A game of Taggart

Chainsmokers singer, benefactor face off

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ATV boss Marty Bandier helps fund a Syracuse University academic music business program, which came back to bite him recently when he had to face off in negotiations against one of the program’s graduates — who used what he learned to drive a hard bargain.

The deft alum was none other than DJ/producer Drew Taggart, who forms one half of the Chainsmokers with Alex Pall. He’s now a big star in addition to being a smart guy. He took advantage of me when we negotiated a deal,” jokes Bandier. But the Sony chief clearly won the better end of the bargain — the Chainsmokers are now signed to Sony/ATV.

“We were negotiating with Taggart and he said, ‘You are not going to fool me with that.’ ” The Sony exec said he could see how the academic program works firsthand.

Bandier tells On the Money he’s made another gift to the scholarship program. The new money will help facilitate the program to move from the College of Visual and Performing Arts to the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communication at the university.

Bandier says 90 percent of students who take the program leave with a job. “I take an active interest in placing the kids. Whoever winds up in our industry, they’re not like fresh interns. They’re frightening.”

Staten Island gets real

Get ready for the latest reality show courtesy of a family of Staten Island hairdressers.

TLC’s “Hair Goddess,” which is set to air in the summer, can be described as “Keeping Up with the Kardashians” meets “Jersey Shore” meets “Cake Boss.”

In other words, there’s lots of long dark hair, family infighting and Italian-style entrepreneurship in the mix.

The series follows self-made woman Christina Oliva (pictured), who began her own hair extension empire at the age of 18, and just opened a new salon in Midtown. “I got everything on the loyneyne tina said in the sizzlee reel shown to the press last week.

“We fell in love withith her,” said TLC President Nancy cy Daniels love the accent, the familyy came throughgh as just rich, fun characters andnd it’s a worldd you want to be part of.” The six-part series got us to thinking they mustst bebe putting something inn the pignoli cookies in Staten Island, which is a hotbeded ofof reality TV talent. Otherher shows set in the outer borough include “Mob Wives,” “Staten Island Cakes”s” and “Staten Island Law.”

Fumble

The world of sports ts media is typically awash in cash, but one struggling network is an example of how not to do business.

Sports network One World Media just got acquiredired by UK-based 11 Sports, and freelancers are grousingg they’ve been stiffed and not paid for longstanding debts.

One World Media’s programming and its distributionbution in 50 million homes weree acquired, but its debts were lefteft with the mothership, and whathat happens next is anyone’s guess. Staff were furloughed before the sale, according to several reports. Calls and e-mails tto Chief Executive and Chief Financial OfRicardoRicardo VenVenegas requesting comment were not returned. Linacre Media, a production company that produced eight televised Ivy League basketball games, is suing One World Media and its new owners for breach of contract, claiming it is owed $171,381.66. FreelanceFreelancers are being referred to a firm called Ballard Spahr, which appears to be handling the wind-down and is suggesting that One World Media isn’t currently in a position to pay its bills. A OWMspokespeperson did not respond to rerequests for comment.

AussieAus menu

Australia’s foodfoo scene is inundating the New York market as the best chefs in the world arrive from Down Under this week for the World’s 50 Best ResThe W50B winnwinners will announced in Melbourne on Wednesday. The program will showcase the Australia’s outstandingstanding food andand wwine culture to a global audience of chefs,c restaurateurs, sommeliers and media, who are flying in for the biggest foodie destination event of JuliJulie Earle-Levine. Aussie chefs Dan H Hunter of Brae and Peter GilmoGilmore are among those MassimMassimo Bottura, whose Modena, Italy, restaurant, Osteria Francescana, , is the currentcurre No. 1 world restaurant, and New York’s Daniel Hummand fromfrom ElevenE Madison Park. New York is dotteddotted with Australian restaurants, including Bluestone Lane, Ruby’s Café, Flinders Lane, Two Hands NYC and newcomer Banter in Green-