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They're known for a shared love of sport as well as a bit of healthy competition, so the Prince and Princess of Wales wasted no time in getting stuck into a mountain biking challenge on a trip to Scotland. Prince William and Kate Middleton, who are known as the Duke and Duchess of Rothesay when visiting Scotland, have been spending the day in Burghead, Moray and Inverness and looked thrilled at the chance to get competitive with each other again.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief Japan‘s Fair Trade Commission on Tuesday approved a remedial proposal by Toho Cinemas, the country’s largest movie theater operator, not to apply unfair pressure on third-party film distributors. The FTC opened an investigation into film booking practices in March of last year, having received reports that Toho Cinemas, which is also in the same family of companies as Japan’s leading distributor, had pressured other companies to only use its theaters. In its decision, reported by Japanese media, the FTC said that it accepted Toho Cinemas’ proposed remedies and said that it would not need to issue a cease-and-desist order or take other punitive measures that the anti-monopoly laws allow. The FTC explained that distributors choose so-called main cinemas as venues for promotional events (stage greetings, fan meetings and gala screenings). It found that since 2016 Toho would not accept film bookings at cinemas in its circuit unless a Toho Cinemas venue had also been designated as a main cinema. At the time of the complaint, the Asahi Shimbun business newspaper mentioned ‘intimidation’ by Toho.

Clayton Davis Senior Awards Editor Variety Awards Circuit section is the home for all awards news and related content throughout the year, featuring the following: the official predictions for the upcoming Oscars, Emmys, Grammys and Tony Awards ceremonies, curated by Variety senior awards editor Clayton Davis. The prediction pages reflect the current standings in the race and do not reflect personal preferences for any individual contender.

Prince Harry is getting his high-fives in early!

There’s some stiff competition in the Sussex household!

Prince William, Kate Middleton and Princess Anne delighted royal fans this week when the unlikely trio made a surprise appearance on Mike Tindall’s podcast ahead of the upcoming Rugby World Cup matches in France. The three senior royals joined the former England rugby star, 44, on his show The Good, The Bad and The Rugby alongside co-hosts James Haskell and Alex Payne. During the special episode, which was filmed at Windsor Castle, sport was at the top of the agenda, with the close knit family not afraid to speak about their love of all things competitive.

If someone had told me as a child that one day I’d be working as a model and body activist, I’d never have believed them. I suffered from crippling social anxiety and struggled going to school. I was being bullied because of my bust size and the kids teased me for wearing a bra.

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at Large One of my favorite categories this year, however, is lead actress in a limited or anthology series or movie. And here’s the top reason: This is the only acting category this year that features not a single previous Emmy winner among its nominees. As a matter of fact, half of them have never been nominated at all.

EXCLUSIVE: The Gotham Group has won out in a competitive situation to sign rising screenwriter and filmmaker C. Craig Patterson after being in the mix with a number of top firms, Deadline can exclusively reveal.

Netflix acknowledged the punishing landscape that is streaming today but — even as some now question the entire model — insisted it’s a good business if you’ve got “strong execution and focus” and it does.

“All I wanna do is cut hair, and they keep dropping.” A24 has a knack for finding a lot of strange and weird films, and the new film, “Medusa Deluxe,” definitely fits that bill. A British murder mystery set in a competitive hairdressing contest, the film is the feature-length directorial debut of Thomas Hardiman, known for shorts like “Pitch Black Panacea” (2020) and “Time on My Hands” (2012).

RELATED: If SAG-AFTRA Goes Out, How Fast Will WGA Go Back in to Negotiations With AMPTP? After a decade of staggering growth in series production, the Great Contraction was destined to hit the creative community. The Writers Guild of America strike that began May 2 has accelerated the pace of the pruning of content and deals, but the driving force is less the work stoppage and more Hollywood’s reckoning with the changing economics of streaming. Given all these factors, FX chief John Landgraf’s long-standing prediction of a major contraction in the number of scripted shows in the marketplace will finally come to pass.

Nick Vivarelli International Correspondent Dubai-based pay-TV and streamer OSN launched its rebranded OSN+ streaming service in March 2022 — and then lost some momentum when Disney+, the following June, pulled out its premium content and started a standalone platform in the Middle East. However, OSN remains a leading small-screen outlet for prime Hollywood scripted fare in 22 territories across the Middle East and North Africa. In March 2023, they extended their relationship with Warner Bros. Discovery, forging a new multi-year licensing deal that makes them the exclusive home for HBO content such as “Succession” in the region. And, they’ve retained exclusive rights to Paramount+ shows, plus a slate of Sky Studios and Peacock Originals produced by NBC Universal — among other Hollywood deals firmly in place — as well as recently expanding their exclusive partnership with ITV Studios in the U.K.

are facing off in a «super competitive» episode of, which returns to ABC with season 10 in July. ET was on set with Christina Ricci, Jasmin Savoy Brown, Melanie Lynskey, Samantha Hanratty and more as the two different age groups from the Showtime drama united onscreen for the first time in the same show. "[It's] super competitive.

Champion freediver Alessia Zecchini fell in love with the sport as a child growing up in Italy, astounding coaches with her raw talent and determination in pool swims and open water contests before she was even old enough to legally compete. Irish adventurer turned expert safety diver Stephen Keenan, meanwhile, was raised near the sea, but as a young man he set out on a quest to find himself, traveling across Africa before landing in Dahab, Egypt and establishing a dive school.

Ben Croll If once lured for brief visits by the panoply of iconic locations, international projects now linger in France to claim a competitive tax rebate and set down roots to benefit from an ever-expanding production infrastructure. And so, fuelled by mammoth shoots like Apple TV+’s upcoming Benjamin Franklin in Paris limited series, “Franklin,” the Christian Dior-Coco Chanel bio-series “The New Look” and AMC’s “Walking Dead” spinoff “Raise the Dead,” foreign spending hit a record high last year, filling local coffers with slightly more than $1 billion and marking a 324% increase from 2019 numbers. “This is more than a post-pandemic rebound,” says France’s National Centre for Cinema and the Moving Image (CNC) digital director Vincent Florant. “[The industry has undergone] rapid acceleration and exponential growth. Nowadays, we host the totality of these massive shoots, whereas before we only received a part, or even, in the most extreme cases, just a few days of postcard shooting at the foot of the Eiffel Tower.”

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Variety Awards Circuit section is the home for all awards news and related content throughout the year, featuring the following: the official predictions for the upcoming Oscars, Emmys, Grammys and Tony Awards ceremonies, curated by Variety senior awards editor Clayton Davis. The prediction pages reflect the current standings in the race and do not reflect personal preferences for any individual contender. As other formal (and informal) polls suggest, competitions are fluid and subject to change based on buzz and events. Predictions are updated every Thursday. Visit the prediction pages for the respective ceremonies via the links below:

Director Kartiki Gonsalves and producer Guneet Monga became the first Indian filmmakers to claim competitive Oscars after their short documentary The Elephant Whisperers won the Academy Award tonight.

Blake Lively's husband Ryan Reynolds has shared a competitive workout photo as he gets into shape for his next film and fans have a lot to say about it.The Hollywood star, who welcomed his fourth child with Blake in February, is clearly very focused on getting into shape so that he will be able to rival his Deadpool 3 costar, Hugh Jackman.Ryan is known for how competitive he can be on social media, often teasingly challenging his wife Blake over Instagram or Twitter. Find out all about their sweet relationship in the video below.WATCH: HELLO! explores Blake Lively and Ryan Reynold's relationshipHowever, the Welcome to Wrexham A-lister is now more fixated on challenging his costar, as he captioned the photo of him at the gym: "Keep up with the Jackmans."DISCOVER: The real reason behind Blake Lively's daughter James' moniker is incredibly bittersweetFans of Ryan and the Deadpool films were quick to react to the Free Guy star's post, which showed him surrounded by a lot of gym gear and wearing a grey hoodie.

Running to the altar! Andi Dorfman is opening up to Us Weekly about her relationship with Blaine Hart as they prepare to wed — and run a second race together.

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Kate Middleton and Prince William went head-to-head in a race on spin bikes – and the Princess won despite wearing heels while William suffered a wardrobe mishap. The Royal couple visited the Aberavon Leisure and Fitness Centre in Port Talbot, Wales, on Tuesday to hear how sport can improve people’s mental health. The Prince and Princess of Wales, known for their competitive nature, took part in a 45-second race on spin bikes, with the winner being whoever travelled the furthest distance.

Lise Pedersen Following in the footsteps of its Nordic neighbors, Finland is fast becoming a destination of choice for foreign co-productions, not least thanks to its up-front cash-back tax incentive introduced in 2017. Despite a slight drop in 2020 due to the COVID pandemic, figures show a 40%-plus growth of the audiovisual industry in the past five years, distributed evenly between co-production and service production. In addition to the national rebate of 25%, productions can get up to 40% incentive money thanks to top-ups from regional film commissions. Other support mechanisms include public broadcaster YLE and the Promotion Centre for Audiovisual Culture (AVEK), as well as a growing number of private investors such as VOD platform Elisa Viihde and Aurora Studios,  which   are   working actively on getting Finnish content out to the world.

Victoria Beckham is getting into the Christmas spirit as she organised some wholesome fun activities for her brood.

A Christmas competition! Victoria Beckham and David Beckham battled it out trying to make the best gingerbread house with their daughter, Harper.

Scots TV presenter Jean Johansson is no stranger to quiz shows and this week she will be appearing on House of Games.

Vela Games has revealed its debut title, Evercore Heroes, which is a competitive player versus environment (PvE) game where the goal is to become the world’s best team of heroes.The game is set in the science fantasy world of Lumerea, and combines real-time skill-based teamwork with adventurous co-operative combat. The trailer was released today (October 11) and shows a multitude of heroes showing off a variety of intricate weapons and abilities whilst traversing the world before coming together and facing an intimidating ice-hurling ogre.Vela Games CEO and co-founder, Travis George, said “Our goal has always been to make the game players really want, even it it means breaking the mould,” he then went on to say that with Evercore Heroes, Vela is building a “unique” multiplayer game that brings skill-based co-op and competitive play together in a “fresh new way”.Early testing has been underway for over two years, and George says that the feedback from those sessions has been “great”.

Dylan Dreyer is one determined woman. The Today show presenter is happily married to her husband, Brian Fichera, but that doesn't mean she's about to let him win.Taking to Instagram, Dylan shared a video of the pair battling it out on the beach in a running race. MORE: Dylan Dreyer reveals her son's adorable resemblance to Prince GeorgeIn the clip, the mom-of-three makes serious strides as she surges powerfully forward through the sand - while her husband faceplants behind her. WATCH: Dylan Dreyer films the reality of living with young children Dylan captioned the post: "If you follow @fishlense perhaps you saw the video of him and me racing…and Brian winning.

Riot Games – the developer behind Valorant and League Of Legends – has shared that “nearly every game” that the company makes will be competitive with “some sort of esports component to it”.At the launch of Riot’s Project Stryker broadcast centre in Dublin, Needham spoke to NME about the company’s plans to incorporate esports into future Riot titles – including Project Lion, an upcoming fighting game.“If you look at Riot’s games, almost all of our games are competitive games, with varying levels of whether they’d be good sports or not,” said Needham. “We’ve talked about Lion publicly, obviously esports is a really core part of the fighting game community, so we’ll be investing there.”“But all the games that Riot produces, we really look at games that can span generations.

Gallery: 'I realized that they couldn't remember how mean they had been to me. . . ' The A-list stars who were BULLIED at school before finding fame (BANG Showbiz)Although Walker is almost a teenager, the 51-year-old actress still can't resist cradling him like a baby.

Dylan Dreyer loves being a doting mother to her three sons, Calvin, five, two-year-old Oliver, and Rusty, one. MORE: Dylan Dreyer pens sweet tribute to husband as they spend Father's Day apartBut she's just as much looking forward to enjoying the things she did before her pregnancy, and that includes her fondness for golfing.VIDEO: Dylan Dreyer shares baby Rusty's cute milestoneThe Today co-host shared pictures announcing her excitement for returning to play the American Century Celebrity Golf Championship (the AC Championship) this year.The photos, however, showed how she last appeared for the tournament, sporting a full baby bump while pregnant with Rusty at the time.MORE: Dylan Dreyer shares Royal Ascot adventures as she leaves Today in New York to report in UKShe was even the first pregnant golfer to compete at the championship and was also jokingly deemed "Best Dressed" according to the stats she shared, even featuring a shot of hers with her husband Brian Fichera.The mom-of-three was elated to be returning without a baby on the way, however, as she penned: "It's almost time!! I can't wait to finally play in the @acchampionship NOT pregnant!!A post shared by Dylan Dreyer (@dylandreyernbc)Dylan will return to the AC Championship for the first time since giving birth"Thanks to @playingnine for collecting my stats (and for dressing me last year, which wasn't easy until I found them!!) My goal this year is to not be in the bottom 10.

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EXCLUSIVE: Screen Gems has acquired the rights to Crypt TV’s horror Island of the Dolls, based on the infamous, true story of La Isla de las Munecas south of Mexico City, in a competitive situation.

Sony Pictures has landed rights to the upcoming Dolly Parton starrer Run, Rose, Run in a highly competitive situation, Deadline can confirm. EVP of Literary Affairs Drew Reed was instrumental in landing the deal, which was contingent on a theatrical release for the film.

Michael Owen's daughter Gemma Owen has opened up on the influence her dad's incredibly successful football career has had as she admitted she's got a competitive nature ahead of entering this year's Love Island. Following rumours the fashion designer, who set up her own bikini brand this year, would be the celebrity contestant entering the Spanish villa for the latest series, 19 year old Gemma has been confirmed to be one of the sizzling new Islanders.The stunning brunette, who is former Liverpool striker Michael's eldest child of four and left former Islanders Brad and Aaron swooning, told how sport has always been a "big thing" for her and her family as she shared her excitement for the experience.