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Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorMalika Andrews is capping off a quick journey that has taken her from the sidelines of NBA games to a central seat at many of its big events.The sportscaster is taking over the host duties of ESPN’s NBA Draft, succeeding Rece Davis, who led the broadcast for more than a decade. In doing so, Andrews cements her status as one of ESPN’s mainstay journalists, having been awarded hosting duties on “NBA Today” in 2021.The June 23 Draft broadcast, emanating from Brooklyn’s Barclays Center, will top off Andrews’ busy schedule in weeks ahead. She will also host the NBA Draft Lottery telecast this evening at 8 p.m.

Officers are investigating after a woman was reportedly raped inside a property in a Greater Manchester suburb. Eyewitnesses reported seeing a police presence on a street in Whitefield throughout Thursday (April 28).

Barbie Ferreira had a lot less screen time in the second season of Euphoria than she did in the first season and now she’s responding to theories over why that happened.

James Argent has opened up about how ‘special’ Tom Parker’s funeral was, as he appeared on Good Morning Britain. The Wanted singer sadly passed away last month at the age of 33 after a brain cancer battle and his funeral was held yesterday, Wednesday, 20 April. Richard Bacon asked former TOWIE star Arg about the “difficult day”, which was an emotional goodbye to dad-of-two Tom.

Emyrson Flora is packing some serious star-power.

We’re used to watching actress Tamzin Outhwaite face plenty of challenges while playing a character – but in her latest TV project, viewers will see her tackle some chilling trials in real life. The 51-year-old, who soap fans know and love as Mel Owen in EastEnders, is one of the stars braving the experience of a lifetime as they take the plunge in an exploration of the wellbeing ideas of Dutch motivational speaker and cold water therapy advocate Wim Hof.

Emergency services rushed to a street in West Didsbury on Tuesday afternoon following reports of an 'elderly' man and woman 'collapsing'. Fire crews, as well as police and paramedics from the North West Ambulance Service attended a terraced house on Orchard Street, off Burton Road, at 4pm.

Cops have said there will be an 'increased police presence' in part of Edinburgh as the search for a missing Scot continues.

EXCLUSIVE: An influx of U.S. studios and streamers heading to next week’s Mip TV should mitigate the loss of some of the bigger European distributors, according to Lucy Smith, who runs the annual market.

Emiliano De Pablos Spain’s TV industry will make history at Series Mania Forum 2022, with its biggest panel and sneak peek series presentation presence ever at a major TV market. The Spanish conference attendance – alongside Finland’s panel spread – also weighs in as the biggest from any single country at the upcoming edition of the most important co-production event for scripted TV series in Europe.Series Mania Forum runs on-site over March 22-24 in Lille, northern France, under the larger Series Mania Festival umbrella.Organized by ICEX Spain Trade & Investment, the country’s export and inward investment board, the Spanish pavilion at the Lille Grand Palais will host a record-breaking delegation for Spain of around 20 companies and more than 50 executives. That’s a sign of just how much Series Mania has grown as an industry forum in the last few years, and of Spain’s ambition to ramp up exports of Spanish movies and TV content via a Spain AVS Hub plan whose total investment through 2025 is tabbed at $1.8 billion in state incentives and government-engineered financing.

Julian Morris and Eloise Mumford are teaming up for a new romantic drama on Hallmark Movies & Mysteries tonight.

ITV's live shows This Morning and Loose Women have been suddenly pulled from air after a 'security incident' near its studios.

David Viramontes Greig Fraser’s first conversations with Matt Reeves began before the director ever signed on to the comic book film. While in post-production on his “Planet of the Apes” movies, Reeves talked to the cinematographer about being approached by Warner Bros. to helm a new film adaptation of the Caped Crusader.

Sean Penn has a tremendous amount of respect for Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy

The organizers of Mip TV are to follow all “government sanctions and policies in each territory where we operate” regarding Russia, with Deadline understanding there will effectively be no Russian presence at the Cannes TV market.

YouTube is moving its Brandcast event for advertisers and creators into prime media real estate, slotting it for the evening of May 17, the middle of broadcast TV upfront week in New York.

Margaret Styne, the widow of Broadway composer Jule Styne who oversaw an estate and legacy that includes the much anticipated upcoming revival of Funny Girl, has died.

The Sopranos, which ran from 1999-2007, but no time like the present, right? The actor revisited the iconic series in a new Super Bowl ad for Chevrolet's electric 2024 Silverado EV, which aired on Sunday, February 13. The commercial was a modern recreation of the show' s opening credit sequence, which involved Tony Soprano (played by James Gandolfini) driving from Manhattan to New Jersey in a Chevy Suburban.This time, was behind the wheel. At the end of the spot, she's seen reuniting with her Sopranos costar Robert Iler, who played A.J.

In the latest in a string of distribution deals, Comcast Cable has reached a comprehensive, multi-year agreement with AMC Networks.

Barry Manilow is shutting down a rumor.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefTencent, the Chinese entertainment and tech group, was given approval last week to move ahead with its planned $1.27 billion (£900 million) acquisition of games group Sumo Group. The purchase, first announced in July last year, is one of the Chinese giant’s largest moves to date in the U.K.Sumo is best known for “Sackboy: A Big Adventure,” a title published by Sony, as well as racing games based on Sega’s “Sonic the Hedgehog” franchise. Tencent has owned 8.75% of the company since 2019.

Drivers are reporting huge delays on the A77 this evening following what appears to be a road crash.

On the eve of the American Revolution, the Fraser clan are ready to face history in the official trailer for “Outlander” Season 6 — even if three of them are out of time.The new trailer, set to the song “Wolves” by Trills, features voiceover from Caitriona Balfe’s Claire Fraser, calling out her place and her family members’ place in the past.“I don’t belong here. Brianna, Roger, they don’t belong here,” she says toward the end of the two-minute trailer, released on Wednesday.

A road was closed in Ashton this afternoon following a serious 'three car' crash.

SCOTS motorists getting into the Christmas spirit are being warned of unusual hazards they might not have considered – ranging from badly packed cars to festive foods to avoid.

Emergency services are in attendance outside a cafe after a man suffered a 'medical episode'.

Naman Ramachandran Streamer Lionsgate Play is aiming to nearly double its presence in Asia to 15 countries by the end of 2022.Speaking to Variety ahead of Singapore’s Asia TV Forum and Market (ATF), Rohit Jain, MD South Asia, and networks – emerging markets Asia, said, “Give or take, we should be in 13 to 15 countries by the end of 2022. We are already in eight, Philippines is launching for us next quarter.”The service’s Asia rollout began with India.

An online community “dedicated to the ripping and sharing of music” has lost its presence on Discord, seemingly after members of said community shared copies of Adele’s new album ’30’ pre-release and the record industry gods on high declared “no more”.Although the music industry isn’t quite as obsessed about music piracy these days as compared to the 2000s, it still maintains a piracy gripe list, and routinely has its lawyers send cease-and-desist letters out to people who are illegally sharing

Drug and Alcohol Review earlier this month, asked 1229 participants to complete an anonymous survey around prior drug use habits, their intended drug use at the events, and how police and drug detection dogs influenced their drug use at the festivals they were attending.Of the 1229 participants, 372 (around 30 per cent) said they used or planned to use drugs at the festival. Among that group, MDMA was the commonly reported drug, making up 268 (or 77 per cent).