Politico Owner’s CEO Praised Climate Change, Compared Pandemic Response to Nazi Germany, Leaked Texts Show

Cristiano Ronaldo wants to leave Al Nassr only months after joining the club from Manchester United and could be set to return to Real Madrid as an ambassador, according to reports.

Rihanna is putting her style on display ahead of the 2023 Met Gala.

Erling Haaland is in the highest echelon of footballers alongside Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo while also having the "same mentality" as the latter, according to Bernardo Silva.

INFINITE has announced his 2023 Europe showcase tour.The K-pop idol recently revealed that he’s set to go on a six-show tour of Europe this year. The showcase tour will kick off at the Conway in London on June 23, followed by stops in Paris, Amsterdam and Berlin throughout the rest of the month.Lee Sung-jong’s tour will then continue into July for its final two shows, in Warsaw and Budapest on the 1st and 2nd of the month.According to a tweet from Lee’s official Twitter account, tickets for his ‘The One’ tour will go on sale April 28 at 12pm GMT.

K.J. Yossman ITVX and Apple TV+ have bucked the U.K.’s downward trend in streamer subscriptions by showing strong growth. According to the analysis from consultancy Kantar, the number of households in the U.K. that subscribe to at least one streaming service fell in the first quarter of 2023 compared to the first quarter of 2022. The first three months of this year showed 16.10 million households subscribed to at least one streamer while the first quarter of 2022 the figure was 16.91 million and the figure for the same quarter in 2021 was 16.95 million. Despite the consistent drop over the last two years, the research showed that ITVX’s premium service – which launched in the last quarter of 2023, replacing ITV’s previous streaming platform ITV Hub – gained the most number of new SVOD subscribers in the quarter. They were followed by Apple TV+.

K.J. Yossman Factual production and distribution company Big Media has inked a three-year, multi-series output deal with RTL Germany’s free-to-air channel NTV. The first series under the deal will be a five-part series titled “Deadliest Weapons Declassified,” which explores the most destructive weapons ever developed by mankind and features interviews from spies, special operators, military contractors, and weapons manufacturers. The series also includes CGI, archival footage and dramatic re-enactments. It is set to air on NTV in spring 2024. The deal follows the broadcast of Big Media’s “Destruction Decoded” – a science-base series about some of the world’s most terrifying natural disasters – on NTV last month, which delivered high ratings. The company is now negotiating with other European broadcasters for similar output deals.

Rancid have announced plans to release new album ‘Tomorrow Never Comes’ this summer.The US punk-rock band’s 10th studio LP will come out on June 2 via Epitaph Records and is their first since 2017’s ‘Trouble Maker’.As a first taster, the band have shared the title track from their forthcoming album, the video for which you can view below.The record, which will feature 16 tracks, coincides with their forthcoming UK and European tour which kicks off in Italy at Slam Dunk on the same day the album is released.The tour was set to call at London’s O2 Academy Brixton on June 20, but it has now been upgraded to the OVO Arena Wembley on the same date.The band will also play a second gig at the O2 Victoria Warehouse in Manchester the following night (June 21).

Marta Balaga Stormy Daniels becomes a dating show host in Canada’s “For the Love of DILFs,” combining two groups of “internet’s favorite gay archetypes: Himbos and daddies.” Produced by Daddy TV, it premiered in January. “I was brought here by Doctor DILF, a mysterious gay relationship expert, to help these singles find the man of their dreams. I know it sounds kind of weird but hey, the check cleared. And I love a good check, so here I am,” she said in the trailer presented at MipTV’s Fresh TV Formats, hosted by The Wit.  According to The Wit CEO Virginia Mouseler, moderating the showcase, “The Traitors” and “FBoy Island” are the true trendsetting formats of the season.

Ed Meza @edmezavar CJ ENM Sells Remake Rights to hit Korean Drama ‘Train’ to Firebrand Studios The U.K.’s Firebird Studios has acquired remake rights for hit Korean drama “Train” from entertainment giant CJ ENM. “Train” follows a detective investigating his love’s death who discovers a parallel universe, where his late partner is very much alive. Moving back and forth between the two worlds, he tracks down the truth behind her death in one, while protecting her in the other. “With two unforgettable central characters, ‘Train’ is a love story, a detective show, a journey across the multiverse,” said Firebird Pictures CEO Elizabeth Kilgariff. It’s “a story that defies expectations at every turn and one that we can’t wait to re-tell in a British setting.”

Fox Alternative Entertainment (FAE) is building up its international slate through its International Formats Fund.

An Antiques Roadshow guest was left gobsmacked after her family heirloom was valued by the BBC experts.

EXCLUSIVE: Jörg Winger and his Sam – A Saxon co-creator Tyron Ricketts believe the time is now right to tell the story of East Germany’s first Black policeman after a near-20-year period of shopping the project.

EXCLUSIVE: Details are emerging about Wim Wenders’ 3D documentary Anselm, which will gets its world premiere as a special screening at the Cannes Film Festival next month.

Leo Barraclough International Features Editor Eco-thriller “The Swarm,” which premiered at the Berlin Film Festival, has been acquired in the U.K. by pay-TV operator Sky. Negotiations with a U.S. partner are in the final stages. The show, produced by multiple Primetime Emmy award winner and “Game of Thrones” executive producer Frank Doelger and NDF IP’s managing director Eric Welbers, is set to play on the Sky Max channel in the U.K. later this year. “The Swarm” scored huge ratings in Germany on ZDF and on Austria’s ORF. In Germany, it attracted up to 10 million views per episode (linear and catch-up combined), multiple prime time wins, and big successes within the younger target group (between the ages of 14-49).

Ed Meza @edmezavar Germany’s impressive crop of crime drama, mystery, suspense, apocalyptic catastrophe, royal intrigue and tales of the supernatural is certain to attract buyers at this year’s MipTV in Cannes. The selections of series, TV movies and unscripted shows offer a wide range of content but also remain heavy on crime — a favorite German genre.  Among the new offerings is Beta Film’s fact-based title “I am Scrooge.” Produced by Zeitsprung Pictures, the Cologne-based company behind the hit Netflix spy thriller “Kleo,” “I am Scrooge” chronicles the true story of Arno Funke, a frustrated artist who found fame as a bombmaking extortionist in the early 1990s. 

Leo Barraclough International Features Editor Season 6 of Canadian cop show “Hudson & Rex,” one of the world’s most successful television brands, has been given the greenlight. The new season has been added to the sales slate of Beta Film at next week’s MipTV television conference and market in Cannes. The canine star of the police procedural, German Shepherd Diesel, who plays Rex, will walk the pink carpet on Sunday at TV series festival Canneseries, which runs in parallel with MipTV. He will be joined by John Reardon, who plays detective Charlie Hudson. The crime fighting duo are presenting the French premiere of the first episode of Season 4, followed by a Q&A with the talent.

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An Antiques Roadshow guest was left gobsmacked after a family heirloom which was bought for £20 was valued to be worth thousands of pounds.

EXCLUSIVE: MGM Alternative is taking variety-meets-gameshow format Watch! into the U.S.

YouTube channel and a royal reporter.“That’s for you, if you want it,” one person is heard saying as they extended the paper crown to the King.“I’m alright,” he replied with a smile as he walked away. The playful crown, which featured a purple top and fake jewels illustrated all around it, is a signature for the fast food giant.