Argonon Acquires Video Agency Nemorin; ‘The Masked Singer UK’ Producer’s Revenue Surges 22% To $90M

The Masked Singer launched its second UK series on Boxing Day, with judges Davina McCall, Jonathan Ross, Rita Ora and Mo Gilligan attempting to guess the identity of the celebrity contestants. BBC journalist Ben Brown apologises after he’s caught doing huge yawn live on airScarlett Johansson mocked by husband Colin Jost on SNL.

The Masked Singer, which is probably the most Covid-safe show around right now, it’s hard not to wonder if someone slipped a hallucinogenic into your Christmas pudding.  For the uninitiated, the UK version of The Masked Singer – based on the South Korean game show – disguises celebrities in elaborate costumes and makes them sing pop covers to a panel of judges (Rita Ora, Davina McCall, Jonathan Ross and new judge Mo Gilligan).

Lux Vide, the Italian producer behind Sky series Devils and the upcoming Leonardo, is rebooting the pirate story Sandokan and is launching a podcast unit.

Meghan Markle and U.K. company Splash News and Picture Agency of a case she filed in March over photos of her and her son taken in a Canadian park in January.

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Tony Way, Sophie Thompson Join UK Indie Pic ‘The Unreason’EXCLUSIVE: Tony Way, known for his roles in After Life and Game Of Thrones, will star with Sophie Thompson (Feel Good) in UK time-travel comedy The Unreason. The film follows real-life best friends Ruth and Megan, who run a vintage shop in leafy Muswell Hill.

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Outlander Among BAFTA Scotland Winners

EXCLUSIVE: AMC’s genre streaming service Shudder has picked up all rights to Brit supernatural chiller The Power for North America, UK, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand.

Netflix is to start declaring its U.K. revenues — forecast to reach £1.3 billion ($1.7 billion) next year, according to analysts —to British tax authorities.

ViacomCBS’s UK broadcaster Channel 5 and PBS Masterpiece have confirmed that period veterinary drama All Creatures Great And Small will return for a second six-part season.

Netflix has announced that it will begin to declare its true UK revenue from next year.It comes after ongoing criticism about the amounts of tax paid by the streaming service, including by US President-elect Joe Biden.Think tank Tax Watch says Netflix’s UK holding company, Netflix Services UK, declared £43million revenue in 2018, though its true revenue was likely to be somewhere around £860m.The discrepancy comes as Netflix’s Netherlands-based company, Netflix International, collects a large

Netflix has revealed that it plans to start declaring its true UK revenue amid growing political pressure on the streamer and reports investigating its low tax bill.