Viaplay Partners With Comcast For Nordic Streamer’s U.S. Launch on Dec. 15 (EXCLUSIVE)

Vanessa Hudgens and Cole Tucker are enjoying a day out!

Janice Long, the first woman to have her own daily show on the BBC’s Radio 1, died at home on Christmas Day. She was 66 and had what was described as a “short illness,” according to reports.

At long last, the new season of “Atlanta” is on its way to FX next year after a three-year hiatus. Could this be the most anticipated season of comedy television of all time? After the show’s second season racked up 14 Emmy nominations, the most by any comedy series ever, it’s safe to say the new one is at the top of almost everyone’s list (including ours!).

Celebrated radio DJ Janice Long has died aged 66.

Streetlife, on which she promoted local bands. She moved to BBC Radio 1 in 1982, hosting her own show on Saturday evenings, before moving to weekday evenings for a new music and current affairs programme and the Friday reviews show Singled Out.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefOnce billed as the “Netflix of China,” video streaming firm iQiyi is now laying off staff in order to bring its costs under control.

Selena Gomez’s mom had a serious battle with COVID.

Actress and producer Nia Long has signed on to ABC’s Let The World See, a limited docuseries chronicling Mamie Till-Mobley’s quest for justice that sparked the civil rights movement after her son Emmett Till’s brutal murder.

Documentary features shortlist:“Ascension”“Attica”“Billie Eilish: The World’s a Little Blurry”“Faya Dayi”“The First Wave”“Flee”“In the Same Breath”“Julia”“President”“Procession”“The Rescue”“Simple as Water”“Summer of Soul (…Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)”“The Velvet Underground”“Writing with Fire”Documentary shorts shortlist:“Águilas”“Audible”“A Broken House”“Camp Confidential: America’s Secret Nazis”“Coded: The Hidden Love of J. C.

The “One Tree Hill” cast reunited for the holidays.

WarnerMedia Signs Nordic Theatrical Boss

Nick Vivarelli International CorrespondentThe radical revamp of Italy’s Cinecittà Studios, which has been underway since May, is gaining traction with a rise in occupancy of its sound stages and backlot, realistic prospects for profitability, and new state-of-the-art filming facilities on the way, according to managing director Nicola Maccanico.Maccanico, a former Warner Bros.

Naman Ramachandran BritBox, the streaming service operated by ITV and the BBC, is expanding across the Nordic regions via a distribution partnership with C More.The service will be available from early 2022 in Sweden, Finland and Denmark from C More and in Norway from TV2. The programming will be in English, with both English and local language subtitles available in each country.

Marc Malkin Senior Film Awards, Events & Lifestyle EditorTwitch gamer Tyler “Ninja” Blevins will make his animated movie debut, opposite Selena Gomez and Adam Samberg, in “Hotel Transylvania: Transformania,” the fourth installment in the hit family-friendly monster franchise.Blevins, who has 17 million followers on Twitch, will play a character named Party Monster in the Sony Pictures Animation feature.

Shirley Halperin Executive Editor, MusicThe numbers are in on Harry Styles’ Love on Tour trek. Over 42 U.S.