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Nick Jonas is joining forces with Paul Rudd for an exciting new musical movie.

Naman Ramachandran Some of the Sony Music Group‘s top European artists are backing a voter participation campaign. Sony has launched what it describes as a “non-partisan campaign,” titled Your Voice, Your Power, Your Vote, to encourage voting in the June European Union elections, with a focus on young people and underrepresented groups.

Actress and Loose Women panellist Denise Welch reduced her fellow ITV presenter Cat Deeley to tears of laughter during a link to the This Morning studio on Thursday 2 May. Host Charlene White was telling This Morning presenters Cat and Ben Shephard what to expect on the day’s episode of Loose Women, with one of the discussion items being: “Should every child learn to play the recorder?” Charlene said it was something Denise was very passionate about, and promised the former Coronation Street actress would give a performance at the end of their show.

Ted Sarandos To Speak AT RTS London Convention

Ellise Shafer The Royal Television Society has revealed the dates and initial speakers for its annual RTS London Convention. This year’s event will take place on Sept. 17 at Kings Place in London and is chaired by Anna Mallett, Netflix‘s vice president of production for EMEA and the U.K.

Todd Spangler NY Digital Editor Amazon raked in $11.82 billion in ad revenue for the first quarter of 2024, topping analyst expectations, fueled by the ecommerce giant’s move to serve advertising by default in Prime Video in multiple markets. Advertising sales for the quarter were up 24% year over year and marked a new Q1 record. The revenue beat Wall Street expectations for the quarter of $11.7 billion, according to StreetAccount.

Naman Ramachandran Freely, the new free streaming service backed by Britain’s public service broadcasters (PSBs) that delivers live TV over broadband, has launched. The initiative is from Everyone TV, the organization which runs free TV in the U.K. and is jointly owned by the BBC, ITV, Channel 4 and Paramount Global’s Channel 5.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV Editor The recent broadcast of Super Bowl LVIII boosted Paramount Global‘s first quarter of 2024, stabilizing advertising revenue at its TV operations, as the company’s streaming operations added more than 3 million subscribers and cut losses there by more than 40%. Overall, Paramount narrowed its first quarter operating losses while seeing a 6% uptick in revenue, due in large part to audience and advertiser interest in its Big Game presentation, which set a new viewing record.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief Vietnamese French director and screenwriter Tran Anh Hung has been named as president of the jury for the upcoming Shanghai International Film Festival. The festival, which runs June 14 to 23, said that his works “blend the expressions of Eastern and Western cultures, with sensitivity, delicacy, and a romantic style.” His films include: 1992’s “Scent of the Green Papaya”; 1995’s “Cyclo,” starring Tony Leung Chiu-wai; 2009 English-language thriller “I Come With the Rain,” starring Josh Hartnett; and “The Taste of Things,” which earned him the best director prize at Cannes last year. The jury president role marks a return and a promotion for the director. He was previously on the Shanghai festival’s jury in 2011, when he also screened his “Norwegian Wood.” SM Cinema, the largest exhibitor in the Philippines, is to open giant screen Imax cinemas in three new venues.

Frankie Bridge has got a new tattoo, which she had inked with her pals on Saturday.The Saturdays star, 35, shared a video of herself getting a daintily-drawn heart etched onto her hand as she asked her followers on Instagram if the cute design made her "cool now". Sharing a clip of herself in the tattoo parlour, sporting baggy cargo jeans, burgundy Adidas trainers, an oversized shirt and grey woollen jumper, Frankie captioned the video: "Does this make me cool now?" Also getting tattoos on the weekend, which Frankie described as a "cute Saturday with the gals", were the mum-of-two's friends..They posed with the Loose Women panellist in a black-and-white snap before opting for the numbers 3 and 18 for their inkings.

Loose Women stars Charlene White and Denise Welch have vented their anger over the sharing of a clip of ITV newsreader Rageh Omaar falling ill live on TV.The 56-year-old presenter started to noticeably struggle with his words during a report towards the end of the news programme on Friday, 26 April, and straight after the show, Rageh was rushed to hospital where he immediately received treatment. It remains unconfirmed as to the nature of his illness but he has since thanked fans for their "kindness and good wishes” as he recovers at home. Charlene has now taken umbrage at the number of people who have been sharing the video of Rageh falling ill and took to social media to complain.

Linda Robson has openly discussed the reasons behind her split from husband Mark Dunford, after their marriage spanned three decades.The 65 year old Loose Women star didn't shy away from sharing the intimate details that led to the end of their relationship, including her dissatisfaction with their bedroom life. The actress, also famed for her role in Birds Of A Feather, is now on the hunt for a new pad in Islington where she plans to live with just her beloved dog, having decided to sell the family home. Linda has previously mentioned that over time, she and Mark, who share two children, Louis, 32, and Bobbie, 28, "simply grew apart".

Linda Robson has opened up about the alleged 'feud' with her Birds Of A Feather co-star Pauline Quirke, putting to rest the swirling rumours.The 65 year old actress and Loose Women panellist shared her thoughts on their longstanding relationship, one that dates back to their drama school days as teenagers Rumours of a feud between the pair began to swirl when Pauline decided not to join Two Birds Of A Feather for the ITV's 2020 Christmas special, leaving Linda and fellow star Lesley Joseph initially disappointed. Linda confessed to Mail+ at the time "I'm not going to lie and say Lesley [Joseph] and I weren't disappointed." "Of course we were.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief Asian TV channels operator Celestial Tiger Entertainment and myTV SUPER, the OTT platform of Hong Kong’s Television Broadcasts Limited (TVB) are to launch PopC, a movie channel dedicated to Chinese online films, with content supplied by mainland China streamer iQiyi. It launches in Hong Kong from May 1. “The idea of PopC first came about when we saw the amount of great, high quality movies that were being produced for the online space in China.

Priyanka Chopra-Produced Doc Debuting On Prime Video India

Loose Women made a big mistake in the first few seconds of the show that aired on Tuesday 23 April. Ruth Langsford opened the show along with fellow panellists Coleen Nolan, Janet Street-Porter and Brenda Edwards.The women went on to discuss government policies, nude holidays, and books.They also welcomed ex-Strictly Come Dancing judge, Arlene Phillips, who joined the show to speak about the late Len Goodman who passed away a year ago.

Paramount Global CEO Bob Bakish saw his total compensation dip slightly in 2023, to $31.3 million from $32 million in the prior year.

Olivia Attwood might be a huge TV star but, just like the rest of us, sometimes she doubts herself, and when she got the call to be a panelist on Loose Women, there was one big question on her mind. The 32 year old is unquestionably one of the most successful people ever to come out of the hit ITV2 show Love Island, and she's since been snapped up by ITV, with a multitude of her own shows, from documentaries to a fly-on-the-wall series. But landing a coveted role on Loose Women in 2023 is no doubt one of her biggest coups to date, and in an exclusive interview with OK!, Olivia opened up on how it all came about, and what she thought to meeting the Loose Women....

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd., the disappointed bride in the failed engagement between Zee and Sony India, has formally ended its quest for a merger. On Tuesday, it withdrew its application before the industry regulator National Company Law Tribunal and said that it will focus instead on internal growth.

Tamara Lawrance & Sharon D. Clarke Board BBC‘s ‘Mr Loverman’