The BANG team

Rick Sky is the guru of celebrity news. He was one of the first people to ever write a showbiz gossip column and ever since he has honed his craft in a glittering career which has spanned four decades.

Among his achievements are editing the daily gossip columns of three national newspapers, The Sun, The Daily Star and The Daily Mirror, where he was in charge of two columns, Sky's The Limit and The Edge.

He has been responsible for breaking thousands of the biggest entertainment stories from the worlds of pop, film and television and over the years Rick has travelled the world to interview numerous legends of the entertainment world including Michael Jackson, Prince, Madonna, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, Mick Jagger and Amy Winehouse.

He is the author of four best-selling books including Michael Jackson - The Bad Year, The Show Must Go On (the biography of the late Freddie Mercury) and a biography on boy band phenomenon Take That.

Rick has also made hundreds of TV and radio appearances on shows and stations such as ITN News, BBC News, Channel Four's Top Tens, BBC2's I Love the Nineties, Tabloid Tales, Sky News, CNN, Entertainment Tonight, London Today, Radio Five, Talk Radio, LBC, Radio 2 and Capital Radio. He is always in great demand to talk about showbusiness and the media industry.

email: ricksky@bangshowbiz.com

After cutting his teeth as a local newspaper reporter Philip quickly moved into the showbiz and entertainment field. After excelling in all aspects of BANG’s business he quickly moved through the ranks to spearhead the agency building a team of ambitious young journalists determined to make their names in the entertainment news field.

He has supplied major stories to all the British popular newspapers, including The Sun, Daily Mirror, Daily Mail and Daily Star, has interviewed a number of major Hollywood, TV and music stars and has a contacts book bulging with the major names in the entertainment field.

He is a specialist in new media and is responsible for fine tuning BANG’s internet news services and developing the BANG content management system that provides the robust technology allowing stories from the BANG newsroom to publish on platforms around the world for the world’s internet audience.


email: philiphamilton@bangshowbiz.com

Viki has a solid background in showbiz and entertainment news, with a particular interest in music. After graduating from the University of Sheffield with a BA (Hons) in journalism, she spent two years working as assistant editor for teen pop magazine tvhits! before spending six months in Dubai as features editor of the Middle Eastern edition of OK! magazine.

email: viki@bangshowbiz.com

BANG’s Fashion and Beauty editor is Kate Randall who has a passion for following the trends to discover what’s hot and what’s not. As well as staying on top of the latest styles, Kate is borderline obsessed with the world of a celebrity and with a photographic memory, no star is safe!

email: katerandall@bangshowbiz.com

Louise Saunders joined BANG in 2010 as a Showbiz Reporter before moving into the role of TV Editor. When she isn’t stalking reality TV stars at parties and premieres, she’s swotting up on all the goings on in the soap world. Whether it’s X Factor, TOWIE or good old Corrie, Louise is always digging around for the hottest gossip and the juiciest storylines.

email: louise.saunders@bangshowbiz.com

Andy Tillett is the Music Editor at BANG, and when he’s not on the phone to 50 Cent, he’s braving the VIP booths of top concert venues and the sticky floors of back alley bars to bring you the bleeding edge in audio news. When the headphones come off he works at keeping these celebrity types in line with his forthright satirical take on the news, in his opinion pieces

email: andy@bangshowbiz.com

Steve Leng is BANG’s resident Film Editor. When he isn’t tied to Empire magazine or the cinema, Steve can be found on the BANG Twitter, where he spends his day stalking his favourite celebrities, tweeting other journalists and working out ways to gain more followers. Steve also has a passion for pop music, and has an iPod filled with the sounds of Sophie Ellis Bextor, Diana Vickers and Whitney Houston.

email: steveleng@bangshowbiz.com

After graduating with a Masters in Journalism from the National University of Ireland, Galway, Colette moved to London where she worked as an Editorial and Beauty Assistant at YOU Magazine at The Mail on Sunday for two years.
She took some time out to travel before returning to YOU Magazine as Features Assistant for a year.
Colette joined BANG Showbiz last year as a Showbiz Reporter before becoming the agency's Royal Editor. Apart from William and Kate her favourite royals are Norway's Princess Martha Louise, who claims she has psychic powers, and the gaffe prone Prince Philip.


email: colette@bangshowbiz.com

As part of the German editorial team, Annalena’s expertise stretch both over the English speaking celebrity world and that of stars originating from her native country. As well as supplying avid fans with every detail about the lives of their favourite international stars, she never tires of sleuthing on Boris Becker, Heidi Klum, Tokio Hotel and Co. Having lived in the UK for over three years now she has passionately absorbed the English way of life although still can’t figure out why the Lederhosen is yet to catch on over here!

email: annalena@bangshowbiz.com

Shizuka Noro is the senior Japanese translator at BANG Showbiz. She grew up in Osaka before moving to the UK in 2006 to study journalism; as well as indulge her love of great British singers such as Queen, The Who and David Bowie.
Since joining BANG after finishing university, Shizuka’s work has appeared in some of the largest and most prestigious Japanese newspapers and websites; she has started trying to sneak her favourite Japanese stars into the English newswire, and awaits the day she can interview her favourite stars from her home country in London.

email: shizuka@bangshowbiz.com

Clive joined BANG in 2003 and worked closely with Rick Sky and Philip Hamilton to develop the content provider model and has been a key figure in the continuous development of BANG sales and marketing.
He works closely with clients and BANG technologist Omri Suleiman to provide the appropriate platform to deliver BANG’s news and editorial to clients around the world.
He can be contacted on + 44 207 428 7500 and by email.

email: clivecollins@bangshowbiz.com

Masato joined BANG in 2009 and rapidly built BANG's position in Japan and the Far East.
He has been responsible for leading the global expansion of BANG into several new language markets.

email: masato@bangshowbiz.com