UK Film Studios Brace For Inspections As They Bid To Ward Off Crippling Property Tax Bills

BBC Question Time host Fiona Bruce has announced she will be stepping back from her role as an ambassador for the UK's leading charity on domestic violence Refuge.

New Duke Of Edinburgh Opens Sky Studios Sound Stage

American-European Media Fund APX Group has completed the acquisition of a 50% stake in the UK’s Twickenham Film Studios.

Tim Burgess has released the ‘Atypical Music EP’, which features remixed tracks from his latest double album ‘Typical Music’.The remix EP from The Charlatans frontman enlistS the help of English DJ and musician Andy Votel and Filipino singer-songwriter Eyedress. Votel has remixed two of the tracks (lead single ‘Flamingoes’ and ‘A Bloody Nose’) whilE Eyedress has delivered a new spin on the opening track ‘Sure Enough’.“‘Atypical Music’ is exactly what Andy Votel has specialised in over the last couple of decades,” said Burgess.

Nordic Networks Team For ITV Studios Drama Deal

K.J. Yossman BBC Studios has backed a new production label, Rebel Rebel Pictures, launched by Simon Shalgosky and Daniel Brookes. Rebel Rebel will focus on unscripted primetime and factual entertainment, aimed at both U.K. and international audiences. Shalgosky and Brookes have both spent decades in television, working across development and production with credits including “Love Island,” “X factor” and “Britain’s Got Talent.” Brookes has previously worked in senior development roles at ITV Studios, SYCO, Expectation Entertainment and MGM Unscripted. Shalgosky was previously head of global development at Seven Studios and has experience at Lion TV, Keshet UK, ITV Studios, and Celador.

BBC Studios has backed a new UK entertainment label helmed by execs Simon Shalgosky and Daniel Brookes.

K.J. Yossman Freida Pinto is lending her voice to a new animated film project in honor of International Women’s Day. She Creates Change is a new nonprofit-led animation and live action film project from global education organization Room to Read produced by Nexus Studios. The multi-media initiative, which spans a six-episode film series as well as books and audio stories, aims to promote gender equality through telling the stories of young women across the planet. It will initially be available in English, Hindi and Spanish with plans to translate it into dozens more languages and will be distributed across the world via Room to Read and educational partnerships. The project will also be released to general audiences in October.

MultiChoice, NBCUniversal and Sky have set a new partnership to bring content and technology to streaming customers across MultiChoice’s 50-market footprint in sub-Saharan Africa. MultiChoice launched Showmax as the first African streaming service in 2015 and via the deal announced today, the new Showmax group, which will be 70% owned by MultiChoice and 30% by NBCU, will build on Showmax’s success to date and aim to create the leading streaming service in Africa. It will be powered by Peacock’s technology and combine MultiChoice’s accelerating investment in local productions with international content licensed from NBCU and Sky, as well as third party content from HBO, Warner Bros International, Sony and others, and include live English Premier League football. Launch details about the new Showmax service will be announced at a later date.

The Royal Burgh of Annan Pipe Band had a special role to play in Finland to celebrate a major milestone for the forestry industry.

Coronation Street star Lucy Fallon has announced her newborn son’s name after delivering the little one last month. The actress, who welcomed her son with Preston footballer Ryan Ledson, 25, announced that they’ve called their little boy Sonny Jude in a new interview. The 27-year-old told OK! Magazine: “I kept adding names to a list.

Lucy Fallon welcomed her first child with boyfriend Ryan Ledson in January, and the new parents have now shared the name they've selected for their baby son. The ex-Coronation Street actress, 27, who starred in the ITV soap as Bethany Platt until 2020, has exclusively introduced her newborn son, Sonny Jude, in a new OK! interview, where she and footballer Ryan, 25, opened up about their baby's birth and his sweet moniker.The couple have revealed there isn't a specific meaning behind Sonny's name, it was just one of the few monikers they both agreed they liked for their little one.

Lucy Fallon welcomed her first child with boyfriend Ryan Ledson in January, and the new parents have now shared the name they've selected for their baby son. The ex-Coronation Street actress, 27, who starred in the ITV soap as Bethany Platt until 2020, has exclusively introduced her newborn son, Sonny Jude, in a new OK! interview, where she and footballer Ryan, 25, opened up about their baby's birth and his sweet moniker. The couple have revealed there isn't a specific meaning behind Sonny's name, it was just one of the few monikers they both agreed they liked for their little one.

Vernon Kay will replace Ken Bruce on his BBC Radio 2 mid-morning weekday show, the BBC has confirmed.The TV presenter, 48, will take over in May following the announcement last month that Scottish broadcasting veteran Ken, 72, would be stepping down from presenting his mid-morning show on the station after 31 years. Ken will present his final show on 3 March, the BBC confirmed on Friday.

The BBC has confirmed who will replace Ken Bruce on his BBC Radio 2 mid-morning weekday show.

EXCLUSIVE: Love Island distributor ITV Studios has hired a Disney sales exec on the eve of the London TV Screenings.

‘The Woman King’ & ‘Aftersun’ Dominate Girls On Film AwardsThe Woman King and Aftersun dominated the main awards at the second annual Girls On Film Awards. The Woman King picked up Best Ensemble, sponsored by Netflix, and Best Female Friendship On Screen. Woman King star Viola Davis was also awarded the Feminist Superhero award. Woman King lead Sheila Atim was there in person to accept the awards. Aftersun nabbed Best Feature Film Sponsored by EON Productions, while the film’s publicity team also won Best Publicity Campaign. Other big winners included Sebastián Lelio’s The Wonder, which took home Best Cinematography and the Sinéad O’Connor pic Nothing Compares (Best Documentary). Nominees for the awards were chosen by a selection of critics and journalists. Girls On Film was launched by Deadline critic and broadcaster Anna Smith and producer Hedda Archbold with the aim of rewarding excellence in the field of feminism, inclusion, and diversity in cinema. Check out the full winners on the Girl On Film Twitter account.

BBC Studios is gearing up for next week’s Showcase event by signing a global first-look deal with former Warner Bros. Australia TV boss Shaun Murphy.

Naman Ramachandran Shout! Studios has acquired U.S. and Canada rights to Studiocanal and Working Title’s cross-cultural British romantic comedy “What’s Love Got to Do with It?” with a view to releasing it in late spring, it was revealed at Berlin’s European Film Market on Tuesday. Directed by veteran Indian filmmaker Shekhar Kapur (“Elizabeth”), “What’s Love Got to Do With It?” follows documentary-maker and dating app addict Zoe (Lily James), for whom swiping right has only delivered an endless stream of Mr Wrongs, to her eccentric mother Cath’s (Emma Thompson) dismay. For Zoe’s childhood friend and neighbor Kaz (Shazad Latif), the answer is to follow his parents’ example and opt for an arranged (or “assisted”) marriage to a bright and beautiful bride from Pakistan (Sajal Aly). As Zoe films Kaz’s journey from London to Lahore to marry a stranger, chosen by his parents, she begins to wonder if she might have something to learn from a profoundly different approach to finding love.

James Bond to Star Wars have been filmed, has been given permission for an £800million expansion.Buckinghamshire Council has signed off on the studios’ proposals to build 21 new stages, a training hub and a publicly accessible nature reserve. According to Pinewood Group,  the expansion would make it the “biggest studio complex in the world” and create 8,000 jobs.