Acknowledging the king! Dominic West ran into Queen Consort Camilla while filming The Crown — and she greeted the actor in a surprising way.
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K.J. Yossman U.K. public service broadcaster Channel 4 is launching a new digital-first brand titled Channel 4.0. Set to launch on Oct. 26 on YouTube and Channel 4’s social platforms, the brand will focus on 16-24 year olds and younger teens. The broadcaster has already tapped Gen Z content creators including Chunkz, Nella Rose and Alhan Gençay, to Spuddz, Mist and Dreya Mac to host a plethora of new series and “unexpected collaborations” based in youth culture and sprinkled with “playful mischief.” Head of digital commissioning Sacha Khari and digital commissioning editor Evie Buckley are editorial leads for Channel 4.0, working with Channel 4’s social content and distribution studio 4Studio. Big Smoke Corporation, the creative collective founded by rap artist Skepta (real name Joseph Adenuga), advised Channel 4.0 on its launch with talent insight and strategic vision.
Among the series confirmed for the digital-first brand are “Secret Sauce Series 2” (pictured above) in which Chunkz competes against a celebrity guest to re-create a family recipe; “Nella Rose’s Flight Mode” in which two sets of friends take part in an airport game show to win the ultimate party holiday; “Driven,” described as an “interview and karting series” hosted by rapper and petrolhead Mist; “It’s Alright to be White” in which Alhan Gençay goes on a mission to discover Britain’s “whitest tribes” and “Box Fresh,” fronted by Dreya Mac, in which sneakerheads must go on an obstacle course wearing their most prized footwear and see it get trashed. “Channel 4.0 marks a new era for Channel 4 and is another significant piece of the Future4 strategy,” said Khari. “Not only will Channel 4.0 be a place where established stars come to spread joy, genius and a
Acknowledging the king! Dominic West ran into Queen Consort Camilla while filming The Crown — and she greeted the actor in a surprising way.
Channel 4 has decided to rename its VoD player All4 to… Channel 4.
The Crown, Queen Consort Camilla Parker Bowles has demonstrated a few times that she seems to like—or at least, not mind—seeing herself and her loved ones on the screen.Dominic West, the English actor who will play Prince-now-King Charles III in of the series, recently revealed that when he talked to Parker Bowles last (at a party in 2021), she called him “Your Majesty,” a subdued wink-and-a-nod typical of Brits. Speaking to the , West also recounted that he offered to resign his post as ambassador for The Prince's Trust, one of Charles' charities, in case the role was seen as a conflict of interest.“You do what you like, you’re an actor. It’s nothing to do with us,” West said, summarizing a letter from the King's personal secretary.
EXCLUSIVE: UTA is setting up an EMEA branch of its Entertainment and Culture Marketing (E&CM) group and has hired Fremantle Global Branded Entertainment boss Samantha Glynne to oversee the new department.
Camilla’s ex-husband has been handed a new Royal role – attending a funeral on behalf of the Queen Consort. Brigadier Andrew Parker Bowles, 82, represented his ex-wife at the funeral of John Bowes-Lyon – second cousin of the late Queen Elizabeth II – at Brompton Oratory in Knightsbridge, London.The move was revealed in the Court Circular, the official record of royal engagements. It said: “The King was represented by the Earl of Rosslyn at the Funeral of Mr John Bowes-Lyon.
Gogglebox fans have been left furious after Channel 4 announced that it’s cancelling the show this Friday.The hit programme usually airs on a Friday at 9pm, but this week it’s being replaced with a one-off revival of the stand-up and entertainment show Friday Night Live. Channel 4 will instead air the brand new Gogglebox episode on Saturday night at the same time. An announcer explained shortly before airing Send Nudes: Body SOS on Wednesday night.They said: "It's one for your diary.
Nearly two and a half years after Josh O’Connor declared “The Crown” would not include Prince Charles‘ infamous “Tampongate” phone call with Camilla Parker Bowles, it’s now been confirmed it actually is happening, and it’s O’Connor’s successor, Dominic West, who spilled the tea.
EXCLUSIVE: Children’s TV bosses from all over the world met at Mip Junior last night to discuss major challenges and seek co-production alliances, as the BBC’s Patricia Hidalgo tells Deadline a commercial strategy is the best way to safeguard kids programing.
Fancy ditching a disappointingly unchilled white wine at the pub for champagne on a yacht? “Dating up” is a growing trend in the UK that sees desirable young women dating rich men. A poll of British singletons found 70% are looking for a relationship that elevates their lifestyles – and Seeking, an online dating agency boasting more than 40 million on its books globally, pledges to match attractive women with successful men. “There’s currently a definite cultural shift towards women demanding more from their romantic lives,” says dating expert Emma Hathorn.
Camilla, Queen Consort posing with hundreds of Paddington and teddy bears left outside Queen Elizabeth's royal residences as a tribute to the late monarch following her death on Sept. 8.The palace announced that over 1,000 Paddingtons and teddy bears will be professionally cleaned before they are donated and delivered to Barnardo's children charity.
Camilla, Queen Consort and wife of King Charles III, was seen attending Ascot on Saturday, 15 October, and the event was one of the favourites of the late Queen Elizabeth. Camilla, 75, looked regal as she made an appearance at the British Champions Day at Ascot, wearing a navy blue coat-dress with white lapels. She wore a coordinating hat and a massive smile on her face as she arrived for the QIPCO British Champions Day – although her husband Charles, 73, was not seen with her.The late Queen Elizabeth II was known to be a big fan of horses and racing, and she was often seen attending events at Ascot.
“The Crown” has, once again, changed heads.Netflix released photos of its new Season 5 cast of the British royal family TV series on Friday. This ensemble of actresses will continue through Season 6, the show’s last.Imelda Staunton becomes the third and final actress to play Queen Elizabeth II on the series — this time during the tumultuous 1990s, in which a fire ravaged Windsor Castle, Princess Diana and Prince Charles had a messy divorce and Diana died in a Paris car crash in 1997.One still shows Staunton, 66, as the queen, looking smaller and grayer than her predecessor Olivia Colman, who won an Emmy for playing the part, next to Jonathan Pryce, 75, as Prince Philip.Another sees a sunglasses-and-swimsuit-clad Diana — Australian actress Elizabeth Debicki, 32, takes over from Emma Corrin — on a boat with Charles (Dominic West, 52), and young princes William (Timothee Sambor) and Harry (Teddy Hawley). But her happiness will be revealed as a facade.
EXCLUSIVE: Guy Burnet, Luca Diaz and Daniella Pineda have been cast opposite Anna Konkle in Amazon Freevee’s Western, a half-hour period comedy pilot from Sony Pictures Television, Amazon Studios and Phil Lord and Chris Miller’s Sony TV-based Lord Miller.
The long-awaited fifth season of “The Crown” is on the horizon, tackling what was arguably the most turbulent period in the reign of Queen Elizabeth II.
Netflix’s Tudum has released new photos from Season 5 of The Crown, which includes the first images of Princes William and Harry, along with photos of Imelda Staunton as the Queen, Elizabeth Debicki as Diana and Dominic West as Charles, among others.
King Charles and Queen Camilla are going to be making history during his coronation next year — but potentially for all the wrong reasons.
The diamond crown said to be worn by Queen Consort Camilla at next year’s Coronation has sparked a row with India’s governing party over its “painful history”. Camilla, 75, is set to wear the late Queen Mother’s jewel-encrusted crown, which features the famous 105-carat Koh-i-Noor diamond, at King Charles III’s Coronation in May.The controversial diamond is one of the largest-cut in the world and was included as part of the Crown Jewels after it was offered to Queen Victoria by the last Sikh emperor of India, aged 10 at the time.There have been disputes over the gift, with India and several other countries claiming that the diamond should be returned.
Channel 4 has cast Harry Potter star Natalia Tena and BAFTA winner Chanel Creswell as Rebekah Vardy and Coleen Rooney in its upcoming Wagatha Christie courtroom drama, with Michael Sheen set to play high-profile barrister David Sherborne.