The Athletic Editor To Head Up BBC Sport

“Stereophonic” is making a lot of noise.On Tuesday, April 30, the explosive behind the music ’70s rock drama nabbed a record 13 Tony nominations including Best Play, Best Original Score and Best Direction.

Former eOne and Pathé UK marketing executive Chris Besseling has joined True Brit Entertainment, the UK distribution company run by Zygi Kamasa. 

NEW YORK — Dan Rather returned to the CBS News airwaves for the first time since his bitter exit 18 years ago, appearing in a reflective interview on “CBS Sunday Morning” days before the debut of a Netflix documentary on the 92-year-old newsman’s life.After 44 years at the network, 24 as anchor of the “CBS Evening News,” Rather left under a cloud following a botched investigation into then-President George W. Bush’s military record.

A number of Strictly Come Dancing stars have addressed ditching their usual celebrity partners as they head out on the road together for another year of epic routines, emotional stories and plenty of sparkle in the 2024 official Strictly The Professionals UK Tour.

Eurovision Song Contest 2024.According to Eurovision World, the favourites to win the competition have been revealed. Coming in first place is Switzerland’s NEMO, who currently has a 25 per cent chance at snagging the crown this year with their song ‘The Code’.Behind Switzerland in second place is Croatia, whose entry Baby Lasagna is predicted to have a 17 per cent chance of winning with his song ‘Rim Tim Tagi Dim’.

DreamWorks Animation’s The Wild Robot will now go on Sept. 27 instead of Sept. 20.

Welcome to Global Breakouts, Deadline’s fortnightly strand in which we shine a spotlight on the TV shows and films making noise in their local territories. The industry is as globalized as it’s ever been, but breakout hits are appearing in pockets of the world all the time and it can be hard to keep track. So we’re going to do the hard work for you.

The 2024 Formula 1 race season is heating up!

Mae Muller headlined the most recent edition of Club NME with Ladbrokes LIVE this weekend at London’s Scala (April 12).In what was her first headline show of the year, Muller debuted tracks from her 2023 album ‘Sorry I’m Late’ for the first time returning to the stage in style. Performing to a hometown crowd who knew every lyric, the set spanned from fan favourite ‘Work Like That’ through to her enormous single ‘I Wrote A Song’, which was the UK’s Eurovision entry for 2023.The crowd were also treated to DJ sets from pop royalty Self Esteem and drag icon Raven Mandella, the latter of whom kicked things off with a colourful, energetic set.

When Guy Ritchie’s cheeky crime drama The Gentlemen debuted on Netflix in March, it came in at #1 Global Top 10 for English-Language Series, garnering 1.2B minutes viewed in its first four days on the platform, according to Nielsen. That being said, will there be a Season 2?

EXCLUSIVE: The extraordinary exploits of convicted fraudster Russell King will be recounted in King of All Cons (WT), a feature doc that has just gone into production. Emmy-nominated Dash Pictures is making the film with Sky in the UK and Matthew Lorenzo Productions, the indie set up by the titular Lorenzo, a former Sky Sports presenter.

AC/DC has claimed that he was the legendary rock band’s “best” singer.The former frontman was one of the founding members of the iconic Australian rock band in 1973 alongside Malcolm and Angus Young, drummer Colin Burgess and bassist Larry Van Kriedt.Evans provided lead vocals on AC/DC’s first official single ‘Can I Sit Next To You, Girl’ and it’s B-side ‘Rocking in the Parlour’. In 1974, Evans was replaced by Bon Scott.

Thania Garcia Ahead of the release of her new “Funk Generation” album, slated for April 26, Anitta has announced she is going on tour. Starting May 18 in Mexico City, Mexico, the “Funk Generation Tour” will take the Brazillian singer to over 20 cities, including her first tour dates in North America. She’ll then hit South America and Europe in major cities like Paris, London, Bogota, Buenos Aires, biza and more.

Kate Winslet is back on our screens for Sky's latest political drama The Regime - a satirical series about a European dictator ruling over a fictional European country. The Titanic star last appeared on TV for the BAFTA-winning series I Am Ruth, playing a middle-aged mother concerned for her social media-obsessed daughter. However, the Oscar winner now plays Elena Vernham, the chancellor leading an authoritarian regime and struggling to maintain power, in Sky Atlantic's six-part series.

EXCLUSIVE: The Traitors continued on its path of global domination with 11 territory launches in 2023, unseating The Masked Singer as analysis firm K7‘s Format of the Year after four years of domination.

The royal family isn’t worried about the Middletons’ massive debt at all? Really?!

Jenelle Riley Deputy Awards and Features Editor How do you play someone as notorious as Vladimir Putin? It would be easy to telegraph his cruelty, to turn him into a mustache-twirling villain. Or to give over entirely to caricature, without capturing what’s beneath the surface. Will Keen, who embodies the president of Russia in Peter Morgan’s latest play, “Patriots,” avoids these pitfalls.

Masterpiece PBS and the BBC have released first look photos from Wolf Hall: The Mirror and the Light, an adaptation of the final novel in Hilary Mantel’s award-winning trilogy.

BBC Studios Launches First Kids Streamer In Korea

Inbetweeners star Theo James left some fans gobsmacked when they heard his real accent during a promotional interview for Netflix's The Gentlemen.The 39 year old actor played American characters in the hugely popular HBO show The White Lotus, and also in the Divergent film series, so his Buckinghamshire origins came as a surprise to many of the new series' fans.Theo recently appeared on Capital Breakfast to chat about The Gentlemen, created by Guy Ritchie, and clips from the interview have since been flying around on TikTok. One clip shows him talking about his time at Nottingham University, and fans couldn't believe his real accent.