Italy’s Guardia di Finanza fiscal police has opened a tax probe into Elon Musk‘s social network X in a move that could have a broader impact on the ongoing regulatory battle brewing between the European Union and U.S. tech giants including Google, Apple and Meta. The Italian probe into X, first reported by Reuters, follows a
In a strongly worded open letter to BBC leadership, a group of U.K.-based film and television professionals have condemned the broadcaster’s decision to remove the documentary “Gaza: How to Survive a War Zone” from its streaming platform iPlayer. High-profile signatories include Ken Loach, Mike Leigh, Gary Lineker and Riz Ahmed. The letter, published by Artists
Underscoring the breadth of its unscripted slate, Banijay Entertainment has unveiled two new formats, “Football Island,” which blends sports, survival and competition reality, as well as “Date on Stage,” weaving romance and comedy. Both formats are being presented by Banijay Entertainment at the London TV Screenings. A Dutch format, “Football Island” marks the first co-production
Diddo, a Santa Monica-based ecommerce startup, has been selected for the Comcast NBCUniversal Sports Tech Program, allowing the company to experiment with major sports properties owned by NBCU, Comcast and key partners. The goal is to help boost the fortunes of promising young tech concerns and to help NBCU and Comcast properties innovate on the
ITV Studios has announced a series of international sales for the hit detective comedy “Ludwig,” which will air in 85 markets worldwide. Produced by Big Talk Studios and co-produced with That Mitchell and Webb Company, the series was the BBC’s biggest new scripted show of 2024, attracting over 9.5 million viewers. The show has been
Drake has officially postponed the final four dates of his tour of Australia and New Zealand due to what is described as a “scheduling conflict.” “We are actively working on rescheduling these dates along with adding some additional shows,” the artist’s reps said in a statement to Rolling Stone Australia-New Zealand. A rep did not immediately
The sequel to 2019 documentary “Leaving Neverland,” subtitled “Surviving Michael Jackson,” will be available to watch on YouTube in the U.S. and Canada. Little Dot Studios, an All3Media company, announced on Wednesday that it has acquired the exclusive U.S. and English Canadian rights to the sequel and will premiere it on Real Stories, Little Dot’s
Keshet International (KI) has secured two additional pre-sales for the upcoming “Seven Wonders of the Ancient World,” a three-part premium history docuseries co-developed with SandStone Global. Ahead of its debut at the London TV Screenings, the series has been pre-sold in Australia to publuc broadcaster SBS and in France to TF1’s Histoire TV channel, following
As CPH:DOX gears up for its 2025 edition, organizers have unveiled an audacious program of more than 200 films with a sharp focus on human rights under the theme “Right Here, Right Now.” With 94 world premieres – 68 of them feature-length, the highest number in the festival’s history – CPH:DOX continues to expand its
A panel of Japanese media executives and international collaborators gathered at Mip London to discuss the evolving landscape of Japanese content in global markets across unscripted formats, documentaries, and scripted drama. The session highlighted how Japanese creativity is finding new pathways to international success through strategic partnerships and adaptation of content for global audiences. Fotini
Prime Video India’s upcoming father-daughter dance drama “Be Happy,” starring Abhishek Bachchan, has locked in its global premiere date. The Remo D’Souza-directed feature, produced under Remo Dsouza Entertainment Pvt Ltd by Lizelle Remo D’Souza, centers on the relationship between devoted single father Shiv (Bachchan) and his quick-witted daughter Dhara (Inayat Verma), who dreams of competing
Nominees for the 97th Academy Awards gathered Tuesday night at the Academy Museum for a dinner and to keep up the annual tradition of taking a class photo of the year’s contenders. Among the stars sitting in the front row are Mikey Madison, Ariana Grande, Zoe Saldaña, Cynthia Erivo and Isabella Rossellini. Seated in the
Gary King, a star of Bravo‘s “Below Deck Sailing Yacht,” was accused in a lawsuit Tuesday of sexually assaulting a makeup artist on the show. The woman, Samantha Suarez, alleges that she and her then-boyfriend, camera operator Grey Duddleston, were both fired for speaking up about King’s alleged misconduct. The pair sued King, Bravo and
Justin Baldoni Blake’s Trying To Hide Evidence From Public Because of Tarnished Image!!! Published February 25, 2025 7:20 PM PST | Updated February 26, 2025 7:02 AM PST Justin Baldoni’s lawyers are blasting Blake Lively camp for asking for an enhanced protective order … especially given how Blake has publicly smeared him … even having
The Federal Communications Commission has warned radio station owners that it is cracking down on what it describes as “payola” practices. In a letter sent Monday to iHeartMedia CEO Robert Pittman, FCC chairman Brendan Carr says the FCC is scrutinizing the company’s activity particularly around the live music events it hosts throughout the year. Specifically,
Channing Tatum‘s axed Gambit movie was a “screwball romantic comedy,” Lizzy Caplan recently revealed to Business Insider. Variety reported in November 2017 that Caplan had boarded Tatum’s long-in-the-works passion project as the female lead, although details were scarce at the time. Tatum tried for years to get a Gambit movie off the ground. The project
The battle between “It Ends With Us” co-stars Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni revolves around questions of harassment, consent, celebrity, and the rules of warfare over one’s public image. Little surprise, then, that it’s become chum for online content creators. And as bad as it’s gotten, it could get worse. That’s why, at the outset
Roberto Orci, the writer-producer behind the late 2000s reboots of “Star Trek” and “Transformers” and creator of “Fringe,” died Tuesday in his Los Angeles home from kidney disease, Variety has confirmed. He was 51. With partner Alex Kurtzman, Orci co-wrote projects including 2007’s “Transformers” and 2009’s “Star Trek.” Orci’s other credits include producing work on
Who wants to call the shots on “Star Wars“? No, really, because it’s kind of a thankless job. Of course, the intergalactic franchise is sacrosanct as a cultural institution, so the president of Lucasfilm — home to “Star Wars” and “Indiana Jones” — has one of the most prestigious posts in Hollywood. But there’s also
Patrick Wilson is joining Amy Adams and Javier Bardem in the upcoming Apple TV+ “Cape Fear” adaptation. From creator and showrunner Nick Antosca and executive producers Martin Scorsese and Steven Spielberg, “Cape Fear” follows a happily married couple whose lives are turned upside down when a notorious killer from their past gets out of prison.
Alexander Westwood, a 24-year-old British actor who worked on Netflix’s “Sex Education” in the background cast, has been sentenced to 15 and a half years in jail for 26 offenses including rape and sexual assault, according to the BBC. Westwood denied each offense when he was found guilty in December. For 11 of the offenses,
John Lithgow confirmed in a new interview with ScreenRant that he will be playing Albus Dumbledore in HBO’s “Harry Potter” television series. Variety reported earlier this month that Lithgow was eyeing the role. Lithgow now follows in the footsteps of actors Richard Harris and Michael Gambon, who played the iconic Hogwarts headmaster in the “Harry
An Apple dictation feature for the iPhone has been mistakenly transcribing “racist” as “Trump,” an issue that came to light after users posted about the issue on TikTok and social media. “We are aware of an issue with the speech recognition model that powers Dictation and we are rolling out a fix today,” an Apple rep
Hairstylist Jesus Guerrero has died at the age of 34. Two of his celebrity clients, Jennifer Lopez and Kylie Jenner, have recognized him posthumously, with the latter offering to pay for funeral costs. A Instagram story post on Sunday from Guerrero’s family on the hairstylist’s account confirmed his death. “We have never doubted that he
Fumi Kitahara, a respected publicity executive who guided award-winning campaigns for studios including DreamWorks, Aardman, Laika, Netflix and Disney, died Monday of complications related to a rare blood cancer. She was 56. Among the features Kitahara helped publicize are the first three “Shrek” films, “Chicken Run,” “Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit,” “How
Chris Pratt is watching his brother-in-law Patrick Schwarzenegger in “The White Lotus” Season 3, which means he’s also watching his brother-in-law’s nude scenes. “I know where my eyes went — I’m not blood related to him, I was looking at that dick, bro,” Chris joked to E! News. “No, he looks amazing. Obviously, he’s a physical
Amid a broad reshuffle of its programming lineup, MSNBC is initiating “mass layoffs” of 99 employees who are members of the WGA East, the union said Tuesday. Over the past two days, according to WGA East, “we learned that MSNBC is starting mass layoffs of 99 of our union colleagues from at least nine different
My Chemical Romance, Blink-182 and Deftones are scheduled to headline the Atlanta’s Shaky Knees Music Festival, taking place September 19-21 in Piedmont Park. Vampire Weekend, Lenny Kravitz, Cage The Elephant, Alabama Shakes, the Black Keys, Sublime, “Weird Al” Yankovic, the Marias, Public Enemy, Lucy Dacus, Devo, Pixies, the Backseat Lovers, TV On The Radio, the
“Wicked,” “Moana 2” and holiday hits like “Mufasa: The Lion King” lifted quarterly earnings at AMC Entertainment. Revenues at the world’s largest movie chain hit $1.3 billion, up more than 15% from the $1.1 billion that it reported in the year-ago period. Losses at AMC narrowed from $182 million in the prior-year period to $135.6
Maitland Ward Danielle Set Me Up for Podcast Clash … But I’ve Got No Ill Will!!! Published February 25, 2025 12:24 PM PST Play video content TMZ.com Maitland Ward is spilling the beans on her clash with “Boy Meets World” costar Danielle Fishel now that she’s caught her breath — and she’s telling us she
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