Advertising Downturn Keeps AMC Networks From Hitting Q2 Revenue Target

Top exhibitor AMC Entertainment rode the box office revival in the second quarter, beating Wall Street forecasts and returning to profitability.

It’s that time of year when more people start paying attention to the Consumer Price Index (CPI) inflation rate, as the September figure is used as part of the Triple Lock measurement to determine the annual State Pension uprating for the following financial year. The June CPI was 7.9 per cent, down from 8.7 per cent in May, and its lowest rate since March 2022.

Hakuna Matata! Disney got a revenue boost in the UK thanks in part to audiences returning to West End stage plays like The Lion King following the pandemic.

BLACKPINK have commemorated their seventh year together with individual tributes from the members and events taking place across the U.S and Asia.The four members of BLACKPINK took to each of their personal Instagram pages to post tributes to the band in commemoration of the band’s seventh year together as of August 8. Vocalist Rosé wrote a heartfelt letter in her Instagram post, accompanied by an archive of BLACKPINK photos from years past.

Strictly Come Dancing has confirmed the ninth celebrity of the cast of 2023. Radio and TV host Nikita Kanda is joining the show when it returns later this year.The news was announced on her breakfast show on the BBC Asian Network on Tuesday morning.

RTL Group, the owner of American Idol outfit Fremantle, has downgraded its full-year financial expectations following a tricky six months during which group profit tumbled by more than 50%, although Fremantle revenues grew slightly.

It’s Tuesday, and one star sign will take advantage of a good opportunity today, while another is in a position to pull some strings for a loved one. There are 12 zodiac signs - Aries, Taurus, Gemini, Cancer, Leo, Virgo, Libra, Scorpio, Sagittarius, Capricorn, Aquarius, and Pisces - and the horoscopes for each can give you the lowdown on what your future holds, be it in work, your love life, your friends and family or more. These daily forecasts have been compiled by astrologer Russell Grant, who has been reading star signs for over 50 years.

Naman Ramachandran Revenues at Bertelsmann’s Luxembourg-based RTL Group, a media giant which owns Fremantle, slid 5.1% to €3.1 billion ($3.4 billion) for the first half of 2023, financial results released on Tuesday have revealed. Adjusted EBITA (Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, and Amortization) was down to down to €250 million compared to €501 million during the same period in 2022 and group profit was at €132 million, more than 50% down €304 million in 2022. The company attributes this to “challenging TV advertising markets, in particular in Germany.” RTL group’s TV advertising revenue declined 12.5% to €1.18 billion (H1/2022: €1.35 billion).

People who were left without power and stood waist high in floodwater back in June still don't know why it happened.

BTS member V has officially announced his debut solo album, which is being titled ‘Layover’.Announced today (August 8), Big Hit Music took to social media to confirm the album, which is due for release in September. In the visualiser below, the album will be available from September 8 onwards.From V'Layover' Release23. 9.

EXCLUSIVE: Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty returned to HBO on Sunday with 629,000 total viewers tuning in for the Season 2 premiere across Max and linear telecasts.

Barbie is the latest movie to pull off a very impressive feat – netting $1 billion at the global box office – and it is one of the fasted movies to hit the goal.

Amy Robach and T. J. Holmes are ready to put the scandalous days of their romance behind them — and they’re thinking about the next steps.

Natalie Portman and her husband Benjamin Millepied are the latest couple to separate after 11 years of marriage, following a series of troubles in their relationship and an alleged affair between Benjamin and 25-year-old climate activist Camille Étienne. As confirmed by Us Weekly, the 42-year-old actress and the 46-year-old choreographer have decided to call it quits after being together for 11 years and welcoming 12-year-old son Aleph and 6-year-old daughter Amalia. Natalie was also spotted without her wedding ring on August 4, at the Angel City FC event in Sydney, Australia.“After news of his affair came out, they’ve been trying to work on their marriage but are currently on the outs,” an insider revealed to the publication.

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“Lifts my spirits to see support in the comments.” Transitioning into a more serious tone, Lambert then said he was “also appalled to see the obnoxious homophobia and ignorance plaguing people right now.” The American Idol alum took a strong stance against the negativity, shedding light on his boyfriend’s unique fashion choices that had drawn mocking remarks. “He has wicked style and refuses to conform to the societal norms regarding his fashion choices,” Lambert asserted, firmly defending his partner’s right to self-expression, not that he needed to justify any of it, of course.Lambert’s affection for his partner was palpable as he showered him with heartfelt praise.

Labor Day 2023 is still a few weeks away, there are plenty of mattress sales worth shopping ahead of the holiday weekend. If your bedroom could use an upgrade, DreamCloud has a can't-miss early Labor Day mattress sale this week. For a limited time, the DreamCloud sale is taking 40% off all of the brand's luxuriously comfortable hybrid mattresses.Shop the DreamCloud SaleFrom the original, five-layer Hybrid to the luxe, eight-layer Premier Rest, DreamCloud's hybrid mattresses combine the best of both worlds.

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You’re a top earner, baby! RuPaul’s Drag Race is a worldwide sensation, spawning dozens of spinoffs, specials and international editions of the long-running drag competition series.

Beyoncé paid $100,000 (£78,000) to keep trains running for an extra hour at a recent gig, so fans could get home safe.At the Washington DC leg of the singer’s ‘Renaissance’ world tour last night (July 6), bad weather meant the gig was delayed and ran late.As a result, many fans risked being stranded with public transport stopping running for the night.The singer then forked out to keep services open for an extra hour so fans could make it home.As the show was ending, the city’s Metro service announced that its Silver Line would stay open for an extra hour, a service which was “funded by the Tour to cover the $100,000 cost to run more trains, keep all 98 stations open for customers to exit and other operational expenses”.They added: “The extended time means the #BeyHive can stay for the ‘Party’ and still get home on Metro.”Elsewhere on the ‘Renaissance’ tour, Beyoncé seemingly left Lizzo’s name off a performance of ‘Break My Soul’ during one of her performances in Foxborough, Massachusetts last week which saw many of her fans quick to speculate that this was related to the recent allegations raised against Lizzo that same day – which finds her accused of sexual harassment and a hostile work environment.Beyoncé then brought Lizzo’s name back to a live rendition of the song over the weekend. But during her show at the FedExField in Maryland on Saturday (August 5) fans were quick to share that Beyoncé did include Lizzo’s name again as she sang the lyrics: “Rosetta Tharpe, Santigold, (Vogue) Bessie Smith, Nina Simone (Vogue), Betty Davis, Solange Knowles.

Awkwafina Is Nora From Queens actor Bowen Yang has said that he “almost died” in a production mishap when a horse that he was riding bucked in fear.Yang revealed on his Las Culturistas podcast recently that the incident happened while shooting season three of the sitcom in Iceland.“Actually, [it’s] not fun to be on a horse,” Yang said. “[I’ve] ridden a horse for camera.

Juventus are prepared to 'snatch' Sofyan Amrabat from under Manchester United's nose after a stall in negotiations, according to reports in Italy.

Amy Robach and T.J. Holmes are still going strong!

Callum McGregor is the perfect Celtic motivator for Brendan Rodgers' new team, and the Parkhead skipper seems to have got the message across before the weekend's league opener.

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Holly Jones With ruminating obscurity, the ambitious Negu Film Collective – which includes filmmakers Ekain Albite, Mikel Ibarguren, Nicolau Mallofré and Adrià Roca – works to explore the contradictions of a Basque conflict that weighs heavy on all that lived through it. Stakes, set in slow succession, portray reverberations of the era’s traumas.

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An aspiring doctor who was detained in a psychiatric hospital five hours from her family home 'cried out for help' and was 'massively failed by the system' before her death, her grieving mum told an inquest.

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This Morning will be off air on Tuesday, 8 August as ITV1 shakes up its schedule to make room for the Women’s FIFA Football World Cup.The flagship mid-morning programme, which has been a staple on screens since 1988, will be replaced by coverage of the tournament, which is taking place in Australia and New Zealand.The final two rounds of 16 matches will be played tomorrow ahead of the quarter finals, which begin on 11 August. Colombia and Jamaica are set to go head to head at 9am BST on 8 August, with the winning team set to face the Lionesses in the Quarter Finals.

Leo Barraclough International Features Editor The lineup for Docu Talents From the East – a showcase of standout documentary films from Central and Eastern Europe that are in post-production – has been unveiled. Eight documentary projects will be presented on Aug. 13 at Sarajevo Film Festival.

Thania Garcia Beyoncé ensured her fans were able to get home safe after attendees of her Aug. 6 show in Washington, D.C.’s FedEx Field were forced to shelter in place due to heavy rain and lightning.

Kaley Cuoco is twinning with her baby, Matilda! Cuoco's partner, Tom Pelphrey, posted the sweet photo of the mother-and-daughter duo to his Instagram Story on Sunday. In the shot, Cuoco and Matilda match facial expressions while smiling directly into the camera.

EXCLUSIVE: Paramount’s Republic Pictures has acquired worldwide rights to the inspirational documentary Lift, from Academy Award-nominated filmmaker David Petersen, slating it for release via Paramount Global Content Distribution. In the U.S., the film will hit select theaters on September 15th and bow on digital on the 22nd. Pic will also soon hit the UK, debuting on digital on the 25th.

EXCLUSIVE: NBCUniversal is looking to drum up new interest in Craig Robinson comedy Killing It ahead of its season two launch on Peacock.

Beyoncé ensured her fans got home from her Renaissance Tour stop in Washington, D.C., by paying $100,000 to keep the city’s Metro stations open late.