Podcast consolidation continues.
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Manori Ravindran International EditorRicky Gervais has responded to misconduct allegations against “After Life” producer Charlie Hanson, a long-time collaborator on numerous projects by the British comedian.“I am shocked and appalled to learn of the historical allegations made by a number of women against Charlie Hanson.
The decision was made to immediately remove him from production and I am confident the matter is being handled thoroughly,” said Gervais in a statement on Saturday.Hanson
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The Streets‘ Mike Skinner has responded to the British government’s announcement that plans to ease lockdown restrictions by June 21 will be delayed for a further four weeks.When it was announced back in March that the UK’s roadmap to ending coronavirus restrictions would see the end of social distancing requirements the return of mass gatherings from June 21, The Streets released the celebratory single ‘Who’s Got The Bag (June 21st)’.They also announced five nights of gigs and parties at The
There have been a lot of reports over whether Prince Harry asked the Queen about “Lilibet.” Some claim that the Duke of Sussex did ask Queen Elizabeth II for her blessing to name his daughter with Meghan Markle after her family nickname.
EXCLUSIVE: BAFTA has become the latest influential UK industry body to call for a high-level summit to address historical sexual misconduct allegations amid a growing #MeToo movement in television.
Time’s Up UK has called on the British film and TV industry to establish an independent authority for dealing with sexual misconduct allegations following a growing #MeToo movement in the television business.
Dua Lipa has been named as the UK’s most-played artist of 2020.The singer released her acclaimed second album ‘Future Nostalgia’ in March 2020, while an accompanying remix album with The Blessed Madonna followed in August.The music licensing company PPL have revealed their ‘Most Played Charts’ for 2020 this morning (June 9), with Lipa ranking first in their list of the most-played artists in the UK.The data was compiled by the PPL from “exclusive music usage and airplay data from radio stations
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EXCLUSIVE: UK creative industry union Bectu has opened an investigation into an alleged racially insensitive incident involving Ken Ashley-Johnson, the chairman of its grip branch, on the set of a recent shoot. As part of the process, Ashley-Johnson has been suspended pending the outcome of the inquiry.
British singer Dua Lipa recently took to Instagram to celebrate a very important anniversary! The singer, 25, went live on the social media platform to mark the 4 year anniversary of Dua Lipa--her debut album which released in 2017.
EXCLUSIVE: Time’s Up UK, the charity born out of the Harvey Weinstein scandal and subsequent #MeToo movement, is exploring ways of improving accountability in the British television industry when allegations of sexual misconduct emerge years after a production has shut up shop.
The Masked Dancer UK aired its latest episode on Thursday night (June 3) on ITV. The Masked Singer spin-off follows a similar concept, withholding the identity of its cast with eccentric costumes as each contestant is kept anonymous until they leave the competition.
After a British newspaper reported that Queen Elizabeth II’s courtiers banned members of certain minorities from serving in the royal household, Buckingham Palace issued a statement responding to the allegations.
Dua Lipa is “already thinking” about her third album, according to the boss of her record label.The singer released the hugely successful ‘Future Nostalgia’ in early 2020, and said the following month that she’d be thinking about album three “sooner rather than later”.In a new interview Variety, Joe Kentish, the new president of Warner Records UK, reflected on the success of ‘Future Nostalgia’ and confirmed that ideas are already being shared regarding what’s next.“It’s The Terminator of albums,
British singer Dua Lipa recently got candid about her new music! In an interview with Variety, the 25-year-old pop star revealed that after 2 hits, she already has a third album in mind. Her label Warner Records’ executive Joe Kentish spoke to the publishing house about the upcoming album and said “It’s ‘The Terminator’ of albums, it just cannot be stopped!” “Every time we think it’s down, another single pops off in another territory or on another platform.
British television producer and director Charlie Hanson has been removed from Netflix’s Ricky Gervais comedy After Life and he has been suspended by BAFTA amid allegations of sexual misconduct.
Netflix has removed an unnamed producer from a UK original after it was made aware of historic sexual misconduct allegations against the individual.
James Newman has responded to finishing with nul points at the Eurovision Song Contenst last weekend (May 22).
Manori Ravindran International EditorPrince Harry has responded to the explosive findings of an independent inquiry into the BBC’s infamous 1995 Panorama interview with his mother, Princess Diana.The investigation was centred on British journalist Martin Bashir and his use of forged bank documents to secure access to the princess in the now-iconic sit-down, in which Diana claimed there were “three of us in the marriage.”The findings of the investigation, carried out by retired judge Lord Dyson,