In a People interview, Buffy the Vampire Slayer actress Emma Caulfield Ford, who played the demon Anya on the TV series, updated her health and detailed her MS battle, which she kept quiet for more than a decade.
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Brian Steinberg Senior TV Editor Before marketers can start putting their commercials into Netflix programs for the year to come, they’ll have to step into those programs themselves. Netflix plans to host an interactive “Netflix Experience” for advertising clients and buyers, all via an event to be held throughout Thursday, May 16, at New York’s Pier 59 Studios. Those who choose to participate will traverse through rooms and experiences built around Netflix series like “Stranger Things” or the comedy offerings of “Netflix is a Joke.” The company also plans to hold what it calls “an intimate first-look presentation” with its executives on Mary 15 in the afternoon.
More details are expected in weeks to come. The sessions, if they happen as scheduled, would represent Netflix’s first in-person events with Madison Avenue since it joined the industry’s “upfront” market last year. The streaming giant originally planned to hold a physical presentation on the Wednesday of a week of events last May, when the TV networks usually roll out their coming program schedules to the advertising community.
But Netflix unexpectedly scrapped the event amid worries of protests tied to the recent Hollywood writers’ strike. Ultimately, it held a virtual presentation that would not have potential ad customers intersect with members of the writers’ union. Netflix faces tough competition.
Both Amazon and Disney have ramped up their ad-supported streaming offering in recent months. Both Disney+ and Hulu have ad-supported tiers and Amazon Prime Video recently made its service reliant on commercials unless subscribers pay an extra fee. But Netflix has also started to gain traction with the ad community.
In a People interview, Buffy the Vampire Slayer actress Emma Caulfield Ford, who played the demon Anya on the TV series, updated her health and detailed her MS battle, which she kept quiet for more than a decade.
King Charles is reportedly planning to share a video message in celebration of Commonwealth Day, as he is unable to attend the service in person.The King is expected to miss the event at Westminster Abbey on 11 March as he is continuing his treatment for cancer. But, keeping in line with the tried and tested royal belief that the monarch "has to be seen to be believed", the King has filmed a special video at Windsor Castle which will be shown at this year's event, which is themed "One Resilient Common Future".
A £6m plan to totally transform Longford Park in Stretford includes a BMX new pump track and improvements to tennis courts and football pitches. There will also be improvements to the children's play equipment, Pets Corner, the cafe and Firswood Community Centre, as well as upgrades to cricket and disk golf.
The new NBC reality competition series Deal or No Deal Island is premiering TONIGHT and the rules are going to be completely different than the original game show.
Saturday Night Live host Shane Gillis sported a mullet and a southern accent to play Ricky Monroe, an alum of Greenbow High School who graduated alongside Forrest Gump.
Kaia Gerber is celebrating her mom Cindy Crawford on her birthday. Crawford is turning 58 and celebrated the occasion with an Intagram post made up of some throwback photos and a video. Gerber shared the post and added a message of her own.
Korean content is having its moment, but Pyramid Game will be the only title from the country at next month’s Series Mania.
Director Ethan Coen – collaborating with wife Tricia Cooke instead of brother Joel – delivers a disposable but not entirely unentertaining lesbian-centered crime caper comedy in Drive-Away Dolls. With its raunchy sex and vivid violence, the film is more an affectionate tribute to hard R drive-in B movies that more resembles something from the mind of Russ Meyer than anything resembling smart, Oscar-y movies like the Coen Brothers’ No Country For Old Men, Big Lebowski, Barton Fink, Fargo, Blood Simple etc.
Brian Steinberg Senior TV Editor TelevisaUnivision has more to offer than just the usual advertising jargon and programming notes for its 2024 upfront showcase. The Spanish-language media giant plans to open what it calls “Casa Cultura” on May 14 at New York’s HK Hall, where it will invite advertisers, media buyers and other attendees to an experiential presentation that will showcase Latino culture in the United States. In the morning.
Struggle to brush through tangles and knotted hair? This £11 detangling brush from Tangle Teezer may just be the answer to your problems. Retailing usually for £14, the hairbrush is currently reduced to £11.20 here on Amazon. The brush has been designed to work on both wet and dry hair, effortlessly detangling your hair with minimal damage or breakage.
Hillary Clinton and Sharon Stone shared the stage at the annual Cinema for Peace funder raiser in Berlin on Monday night with the latter presenting the former U.S. secretary of state with the NGO’s Cinema for Peace Award.
Squid Game.Sarandos recently visited the headquarters of Netflix Korea, located in the heart of Seoul, South Korea. During a press conference held during his visit, the Netflix CEO shut down rumours that an American remake of Squid Game is in the works.“That’s just a rumour,” he said, according to South Korean news outlet SBS Star.
As Gogglebox returns to our screens with a brand new series, once again viewers will be treated to a mischievous cast of avid telly critics as they share their views about the week’s best shows and movies to hit our screens. Yet while some of the stars appear on the show alongside their families, others prefer to keep their partners out of the spotlight.
Helen Mirren made a statement about AI while accepting her Lifetime Achievement award at the 37th Annual American Cinematheque Awards on Thursday night (February 15) in Beverly Hills, Ohio.
Jennifer Lopez is going out on tour this summer!
Ford Kiernan is swapping high rises for house music as he prepares to release a new dance tune to raise money for a mental health charity.
Official figures released today have confirmed that the UK economy fell into recession in the final part of last year.
Spotify has announced that it has entered into a partnership with the live events platform Bandsintown.Founded in 2007, Bandsintown is a website and app that allows users to find information about tours and concerts that are in their area, with artists having the ability to control their own listings.Now, Spotify has confirmed that Bandsintown listings will be directly integrated onto their platform. “Bandsintown is on a mission to help artists get discovered and sell out shows,” said Fabrice Sergent, co-founder of Bandsintown.
If you struggle to get to sleep at night you'll know that listening to an audiobook, podcast or even the radio calms any racing thoughts and helps you drift of to the land of nod. But that often means you need to wear ear buds or headphones to bed that quickly become uncomfortable, or your partner has to put up with listening to your favourite show streaming from your mobile or radio as well.
The Duchess of Sussex took centre stage in a series of newly released photographs ahead of a busy week for her and Prince Harry which will include a trip to Canada to celebrate one year until the Invictus Games. In the photos posted to the couple's Instagram, Archewell_Sussex, Meghan could be seen preparing food with a group of women. In a black and white snap, she's seen grinning as she watches the preparation while in a colour photo, she is seen giving it a go herself.