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Judi Dench, Jay Blades Travel Documentary to Air on U.K.’s Channel 4
U.K. broadcaster Channel 4 has ordered a one-off hour-ong biographical travel documentary featuring Judi Dench and British furniture restorer and TV host Jay Blades (The Repair Shop), titled Dame Judi & Jay: The Odd Couple. “Despite being born nearly 40 years apart and taking very different journeys in life, stage and screen legends Dame Judi Dench and Jay […]
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ITV Studios Buys Majority Stake in ‘Sherlock’ Producer Hartswood Films
ITV Studios has acquired a majority stake in Hartswood Films, the award-winning production company behind such hit scripted series as the recent ITVX and ITV1 drama Douglas Is Cancelled, Prime Video’s psychological thriller The Devil’s Hour, and the BBC’s Sherlock, starring Benedict Cumberbatch and Martin Freeman. The news was unveiled on Thursday as ITV, led by CEO Carolyn McCall, […]
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ITV First-Half Ad Revenue Jumps 10 Percent, But Studios Arm Posts Drop After Hollywood Strikes
U.K. TV giant ITV reported first-half 2024 revenue on Thursday, including a slight drop in total revenue and a 10 percent improvement in advertising revenue. The latter jumped 17 percent in the second quarter, driven by the UEFA Euro 2024 soccer tournament that took place in June and July. ITV had previously forecast advertising revenue to be up around […]
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Helena Kennedy Appointed Chair of U.K. Watchdog Aiming to Wipe Out Industry Harassment
Helena Kennedy, an internationally-recognized barrister and British Parliament heavyweight, has been appointed chair of a U.K. watchdog group that will investigate harassment and abuse in industries spanning music, film, TV and theater. British stars like Keira Knightley, Cara Delevigne, Emerald Fennell and Rebecca Ferguson in an open letter last month urged creative organizations to help […]
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Lady Gaga Set to Perform at 2024 Paris Olympics Opening Ceremony
Lady Gaga is set to perform at the opening ceremony of the 2024 Paris Olympic Games this Friday, The Hollywood Reporter has learned. This comes after fans speculated the “Shallow” singer was set to take the stage on the River Seine in Paris, along with other rumored artists, including Celine Dion, Dua Lipa, Ariana Grande […]
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Anna Wintour, Edward Enninful Lead Disney+ U.K. Doc ‘In Vogue: The 90s’ With A-List Guest Stars
Anna Wintour, Edward Enninful, Hamish Bowles, and Tonne Goodman are runway-ready as they lead a new Disney+ U.K. original documentary titled In Vogue: The 90s. The legendary editors will tell the story of the industry through their eyes, alongside some of the most influential names in fashion, film, and politics across a decade of vast change, […]
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Chloe Sevigny’s ‘Bonjour Tristesse,’ Kaniehtiio Horn’s ‘Seeds’ Join Toronto Film Fest Lineup
The Chloe Sevigny-starring adaptation of Françoise Sagan’s classic novel Bonjour Tristesse from director Durga Chew-Bose is set to open the 2024 Toronto Film Festival’s Discovery program with a world premiere, organizers said Wednesday. Claes Bang, Lily McInerny and French actress Nailia Harzoune also star in the English-language contemporary take by the Canadian writer-turned-director. TIFF’s Discovery program, which […]
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Hannah Gadsby Is Bringing Stand-Up Show ‘Woof!’ to NYC
Hannah Gadsby is bringing their stand-up show, WOOF!, to New York City this fall following its run in Australia and across the United States. The Australian comedian, who rose to fame with their 2018 Netflix special Nanette which earned them an Emmy Award, is said to be sharing it all — “their worries, their wisdom, […]
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TikTok Fined $2.4M by U.K. Media Regulator Over Inaccurate Safety Data
Ofcom, the U.K.’s media regulator, has on Wednesday fined social media app TikTok £1.875 million ($2.4 million) for failing to accurately and swiftly respond to a request for information on the platform’s parental controls safety feature. Its investigation uncovered “a number” of failings in the video-sharing platform’s data governance process. TikTok, it said, had insufficient […]
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Matthew Macfadyen on Why He “Didn’t Really Enjoy” His Role as Mr. Darcy in ‘Pride & Prejudice’: “I’m Not Dishy Enough”
Matthew Macfadyen is opening up about why he “didn’t really enjoy” his role as Mr. Darcy in 2005’s Pride & Prejudice. The Emmy-winning actor looked back at the film where he starred opposite Keira Knightley during an interview with CBS Mornings on Tuesday morning. “I didn’t really [enjoy it],” he admitted. “I feel bad saying […]
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‘Time Bandits’ Review: Taika Waititi’s Apple TV+ Take on the Terry Gilliam Cult Classic Rewards Patience
Waititi, Jemaine Clement and Iain Morris have adapted the 1981 film into a 10-episode family comedy for Apple TV+, featuring Lisa Kudrow in its ensemble.
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‘Emily in Paris’ Season 4: Everything to Know About the Next Installment
[This story includes major spoilers for season three of Emily in Paris.] The season three finale of Emily in Paris left audiences uttering sacré bleu, with the drop of one bombshell after another. Toward the end of the third installment of the Netflix comedy series, Camille (Camille Razat) sees Gabriel (Lucas Bravo) thanking Emily (Lily […]
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