From ‘SpongeBob’ to ‘Baby Shark,’ Nickelodeon Animation Celebrates 25 Years of Cartoon Success

Craig Crouch has been jailed for life for the murder of his 10-month-old stepson and will serve a minimum term of 28 years.

Lindsay Lohan's new baby is receiving quite a warm welcome from his "movie grandmother," Jamie Lee Curtis. The 37-year-old first-time mom took to Instagram this week to share a photo of a sweet bundle of baby books she received from her co-star, which included a selection of titles authored by Curtis herself.

Kate Aurthur editor SPOILER ALERT: This interview contains spoilers from “With Open Eyes,” the series finale of HBO’s “Succession,” now streaming on Max — and if you haven’t watched it, for God’s sake, please go do that. Sarah Snook didn’t know that “Succession” was ending until she read the script for the Season 4 finale: She was on her way to the show’s last table read of the season when she figured it out. “I was quickly devouring it in the car on the way there,” Snook said during a pre-strike interview for the Aug.

Lindsay Lohan recently gave birth to a newborn boy named Luai with her husband Bader Shammas and she was given the most adorable present from her “Freaky Friday” mom Jamie Lee Curtis.

John Hopewell Chief International Correspondent Following Montreal’s 2023 Frontières Market, New York sales agent Visit Films has scooped world sales rights to “Booger,” headlining “Strawberry Mansion” star Grace Glowicki and produced by Ley Line Ent. and Neon Heart Ent., behind “Everything Everywhere All at Once” and “Shiva Baby” respectively. A sometimes excruciating genre bending and blending body horror comedy about intense early adult friendship and grief at its loss, “Booger” is wrapped in a tale of supernatural transformation.

Coronation Street descended into chaos on Monday night as Adam Barlow exposed his pregnant wife Sarah as a liar in a dramatic turn of events that floored ITV viewers at a surprise gender reveal party in front of all her family and friends.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief Australia’s annual celebration of TV this weekend named Sam Neill as the country’s most popular actor for his role in courtroom drama series “The Twelve.” The Foxtel and Binge show was the numerical winner on the evening in a tie with Binge’s “Colin From Accounts.” Both shows picked up a trio of awards.Sonia Kruger was named Australia’s most popular TV personality for her roles on “The Voice,” “Dancing With the Stars” and “The Masked Singer.”Gold Logie for most popular personality on Australian TV: Sonia Kruger, “The Voice,” “Dancing with the Star” and “Big Brother,” Seven Network Bert Newton Award for most popular presenter: Tony Armstrong, “A Dog’s World” with Tony Armstrong, ABC Silver Logie: Most popular Australian actor: Sam Neill, “The Twelve,” Foxtel & Binge Silver Logie: Most popular Australian actress: Kitty Flanagan, “Fisk Season 2,” ABC Graham Kennedy Award for most popular new talent: Amy Shark, “Australian Idol,” Seven Network Most popular drama series, miniseries or telemovie: “Home and Away,” Seven Network Most popular entertainment program: “Gogglebox Australia,” Foxtel & Network 10 Most popular current affairs program: “Australian Story,” ABC Most popular comedy program: “Have You Been Paying Attention?,” Network 10 Most popular reality program: “MasterChef Australia: Fans & Favourites,” Network 10 Most popular lifestyle program: “Travel Guides,” 9Network Most Outstanding AwardsSilver Logie: Most outstanding actor: Patrick Brammall, “Colin from Accounts,” Binge Silver Logie: Most outstanding actress: Harriet Dyer, “Colin from Accounts,” BingeSilver Logie: Most outstanding supporting actor: Thomas Weatherall, “Heartbreak High,” Netflix Silver Logie: Most outstanding

Brent Lang Executive Editor It seemed like the end of the road for the “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.” The popular kids franchise had inspired a half-dozen movies of declining quality, with the live-action 2016 adventure “Out of the Shadows” suffering from the kind of withering reviews and bad box office returns that derail a film series. But Paramount and Nickelodeon CEO Brian Robbins and Nickelodeon Animation and Paramount Animation president Ramsey Naito had an offbeat idea for how they could make the Turtles cool again. That involved tapping Seth Rogen and his producing partner Evan Goldberg, the duo behind “Superbad” and “This is the End,” to give the characters an adolescent flair.

Kerry Katona has been praised by fans for opening up over her struggle with literacy, which she says she failed to properly learn at school.The former Atomic Kitten star, 42, admitted in an interview that when she first moved to Ireland with her then-husband, Westlife star Brian McFadden, she couldn't read or write. Kerry told Ireland AM: “I remember when I moved over to Ireland with Brian when I was pregnant, I couldn’t read or write. I'm dyslexic.

Thania Garcia The Black Music Action Coalition (BMAC) — a collective of Black creators, activists and influential leaders dedicated to addressing racial inequality in the music industry — has announced its third annual Gala will take place on Sept. 21 at the Beverly Hilton in Los Angeles. This year’s event, presented by Live Nation, will be produced by Primary Wave Music and Jesse Collins Entertainment with Collins and Dionne Harmon serving as the gala’s executive producers.

Pascale Hutton might be the one pregnant on screen in When Calls The Heart season 10, but Andrea Brooks was actually pregnant in real life while filming!

Following the arrival of their new baby girl, Finty Francis Haines-McCann on 6 July, Ferne McCann and fiancé Lorri Haines seem more besotted than – with Lorri spotted giving a sweet kiss to Ferne. Being a parent is one of the most difficult jobs in the world, but the pair seemed to be doing just fine as they were spotted on a walk in the park with their newborn. While things might get stressful at home, the trio were just one happy family on their day out.

Actress Jill Talley took to Instagram to clarify which SpongeBob SquarePants actor is currently dating Ariana Grande — and it’s not Talley’s husband, Tom Kenny.

 voice actor Tom Kenny's wife is clearing the air after the internet confused her husband with Ariana Grande's new boyfriend, Ethan Slater.The confusion came after an Instagram post on  which posted a headline to their page that read: «Is Ariana Grande Dating SpongeBob Now?» leading some commenters to believe that Grande had moved on from her marriage to Dalton Gomez with the longtime voice actor.The SquarePants in question is actually Slater, Grande's  co-star and new boo, who has a  link of his own. While he didn't play a part in the popular Nickelodeon TV series, Slater did stay as SpongeBob in  in 2016.Kenny's wife, Jill Talley, took to the comments of 's post and set the record straight.«Hi everyone, I'm married to Tom Kenny (who voices SpongeBob on the TV show),» Talley wrote, per She continued, «He is not dating Ariana Grande.

Ariana Grande is reportedly dating Ethan Slater, who played SpongeBob SquarePants on Broadway – not to be confused with SpongeBob himself.

Ryan Reynolds is rebooting cult 1990s cartoon Biker Mice From Mars, the Deadpool star has revealed.The show ran for three seasons in the 1990s, and featured a trio of mice who defend Earth against an evil enemy that destroyed their home planet of Mars.Reynolds will co-produce the reboot with his production company Maximum Effort alongside Nacelle.In a statement (via Deadline), he said: “Some people know that I am a motorcycle enthusiast, so it was only natural for us to jump on board Biker Mice From Mars.“Maximum Effort and Fubo look forward to putting a new spin on this cult classic with our friends at Nacelle.”Elsewhere, a first look at Deadpool 3 was shared this month by Reynolds, featuring Hugh Jackman‘s high-profile return as Wolverine.The news of Jackman’s return was confirmed last year alongside the announcement that the delayed film will hit cinemas on September 6, 2024.In a new post on Reynolds’ Instagram, a first look of Jackman’s latest portrayal of Wolverine has been shared, and the yellow and blue costume worn in the picture hints at a return to the Wolverine from the classic comic books, moving away from the iteration previously played by Jackman in other films.“Don’t blink,” Reynolds wrote on his Stories, sharing a photo of Jackman alongside himself as Deadpool.Wrexham AFC co-owner Reynolds is also reportedly in a bidding war with Snoop Dogg to purchase a national sports team in Canada.National Hockey League team the Ottawa Senators is currently for sale in Canada’s capital city.

Trying to keep up with this week’s new music? Every Friday, we collect new albums available on streaming services on one page. This week, check out Babyface Ray's Summer's Mine, Blur's The Ballad of Darren, NewJeans' Get Up EP, and more.

Nick Vivarelli International Correspondent Iraqi film director and writer Amer Alwan, whose moving drama “Zaman, the Man From the Reeds” was shot right before the 2003 U.S.-led invasion of Iraq and had its North-American premiere at Tribeca in 2004, has died at 66. Alwan, who had long been living in France, died surrounded by family at the Simone Veil Hospital in the French town of Eaubonne on July 4 after battling an unspecified form of cancer for a year, his daughter, Camille Alwan, said by email. He was buried at Saint-Ouen Cemetery in Paris. Born in Babylon-Hills, Iraq, in 1957, Alwan graduated from Iraq’s National School of Drama and Arts and continued his studies at the Audio Visual School of Baghdad, which led to him doing TV work in Iraq. Then in 1980, he left Iraq to earn an advanced degree in philosophy of art and society from Paris’ prestigious Sorbonne university.

Caught in HD. Actress Mandy Moore took to Instagram to expose the individual who stole her child's stroller – still packaged – from the driveway of her Los Angeles home. On Instagram, the "A Walk to Remember" actress shared a screenshot of her security footage, which showed a large package outside of her gate and a blue figure, presumably a person, in the background.

EXCLUSIVE: Lion Forge Entertainment, the company behind the Oscar-winning Hair Love, and Nickelodeon Animation are teaming on a first-look deal covering animated series and features, with a commitment to create content that features diverse voices in front of and behind the camera.