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Simon Cowell no longer finds THIS on ‘Britain’s Got Talent’
The TV mogul reveals a major change in his perspective on the iconic talent show
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February 18, 2025
Simon Cowell has set the record straight on Britain’s Got Talent, revealing what he no longer discovers on the show.
While conversing with The Sun, the 65-year-old English TV personality quipped that when the show started, his goal was to “find a superstar,” but now he sees it as a chance to give performers their “moment” when they might not usually have a big stage.
Cowell said, “My outlook on things has changed since series one, when I first started it was like, ‘You’ve got to find a superstar.’”
The former American Idol judge added, “And, of course, we always hope we will find someone who’s going to have a mega, mega, mega career.”
“At the same time, whether you’re in magic, comedy or dance, where else are you going to showcase yourself to a huge audience and have that kind of, what I call, a ‘moment?’ No other TV show does that,” he stated.
For the unversed, the ITV talent show Britain’s Got Talent is coming back on Saturday, February 22, 2025.
Along with judges Cowell, Amanda Holden, Alesha Dixon, and Bruno Tonioli, a new judge KSI, an influencer and boxer, has also joined the show.
It is pertinent to mention that hosts Ant and Dec are also returning to the competition.
Brookfield buys U.S. single-family home portfolio in US$1 billion acquisition
The Canadian Press
January 23, 2025 1 min read
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TORONTO — A Brookfield Asset Management Ltd.’ private real estate fund has bought a U.S. rent-to-own home platform and its portfolio of single family homes for about US$1 billion.
In a joint news release, Maymont Homes, Brookfield’s single-family home rental business, says it will take on management of Divvy Homes’ portfolio on an ongoing basis.
Divvy did not disclose how many homes Brookfield would be acquiring, but says that since it was founded it has rented to over 15,000 residents and sold homes to over 2,000 of them.
Maymont Homes says on a LinkedIn profile that it has over 10,000 homes and describes itself on its website as a “full-service acquisition, renovation, and property management company.”
Brookfield acquired a controlling stake in single-family landlord Conrex Property Management in 2020, according to Bloomberg, before changing its name to Maymont Homes.
Brookfield at the time also raised about US$300 million for a vehicle to acquire houses, while the Divvy deal involves about 3,800 single-family rentals, Bloomberg reported.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Jan. 22, 2025.
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