Meet the team

Welcome to the MSN Entertainment channel, where we're passionate about entertainment too. It is one of the most popular Entertainment channels in the UK, with independent figures stating the channel receives well over 6 million users per month (Comscore October 2009).

The channel carries a range of subjects including; Celebrity, Movies, Music and TV. In addition to our own content, we operate a number of partnerships with leading companies to provide our users with trustworthy services in a range of different areas, including Channel 4 for video and the Press Association up to the minute news.

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Steven Wilson-Beales - Entertainment Content Manager

Steven started his career in entertainment after twigging he could get strangers to send him free music in return for a few written words. He was soon on the next train to London, working freelance for various student websites before becoming a music news reporter for Universal Music. After years of interviewing rock and pop bands he then moved to the 'dark side' by covering all things dance for Ministry of Sound. He now manages the MSN Entertainment team alongside Mike Lok where he can be found listening to German techno behind a mountain of Post-It notes.

What entertains me...
He currently can't get away from the latest episode of Battlestar Galactica, Cheryl Cole on X Factor, anything by Santogold, or any movie with Michael Cera or Seth Rogen in. Also... Domino's Pizzas.

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Lorna Cooper - TV Editor

Lorna started out her career in radio, working for London's youth market, dance music station Kiss 100. While there, she produced the Max & Dave Rap Show and contributed movie features to the magazine show 'The Word', including interviews with Samuel L Jackson, Pam Grier and Sandra Bullock. After that, she moved over to Auntie Beeb to work on London's GLR (as it was then), co-presenting 'On Screen', a round-up of the best on TV and cinema.

What entertains me...
Lorna's TV faves are any series from the 70s and 80s, and boasts her ultimate viewing pleasure as Dallas. Other shows Coops likes to put her feet up and watch entire box sets of are Cheers, Mash and Taxi.

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Ed Holden - Movies Editor

Ed hails from the turbulent world of magazine publishing where his name has been immortalised in such titles as Total Film, DVD Review, Hotdog, Classic Rock, Metal Hammer and Total Guitar. He's been at MSN for over three years having coaxed the people at the 'soft into hiring him with techie interview chatter that included, "the internet's like... the future." By day he vigorously edits the movies site, by night he searches for hats that can fit his disproportionately large head. All the time in between is spent film watching.

What entertains me...
Ed's film taste varies wildly and sometimes irrationally. He watches Point Break and White Men Can't Jump tirelessly. He loves the Rocky movies and rates The Big Lebowski as "perhaps the greatest thing ever". There are some shameful gaps in his film knowledge including the 70s and most of the decades before them. He's too cowardly to watch anything with a lot of blood in it.

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James Hurley - Music Editor

Born with a rare condition leaving him permanently looking upwards and to the right, James refuses to allow his affliction to ruin his life. Hypnotherapy looked like a possible solution but the 'look into my eyes' bit proved to be a frustrating experience for all concerned. Starting out in online editorial back in 1999, James then enjoyed a two-year stint writing borderline offensive email newsletters for a well-known internet travel company. In between ASA hearings, he somehow managed to win an award for this. He has been MSN's Music Editor since September 2005.

What entertains me...
Starting out with the quasi-religious belief that no good music had been made after the year he was born (1975), his tastes have since broadened from the initial holy trinity of The Rolling Stones, The Doors, and Jimi Hendrix to encompass everything from Alphabeat to The Knife to Dragonforce. Well, maybe not Dragonforce.

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Lucy Mapstone - Celebrity Editor

Lucy has been following celebrity news since she could read, and used to spend her childhood pocket money on magazines to keep up with the gossip. When she logged on to the internet about ten years ago, she became a bit of a computer geek, so the Celebrity Editor role suits her perfectly. Currently on loan to MSN from her University, she is loving the fast pace of the MSN office and might just be the best person ever at doing the tea rounds.

What entertains me...
Lucy is a complete comedy addict, especially sitcoms, stand-up, and movies. She'll watch an entire Family Guy box set followed by a Jim Carrey classic, and still crave more laughter. She is also attached to her earphones 24/7, listening to a variety of tunes, including Michael Jackson, Muse and Dizzee Rascal.

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Sarah Wiggerham - Entertainment Web Producer

Coming straight out of school Sarah got straight into a web job working for a small local magazine where she ran their website, from there she moved to Tiscali and then on to TalkTalk. Always having a passion for entertainment and web she landed her ideal role of Entertainment producer here at MSN. Sarah's hobbies include playing the Ukulele (which she claims not well) going to Summer festivals and gigs and watching full box sets of Family Guy and Friends re-runs.

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Emma Roberts - Editorial Intern

Emma studied Multi Media Journalism at Bournemouth University. Before landing the Entertainment Intern role at MSN, Emma was a financial reporter for Lovemoney.com and she has also dabbled in newspaper reporting, radio and television.

What entertains Emma

Emma is a self-confessed US TV show junkie. Her favourite fix is Dexter and she's been known to watch a whole season in a single day. She also can't get enough of The Winchester brothers of Supernatural fame and loves Heroes (yes, even seasons 2 and 3.) She's not one to turn down a scandalous episode of Desperate Housewives or Ugly Betty either. Emma is also a bit of a secret game geek and has been playing video games since the days of the humble SNES. She's a die hard Nintendoid and her favourite games include Donkey Kong Country and Banjo Kazooie.

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