Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk are set to go head-to-head tonight in a match that will determine the first undisputed heavyweight world champion in 25 years. Watch the fight on DAZN on Saturday, 18 May at 11pm.
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Naman Ramachandran Freely, the new free streaming service backed by Britain’s public service broadcasters (PSBs) that delivers live TV over broadband, has launched. The initiative is from Everyone TV, the organization which runs free TV in the U.K. and is jointly owned by the BBC, ITV, Channel 4 and Paramount Global’s Channel 5.
Announced last year, the service allows viewers to browse and watch live TV channels together with on-demand content streamed to their smart TV via the internet. Freely will be built-in to the next generation of smart TVs and features a lineup of public service broadcaster content and other free-to-air channels. Content from STV and S4C, free-to-air public service broadcasters for Scotland and Wales respectively, is also available on Freely.
Hisense, previously announced as the first Freely smart TV partner, brings Freely TVs to market today. TiVo will be offering Freely as part of its TiVo OS platform. Kieran Clifton, director, BBC distribution and business development, said: “The launch of Freely is a historic moment for U.K.
television. Collaboration between the U.K. PSBs is critical to connecting and protecting all audiences as we transition towards the streaming era – and delivering live TV over broadband for free is a ground-breaking innovation that will futureproof public service broadcasting.” South Africa-based film development organization Realness Institute and Swiss social change storytelling outfit the StoryBoard Collective have opened submissions for the third iteration of screenwriters’ development program AuthenticA Series Lab, designed for African screenwriters.
Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk are set to go head-to-head tonight in a match that will determine the first undisputed heavyweight world champion in 25 years. Watch the fight on DAZN on Saturday, 18 May at 11pm.
EXCLUSIVE: A third season of Acorn TV and Channel 5 detective drama Dalgliesh has begun filming in Northern Ireland.
ITV2's Love Island is reportedly set for a major shake-up on its launch night, with the new series just weeks away.The popular dating show is due to return soon, and it's rumoured that there will be some big changes on the first night. The show, which sees singletons enter the iconic villa in search of love, will be back on our screens on Wednesday 5 June and Maya Jama is set to return as host, giving fans their much-needed Love Island fix. But it appears that ITV bosses are reportedly planning to take the launch up a notch as the show will celebrate its eleventh summer season when it returns to the Spanish island of Mallorca.
Naman Ramachandran Indian filmmaker Dr. Bijukumar Damodaran‘s next film “Papa Buka” will commence principal photography in Papua New Guinea in July. The film will follow Indian historians Romila and Anand who go to Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, to write a book about the Indian soldiers who fought with the British and Australian armies against the Japanese during WWII in the country.
Naman Ramachandran The European Film Academy has added a record 709 new members in its 2024 annual intake. New members include Cate Blanchett (Australia/U.K.), Jovan Marjanović (Bosnia and Herzegovina), Maria Bakalova (Bulgaria), Juraj Lerotić (Croatia), Anna Hints (Estonia), Ariane Toscan du Plantier (France), Stéphan Castang (France), David Thion (France), Marie-Ange Luciani (France), Latifa Saïd (France), Rebecca Houzel (France), Thomas Hakim (France), Sami Mustafa (France/Kosovo), Mohamed Siam (France), Hanna Bergholm (Finland), Hamze Bytyçi (Germany) and Christian M.
Naman Ramachandran Actor George MacKay has reunited with his “For Those in Peril” director Paul Wright for “Mission.” Backed by BBC Film, Screen Scotland and Ffilm Cymru Wales with funding from the U.K. National Lottery, “Mission” is a co-production between Early Day Films (“Bait”) and 65 Wilding Films (“Baltimore”). The project was developed with Screen Scotland and BBC Film.
Loose Women viewers were left clutching their pearls after Gloria Hunniford's sassy four-word quip aimed at Denise Welch, who had expressed a desire to leave the UK.The daytime TV scene was set with Coleen Nolan at the helm of Monday's Loose Women episode, flanked by her fellow panellists Gloria, Denise, and Brenda Edwards. Amid discussions about the dreary Bank Holiday weather that drenched much of Britain, the conversation turned to moods and meteorology in a segment titled 'Does the weather affect your mood?' Gloria waxed lyrical about her love for the UK, saying: "I tell you what though...
Kevin Spacey has called on Channel 4 to air his “right to reply” interview with Dan Wootton, in response to their documentary Spacey Unmasked.Spacey Unmasked is a two-part show that aired on the channel on May 6 and 7, featuring “never-seen-before interviews and archive” footage that covered the actor’s life “from childhood to early success on Broadway and subsequent meteoric rise to stardom.”It also explored Spacey’s sexual allegations and subsequent acquittal. A description reads: “In 2023, Spacey was acquitted of sexual offences against four men in a UK trial.
Morgan Freeman, Olivier Marchal and Simone Ashley will be lauded at the Monte-Carlo TV Festival in June. Prince Albert II of Monaco will present Freeman with Festival’s Crystal Nymph award.
Martin Freeman is set to make a welcome return to TV screens in the second series of hit crime drama The Responder, which will begin airing on 4 May.The actor stars alongside the likes of Adelayo Adedayo, Ian Hart, and MyAnna Buring in the BBC One series. Martin, 52, is arguably best known for his roles in The Office, Sherlock and The Hobbit, having become one of the UK's most famous actors. His glittering career has seen him take home two Emmy Awards, a BAFTA Award and a Screen Actors Guild Award, and he's even been nominated for a Golden Globe Award.
Kevin Spacey has addressed the release of an upcoming docuseries about him, which is due to be aired this week.The two-part show, Spacey Unmasked, is coming to Channel 4 on May 6 and 7, and set to feature “never-seen-before interviews and archive” footage (as per Variety).The docuseries will reportedly cover the American Beauty star’s life “from childhood to early success on Broadway and subsequent meteoric rise to stardom.”The show is also set to explore Spacey’s sexual allegations and subsequent acquittal. A description reads: “In 2023 Spacey was acquitted of sexual offences against four men in a UK trial.
More Kevin Spacey allegations have emerged on the eve of a new documentary about the double-Oscar winner.
Peter Oosterhuis, a CBS golf analyst and two-time winner of the European Tour money title, died Thursday. He was 75 and no cause was given by the PGA Tour, which announced his passing.
Jenna Ortega and Martin Freeman star in “Miller’s Girl,” a film trailing the complex relationship that forms between a married teacher and his 18-year old English student. The age gape between Ortega, who’s 21, and Freeman, who’s 52, has sparked some online outrage, with Freeman addressing it in a new interview.‘Beetlejuice 2’ is about Jenna Ortega and Winona Ryder’s relationshipJenna Ortega’s ‘Miller’s Girl’ to premiere on NetflixFreeman was interviewed by The Times and shared that he thought the films addressed some complicated topics deftly. He said he believed the film to be “grown-up and nuanced.” He also believed the film is not endorsing its characters’ behaviors.
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co-star Jenna Ortega in “Miller’s Girl.” After all, that was the point of the plot.“[It’s] grown-up and nuanced. It’s not saying, ‘Isn’t this great?’ ” he told UK’s the Times in an interview published Saturday.“And that’s a shame,” he went on.
Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk are set to lock horns in a monumental battle next month with each fighter attempting to etch their names in boxing history as the first undisputed heavyweight champion since 1999.
The Piano returns this weekend for a second series on Channel 4. The reality show that brings harmony to your telly captured the nation's imagination the first time around.
ITV bosses reportedly tried to get Rageh Omaar to hand over his bulletin to one of his co-stars after he became unwell live on air.The ITV News international affairs editor, 56, was presenting the News At Ten programme on Friday, 26 April, when he appeared to struggle to read the news bulletins sparking concern online. Following the broadcast, ITV said the presenter had become "unwell" live on-air and was "receiving medical care". It has been reported that Rageh insisted that he continued and refused to hand over to a replacement host from the regional news, even though after the show he was taken straight to hospital where he then spent the night after staff at the broadcaster called paramedics.
UK news presenter Rageh Omaar is recovering at home this weekend, after becoming unwell live on air during Friday evening’s bulletin.