Adele Tells NFL Fans Who Complain About Taylor Swift Coverage to ‘Get a F—ing Life’: Swift ‘Made It a Bit More Enjoyable to Watch’

Leo Barraclough International Features Editor ProSiebenSat.1 Group, which owns one of Germany’s leading broadcasters and one of its top streaming platforms, continues to feel the effects of a “challenging” economic environment, but, nevertheless, has pledged to ramp up investment in local shows. On Thursday, the group reported revenues of Euros 3.85 billion ($4.2 billion) in the 2023 financial year, down 7% on the previous year. Adjusted EBITDA decreased to Euros 578 million ($629 million) from the previous year’s Euros 678 million ($739 million).

Elsa Keslassy International Correspondent Ahead of its U.S. premiere at SXSW, “The Queen of My Dreams” has been sold to a flurry of international markets, including in the U.K. and Ireland to Peccadillo Pictures.

Leo Barraclough International Features Editor Variety has been given exclusive access to a first-look clip (below) from Simon Ennis’ documentary “The Hobby,” which world premieres at SXSW on Friday. International sales are being handled by Vortex Media. “The Hobby” is an affectionate, character-driven portrait of the subculture of board games, covering the World Series of Board Games in Las Vegas and reaching back to Ancient Mesopotamia.

Jem Aswad Executive Editor, Music It’s no surprise that British-Ghanaian R&B singer/songwriter Raye was the center of attention at last weekend’s BRIT Awards — she won a record six trophies at the British Grammy-equivalent ceremony, including Best Artist, Album of the Year and Song of the Year, and during her acceptance speeches made empowering statements like “I’m in control — I’m my own boss.” Yet obscured in all the headlines was the strong business statement she made on behalf of fellow songwriters, calling for them to receive a share of the master recording income of the songs on which they’re credited. Multiple other participants receive such shares — “points on the master” — including artists, labels, producers and others, but not songwriters.

Alex Ritman Production banner FlipNarrative, set up by Waleed Zuaiter — the BAFTA-nominated star of “Baghdad Central” and “Gangs of London” and Oscar-nominated producer of “Omar” — has optioned the rights to Shannon Chakraborty’s latest novel “The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi,” with plans to develop it into a multi-season series and gaming platform. The book — the first in a trilogy being published by Harper Voyager — is a swashbuckling high seas adventure following a notorious Muslim pirate captain who has survived backstabbing rogues, vengeful merchant princes, several husbands and an actual demon before retiring to a life of piety.

Nick Vivarelli International Correspondent Toronto-based sales agent Syndicado Film Sales has acquired international rights to German director Caroline von der Tann’s Naples-set doc “The Gospel According to Ciretta” ahead of its world premiere at the Thessaloniki Intl. Documentary Film Festival.

Joe Otterson TV Reporter Jake Paul is set to fight former heavyweight champion Mike Tyson in a boxing match that will be livestreamed on Netflix. The bout is scheduled to take place on July 20 at the AT&T Stadium in Texas and will be available to all Netflix subscribers. Additional information, including the co-main event and undercards, will be announced at a later date.

Viewers were graced with the unexpected sight of Celebrity Big Brother housemate Gary Goldsmith's large lower back tattoo as he fell out of bed whilst sharing with fellow housemate Colson Smith. Nicknamed the 'black sheep' of the Royal family, Gary, 58, has addressed his nickname and admitted to preferring 'King of Fun' and it seems that might be the case if his secret back tattoo is anything to go by.

Celebrity Big Brother stars Louis Walsh and Sharon Osbourne slammed James Corden as a "name-dropper" during a candid chat on the show. In a teaser for the show on March 7, the pair sat down with Kate Middleton's uncle, Gary Goldsmith, who joked that Strictly pro Nikita Kuzmin drops many-a celebrity name, but he acknowledges: "He’s not showing off it’s just his life!” Sharon then says of James Corden, who hosted The Late Late Show in the US from 2015 to 2023 says: “I tell you who does that, the English guy, James Corden, he does that all the time.” Louis adds: “He’s even made a career out of it.” Sharon says of James' move to the States: “When he got to America, he played the LA game really well, you know, turned up at everything.” Louis agrees: “Kissing all the right people, Anna Wintour, mwah, mwah, mwah, mwah” Sharon then says: “Oh, she loves him.

It's only day four in the Celebrity Big Brother house but the famous housemates are already beginning to clash, with Ekin-Su Culculoglu rubbing This Morning's Fern Britton up the wrong way. Ahead of tonight's episode, ITV has revealed that Ferne turns on the Love Island star during nominations over comments she made about her bikinis.

Kendall Rae Knight - best known for her stint on Love Island in 2018 - has given birth to a baby boy with footballer boyfriend Andrew Hughes, 31.The reality TV star announced the adorable news on her Instagram today (March 7) and posted cute pictures of their newest arrival for fans to see. Kendall revealed that their son was named Cooper and he was welcomed into the world on March 4. She captioned the post: "Cooper Cole Hughes.

Katie Price isn't one to shy away from controversy, and her latest Instagram post certainly divided her fans, as she dressed her nine year old daughter, Bunny, up as herself for World Book Day. Bunny, who Katie, 45, shares with ex-husband, Kieran Hayler (as well as son Jett, 10), could be seen in snaps posted by Katie, striking some poses and pouting just like her famous mum.

A simmering, years-long row between JK Rowling and broadcaster India Willoughby has spilled over into a police complaint against the Harry Potter author over alleged transphobia.

EXCLUSIVE: Netflix has handed control to its Arabic content slate to long-serving exec Nuha El Tayeb following the exit of Ahmed Sharkawi.

Mexican supervisor supervising sound editor Martín Hernández, who was Oscar-nominated for Best Sound Editing for Birdman and The Revenant in 2014 and 2015 respectively, says the category is wide open this year due to the variety of movies in the running.

Netflix’s move into live sports continues. The streamer is weighing in to the boxing arena with a fight between heavyweight legend Mike Tyson and upstart Jake Paul.

In parts of the Balkans, a remarkable tradition exists: women known as Burrneshas take on societal roles typically confined to men. They assume the physical appearance of men, adopt men’s names or nicknames, and operate with a freedom and power denied women in patriarchal cultures.

revealed in a new vlog post that she was in an incredible amount of pain after having to undergo a second brain surgery during her ongoing battle with brain cancer. “I’m actually very nervous. I’m more nervous for this one because it’s not like my brain that they’re messing with,” the student, 19, said on Wednesday.

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Rishi Sunak has refused to rule out holding a general election in May.

Katie Price has faced criticism from fans after revealing nine-year-old daughter's costume for World Book Day. Bunny is joining children up and down the country as they don outfits celebrating their favourite books - but Katie has been slammed by some online followers after uploading a snap today.

Health experts have warned people not to eat their food too fast as it could increase their risk of diabetes and obesity.

Gary Goldsmith, who is currently appearing on Celebrity Big Brother, has opened up on his niece, the Princess of Wales, returning to public duties after having major surgery.

Married at First Sight Australia kicked off with confessions week, as Wednesday night's show left viewers speechless at one groom's horrifying admission to his bride.

Thousands of disabled children and young people across Scotland will receive a one-off payment for £251.50 later this year to help with higher heating bills during the 2024/25 winter season. The Scottish Government has now confirmed all the new payment rates for devolved benefits and payments, including the Child Winter Heating Payment.

Hamilton Park has revealed a star-studded line-up for its Cube Glass Ladies’ Night later this year.

An adored mum-of-14 has tragically died in a horror electric scooter accident.

The Green Party has urged Stockport residents to send a message about the climate crisis by backing its candidates in the general election.

A man is fighting for his life in hospital after being knocked down by a Land Rover in Rochdale.

Popular sportswear brand The North Face is offering shoppers a huge discount to spend online - but there’s a catch. The American outdoors company is giving a 20% off promotional code to those who take a course on “racial inclusion.”

Celebrity Big Brother viewers have been shouting about 'favouritism' as they made the same complaint about Sharon Osbourne's latest appearance in the house. The 71-year-old was the first person to be seen entering the iconic house when the celebrity version of the show returned on Monday (March 4).