Big Media Inks Three Year-Output Deal With RTL Germany’s NTV (EXCLUSIVE)

, Bridgerton has won praise for its gripping plot, lavish aesthetic, and the refreshing racial diversity of its talented cast. Yet while most of those in the Bridgerton world are fictional, taken from , Queen Charlotte was a real-life figure (and in fact doesn’t feature in the Bridgerton books).Now, in a lush new prequel, , the life of the young Queen Charlotte is explored.

Chris Pratt is sharing the grandpa name his famous father-in-law, Arnold Schwarzenegger, goes by.The 43-year-old Marvel star is dad to 2-year-old Lyla and almost 1-year-old daughter Eloise with wife Katherine Schwarzenegger, and 10-year-old son Jack with his ex-wife, Anna Faris.Pratt spoke with ET at the New York premiere of his film, on Wednesday night, where he opened up about Arnold's praise for the new film and shared the grandpa name the star uses.«Isn't that so nice? Arnold, Opa, Arnold we call him, he came to the premiere,» Pratt told ET. «And yeah, he was so nice to give me love and support on his social media.

Naman Ramachandran Revenues at Bertelsmann’s Luxembourg-based RTL Group, a media giant which owns Fremantle, slid 9% to €1.4 billion ($1.5 billion) for the first quarter of 2023, financial results released on Thursday have revealed. The group attributes this to “significantly lower TV advertising revenue,” particularly in Germany, and the disposals of RTL Belgium and RTL Croatia. Fremantle’s revenues were down 5.6% to €435 million (Q1/2022: €461 million), mainly due to timing effects of production deliveries, the group said. The group’s total advertising revenue fell to €700 million (Q1/2022: €829 million), of which €545 million represented TV advertising revenue (Q1/2022: €653 million), €76 million digital advertising revenue (Q1/2022: €83 million) and €39 million radio advertising revenue (Q1/2022: €46 million). Distribution revenue was down by 1.8% to €107 million (Q1/2022: €109 million).

Billie Eilish is giving fans a star-studded glimpse into the annual Met Gala.

Manchester’s restaurants and bars will be hanging out the bunting for Charles III’s Coronation, with a host of very special offers, bespoke cocktails, scones, milkshakes and all sorts of other celebratory delights.

EXCLUSIVE: The BBC has struck a deal for almost 250 episodes of French animation.

When Is the Met Gala?The 2023 Met Gala is on Monday, May, 2023, and it starts at 6:30 p.m. EST.Where Will the 2023 Met Gala Take Place?The 2023 Met Gala takes place in New York, City at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.Where Can I Watch the 2023 Met Gala Online?The 2023 Met Gala will be livestreamed across several of Vogue’s digital platforms, including Instagram, Vogue.com, Facebook, YouTube and Twitter.

The Met Gala is fashion’s biggest night, but what is it? And why are celebs wearing elaborate (and sometimes just weird) dresses? Us Weekly has you covered with answers to all of your burning questions about the Met Gala.

Take That are set to release their first new music in five years, with a special twist.

Kim Kardashian has a busy schedule. The Skims founder recently officiated Chris Appleton and Lukas Gage’s wedding, and had a date with Karl Lagerfeld’s cat Choupette, who will be at the Met Gala. On Wednesday, she shared a gallery of photos and videos from her time with the famous kitty and inside the late designer’s office.A post shared by Kim Kardashian (@kimkardashian)There has been a lot of speculation about the Kardashians and this year’s Met Gala.

EXCLUSIVE: Ron Ninio, whose crime drama Kvodo was remade for Showtime as Your Honor, has signed with CAA for worldwide representation.

Michael Schumacher‘s family is moving ahead and shared their plans to sue a German magazine over a recently published article with the former F1 star.

It may have ceded to the BBC, but Elon Musk’s Twitter is back under pressure from the world’s public service broadcasters.

Ilkay Gundogan has insisted no decision has been made on his Manchester City future with just two months left on his deal.

Christine & The Queens has shared a new collaboration with 070 Shake – listen to ‘True Love’ below.The French singer-songwriter’s new album ‘PARANOÏA, ANGELS, TRUE LOVE’ is due for release June 9 and will follow-up last year’s ‘Redcar les adorables étoiles’.

Nick Vivarelli International Correspondent British director Joe Wright, who helmed Winston Churchill drama “Darkest Hour” – which earned Gary Oldman an Oscar for his portrayal as the British prime minister – has now changed historical sides.  Wright is at Rome’s Cinecittà Studios shooting high-end TV drama “M. Son of the Century” which chronicles Benito Mussolini’s rise to power. A timely tale because, as he puts it: “Populist leaders are sprouting up all over the world.”  Aesthetically, the show will be “quite outlandish” with deeply saturated colors, punctuated by a “kind of techno score,” the director said during a recent set visit. Though “It’s not told in a vérité style,” Wright pointed out that “All the facts of what happened, they’re all there.” 

EXCLUSIVE: Details are emerging about Wim Wenders’ 3D documentary Anselm, which will gets its world premiere as a special screening at the Cannes Film Festival next month.

Manchester United have reportedly suffered a huge blow to their hopes of signing Jude Bellingham this summer.

Frank Doelger’s The Swarm has sold to the UK and Spain, while a U.S. partner is in the final stages of talks.

Ed Meza @edmezavar Germany’s impressive crop of crime drama, mystery, suspense, apocalyptic catastrophe, royal intrigue and tales of the supernatural is certain to attract buyers at this year’s MipTV in Cannes. The selections of series, TV movies and unscripted shows offer a wide range of content but also remain heavy on crime — a favorite German genre.  Among the new offerings is Beta Film’s fact-based title “I am Scrooge.” Produced by Zeitsprung Pictures, the Cologne-based company behind the hit Netflix spy thriller “Kleo,” “I am Scrooge” chronicles the true story of Arno Funke, a frustrated artist who found fame as a bombmaking extortionist in the early 1990s.