‘ALF’ Distribution Rights Are Acquired By Shout! Factory, Which Plans New Wave Of “Pop Culture Content” Tied To 1980s Sitcom

Katie Holmes is rocking a new peice of jewelry, and apparently, she’s been warming up to it for months.The actress was spotted in New York City on Tuesday, March 14, looking ready for spring as she skipped through the streets in a dress completely adorned in butterflies. The $378 dress is from Kate Spade New York’s spring collection, and it started selling out immediately after Holmes was spotted wearing it.

'We’re still here' - that’s the message from Manchester’s public health chief as the city moves to extend its helpline for those suffering the effects of the pandemic.

Arcade Fire have confirmed that they will make their comeback with new single ‘The Lightning I, II’ this week (March 17).The Canadian band last released an album in 2017 with ‘Everything Now’, and have since shared 45-minute track ‘Memories Of The Age of Anxiety’ for a meditation app in 2021, and released a live version of political cut ‘Generation A’ in late 2020.Over the past few weeks, the band have been teasing their return. Earlier this month, a brief snippet of new music appeared on the contact page of the group’s official website.

Arcade Fire have announced a ‘pay what you can’ Ukraine benefit show in New Orleans, Louisiana today – see all the details below.The Canadian band will take to the stage at the city’s Toulouse Theatre venue tonight (March 14). Wristbands are available on the door from 10am local time (maximum one per customer).Per the official gig poster, “all proceeds benefit the Plus 1 Ukraine relief fund”.

Radiohead side-project The Smile have shared a mysterious new clip.The short video shows a slab of the band’s name being pressed on a Heidelberg Platen Press which was first introduced in the early 1900s for the printing press.It is unclear whether the clip, which you can watch below, is referring to the pressing of a forthcoming album by the band.The equipment in the clip could also be a reference to Peaky Blinders, which is also set in the 1900s.

Digital Distributor Giant Pictures has acquired Drafthouse Films and announced its first two acquisitions, NR. 10 and Masking Threshold.

The little brother of a schoolgirl who was shot dead alongside her parents by Russian troops has now also died in hospital.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorA+E Networks has long been in the business of selling advertising time for its linear cable networks. But as it moves into a new era of haggling over audiences who watch TV in decidedly non-traditional fashion, it has started to push advertisers to find new ways to spend their money.“As our industry continues to evolve, we remain focused on premium, popular and relevant stories and storytellers and are expanding the ways our viewers can find our content,’ says Paul Buccieri,” president and chairman of A+E Networks Group, in a prepared statement, adding: “In an ever-changing landscape, we are providing our advertisers more —  more programming featuring the world’s most beloved talent, more best-in-class opportunities to reach their targets, and more custom solutions to exceed their goals and deeply engage their audiences.” A+E Networks is holding a virtual upfront presentation Wednesday for advertisers.

Miky Lee, the enigmatic vice chair of South Korea entertainment conglomerate CJ ENM, grew up believing in the simple dictum from her grandfather that would prove to be the guiding principle of her life and work: “No culture, no country.”An heiress to the Samsung fortune, Lee has spent decades enhancing her family’s long legacy as business titans and innovators who were instrumental in building Korea’s postwar economic infrastructure. Her grandfather, who also launched a newspaper and radio and TV stations, believed that Korea would never become a strong nation without forums for nurturing and celebrating the nation’s distinctive traits, traditions and history.Lee has taken the family mission global in recent years, working tirelessly as an investor and a dealmaker to advance the interests of both her companies and her cultural homeland.

EXCLUSIVE: XYZ Films has acquired North American rights to the upcoming horror-thriller Man’s Son, starring Frank Grillo and to be directed by his son, Remy Grillo, with plans for a domestic release either later this year or early next year.

Charli XCX has shared another new single from her forthcoming album ‘CRASH’.The disco pop track – Baby’, sees the singer accompanied by two backing dancers in a new video, which you can view below.The single, which follows her recent collaboration ‘Beg For You’ with Rina Sawayama, is “about great sex” according to the singer and it was one of the first she wrote for her new album.She told Zane Lowe on Apple Music: “It’s probably the most sexy song I’ve ever made. It’s about sex and sexuality and having good sex and just feeling yourself essentially.

Tony Dokoupil delighted fans recently when he gave a glimpse into life away from the small screen and shared an update on his very happy marriage to wife, Katy Tur. The CBS Mornings star took to Instagram with never-before-seen snapshots to celebrate a romantic day in their lives. EXCLUSIVE: Tony Dokoupil teases future plans with wife Katy TurIt was on Valentine's Day when Tony posted several photos with Katy - who is a journalist and author - which had fans calling them "couple goals".WATCH: Tony Dokoupil gets excited for the Super Bowl in epic video The father-of-two took time out from his hectic schedule to pay tribute to the woman he has been married to since 2017.Alongside photos of them cozying up together and one with one of their children too, he wrote: "Here's to winning life's other big game. XO @katyturnbc.

EXCLUSIVE: YouTube juggernaut Smosh will enter another chapter of content creation with a new headquarters and content studio in Los Angeles.

Years & Years and BRITs nominee Regard have shared their new single ‘Hallucination’.The track, which you can listen to below, sees the Kosovo Albanian DJ and producer laying his beats over Olly Alexander‘s falsetto vocals.“Don’t be so fake, oh/ Your love is a hallucination,” Alexander cries over the disco pop anthem.Speaking about the track, Alexander said: “I wrote Hallucination with [producer] Joel Little back in 2019. I was inspired to write it when an ex lover attempted to re-enter my life.

Epik High‘s Tablo is set to open up about his 2010 Stanford controversy in an upcoming podcast series from Vice and iHeartRadio.Yesterday (February 17), Vice and iHeartRadio announced the forthcoming 10 episode podcast series Authentic: The Story Of Tablo, which will delve into the story of the Epik High leader, the Standford controversy and the aftermath, per Deadline. The new series is scheduled to launch later this month on February 24.In 2010, Tablo became frontpage news in South Korea after the validity academic background was questioned by online users on various fan sites and forums.