‘Love Is Blind’ Reunion Watched By 6.5M, Netflix Brass Admit; Tech Glitch Left Ted Sarandos “Super Disappointed”

Alison Hammond and Dermot O'Leary took to the famous cobbles on Friday (May 5) for a special rendition of This Morning. The co-hosts, who present the ITV morning programme together every Friday, were joined by the stars of Coronation Street to mark the coronation of King Charles.

Todd Spangler NY Digital Editor It’s not just you: Thousands of Twitter users on Monday reported problems with the web version of Elon Musk’s social media service — as it was spontaneously logging people out. The source of the error was unknown as press time. According to uptime-monitoring service Downdetector, user problem reports began to spike at around 3:30 p.m. ET. About 96% of the error reports were related to Twitter’s website or not being able to log in. In some cases, even after a Twitter user was able to successfully log back in, the website was kicking them out shortly afterward. It appeared that the Twitter app for iOS and Android was not affected by the technical problem. In addition, users of Twitter’s TweetDeck application reported that they were also not experiencing issues in accessing the service.

I'm A Celebrity… South Africa viewers were left distracted on Wednesday's episode after they spotted a "continuity blunder" during a fire scene. During the latest instalment, Coronation Street's Andy Whyment, Myleene Klass and Georgia "Toff" Toffolo joined the show as late arrivals but they had to stay in Savannah Scrub as opposed to main camp.

Dec Donnelly admitted to being left 'humiliated' in an unaired clip from South Africa. The presenter and his sidekick Ant McPartlin are currently back on screens with I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here - but not as we know it.

Tom Clare has confirmed he and Samie Elishi have gone their separate ways and broken up.The Love Island star wrote on his Instagram story: "I didn't think I'd be writing this but me and Samie have gone our separate ways... "We are still on good terms and I have nothing but love and respect for her. I'm gutted it's come to an end but I truly wish Samie the best." It comes after reports that Tom and Samie decided to call it quits on their relationship as it is believed they have struggled with the long distance with Samie being based in London and Tom living in Macclesfield.

Emmerdale fans were left distracted on Monday's episode as Kerry Wyatt made a brief return to support daughter Chloe Harris as she struggled with her newborn son Reuben. During the latest episode, Kerry appeared via a video call to speak with Chloe and meet the baby, as her daughter shared her struggles with motherhood after welcoming her child on the day of Mackenzie Boyd's wedding to Charity Dingle.

filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Friday, Netflix’s executive chairman and former co-CEO Reed Hastings raked in approximately $51.1 million in total compensation last year, up from the $40.8 million he received in 2021. Hastings’ package included a $650,000 base salary, approximately $49.4 million in stock options and $1 million in other compensation.

Todd Spangler NY Digital Editor Reed Hastings, who stepped aside as co-CEO of Netflix in January, and co-chief Ted Sarandos both saw double-digit increases in their compensation packages for 2022, with their total pay topping $50 million each. Hastings’ total pay last year was $51.07 million, $49.4 million of which was in stock option awards, up 25% from 2021, the streamer disclosed in its 2023 proxy statement Friday. Sarandos’ pay jumped 31.5% in 2022, to $50.3 million, comprising $20 million base annual salary, $28.5 million in stock options and $1.79 million in other compensation (including $1.43 million in residential security costs). In stepping down as co-CEO, Hastings will take a huge pay cut: For 2023, as executive chairman, he’s eligible to receive a $500,000 base salary plus $2.5 million in stock options, according to a Netflix 8-K filing with the SEC. In the co-CEO role, he stood to make $34.7 million this year, mostly in stock.

Reed Hastings saw his total pay package jump by about $10 million last year to $51 million on a new stock option grant. Co-CEO Ted Sarandos pulled in total compensation of $50.3 million, up from $38.2 million, also on a bigger option grant.

The father of a schoolgirl who was stabbed to death in a park has spoken of his "disappointment" and "concern" over the upcoming inquest into her death.

Naman Ramachandran “Rana Naidu,” the Indian adaptation of “Ray Donovan,” has been renewed for a second season by Netflix. The news emerged the same day that Netflix announced a 1.75 million jump in subscriptions worldwide. The action thriller that stars Venkatesh Daggubati and Rana Daggubati trended on the No.1 spot as the most watched series in India for three consecutive weeks after launch last month and continues to be in the top 10 series in India for the fifth week in a row. It trended in Netflix’s global top 10 for non-English TV for two weeks after it launched on March 10.

Netflix is owning up to the long delay they had with the Love Is Blind live reunion.

Netflix Co-CEO Ted Sarandos said the company will likely spend roughly $17 billion on content in 2024, steady with 2023 levels.

Todd Spangler NY Digital Editor Netflix doesn’t want Hollywood writers to go on strike — but the streamer has a “pretty robust slate of releases” that will help it weather a walkout better than others, co-CEO Ted Sarandos said. His comments, on the company’s first quarter 2023 earnings interview, come a day after Writers Guild of America members overwhelmingly passed a strike authorization vote, giving union leadership the power to call a strike once the contract expires on May 1. “We respect the writers, and we respect the WGA,” he said. “We couldn’t be here without them. We don’t want a strike. The last time there was a strike, it was devastating to creators. It was really hard on the industry. It was painful for local economies that support productions. And it was very, very, very bad for fans.”

voted in favor of authorizing the union’s leaders to order a strike if a tentative agreement on a new mutual bargaining agreement is not reached by May 1. The vote showed that 9,218 members, or 97.85% of the overall vote, were in favor of a strike.“Our membership has spoken,” the WGA Negotiating Committee told guild members in a memo released on Monday.

As part of the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers, Netflix is one of those companies currently at the table negotiating with the Writers Guild over a new deal.

Andy Cohen is the king of reunions, but he doesn’t do them live for a reason. The Bravo boss threw shade at Netflix after their failed attempt to stream its Love Is Blindseason 4 reunion live on Sunday, April 16, calling it a «very bad idea.»Fans of the reality show faithfully tuned in on Sunday for the live reunion, but they were met with error messages and live stream issues. The special, which was the streaming service's second live event after Chris Rock's Selective Outrage standup show last month, was delayed from its scheduled 8 p.m. ET start time for hours.

failed to launch at its scheduled time on Sunday. After an hour of technical troubleshooting, the majority of viewers still could not stream the special.Two hours after it was supposed to start, Netflix tweeted an apology and said the show would be recorded and streamed on the service at noon PT the next day.As host of “Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen” every weeknight, Cohen is familiar with the constraints of a live show. On “SiriusXM’s Andy Cohen Live” Monday, he explained why a cast reunion should be taped and edited.“There is a lot of grist to go through before you get to the prime beef.

Jackie Bonds reveals she didn’t attend the “Love is Blind” reunion due to death threats.

Emily Longeretta Was Netflix’s “Love Is Blind” reunion worth the wait? You can now be the judge. The Season 4 special, hosted by Nick and Vanessa Lachey, is now available on the streaming service, 19 hours after it was supposed to stream live. On April 4, Netflix announced their second-ever live special would be the Season 4 reunion, set to debut at 5 p.m. PT/8 p.m. ET on Sunday night. However, due to technical issues, that didn’t happen. Many Variety staffers were inside the Hollywood viewing party, where eventually, the reunion — which filmed a few blocks away — streamed for the crowd. Meanwhile, for most viewers watching at home, it still wasn’t available.