Global Bulletin: Britbox Brings Royal Shakespeare, Opera, Ballet into U.K. Homes

Jamie Lang U.K. non-profit ERA5050 has partnered with Comedy 50:50 to launch TellHerVision, a writers’ room mentorship program exclusively for women working in comedy.

Jake Kanter International TV EditorBritBox, the BBC Studios and ITV joint-venture streamer, is planning to expand into 25 countries across Europe, Asia, the Middle East, South America and Africa.A BritBox spokesman could not be specific about which countries the streamer is targeting or when it expects to complete the rollout, but it builds on its existing footprint in the U.S., Canada, UK, and — later this year — Australia.ITV CEO Carolyn McCall said: “This international expansion plan will

Freedom for Prince Harry came with a price. A new book on the Duke and Duchess of Sussex lays bare the turmoil in the House of Windsor before the pair walked away from senior roles in Britain's royal family, describing relations so frosty that Prince Harry, Prince William and their spouses were barely on speaking terms by time the saga came to a close.

Rachel Riley has given fans an exciting new update! The Countdown host – who welcomed her first child with her husband Pasha Kovalev on 15 December – has revealed how their little girl is now trying to stand on her two feet and has started to grow some teeth.WATCH: Good Morning Britain winner sends touching message to Kate GarrawayReplying to a Twitter follower, who asked how her family was doing, proud mum Rachel replied: "One of us is trying to run about and popping out some more teeth! The

Jake Kanter, Tom Grater Jonathan Ross lands stand-up show Chat show host Jonathan Ross is to front an ITV stand-up format, which will showcase new comedy talent in front of an audience at an intimate Covid-friendly venue. Jonathan Ross’ Comedy Club is made by The Masked Singer UK judge’s production outfit Hotsauce TV Production, with Tom Barrett executive producing.

Next steps. Princess Beatrice “can’t wait” for a baby with Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi after their wedding on Friday, July 17. A source told Us Weekly on Wednesday, July 22, that Princess Beatrice wants to start a family with her husband ASAP and hopes that she’ll become pregnant later this year.

One of the biggest reasons why Prince Harry and Meghan Markle took the controversial step of breaking up with the Royal Family was because of the British Press' ill-treatment towards them in news articles. However, controversy continues to surround the couple even though they have shifted their home base to Los Angeles with their son Archie, 1.

and Mozzi's son "Wolfie" were all present to hear the intimate "I dos,"—in fact, the wedding was planned to accommodate the British monarch's schedule, that same source shared—the bride's cousin Prince Harry and his wife Meghan are not believed to have been in attendance. While the Duke and Duchess of Sussex were both there for Beatrice's sister Princess Eugenie's wedding to Jack Brooksbank in October of 2018, their absence on Friday shouldn't be seen as a slight to the older York sister.

Yungblud has spent the past few years as an angry, righteous and comforting voice for a generation who’ve watched the world burn around them. His angst-ridden pop-punk has hit out at politicians, gun lobbyists and, well, every injustice in the world.

Jake Kanter International TV EditorBBC One’s adaptation of Vikram Seth’s best-selling novel A Suitable Boy is heading to Netflix outside of the U.S., Canada and China, distributor BBC Studios has announced.The streamer has also clinched the Lookout Point drama for subscribers in UK and Ireland after its 12-month iPlayer window has expired following its broadcast on BBC One. Lookout Point-owner BBC Studios is currently in talks with a U.S.

Tom Grater, Jake Kanter UK-China relations took a further dive today after the UK government announced it would ban its mobile providers from buying new Huawei 5G equipment as of December 31, and mandated they remove all existing equipment from their networks by 2027. The move follows sanctions imposed on the Chinese tech giant by the U.S..

Jake Kanter International TV EditorChannel 4 orders Spice Girls doc Rob Coldstream and Clare Cameron, the directing team behind Channel 4’s hit documentary Jade: The Reality Star Who Changed Britain, are turning their attentions to the Spice Girls for their next project.

Jake Kanter International TV EditorMeghan Markle seeks court order Meghan Markle is seeking a court order preventing the Mail on Sunday publisher Associated Newspapers from naming five of her friends as part of an ongoing legal dispute, according to reports.

Jake Kanter, Peter White, Nellie Andreeva EXCLUSIVE: Billions’ Damian Lewis and The Affair alum Dominic West are in negotiations to headline and executive produce a limited series adaptation of bestselling Cold War espionage thriller A Spy Among Friends for Spectrum Originals and UK streamer BritBox.The six-episode A Spy Among Friends, based on Ben Macintyre’s book, comes from former Homeland executive producer Alexander Cary, Sony Pictures Television and ITV Studios.

I’m not saying that certain British institutions lack imagination, but after the Royal Mint minted up some Queen coins, Queen got their own set of stamps from the Royal Mail. Now, to go with a set of stamps already printed up by the Royal Mail, Elton John is getting his own coin from the Royal Mint.John’s range of five pound coins is the latest addition to the Royal Mint’s Music Legends series, which also features, well, Queen obviously.

Tom Grater International Film ReporterAardman, the Oscar-winning UK animation studio, has inked a deal with Chinese major Tencent that will see its Shaun The Sheep series hosted on the latter’s video platform. Shaun is hosted around the world by Netflix, which isn’t in China so this latest deal completes the global picture on the franchise.