearboasts new kids James Blake and Odd Future alongside the Cure, Brian Wilson and Björk.
9 Theatre: We are Three Sisters...
September
1 Theatre: Decade In a former trading hall on London's St Katharine Docks, Rupert Goold's production evokes the legacy of 9/11, with the help of Simon Schama and Abi Morgan. Until 15 October.
4 Pop: Adele After her summer to die for (No1 album, ubiquitous single), Adele starts her UK tour in Plymouth. She's in London on the 19th and 20th and ends in Glasgow (25).
6 Dance: Tezuka New evening-length piece by Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui, inspired by the work of renowned Japanese manga artist Osamu Tezuka. Starring Daniel Proietto, the piece features a specially commissioned score by Nitin Sawhney. At Sadler's Wells until 10 September.
8 Pop: Bestival The Isle of Wight weekender always has a hefty line-up: this yearboasts new kids James Blake and Odd Future alongside the Cure, Brian Wilson and Björk.
9 Theatre: We are Three Sisters...
- 8/27/2011
- The Guardian - Film News
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Contrary to popular belief, which has me, in the minds of most people, as a petulant, pompous twit, I am actually very quiet in restaurants. It's only if I am not recognised, or the maitre d' refuses to seat me next to Ava Gardner that I make a fuss. My career as a critic began after I screamed at Terence Conran for failing to notice I had spilled my partridge over Sophia Loren while I was boasting to Charles Bronson. If you're not prepared to be a complete sycophant and willing to kick the riff-raff out when someone like me wants their table, then you're not suitable for the business.
I've rather run out of things to say now, as I recycled my columns last year. So let me tell you about some of the famous people I know. I met Warren Beatty once. "I like that chick,...
Contrary to popular belief, which has me, in the minds of most people, as a petulant, pompous twit, I am actually very quiet in restaurants. It's only if I am not recognised, or the maitre d' refuses to seat me next to Ava Gardner that I make a fuss. My career as a critic began after I screamed at Terence Conran for failing to notice I had spilled my partridge over Sophia Loren while I was boasting to Charles Bronson. If you're not prepared to be a complete sycophant and willing to kick the riff-raff out when someone like me wants their table, then you're not suitable for the business.
I've rather run out of things to say now, as I recycled my columns last year. So let me tell you about some of the famous people I know. I met Warren Beatty once. "I like that chick,...
- 12/7/2010
- by John Crace
- The Guardian - Film News
Sir Terence Conran, the designer and founder of the Conran Shop, has made preparations to design a dozen hotels and resorts in Cuba.
Sir Terence, who revolutionized the sale and marketing of home furnishings in the sixties and seventies, has applied for a series of 75-year leases with his development partners, he said in an interview yesterday at the Conran Shop in New York. The projects are on hold until the U.S. lifts travel restrictions to Cuba. "To build tourist facilities, you need investment," he said.
The projects include golf courses which, he said, are made possible by the development of turf that can be irrigated with salt water. A fresh water system would be prohibitively expensive in Cuba, he explained.
What would a modernist Cuba look like? The crumbling Communist outpost had a brief mid-century modern period shortly after the revolution, the remains of which Sir Terence has...
Sir Terence, who revolutionized the sale and marketing of home furnishings in the sixties and seventies, has applied for a series of 75-year leases with his development partners, he said in an interview yesterday at the Conran Shop in New York. The projects are on hold until the U.S. lifts travel restrictions to Cuba. "To build tourist facilities, you need investment," he said.
The projects include golf courses which, he said, are made possible by the development of turf that can be irrigated with salt water. A fresh water system would be prohibitively expensive in Cuba, he explained.
What would a modernist Cuba look like? The crumbling Communist outpost had a brief mid-century modern period shortly after the revolution, the remains of which Sir Terence has...
- 10/28/2009
- by Michael Cannell
- Fast Company
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