TikTok Returns as Eurovision Song Contest’s Official Entertainment Partner

Todd Spangler NY Digital Editor The U.S. Senate voted Tuesday to approve a bill that would ban TikTok nationwide unless Chinese parent company ByteDance sells its stake in the popular app. The development will likely result in a court battle between the U.S.

Todd Spangler NY Digital Editor A bill that would ban TikTok — unless its Chinese parent company, ByteDance, divests its ownership stake — could soon become a U.S. law. TikTok is gearing up a legal fight against the measure if that happens, with plans to challenge it in court on First Amendment grounds.

Bruno Tonioli has been a familiar face on UK TV screens since 2004, when he turned up as a judge on the very first series of Strictly Come Dancing. The former dancer from Italy was on the original panel alongside Craig Revel Horwood, Arlene Phillips and the late Len Goodman.

The fate of TikTok in the United States is even more uncertain as the House today voted on a package that requires that parent ByteDance divest its popular social media platform or face a ban on app stores.

Todd Spangler NY Digital Editor U.S. lawmakers have moved closer to enacting a countrywide ban on TikTok. Last month, the House of Representatives passed a bill by a wide margin that would ban distribution of TikTok in U.S.

Gino D'Acampo is gearing up to resume filming his ITV show, which was previously marred by on-set mishaps.The culinary star's travel programme, Emissions Impossible, is making a comeback despite its cancellation six months prior due to a series of unfortunate events, including a toboggan accident and long production days in Austria that left Gino with a fever. Despite these setbacks, it seems the show has been given another chance, with production slated to recommence in the Alps shortly.

McDonald's is set to launch a new menu on Wednesday (April 17), featuring a twist on the classic Big Mac. The fast food giant will introduce the changes tomorrow, bringing back some old favourites and introducing exciting new options.

Todd Spangler NY Digital Editor TikTok inked a partnership with ticketing provider AXS to let users of the popular video app discover and buy tickets to live events. The feature is going live initially in the U.S., U.K., Sweden and Australia, with additional markets to follow at an undetermined date. Now, any certified artist on TikTok can use the in-app ticketing feature to promote their AXS live dates, according to the company.

The police drama based in Northern Ireland returned for a second series on Monday 15 April and it was a firm hit with viewers. Blue Lights, which is set in Belfast, follows the lives of three probationary police officers, Grace Ellis (Siân Brooke), Annie Conlon (Katherine Devlin) and Tommy Foster (Nathan Braniff).The show returned and picked up a year on from the first series which aired in March 2023 - and for the rookies, there’s still crime to fight in Belfast. However, the devastating death of fellow officer Gerry Cliff (Richard Dormer) that happened at the end of series one, continued to affect the team.

Chris Hemsworth had a trip with his family that he’ll remember forever. In a new Instagram post, Hemsworth shared some photos of his visit to Australia’s Northern Territory, a land where he grew up in, that hosts some of his fondest memories.Matt Damon gets a tattoo while Chris Hemsworth holds his handChris Hemsworth shows off his Spanish with Anya Taylor-Joy for ‘Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga’A post shared by Chris Hemsworth (@chrishemsworth)The photos show Hemsworth and his father, Craig, looking joyful and surrounded by the people of Gulin Gulin, a small town in Australia where Hemsworth grew up in.

EXCLUSIVE: One year ago we told you that a second season of John le Carré adaptation The Night Manager was quietly being developed under the codename Steelworks.

Leo Barraclough International Features Editor French broadcaster M6 has greenlit a French-language adaptation of Turkish crime drama “Persona,” to be titled “Mémoire Vive.” Instead of a male protagonist, as in the Turkish version, it will have a female main character, Esther Lefevre, to be played by Clementine Celarie, whose credits include “Six Women,” “Betty Blue” and “Two Is a Family.” “Mémoire Vive,” which will comprise four hour-long episodes, is being produced by Calt Studio. It is written by Laurent Burtin (“Astrid: Murder in Paris”), Anne-Gaëlle Daval (“Ladies”) and Hélène Lombard (“Call My Agent!”).

ABBA has issued a rare message to their fans as they mark the 50th anniversary of their Eurovision Song Contest win.

Fool Me Once star Michelle Keegan is back to work in Australia, with the BBC sharing a behind-the-scenes picture of her on the set of Ten Pound Poms.The series stars Michelle as Kate Thorne, a British woman who departs post-war Britain for Australia, having been promised a better quality of life for just £10. In the sneak-peek at series two, Michelle looks completely different, dressed in 1950s attire in a stripey top and linen blue bottoms.

K.J. Yossman With iconic roles in “Twin Peaks,” “Sex and the City” and the original “Dune,” over a 40-year career Kyle MacLachlan has established himself as both a chameleon and an on-screen legend. So it’s no surprise that in the same week he’s launching his latest project – Prime Video’s adaptation of blockbuster video game franchise “Fallout” – he’s also the recipient of the Canal+ Icon award at Canneseries in France, where he’s giving a masterclass about his storied career.

The Hives have paid tribute to the 50th anniversary of ABBA winning Eurovision while playing at the Brighton Dome.Last night (April 3), the Swedish Rock band took the stage at the Brighton Dome in the UK as part of their ongoing ‘The Death of Randy Fitzsimmons’ tour. Before commencing the third track of the night, frontman Pelle Almqvist took the time to explain why it was an iconic night.“About 50 years and a day ago, ABBA from Sweden won the Eurovision Song Contest in this very room.

Conan O’Brien is set to make his first appearance as a guest on The Tonight Show since his unceremonious departure.

This year’s UK Eurovision entry has rejected calls for him to boycott this year’s Song Contest in protest at Israel being included in the competition.

The Weeknd up for a Nobel Prize for literature.A new study showing a steep decline in songwriting skills over the last 40 years used folk crooner Bob Dylan’s award from the sainted Swedish institution of an example of how much music has changed. To draw their conclusions, a team of researchers from Europe pored over the words to roughly 12,000 songs in English across a variety of genres from rap to rock to R&B, written between 1980 and 2020, The Guardian reported.Their findings were exactly as anyone over the age of 40 might have suspected — lyrics have become simpler, more repetitive, angrier and more self-obsessed.“What we have also been witnessing in the last 40 years is a drastic change in the music landscape — from how music is sold to how music is produced,” said senior study author Eva Zangerle, recommendations systems expert at the University of Innsbruck.The study declined to name and shame any newer artists, but instead spoke of how lyrics can be a “mirror of society,” reflecting a culture’s shifting values and preoccupations.The study, published in Scientific Reports, concentrated on emotions expressed, repetitiveness and word choice, particularly to see how often difficult or unusual words were used.

Maura Higgins appears to have confirmed that she is single in a hilarious new TikTok about people 'f*****g off', just days after her alleged split from Hollywood stunt double Bobby Holland Hanton was revealed.The Love Island star took to video-sharing platform TikTok to seemingly make a dig at her ex, beaming as she mimed to a sound which said: "Fact number 7, some people are like clouds, when they f*** off, it's a beautiful day". Posting the video, the brunette beauty captioned 'Exactly!!!'. After a 10-month romance with Bobby, who has been Chris Hemsworth's stunt double, the 33-year-old reality star is said to have ended things after realising there was not a future for the pair.