France’s Distributors Hold Their Nerve in Second Lockdown and Stick to Release Plans

Elsa Keslassy International CorrespondentStreaming services such as Netflix, Amazon Prime Video and Apple TV Plus will soon be forced to play a more significant role in the financing of European content when the Audiovisual Media Services Directive officially kicks off on Jan.

Christine & The Queens and Indochine frontman Nicola Sirkis have come together to collaborate on new song ‘3SEX’ – you can listen to it below.The track is a synth-pop dance reworking of Indochine’s French new wave cut ‘3e sexe’, which was originally released in 1985.Sharing the song on Twitter, Chris wrote: “Thank you @nicolasirkis @indochinetwitt for having done me the honor and the confidence of singing 3SEX with you at a time when the very word freedom takes on all its meaning and urgency.

Saturday Night Live is getting ready to wind down after a busy and unusual year and has set Jason Bateman, Timothée Chalamet and Kristen Wiig as its final three hosts of the year.

straight to your inbox every day, free Ole Gunnar Solskjaer says he is 'happy' with how Anthony Martial is playing back on the left wing for Manchester United.The French forward was moved to the wing during the weekend win over West Brom and started the Champions League match against Istanbul Basaksehir on the left flank on Tuesday night.Martial looked rejuvenated as he tormented former United defender Rafael da Silva with summer signing Edinson Cavani deployed as the central striking option

Elsa Keslassy International CorrespondentFrance, which has been on lockdown since Oct. 30 to curb the second wave of the pandemic, will see its cinemas, theaters and museum reopen on Dec.

Vernon Kay has revealed on I’m A Celebrity.. Get Me Out Of Here! that he secretly renewed his vows with wife Tess Daly five years ago after the pair originally wed in 2003.

I’m A Celebrity viewers as he revealed he once surprised wife Tess Daly with a ceremony to renew their wedding vows.The TV star married Strictly presenter Daly in 2003 and told his fellow campers that five years ago he whisked her off to France to renew their vows.Kay even surprised Daly with a selection of dresses so she could choose something perfect to wear for the romantic event.He shared his romantic gesture during a chat about weddings.Blogger and author Giovanna Fletcher asked if he had

like he 'didn't belong' on the grounds of the University  and that there had been reports of 'drug dealing'. Footage posted online showed French and linguistics student Mr Adan being held against a wall by the two guards during the incident last week.The staff involved have been suspended pending an investigation.

Nancy Tartaglione International Box Office Editor/Senior ContributorFrance’s Oscar selection committee has chosen comedy/drama Two Of Us as its submission to the International Feature Film category at the 2021 Academy Awards. From director Filippo Meneghetti, the feature debut world premiered in the Discovery section of Toronto last year and was released in France in early 2020 via Sophie Dulac Distribution.

When we spoke to Maeva D'Ascanio last week she wasn’t having a particularly good time.The Made In Chelsea star rang us while in a neck brace, having injured herself the night before. Half laughing, the French firecracker revealed: ”It was ridiculous.

Jake Kanter International TV EditorThe BBC’s classic comedy The Vicar Of Dibley is to return for a series of lockdown specials as part of the corporation’s festive line-up this year.Penned by Four Weddings And A Funeral writer Richard Curtis and Paul Mayhew-Archer, the series of three, 10-minute shorts will feature Dawn French reprising her role as vicar Geraldine Grainger.Grainger will reflect on an extraordinary year for the country and her parish, during which she has been delivering sermons

The Vicar of Dibley is set to make a comeback on BBC.Dawn French will reprise her role as the Parish of Dibley’s Geraldine Granger for three lockdown specials.The comedy star, 63, said: "Back in the dog collar, back in Dibley and back on your telly at Xmas."I couldn't be happier.

Vicky Pattison was supposed to be in Paris celebrating her 33rd birthday but much like the rest of the UK her plans have been scuppered due to lockdown.The I'm A Celeb jungle queen took to Instagram to mark the special occasion, but shared sorrow over the fact she was in bed instead of waking up in the French capital with a "gut full of croissants and Champagne".

Netflix show Emily In Paris has been picked up for a sequel season, despite critics slamming the series.The romantic comedy, which stars Lily Collins as a young American marketing executive working in the city of lights, has received negative attention for promoting U.S.

Mac DeMarco has contributed to a new track by Myd titled ‘Moving Men’ – you can listen to it below.The electro-pop offering sees the Canadian singer-songwriter team up with the French dance producer (who is signed to Ed Banger), with the song set to appear on the latter’s forthcoming debut album ‘Born A Loser’ (out early 2021 via Ed Banger Records).The pair first crossed paths a couple of years ago at one of DeMarco’s shows in Paris, having been introduced by Justice‘s Gaspard Augé and Ed Banger