UK games industry layoffs continue with ‘F1 Manager’ developer Frontier

Maya Jama is currently hosting a new version of the dating show Love Island!

Those of us who don't have a tumble drier at home will know all too well the struggle of trying to dry laundry during the winter.

Sarah Snook, star of Succession, says the film industry should “set a precedent” with new rules on the use of Artificial Intelligence.

The debut episode of Love Island Games had fans buzzing with excitement, but not long into the show, viewers had already started to grumble about the format. Instead of the usual quick coupling up we see on Love Island, the contestants all entered the villa in Fiji and had a chat. But fans were quick to moan about the lengthy introductions on social media.

Some of the ex-Islanders due to appear on spin-off show Love Island Games quit before the show even began after being told they were "not guaranteed airtime" despite quarantining for weeks on end. The new Maya Jama-fronted show, which was filmed in Fiji earlier this year, launched in the US on 1 November, with a number of former Love Island stars from the UK, US, Australia, France, Germany and Sweden all competing against each other to take home a $100,000 prize.

NBC is developing a U.S. version of The Underdog, the Truman Show-style guessing game format that sees social media influencers compete in a popularity contest alongside one person without an online following.

Elon Musk touched down in his private jet at Luton airport outside London on Tuesday ahead of the UK’s two-day artificial intelligence safety summit, which kicks off on Wednesday.

Labour has accused SNP ministers of deleting WhatsApp messages relating to the covid pandemic on an "industrial scale".

Refresh for latest…: Universal/Blumhouse’s Five Nights at Freddy’s is gaming its way to an estimated $130.6M global opening, higher even than we had it yesterday as this phenom is now eyeing a $52.6M bow from 64 international box office markets. As Anthony has chronicled, the domestic $78M opening is a stunner — and amid the day-and-date Peacock bow. Overseas, the play is purely theatrical and has set a number of records.

The UK’s film and TV industry is “failing employees” in its approach to tackling sexual harassment six years on from #MeToo, according to a first-of-its-kind study.

An ‘empowering’ studio space and marketplace for Black-owned businesses is set to open on the edge of Manchester city centre.

Game Of Thrones.In his memoir, Putting The Rabbit In The Hat, published two years ago, the Succession star addressed a number of near misses in his career, which included the opportunity to play Robert Baratheon in the HBO fantasy series.READ MORE: ‘Succession’ season four, episode one recap: deals, drama and divorce“I’m often asked if I was offered a role in Game of Thrones – reason being that every other bugger was – and the answer is, yes, I was supposed to be a king called Robert Baratheon,” he wrote.The actor explained that he turned down the role because the money wasn’t great and the character got killed off early.“There’s always been a tendency of American productions to treat British actors differently from American actors,” he said. “In other words, to get them cheap.”Cox also rejected the part of the governor in Pirates Of The Caribbean, a role that eventually went to Jonathan Pryce.

Amazon is entering The 1% Club.

John Hopewell Chief International Correspondent Any new show by producer Frank Doelger – whose credits include “Game of Thrones,” “The Swarm,” “John Adams” and “Rome” – must rate as an event. That event takes place Oct. 17 at Cannes Mipcom trade fair, with the world premiere of “Concordia,” on which Doelger serves as executive producer and showrunner.

It was quite the weekend for Manchester United regarding the takeover process, something that is close to edging into its 11th month.

Manchester United supporter group The 1958 have vowed to continue to protest against the Glazers for as long they own shares at Old Trafford following news of Sir Jim Ratcliffe's desire to buy a minority stake at the club.

When we catch up with Jean Johansson, it's one of the rare times she's in the UK relaxing at her stunning home in Ayrshire with a few minutes all to herself. Jean, 41, has just taken on another year presenting A Place in the Sun and has also signed up for Channel 4's new property show, A Key to a Fortune. She's also the current competitions host on This Morning.

After a winding road of regulatory challenges, Microsoft today closed its $69 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard, creating a video game behemoth.

Joe Jonas and Sophie Turner are reportedly looking to keep their divorce in mediation and not in a trial setting.

Tara Conlan Guest Contributor A slowdown in U.K. film and TV commissions and productions is threatening to put indie companies in the red and leave many independent workers within the industry jobless. As much as 75% of independent contractors in the U.K.