Marcus Ryder Named CEO Of Film & TV Charity

Edinburgh International Film Festival (EIFF) head Kate Taylor has put together what she describes as an “eclectic and lively” mix of titles for her first year at the helm. 

Bob Bakish, CEO of Paramount Global, has found himself on his second earnings call discuss a strike in Hollywood.

A beach less than a three hour drive away from Greater Manchester has been named one of the best in Britain, according to a new study. Abersoch Beach, located in the south-eastern corner of the Llyn Peninsula, North Wales, came out on top in a list published by the AA.

Sam Ryder and Mae Muller, has announced that it will not be selecting the UK’s entry for Eurovision 2024.The management company, which is also behind artists including Lana Del Rey and Ellie Goulding, has helped the BBC select the UK representatives for the past two years at Eurovision. However, the team has now confirmed that it will be stepping down from the role ahead of next year’s instalment.Headed by Ben Mawson and Ed Millett, the company was responsible for choosing Sam Ryder as the contestant for 2022 and Mae Muller as the entry earlier this year.Ryder fell just shy of the winning position last year, coming second place to Ukraine with his song ‘Space Man’.

Aldi has once again been named the cheapest supermarket in the UK after a new comparison found that shoppers could save more than £16 compared to the most expensive rival.

A West Lothian woman is set to embark on a charity 58km trek in Iceland.

Steven Kotanski’s ‘Frankie Freako’ Comedy Has Wrapped Production Steven Kotanski’s forthcoming horror-comedy “Frankie Freako” has wrapped production, with Shout! Studios acquiring U.S. distribution rights.

Harry Styles played to five million people over the course of his mammoth ‘Love On Tour’, with the dates raising $6.5million for charity.The two-year trek saw the soloist and former One Direction singer play 173 gigs in total, per a press release. He performed a record-breaking 18 nights at the Kia Forum in Inglewood, California, and smashed the attendance record for London’s Wembley Stadium.Additionally, Styles played 20 sold-out concerts at Madison Square Garden in New York City and delivered a pair of headline sets at Coachella 2022.The ‘Love On Tour’ began in North America on September 4, 2021.

Follow OK! on Threads here: https://www.threads.net/@ok_mag Harry Styles has wrapped up his mammoth Love On Tour after two years of performances around the world. He has toured the UK, Europe, North and South America, Asia and Australasia, playing to more than five million people over 173 dates.

Harry Styles is doing something wonderful with his celebrity.

It was made famous by The Beatles song ‘Hey Jude’ that sold eight million copies and is now 14th on the UK's most popular boys' names list. The name Jude is proving popular with celebs, too, as a host of reality TV stars have chosen the unique name for their new baby boys. Following the release of the song ‘Hey Jude’, the name Jude rocketed from position #885 to #668 on name popularity lists for new babies in the US and has proven to be a popular name to this day.The name Jude is both a boy's name and a girl's name of Greek origin meaning "praised".

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Follow OK! on Threads here: https://www.threads.net/@ok_mag After first announcing that they were expecting a baby together back in February, former Strictly Come Dancing stars Janette Manrara and husband Aljaž Škorjanec have now revealed that they have welcomed a baby girl into the world. The Strictly couple, who tied the knot back in 2017, took to Instagram to share the happy news by posting a black and white snap of their new family of three at the hospital.

Salford is home to the unhappiest families in the UK, apparently.

EXCLUSIVE: The Daily Wire’s streaming service DailyWire+ is lining up a September start in Europe for what it is calling its biggest-budget production to date, a fantasy series inspired by Arthurian legend.

Editor’s note: Marcus Ryder is a veteran UK and international news journalist and editor, academic and executive. He is among the most-respected figures working in British media diversity and his campaigning work as the Sir Lenny Henry Centre for Media Diversity has been influential throughout British entertainment circles. Yesterday, he was named CEO of the Film and TV Charity. Like our recent guest columnist John Ridley, Ryder harbors concerns companies are turning their backs on anti-racism and diversity pledges made since the death of George Floyd but here he argues the issues date back much further than that.

Naman Ramachandran The U.K. Film and TV has appointed Marcus Ryder as its new CEO and Claire Tavernier as the new chair of trustees. Ryder, who will take up the role in the fall, replaces Alex Pumfrey who has joined U.K.

Manchester Victoria station has been nominated for the prestigious title of 'Large Station of the Year' at the esteemed 2023 National Rail Awards.

Now that the summer holidays are finally here it means one thing is inevitable: a trip to the beach. Let’s face it, even if the weather is a little bit rubbish there’s something quintessentially British about a trip to the beach on a summer’s day, come rain or shine.

Keir Starmer has been urged to "think again" by a leading Scottish children's charity over his refusal to commit to scrapping the two-child cap on benefits.