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EXCLUSIVE: Doctor Who, the long-running BBC sci-fi series, has shifted away from a residual model for its writers since Disney+ came on board as a partner, we understand. The series, which is currently celebrating its 60th anniversary with a trio of specials from returning showrunner Russell T…

Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour concert film will begin streaming on Dec. 13 – the superstar’s birthday – and will include three additional songs not included in the theatrical release. The extra songs, Swift announced on social media today, are “Wildest Dreams,” “The Archer” and “Long Live.” "Well…

As it continues its rapid global growth, IMAX has set a significant expansion of its partnership with Pathé Cinemas in Europe, pacting for five new IMAX with Laser systems locations, four of which will be in France. The agreement also spans distribution, with IMAX and Pathé Live set to release three…

Jennifer Lopez's first studio album in a decade, This Is Me…Now, has been set for release on February 16, 2024. News comes down today that there will also be a movie “inspired by the music” releasing on the same date. Amazon MGM Studios has acquired and will release Nuyorican Productions' This Is Me…

Jean Knight, the voice behind Mr. Big Stuff, one of the most recognizable songs of the 1970s funk era, has died of natural causes. She was 80.  Knight's longtime publicist confirmed her death with multiple media outlets. Bernie Cyrus, executive director of the Louisiana Music Commission and Knight's…

Elon Musk met Benjamin Netanyahu today as the X owner toured sites of the October 7 Hamas attack on Israel. The Times of Israel reported that the Israeli Prime Minister attended a tour of an Israeli Kibbutz ravaged by the October 7 onslaught alongside Musk, before Musk heard briefings from a local…

Dystopian novel Prophet Song by Irish author Paul Lynch has won the 2023 Booker Prize. Set in Dublin, the story follows a family dealing with a terrifying new world in which democracy falls away. The prestigious book award has previously been won by novels including The English Patient, The Remai…

UK Chancellor Jeremy Hunt wants North East England to get in on the all-consuming Barbie hype.  Speaking with local press over the weekend, Hunt confirmed that his government is currently in talks with a conglomerate of investors, including James Corden's Fulwell 73 firm, who have set plans to build…

Gaumont UK Lands Latest Channel 5 Thriller Locked In producer Gaumont UK is making The Wives for Paramount UK network Channel 5, a six-part mystery drama about the unravelling of a family. The Wives follows four sisters-in-law and their families who escape to their Maltese holiday apartments, as…

A string of high-profile figures from the entertainment world attended a march against antisemitism on the streets of London yesterday, in what is thought to be the biggest rally of its kind for nearly 90 years. The likes of Maureen Lipman, Eddie Marsan and It’s a Sin star Tracy Ann-Oberman were at…

EXCLUSIVE: Whale with Steve Backshall, the latest high-end natural history series out of the UK is racking up international sales, as the Sky Nature show’s executive producer Wendy Darke talked up the importance of distribution and tax credits in getting such programs made. The ABC in Australia and…

“The Royal Family would be delighted with The Crown because it is humanizing them,” Jared Harris has said. Harris, who played Queen Elizabeth II’s father King George VI in the first two seasons of Netflix’s royal smash, was speaking as the latest and final season in which Princess Diana dies…