U.K. Union Calls for Organization to Curb Racism in Broadcasting – Global Bulletin

Gallery: 15 celebrity babies born in 2020: Gigi Hadid, Ola Jordan and more cute photos (Hello!)Binky said: 'We are so thankful and excited that our family will be growing in 2021. India gets her new title of 'Big Sister,' which she's already very proud of.

direct to your inboxA teaching union is calling for all schools in Tier 4 areas to close for a fortnight due to the spike in coronavirus infections.The National Education Union’s joint general secretary Dr Mary Bousted said her union will be holding an emergency meeting today (Saturday) to discuss the 'chaos which is engulfing our schools'.She told BBC Breakfast: "Our fear is if we don’t do something now, they’re going to have to be closed for a much longer period later on this month."Yesterday

Jamie Lang In today’s Global Bulletin, Netflix picks up the rights to Spanish feature “Sky High” for a series adaptation, French crime series “Balthazar” posts record audience numbers for TF1, Mexican filmmaker Juan Ernesto Regalado Morales receives this year’s Guillermo del Toro-backed Jenkins-Del Toro Scholarship, and French journalist Augustin Trapenard announces he’s leaving Canal Plus.Netflix has acquired global rights to the feature film “Sky High,” the leading Spanish film at the

Rizwan Manji, who played jack-of-all-trades Ray Butani on “Schitt’s Creek”, is responding to criticism that his character’s Indian accent on the show is yet another example of racial stereotyping on television.

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.Union bosses believe patients and staff have been put at risk due to enhanced cleaning not taking place at Wishaw hospital during the pandemic.And UNISON is now calling on the private contractor’s cleaning deal with NHS Lanarkshire to be binned.Last week, due to a rising number of Covid patients within the hospital, NHS Lanarkshire Chief Executive Heather Knox stated the healthboard was carrying out “a

Jamie Lang In today’s Global Bulletin, a citizen journalist is sentenced to four years of jail time by the Chinese government, ITV Hub posts record 2020 statistics and Irrfan Khan-starrer “The Song of Scorpion” gets a special re-release to honor the actor.TRIALZhang Zhan, a former lawyer-turned-citizen journalist, has been sentenced to four years in prison, becoming the first publicly acknowledged person to be tried and convicted for contradicting the Chinese government’s official account of

After Tenet, if there's a big-ticket Hollywood release in India that many were anticipating, amid the COVID-19 pandemic, it's Wonder Woman 1984. Gal Gadot returns back to the silver screen as the beloved superhero Wonder Woman aka Diana Prince and along with her, we have Chris Pine reprising his role as Steve Trevor while Kristen Wiig and Pedro Pascal get added to the mix as dangerous villains Cheetah and Maxwell Lord.As WW84 finally released in India today, i.e.

Jamie Lang In today’s Global Bulletin, Hugh Grant recalls doubt over Renee Zellweger’s casting in the now iconic role of Bridget Jones in a BBC2 documentary; RSVP and Guilty By Association team on a new Indian spy thriller; the Meihodo International Youth Visual Media Festival will honor Juliette Binoche and Hayao Miyazaki while Natpe recognizes Disney exec Diego Lerner; and Defunct Films makes “We Will Sing” free to stream with donations going to Irish homeless organizations.1.2 million people

a staggered start for some secondaries from January 4, union bosses say the move doesn't go far enough, particularly in light of the new variant of Covid, which it's said could be 70% more contagious.

Jamie Lang In today’s Global Bulletin, Netflix, HBO and DAZN all announce new Spanish originals, Disney Plus orders a nature series from Warner Bros.

In today’s Global Bulletin, Amazon Prime Video snags Champions League rights in Italy, Dhanush joins the Russo brothers’ “The Gray Man,” Leigh Tavaziva joins the BBC as COO and “Big Brother Célébrités” finds its broadcaster in French-speaking Canada.Amazon Prime Video has confirmed Italian reports that it has snapped up rights to exclusively broadcast 16 top UEFA Champions League soccer matches on Wednesday nights, live in Italy, along with the UEFA Super Cup, for three seasons from 2021/22.The

Twitter India has released its annual report and singer Justin Bieber is in the lead, as he generated the most music conversations on the microblogging site. Bieber emerged as the most mentioned global music artist.

Naman Ramachandran In today’s Global Bulletin, Italy’s Oscar contender “Notturno” named European Movie of the Year; U.K.

Disney Appoints APAC Chief Disney has named Luke Kang as President, Asia Pacific, following the departure of Uday Shankar, which was announced in October and becomes effective from December 31. Kang will not, however, be taking on Shankar’s responsibilities in India, with a separate appointment set to be made for the territory by Rebecca Campbell, Chairman, International Operations and Direct-to-Consumer for Disney.

Jamie Lang In today’s Global Bulletin, Discovery Plus U.K.

Jamie Lang In today’s Global Bulletin, WarnerMedia appoints Vanessa Brookman as head of kids for EMEA, Discovery commissions two new unscripted series while Channel 5 gets a pair of dramas and the Göteborg Film Festival selects “Tove” as its opening film.APPOINTMENTWarnerMedia has announced that Vanessa Brookman will be promoted to the newly created position of head of kids for EMEA, effective immediately.The move brings, for the first time, all WarnerMedia’s operational, editorial and creative

YouTube will launch the New Year alongside a number of Hollywood names including Matthew Matthew McConaughey, RuPaul and Storm Reid with its global celebration video Hello 2021. Set to premiere in the Americas, United Kingdom, Korea, Japan and India, Hello 2021 is also set to feature appearances from Dua Lipa, Demi Lovato, J Balvin and more.

Naman Ramachandran India has the highest consumption of films on Netflix globally. During 2020, 80% of subscribers in the country chose to watch a film every week, revealed Monika Shergill, VP, content, Netflix India.The information is part of year end viewership data that Netflix has published for several territories across the Asia region.