Australian Crime Drama ‘Troppo’ Sets Amazon Freevee Premiere Date (TV News Roundup)

Naman Ramachandran Paramount Global’s streamer Paramount+ will launch in the U.K. and Ireland on June 22, with other international territories to follow.

Out gay member of Australian parliament Tim Wilson said that his house had been targeted by vandals and not for the first time. Wilson is the Liberal candidate for the seat of Goldstein and lives with his husband Ryan Bolger in their Sandringham home.

Wolf Like Me is an early favorite at Peacock!

Nick Kyrgios has fired back at an Australian basketball legend after being branded a "jerk" for his antics during a charity match. The world No 77 called Steve Carfino a "potato" in response to the American's criticism of his sportsmanship in a celebrity basketball game held in Sydney over the weekend. Kyrgios took part in the Sydney Kings' charity match on Sunday to raise money for sick children, but was labelled a "jerk" by Carfino, a former basketball pro who was coaching the rival team.

It’s been a long road since “Jurassic Park”.

Paramount+ today unveiled first-look photos for its upcoming film Jerry and Marge Go Large, starring Bryan Cranston and Annette Bening, also announcing that it will premiere exclusively on the platform in the U.S. on June 17. The film will roll out on Paramount+ in Australia, Canada and Latin America and in additional markets, when the service becomes available there later this year. It will be distributed by Paramount Global Content Distribution in remaining international markets.

Piers Morgan’s debut Uncensored show including an interview with Donald Trump averaged 300,000 viewers across 8pm last night in the UK, tripling the competition from BBC News and Sky News and pulling in 10 times the viewers of GB News.

Elon Musk is nearing a deal to buy Twitter, a television documentary about the polarizing businessman has been announced to premiere this May.Titled “Elon Musk’s Crash Course,” the upcoming film is the latest in FX and The New York Times’ collaborative documentary series “The New York Times Presents,” which provides in depth looks at prominent people and events, ranging from Janet Jackson to Juul to the 2020 Australian bushfire disasters. The series is best known for its two in-depth films about Britney Spears, “Framing Britney Spears” and “Controlling Britney Spears,” which helped contribute to the eventual end of the singer’s conservatorship.Directed by Emma Schwartz, “Elon Musk’s Crash Course” is an exposé into Musk’s company Tesla, and its work on self-driving cars.

Rebel Wilson is stepping out for a good cause.

Germany’s Leonine Studios has acquired distribution rights to AGC Television’s Australian crime drama Troppo.

Queer As Folk, the latest reboot of the LGBTQ fan favourite has a premiere date set for Australian audiences. The new revamp of the iconic series is set to bow on Stan June 10.The reimagined series, now set in New Orleans, follows a fresh cast of characters and is said to “follow a diverse group of friends who find their lives transformed in the aftermath of a tragedy.”The series stars Devin Way, Jesse James Keitel, John Sibilly, Fin Argus, Candace Grace, and Ryan O’Connell, fresh of his well-received Netflix series Special.

Stormzy has revealed that the Australian leg of his ‘H.I.T.H’ world tour – initially slated for 2020, before it was put on ice due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic – will finally go down later this year.It comes as the trailblazing Croydon MC’s first full tour announcement for 2022, with only a handful of festival appearances – including this year’s editions of Mad Cool, NOS Alive and the Montreaux Jazz Festival – filling out his current slate. The second UK leg of the tour wrapped up at the start of April, with 11 gigs held between Cardiff and Glasgow.The six-show Australian run will start in Perth on Wednesday November 23, with Stormzy due to play the HBF Stadium.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefEndeavor Content has given its backing to high-profile executives Hugh Marks and Carl Fennessy as they launch Dreamchaser. The new Sydney-based venture styles itself as Australia’s first full-service film and TV production and distribution studio.Marks is the former head of Nine Entertainment, the TV group that swallowed Fairfax Media and took full ownership of local streamer Stan.

WATCH: Nick Cummins talks about his SAS Australia injuryThe couple shared the news on their respective Instagram accounts by posting a picture of themselves sitting on a log chair, with Nick cradling Alexandra's belly as they shared a kiss.Alongside the sweet shot, he wrote: "My darling and I look forward lovingly to the arrival of our little badger cub."The star's friends, family, and fans swamped his Instagram with congratulatory messages.

IMDb TV, Amazon’s free, ad-supported video on demand streaming service, is rebranding to Amazon Freevee, beginning April 27. The rebranding had been in the works for awhile, with the idea for the new moniker to share the Amazon branding of its parent company.

Selome Hailu Moving forward, IMDb TV will be known as Amazon Freevee.IMDb, which is owned by Amazon, launched the free, ad-supported video on demand (AVOD) service in January 2019 under the name IMDb Freedive, before rebranding to IMDb TV in June of that year. After beginning in the U.S.

Nick Cave has penned a lengthy tribute to the late Chris Bailey of Australian punk legends The Saints, whose death over the weekend was confirmed earlier this week.In the latest instalment of Cave’s Red Hand Files Q&A newsletter, a fan asked the songwriter what Bailey meant to him as a young musician in Australia.Cave opens his response by reflecting on a 1977 photo which shows Bailey collapsed on stage during a performance with the Saints in Melbourne, Cave looking on in the crowd, visibly stunned. The photo was shot at the Tiger Room in Richmond by Rennie Ellis."Nick Cave impressed by Chris Bailey’s performance with The Saints -as well as his ability to gulp his way through a bottle of Johnny Walker during the show- at their first Melbourne gig at The Tiger Room back in 1977, as documented by Rennie Ellis." pic.twitter.com/5dbEcfQKfL— David Mennessier (@RupertPupkin__) May 21, 2018“In the photo Chris is already committed to his life as perhaps the greatest and most anarchic rock ‘n’ roll singer Australia would ever produce,” Cave writes.

One in three LGBTQI Australian voter said that they are undecided about who they will vote for or are considering changing their vote at the forthcoming federal elections scheduled to be held on May 21, 2022. The results of one of the largest national online surveys of LGBTQI voters conducted by advocacy group Equality Australia was released on Monday, just as major political parties started their six-week campaign before the federal elections. One in five LGBTQI voter, who had voted Liberal, National, Labor or Greens at the 2019 elections, said they were reconsidering their vote this time.   A post shared by Equality Australia (@equalityaustralia)Equality Australia estimates that there are around 850,000 LGBTQI voters who are eligible to vote at the elections in May. Around 7,902 people, including 5,578 LGBQI people currently living in Australia, responded to the LGBTIQ+ Federal Election survey conducted in February and March 2022. The elections are being held months after a failed bid by Prime Minister Scott Morrison to get an anti-LGBTQI Religious Discrimination Bill passed in Parliament.

One in three LGBTQI Australian voter said that they are undecided about who they will vote for or are considering changing their vote at the forthcoming federal elections scheduled to be held on May 21, 2022. The results of one of the largest national online surveys of LGBTQI voters conducted by advocacy group Equality Australia was released on Monday, just as major political parties started their six-week campaign before the federal elections. One in five LGBTQI voter, who had voted Liberal, National, Labor or Greens at the 2019 elections, said they were reconsidering their vote this time.   A post shared by Equality Australia (@equalityaustralia)Equality Australia estimates that there are around 850,000 LGBTQI voters who are eligible to vote at the elections in May. Around 7,902 people, including 5,578 LGBQI people currently living in Australia, responded to the LGBTIQ+ Federal Election survey conducted in February and March 2022. The elections are being held months after a failed bid by Prime Minister Scott Morrison to get an anti-LGBTQI Religious Discrimination Bill passed in Parliament.