BBC and Dubai-Based MBC Announce First Arabic ‘The Office’ Redo

Terry Flores The VIEW Conference will host a virtual talk with the filmmakers behind Pixar’s “Lightyear” on Tuesday, June 28, and has announced the first speakers for its largely in-person event in Turin, Italy, from Oct. 16-21.The free PreVIEW online event features director Angus MacLane, producer Galyn Susman, animation supervisor David DeVan and simulation and tailoring supervisor Fran Kalal.

Former Coronation Street star Lucy Fallon has shared a glimpse of her dreamy Dubai getaway with boyfriend Ryan Ledson, posting a series of sun soaked snaps shared on social media. The 26 year old star, who is best-known for playing Bethany Platt in Corrie, wowed fans in a series of photos shared on Instagram.

Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds are set to play Delamere Forest in Cheshire this week, having stunned a Cannock audience in Staffordshire on Sunday. The former Oasis rocker will play the open air gig as part of the Forest Live 2022 series this Thursday, June 16.

The Smile have announced their first-ever tour of North America for November and December 2022, in support of their debut album ‘A Light For Attracting Attention’.The band, which features Radiohead‘s Thom Yorke and Johnny Greenwood, will begin their debut tour across the continent in Providence, Rhode Island. The tour will then take them across the US and Canada, including two New York dates at Brooklyn’s Kings Theatre and the city’s Hammerstein Ballroom.A pre-sale for the tour will begin this Thursday (June 16) from 10am local time, with the general sale following the next day at the same local time.

Coleen Rooney took to her Instagram page for the first time since jetting off on the last day of the 'Wagatha Christie' trial. Coleen set off for Dubai for a family holiday with her husband Wayne, their four kids - Kai, 12, Klay, 8, Kit, 6, and Cass, 4 - and her parents.

The first dramatic recoupling of Love Island series eight has happened, and with it came many twist and turns. Irishman Dami Hope, 26, chose to stay with Amber Beckford, 24, who the public chose for him to be with from the first day of the latest series. Ikenna Ekwonna, 23, also chose to stick with his original partner, Indiyah Polack, 23, who was also chosen for him by the public.

Nick Vivarelli International CorrespondentDubai-based MBC Group’s Shahid VIP streaming service has forged a partnership with Arabic animation studio Barajoun Entertainment to co-produce five local-language animation features over the next three years.These Arabic animation pics will stream exclusively on Shahid VIP as Shahid originals.Details on the animation projects in the pipeline are being kept under wraps, but the companies revealed that their first collaboration is based on a science-fiction novel and will feature the voice of an unspecified A-list Arab actor. This initial title in the slate is expected to launch on Shahid VIP in July. Dubai-based Barajoun Entertainment is headed by banker-turned-producer Ayman Jamal, who set up the company in 2011 as the MENA region’s first bona-fide animation studio.

The first Arabic language version of Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant’s British cult comedy classic The Office will air in the Middle East later this year, following a deal struck between licence holder BBC Studios and local producer-broadcaster MBC.

Richard Madeley struggled to hide his disdain for Love Island as he announced the first Love Island contestant for the 2022 series. The hit ITV2 dating show is making its big return to the small screen on Monday, June 6.

Yeah Yeah Yeahs have announced their first new track in nine years, ‘Spitting Off The Edge Of The World’.The Karen O-fronted trio are set to play their first UK headline gigs since 2013 next month, and previously promised that they’d be showcasing “some tunes so fresh and so NEW” to those crowds.While confirming additional dates in New York and Los Angeles, the YYYs recently revealed that they’d signed a new record deal with Secretly Canadian. “New music! New Era! And New Home…” they wrote.

Love Island fans are in a frenzy after its return date for 2022 was announced. There's only days to wait for the summer of love to begin and viewers have been voicing their excitement as the countdown begins.

Justin Bieber has announced the final international dates for his record-setting Justice World Tour, including a new UK date. Having sold in excess of 1.3 million tickets so far, the Justice World tour will travel to over 30 countries.