Channel 4 Content Chief Asks Producers To Hold Nerve Through “Difficult” Time, As He Warns Of Continued Commissioning Freeze

Todd Spangler NY Digital Editor Spotify hasn’t let new Premium subscribers pay for service using in-app purchases via Apple’s App Store since May 2016 — objecting to the tech giant’s “tax” on purchases made through the App Store. There was only about a two-year window (from June 2014 to May 2016) during which Spotify Premium subs could opt to sign up and pay through the Apple App Store. Now, Spotify is no longer letting those customers continue paying through Apple’s in-app purchases. In recent emails to those subscribers, Spotify said, “We’re contacting you because when you joined Spotify Premium you used Apple’s billing service to subscribe. Unfortunately, we no longer accept that billing method as a form of payment.”

The sun was shining for celebrities as they attended the 2023 Wimbledon Tennis Championships, and among the first to arrive on day one were Amanda Holden and daughter Lexi Holden.The 52-year-old chose an all white ensemble including a figure hugging white dress and matching blazer, while her 17-year-old daughter looked striking in a bright green mini dress and stripe platform sandals. Shielding their eyes from the sun and donning matching white handbags, the pair looked like twins as they posed for the camera.

Amanda Holden is known for her bold and fearless outfit choices, but her latest fashion find is sure to have fans rushing to add it to their basket. The Britain’s Got Talent judge shared a look at her outfit on Thursday over on Instagram, as she wore a white linen midi dress from Reiss t work, and mentioned how versatile it is as she revealed she needed something she could wear for her job at Heart Radio, that she could also wear to something at her youngest child’s school.

EXCLUSIVE: From ancient Egypt to the 1970s, Britain’s Got Talent judge Amanda Holden is heading on a journey to explore the bonkers history of sex via a Sky docu-drama.

When the show was announced, eldest child Brooke, 26, took to her Instagram story to express her heartache at the project. 

Amanda Holden has shown off her incredible kitchen, in a bid to sell her £5million home, which she put on the market In May.The 51-year-old Britain's Got Talent star showed off her gorgeous abode in a new video, as she promoted her own range, BundleBerry by Amanda Holden at QVC. She held out an array of cakes on a sleek tray, which bore the words "eat cake" on it, as she explained what was on it, and said that she was "just following instructions".

Amanda Holden, Josie Gibson and Jonathan Ross seemed to be having a fantastic time at Royal Ascot today, Wednesday 21 June, as they posed for a fun selfie with Loose Women star Charlene White.The group were spotted sipping on bubbles and enjoying the atmosphere at the races, as they laughed and chatted in one of the private celeb boxes on the course. Josie, 38, looked stunning in a fitted bright pink long-sleeved gown, as she reported for ITV's This Morning.

Despite the backlash, the cast of Warnie stand by the show, insisting it was made with care and the utmost respect. 

We know her best for her role as a judge on Britain’s Got Talent, but Amanda Holden and her family were once again propelled into the spotlight this week after her husband Chris Hughes stepped down as the director of her agency, YMU. The news emerged on Friday, that Chris had reportedly "quit" as the director at talent agency almost two months before the agency sensationally dropped former This Morning presenter Phillip Schofield last month.

Amanda Holden has shared an intimate look at her "natural" face lift as she shared a video of her face close up on her Instagram stories.The TV presenter and Britain's Got Talent judge wasn't afraid of showing the reality as she pouted to the camera with stickers on her cheeks and forehead for the treatment. "Do you know it's like the nicest tickling," the 52 year old star explained, as she looked completely calm for the process. "It sort of feels tickly here and here," she then pointed at the various areas on her face, as she held the camera even closer.

Amanda Holden's husband Chris Hughes has reportedly "quit" as the director at talent agency YMU, which sensationally dropped former This Morning presenter Phillip Schofield last month. YMU still represents Amanda and her fellow Britain's Got Talent judge Simon Cowell. According to MailOnline, Chris resigned as a director of the holding company of YMU nearly two months ago, on April 18.The business is also said to have called in trusted advisers to explore financial restructuring.

Not one to mince her words, Kerry Katona, has decided that enough is enough and whilst she has "nothing against her" she really believes it's time for Holly Willoughby to hang up her hat and leave the hosting of This Morning to presenters better suited. And she has just the duo in mind. Kerry, 42, revealed last week how ITV failed to ask her is she "needed a doctor or any help" after her troubling 2008 sofa interview with Phillip and then-host, Fern Britton, and strongly believes that something has to change in wake of Phillip Schofield's shock scandal.

Daily Telegraph that both she and William were rushed to hospital after filming a sex scene for the show.“We were going down a corridor and we were meant to push into the bedroom and land on the bed, but we both completely missed the bed,” Kennedy recalled, revealing that she broke her wrist and William cracked his head open.“We ended up sitting in the emergency room together, he with a bandage around his head and me with my wrist strapped,” she said.Ahead of its release, the as-yet-unannounced biopic has been criticised by fans, with some saying it arrives too soon after Warne’s death and is disrespectful.“Australian TV is embarrassing at the best of times, but the snippets I saw of the Shane Warne biopic during Origin tonight look absolutely dire,” one wrote.In 2020, it was announced that Screen Australia were funding a feature documentary about Warne titled SHANE.SHANE is directed by Jon Carey and Adam Darke, who were previously responsible for the lower-profile cricket documentary Beyond the Boundary: Inside the Battle for the Ashes 2019, and was released two weeks before his death.

EXCLUSIVE: Channel 4 has axed documentary series Rescue: Extreme Medics after two seasons.

Amanda Holden was all smiles as she left Global Radio following her morning shift on Heart Breakfast.The TV and radio star, 52, sported a stylish blue cut-out summer dress. She paired the dress with some white heels, a white handbag, and a pair of black oversized sunglasses. And not one to shy away from the cameras, Amanda smiled and waved as she left the studio.

Amanda Holden has been forced to set the record straight on her rumoured 'rift' with Holly Willoughby for the first time after the Phillip Schofield scandal emerged. The Britain's Got Talent judge has released a statement on her Instagram today (June 8) following reports of an alleged 'feud' between her and the This Morning presenter.

Amanda Holden has 'no issues' with Holly Willoughby after seemingly mocking her This Morning statement on social media.

EXCLUSIVE: Kirstie Allsopp’s popular daytime series Kirstie’s Handmade Christmas is being rested for a year as part of Channel 4’s efforts to cut costs amid a chastening ad market slump.

Amanda Holden appeared to poke fun at Holly Willoughby's return to This Morning, as she referenced the TV presenter's opening remarks on Instagram. Returning to the morning show on Monday, Holly, 42, opened the show by asking viewers: "Firstly, are you OK?" before going on to address the departure of her former co-host Phillip Schofield, who recently stepped down from both the show and ITV as a whole. Now, Amanda, 52, has taken to Instagram to poke fun at Holly's return.

Amanda Holden didn't let her post-Britain's Got Talent celebrations stop her from hosting her regular Heart Radio breakfast show, as she arrived in the studio having had just two hours of sleep. Sporting a high-vis jacket, a staple for Viggo's performances, Amanda, 52, told viewers: "I am fresh… that's all.