ITV Boss Slams UK Gov’t & Calls For “Strong Leaders & Managers” To Deal With Bad Behavior In TV Industry – RTS Cambridge

This Morning star Josie Gibson reportedly feels ‘betrayed’ after it emerged Ben Shephard was in line to become Phillip Schofield’s replacement on the show. Good Morning Britain host Ben, 48, wowed viewers as he stood in as a presenter on This Morning last month.

Russell Brand is being investigated by a second UK police force in the wake of the allegations last month.

Phillip Schofield's replacement for This Morning has reportedly been decided by ITV bosses. The former presenter of the daytime show, 61, stepped down from his role before resigning from all ITV presenting duties after admitting to having an ‘unwise but not illegal’ affair with a younger male former colleague. Since his exit earlier this year, producers have been looking for his replacement to work alongside Holly Willoughby on the sofa.

An NHS boss has spoken out publicly for the first time since Lucy Letby was found guilty of murder. The 33-year-old was convicted of the murder of seven babies and the attempted murder of six others at the neonatal unit at the Countess of Chester Hospital.

A major Manchester city centre railway station is set for an overhaul.

Russell Brand is back on Rumble more than a week on from allegations he raped and sexually assaulted four women at the height of his fame.

Several major companies have pulled advertising from Rumble, the video platform that hosts Russell Brand’s broadcasts, in light of sexual assault allegations against the British comedian.

raping and sexually assaulting four women, including a 16-year-old.“So…,” he captioned the short video clip in hopes of getting viewers’ attention. “Hello there, you awakening wonders,” Brand, 48, begins.He continues, “Obviously, it’s been an extraordinary and distressing week and I thank you very much for your support and for questioning the information that you have been presented with.“By now, you’re probably aware that the British government has asked big tech platforms to censor our online content and that some online platforms have complied with that request,” he says, referencing YouTube suspending Brand’s ability to make money on the platform following the allegations against him.

With “Succession” over, HBO has an opening for its next premier drama. There are couple of candidates for the slot already, like “The Last Of Us” and “The White Lotus.” But if “Succession” creator Jesse Armstrong had cut the show’s final season in two, as he considered doing at one point, HBO wouldn’t have a gap to fill at all.

“It’s the Alex Mahon show,” was how one seasoned British TV executive characterized the industry’s biennial gathering in Cambridge, chaired by the Channel 4 CEO. 

Comedian Nish Kumar has detailed why he believes Russell Brand hasn’t been featured on TV much for the past few years.

WGA and [Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers] met for bargaining today and will meet again tomorrow,” the WGA said in a negotiations update message sent to members late Thursday. “Your Negotiating Committee appreciates all the messages of solidarity and support we have received the last few days, and ask as many of you as possible to come out to the picket lines tomorrow.” The WGA has been out since May 2.

Video site Rumble has lashed out at the UK government for asking if it would stop Russell Brand earning money on the platform following the sexual assault allegations made against the comedian and actor.

Culture Secretary Lucy Frazer has addressed the Russell Brand allegations for the first time, urging the UK TV industry not to become “synonymous with the scandals of #MeToo.”

UK media regulator Ofcom has received more than 100 complaints from viewers who felt that Channel 4’s bombshell expose on Russell Brand was “unfair” to the comedian.

BBC Director General Tim Davie has declined to rule out an external inquiry into the Russell Brand allegations as he stresses the issues surrounding the situation are “not wholly historic.”

Dan Abrams has signed a new multi-year deal with NewsNation, in which he will continue to host its primetime Dan Abrams Live.

The BBC has followed Channel 4’s lead by removing TV and audio shows that feature Russell Brand.

told the Daily Mail in 2010 of the British comedian who’s well-known for his promiscuity. “So he was intimidated.”On Saturday, Brand, 48, was accused of sexually assaulting, raping and emotionally abusing four women, ranging in ages from 16 to 31, from 2006 to 2013.

Amid the onslaught of criminal sexual assault and abuse accusations against Russell Brand, a past interview from his ex-wife, Katy Perry, is now making rounds on social media.