Mark Hoffman To Step Down As CNBC Chairman, KC Sullivan To Return To Network As President

Managing Director of Warner Music’s Atlantic Records UK, Damian Christian, has been announced as the new Chair of the BRIT Committee, overseeing the running of next year’s BRIT Awards. He replaces Polydor’s Tom March, who held the role for the 2022 event.The first big decision announced for 2023 is that the ceremony will move to a Saturday night, with hopes of attracting a larger audience to the event’s TV broadcast.

“The Osbournes” is returning with a new name.

Just two episodes into the new series of Married At First Sight UK and the show has already had its share of shocking moments. With stunned fans watching on at honeymoon cheats and crazy arguments, Morag Crichton, 32, who married Luke Dawson on last year’s show, has now claimed that the producers set up certain arguments on her season to create drama. During a particularly juicy episode, Morag had said another contestant, Josh Christie, had slid into her DMs before the show, despite being married to co-star Amy Christopher.

Fascism – its roots, legacy and contemporary manifestations – is a leitmotif running throughout the 79th Venice Film Festival as Italy marks the centenary of Italian dictator Benito Mussolini’s fateful power grab in 1922, in an era when totalitarian leaders are once again on the rise.

Jon Hamm soaks up what’s left of the sunshine before being called back to his job in the first trailer for his new movie, Confess, Fletch.

Jon Hamm is stepping into a role first made famous by Chevy Chase.

Written by David Coggeshall, who is writing the film “Matchbox” for Skydance and Mattel, “The Family Plan,” tells the story of a suburban dad who must take his family on the run when his past catches up to him. Simon Cellan Jones will direct after previously collaborating with Wahlberg in “Arthur the King.”Wahlberg will produce with Stephen Levinson through his Municipal Pictures banner along with Skydance’s David Ellison, Dana Goldberg, and Don Granger.This year, Apple became the first streamer to win the Best Picture Oscar with the Sundance acquisition “CODA,”  Upcoming features from Apple include “Green Book” director Peter Farrelly’s “The Greatest Beer Run Ever,” starring Zac Efron and Russell Crowe; “Raymond & Ray,” starring Ewan McGregor and Ethan Hawke; “Spirited,” a modern musical adaptation of Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol” starring Ryan Reynolds, Will Ferrell and Octavia Spencer; and the recently announced “Causeway,” a new film starring and produced by Jennifer Lawrence and directed by Lila Neugebauer that will get a theatrical and streaming release later this year.Wahlberg is repped by WME and Leverage.

CNBC Chairman Mark Hoffman is stepping down after 17 years at the business news channel. His last day will be Sept. 12.“CNBC stands for something.  It impacts the business world, investors, and individuals struggling to make sense of their money.  You’ve made a difference,” he wrote in a memo to staff on Tuesday, which was obtained by TheWrap.

Jeremy Paxman will officially stand down from his role as host for BBC's University Challenge after spending nearly 29 years as the face of the show.

Strictly Come Dancing pro dancer Karen Hauer was seen leaving rehearsals ahead of the 2022 series, sporting a brand new hairstyle.The Venezuelan dancer, 40, usually sports a cropped pixie cut but was seen wearing her hair in longer curls as she left a gruelling dance rehearsal ahead of the BBC series show returning next month. Karen opted for a casual look, wearing her new hairstyle with gym shorts and a crop top, pairing her look with a large, red satchel bag and a pair of white trainers.

Michelle Keegan and Mark Wright are reportedly set to continue their long-distance relationship, as the actress has signed up for a new role away from their home in Essex. Michelle, 35, is said to be travelling up North as she returns to play Erin Croft in the new series of Sky’s Brassic, after she completes filming BBC drama Ten Pound Poms in Australia. Meanwhile Mark, 35, will continue to put all his focus in the couple’s £3.5million mansion, which is under renovation, as his wife gets straight back into work.