Former Discovery Executive Marjorie Kaplan Joins ITV Board

EXCLUSIVE: Steven Spielberg is no stranger to close encounters of the third kind.

Naman Ramachandran Bradley Quirk, who has had previous stints with Brightstar and Altitude, is joining the Netflix U.K. film team, Variety has confirmed. Quirk joins as manager, U.K.

The Young and the Restless spoilers reveal that fans are in for a rollercoaster of emotions in the upcoming week of August 14, 2023. A new preview clip has been released, teasing some explosive storylines that are set to unfold, per Soaps.Victor Newman (Eric Braeden) returns from Germany, and he’s immediately hit with some shocking news. Meanwhile, during a conversation with Nikki Newman (Melody Thomas Scott), he learns about a double deception at Newman Enterprises.

Warner Bros. Discovery EMEA boss Priya Dogra is exiting the company after 14 years in post.

Toby Jones & David Morrissey Board ITV Yorkshire Ripper Drama

Naman Ramachandran Germany’s ZDF Studios has secured worldwide distribution rights for documentary series “Hitler’s Power” (3 x 50’), an exploration of how and why Hitler rose to power and the terrible events that followed. On Jan. 30, 1933, Adolf Hitler came to power in Germany.

John Hopewell Chief International Correspondent LOCARNO — Spain’s Vertigo Films has boarded “All the World Drops Dead,” committing to co-produce the next scarefest from Austrian Kevin Kopacka, director of 2021’s noteworthy “Dawn Breaks Behind the Eyes.” Set up at Germany’s Manderley Films, which oversaw VFX on “All Quiet on the Western Front,” “All the World Drops Dead” has been brought to market at Locarno’s Match Me! Forum by producer and co-writer Lili Villlányi. Also produced by Manderley Films’ founder Rebekka Garrido, “All the World Drops Dead” ranks as one of the biggest genre plays on offer at this year’s Swiss festival – not an idle boast as distributors worldwide turn to genre, as well as family animation, as a reaction to plunging cinema theater audiences for arthouse cinema through and after the pandemic.

The Story of Barbie and the Woman Who Created Her,” from 2017. This charming picture book, with illustrations by Amy June Bates, reminds us that Barbie isn’t just about outrageous pink outfits, tacky Dream Houses, and Malibu beach parties. Barbie contains multitudes.

Ted Hope delivered a blistering takedown of the studios and streamers during an “out-of-the-box” keynote at the Locarno Film Festival. The veteran U.S.

Meghan Markle is joining Prince Harry!

Regal parent Cineworld has officially emerged from bankruptcy, unveiling five new board members and a strengthened balance sheet. The chain, which was flattened by Covid and high debt, filed for Chapter 11 in the Southern District of Texas last September.

Bob Iger, with pressure mounting on multiple fronts, has turned to former top Disney executives Tom Staggs and Kevin Mayer, hiring them as consultants to the media giant as it defines its strategy.

‘Colin From Accounts’ Bags Trio Of Wins At Logies

ITV has axed The Voice Kids, according to reports. The singing contest, judged by Danny Jones, Pixie Lott, Ronan Keating and Will.i.am won’t be returning to TV screens next year.

EXCLUSIVE: Jean-Michel Basquiat is set to be the subject of a new feature documentary, King Pleasure, from Val and Pepsi, Where’s My Jet? producer Boardwalk Pictures and Quinn Wilson, former creative director for Lizzo.

EXCLUSIVE: The Lives of Others star Sebastian Koch and The Death of My Mother‘s Elsie de Brauw have joined Máxima, RTL’s upcoming drama about the Argentine-born Queen of the Netherlands. Germany’s Beta Film has also joined the Millstreet Films production.

Former Manchester United loanee Marcel Sabitzer has announced his departure from Bayern Munich.

ITV is switching up its usual daytime schedule this week which will see viewers' favourite shows taken off air. As part of a major shake-up, Good Morning Britain, This Morning, Lorraine and Loose Women have each been cancelled on Monday (July 24), with some shows remaining off-air for the rest of the week.

's last mission.Paramount+'s outgoing series debuted an action-packed first look from the upcoming fifth and final season at San Diego Comic-Con on Saturday. The five-minute jam-packed scene features Sonequa Martin-Green's Captain Michael Burnham and introduces new cast members Callum Keith Rennie as Captain Rayner, Elias Toufexis as L'ak and Eve Harlow as Moll.In the clip, Burnham flies through space after being sucked through a wormhole following a tense confrontation. She comes in contact with Captain Rayner, who helps Burnham deal with a… rather pressing issue.Season 5 finds Captain Burnham and the USS Discovery crew uncovering a mystery that will send them on an adventure across the galaxy to find an ancient power whose very existence has been deliberately hidden for centuries.

Manori Ravindran Executive Editor of International Former Meta executive and BAFTA Film Committee chair Anna Higgs has joined U.K. theater, film and television agency Casarotto Ramsay & Associates as managing director. Higgs, who will begin her role in August, will be entrusted by the Casarotto board to oversee the business and drive the strategic development and direction of the org. Founded in 1989 and based in London, the independent global agency represents many top writers, directors, playwrights, theater creatives, literary properties and heads of departments in film, theater, TV and new media.