Reading & Leeds boss says “everyone will be tested” for coronavirus at next year’s festival

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Naman Ramachandran Production on long-running ITV soap “Coronation Street” was temporarily disrupted after a cast member tested positive for coronavirus, but shooting has now resumed.The disruption happened at the end of last week, but resumed on Monday, with the cast kept apart with the use of two-meter-long sticks.“We can confirm a member of the ‘Coronation Street’ team has tested positive for coronavirus,” an ITV spokesperson told Variety.

Royal Bolton Hospital issued a desperate plea for residents to stop visiting its emergency department in an attempt to get tested.

ViacomCBS CEO Bob Bakish says better-than-expected customer growth for CBS All Access and his studio's other streaming platforms has been helped by consumers cocooning in front of video screens during the novel coronavirus pandemic. "COVID has been a tailwind for streaming," Bakish told the Goldman Sachs Communacopia Conference during a virtual appearance on Tuesday.

Downing Street press conference on Wednesday (September 9) that of the 200 vaccine projects across the world, six are in the 'final stages of testing'.

Jill Goldsmith Co-Business EditorViacomCBS CEO Bob Bakish said Wednesday of the upfront that “things are very, very far along” in the tortured process long overdue and distorted by the coronavirus.“We are feeling good about how it is shaping up,” he told a BofA virtual media conference Wednesday.If all goes well, he expects a full slate of primetime network shows by November, he said — noting that eleven are cleared to start production, with most resuming at the end of the month.

Reading & Leeds boss Melvin Benn has told the UK Parliament that “festivals can go ahead safely with adequate testing”.Benn, the Managing Director of Festival Republic, took part in today’s (September 8) Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee (DCMS) hearing, where he was asked whether next summer’s festivals could go ahead with social distancing measures in place.“The answer is no. You can’t have festivals with social distancing,” he replied.

Padma Lakshmi just celebrated her 50th birthday! The Top Chef star hit the half-century mark on Tuesday and shared a bikini-clad picture of herself on the beach, the picture read “50 is the new 30, feel like I’m just getting started.” “Thank you for all of your sweet birthday wishes.

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British GQ — his first since “The Rise of Skywalker.” The actor said he challenged the studio to not let his Black character get pushed to the side after being marketed as more significant than he actually was.“You get yourself involved in projects and you’re not necessarily going to like everything,” Boyega told the magazine.

Tom Grater International Film ReporterJohn Boyega has expressed his frustration at being “pushed to the side” in the sequels to his Star Wars debut The Force Awakens, saying that Disney gave “all the nuance” to Adam Driver and Daisy Ridley’s white characters in the later films.In a candid interview with GQ, Boyega also suggests his fellowed diverse major cast members, including Naomi Ackie, Kelly Marie Tran and Oscar Isaac, were all victims of similar fates.“You get yourself involved in projects

David Robb Labor EditorAs film and TV production slowly resumes, testing of crews for COVID-19 “varies wildly from company to company,” said Thom Davis, business manager of IATSE Grips Local 80, in his latest message to his members.“Even within the same company the manner that members are brought back and tested will change depending on the area that the member is working.” Davis, who is also IATSE’s 2nd international vice president, is asking the local’s members to fill out a confidential

Reading & Leeds 2021 have been announced – see the full line-up so far below now.The twin festivals will return between August 27-29 2021 and will feature six headliners and, for the first time, two main stages.Stormzy and Catfish And The Bottlemen will headline the Friday night (August 27) in Reading and Saturday night in Leeds (28), following by Post Malone and Disclosure on the Saturday night in Reading (28) and Sunday night in Leeds (29).Liam Gallagher and Queens Of The Stone Age, meanwhile,