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easyJet has launched some new flights from two Scottish airports this festive season, including a new route from Edinburgh to Lapland. The budget airline has also put some brand new holiday packages on sale for six of the eight routes, reports Wales Online.

AMC Networks International UK (AMCNI0UK) has forged a new Content Group across the UK and EMEA and promoted Sam Rowden to run it.

Christmas is kind of a big deal for Hallmark Channel.

Idlewild frontman Roddy Woomble has launched new solo project Almost Nothing. Check out debut single ‘Anything Whatever’ below, along with album details and news of shows supporting The Walkmen.While Woomble already has six solo albums to his name, his new moniker has allowed him to explore a more “genre-fluid” approach – as showcased by the simmering electronic rush of first single ‘Anything Whatever’.“I started writing short scripts during the pandemic and initially I conceived Almost Nothing as more of a short film with a soundtrack,” said Woomble.

Piers Morgan has said that he wouldn't have won his TRIC Award without Meghan Markle after sarcastically thanking her during his acceptance speech this week.The Talk TV host picked up the award for Interview of the Year at Tuesday's TRIC Awards, telling the audience that he wanted to thank Meghan Markle as "without her contribution to my career", he wouldn't be at TalkTV. Speaking to OK! exclusively after his win, Piers added: "Well, obviously without her I wouldn't be at Talk TV.

Dolly Parton fully embraces the rocker fantasy while attending a press conference for her upcoming album Rockstar at the Four Seasons Hotel in London, England on Thursday (June 29).

Blackpool town centre could see the construction of more offices as the council initiates negotiations to attract further investment to the resort. Earlier this year, work commenced on a £100m seven-storey office block on King Street, to accommodate over 3,000 civil servants starting from 2025.

SPOILER ALERT! This post contains details from Wednesday’s episode of Riverdale.

K.J. Yossman Idris Elba, Olivia Colman, Woody Harrelson have banded together to help King Charles launch a new YouTube channel dedicated to the environment. RE:TV is the new platform for showcasing “sustainable solutions to the climate and biodiversity crisis,” according to the King. It is the digital extension of his non-profit, also called RE:TV, which he founded in 2020. The org has made over 100 short films about innovative environmental projects worldwide, which have previously been launched on platforms including Bloomberg and Waterbear. Now, with its own YouTube channel, RE:TV will be able to debut its content directly online.

Taylor Swift was one of the stars invited to join Meghan Markle on her now-cancelled “Archetypes” podcast — but decided to take a pass.

Kelly Clarkson is opening up about her divorce — and possibly rebounding with Kim Kardashian‘s ex??

McDonald's have recently launched a highly-anticipated new McFlurry, with fast food and ice cream fans keen to give it a try.

Clayton Davis Senior Awards Editor The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced the newly elected Board of Governors for the 2023-2024 year. Elected to the board for the first time are acclaimed actor Lou Diamond Phillips, screenwriter Dana Stevens, executive Hannah Minghella, costume designer Daniel Orlandi and more. Among the newly elected is technology executive Wendy Aylsworth, who will represent the brand new Production and Technology Branch. Aylsworth, who also serves on the Board of Governors for the Television Academy, spent more than two decades at Warner Bros. and became the first woman president of the Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers.

Clayton Davis Senior Awards Editor New voting methods will likely yield surprise Emmy nomination inclusions (and exclusions) this year. There could also be historic representation in several areas, with ethnicity, age and decades-old records shattered. HBO is no stranger to setting Emmy records. The fantasy epic “Game of Thrones” currently holds multiple records, including the most overall nominations for a drama series at 161 across its eight seasons. The network is celebrating its 50th anniversary and a new Max branding — so naturally, it wants more. If the early projections are accurate and it lands four drama series noms — “House of the Dragon,” “The Last of Us,” “The White Lotus” and last year’s winner, “Succession,” — HBO would tie the record for most series noms by a network in a single year, held by NBC since 1992.

Trevor Noah has his sights set on the world of podcasting.

Naman Ramachandran Director of the National Theatre Rufus Norris has unveiled 12 new productions and has also confirmed that he will step down after 10 years as director in mid-2025 when his current term comes to an end.  Under Norris’ leadership the National Theatre broadened both its program and audience and expanded its reach far beyond London. He had a key focus on widening the representation of voices and stories told on the National Theatre’s stages. Since 2015, the National Theatre stages have been on average 88% full – despite the disruption of COVID-19. Digital innovation under his stewardship has seen National Theater reach new audiences in over 180 countries, and the National Theatre at Home platform – born during the pandemic – has ensured that its work is shared with a wide audience. National Theatre Live, now in its 14th year, has reached over 11.8 million people in cinemas worldwide and broken the event cinema box office record for the U.K. and Ireland twice.

Chris Willman Senior Music Writer and Chief Music Critic In a move certain to shock Los Angeles theatergoers, the Center Theatre Group (CTG) announced Thursday that it is canceling plans for a 2023-34 season at the Mark Taper Forum, one of the most important homes for new plays in the city, if not the country, due to severe financial concerns. The organization’s two other theaters, the Ahmanson and Kirk Douglas Theatres, will continue with their seasons as usual, with 2023-24 programs to be announced shortly, the announcement said. The programming suspension at the 736-seat Mark Taper will begin after a current world premiere musical, “Transparent,” wraps up its run on June 25. Two other shows that had already been announced will have their runs canceled or postponed. The world premiere of “Fake It Until You Make It,” set to begin Aug. 2, is being called off, although the org said “we plan to feature it) in a future season.” Meanwhile, a touring production of “Cambodian Rock Band” set for the Mark Taper has been canceled outright.  

Brian Steinberg Senior TV Editor One of the most influential and alluring jobs in journalism just opened. Now the company trying to fill the position is waiting to see if anyone really wants it. Warner Bros. Discovery is expected to move deliberately rather than quickly in its search for a new CEO for CNN. Executives are telling staffers and TV agents that it will likely take a few months to fill the role that Chris Licht held for one turbulent year. Licht, the TV news veteran and “Late Show With Stephen Colbert” showrunner, was ousted last week after spearheading a series of programming moves and talent decisions that kept headlines about CNN circulating more often than anything else produced by the newsroom. Licht’s final error was taking part in a profile The Atlantic published June 2 — 15,000 words detailing a “Meltdown at CNN.” Numerous statements from Licht in the story and his questionable judgment in allowing a reporter such broad access marked the last straw for his corporate managers as well as CNN insiders. Erin Burnett, Anderson Cooper and Jake Tapper all lodged concerns about Licht’s ability to manage following the profile’s publication, according to a person familiar with the matter, confirming details previously revealed by The Wall Street Journal.

Kelly Ripa's secret to a long and happy marriage is that there «is no secret.» The TV personality and Mark Consuelos tied the knot on May 1, 1996, and 27 years later they're still going strong. «It goes fast, I'm telling you,» Ripa tells ET's Rachel Smith of her decades-long marriage while promoting her SiriusXM podcast, . "...You’re going to go through things, there are ups and downs.«Offering up some advice, the 52-year-old  host adds, „The thing is, don't panic.

podcast with computer scientist Lex Fridman, Zuckerberg, 39, declared that beginners have to be willing “to get beaten up a lot” if they want to master the grappling art — in which participants try to best each other using various joint locks and submission holds.“Part of learning is failing,” the social network mogul elaborated. “People who train jiu-jitsu — you need to not have pride.” He claims that part of the problem is that people are less willing to be embarrassed as they grow older.