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Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorThis year, Global Accessibility Awareness Day falls on May 19. And Netflix is using the occasion to announce major plans to expand the global translations of its audio descriptions and subtitles for customers who are blind, deaf or hard-of-hearing.The streamer will expand audio description (AD), subtitles for the deaf or hard-of-hearing (SDH) and dubbing in more than 10 additional languages throughout the year starting this month — so that more Netflix members with disabilities can experience shows and films made in another country in their local language. That’s not the norm in the entertainment industry at large.Netflix is starting with French, Spanish, Portuguese, German and Italian, and expanding from there to Asian languages including Korean and Japanese as well as European local languages.

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at LargeFormer NBC Entertainment chairman Paul Telegdy has launched a new shingle with his cousin, Berlin-based advertising exec Stefan Telegdy, and they are pitching their first TV project, a 10-episode series about the Falklands/Malvinas War of 1982.The Telegdys’ The Whole Spiel production company has partnered with Lone Wolf Pictures and Infinity Hill to produce “The Islands,” which tells the story of that 1982 war, from the perspective of the soldiers and civilians on both sides of the 74-day conflict.Argentine writer Sebastian Rotstein (“El Presidente” Season 2, “Morir de Amor”) is writing the screenplay for the show, which will employ writers and directors from both the U.K. and Argentina to tell the full story.

Selome Hailu After revealing on Thursday that Season 7 would be the final installment of “Riverdale,” the CW’s chairman and CEO Mark Pedowitz expressed confidence that the series was going out on a high note.The network announced the conclusion of the show along with the rest of its 2022 fall release schedule.CLICK HERE to follow Variety’s coverage of Upfronts 2022During the CW’s primetime scheduling and strategy press conference, while addressing the end of “Riverdale” and the cancellation of several series such as “Legends of Tomorrow,” “Dynasty” and “Naomi,” Pedowitz said, “We encouraged all of those producers to try to treat their finales as if they could be series finales. We wanted to do the right thing by the series and by the fans.” Pedowitz also indicated that “Riverdale” Season 7 would likely contain as many episodes as earlier seasons.“We have not declared how many episodes yet.

Zack Sharf Viola Davis joined Variety and Kering at the Cannes Film Festival for a powerful Women In Motion conversation in which she revealed a director once called her by his maid’s name. The Oscar and Emmy-winning actor was talking about Hollywood’s perception of Black actors and how the amount of roles she can play remains limited due to her skin color, even at her A-list stature.“I had a director who did that to me.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorLil Nas X will be honored at the long-awaited 51 st annual Songwriters Hall of Fame Gala next month with the Hal David Starlight Award, which recognizes “gifted young songwriters who are making a significant impact in the music industry via their original songs.”Nas, a Sony Music Publishing writer, joins previous honorees Drake, Taylor Swift, Halsey, Sara Bareilles, Ed Sheeran, Imagine Dragons’ Dan Reynolds, John Legend, Alicia Keys, Benny Blanco, John Mayer and others. The award, created in 2004, was named in honor of SHOF chairman emeritus Hal David for his support of young songwriters.The ceremony, the first since 2019, is slated for Thursday, June 16 at the Marriott Marquis Hotel in New York City.

Shirley Halperin Executive Editor, MusicFaZe Clan, the digital-native media, entertainment and esports platform, has hired music industry veteran Zach Katz for the role of president and chief operating officer.Katz arrives from music-tech investment venture fund Raised In Space Enterprises, which he cofounded in 2019 — in partnership with Scooter Braun’s Ithaca Holdings — and led as CEO.In his new position, Katz will oversee FaZe Clan content, talent, merchandise, consumer goods, sponsorships and esports businesses. He will report to CEO Lee Trink.The company boasts 500 million followers across social platforms worldwide who engage with a range of entertainment offerings in esports and youth culture, including livestreams of popular gaming tournaments. Last year, the company announced its plans to go public via a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) with B.

Disclosure and Jessie Ware are among the latest additions to the line-up of the inaugural MEO KALORAMA Festival in Portugal.The event, which will run from September 1-3, will take place in Bela Vista Park in Lisbon.The Chemical Brothers and Arctic Monkeys will headline the first two nights of MEO KALORAMA (September 1 and 2 respectively), with the likes of Kraftwerk, James Blake, Bonobo, Róisín Murphy, Years & Years and Blossoms also on the bill.MEO KALORAMA have added more names to their line-up this week, with Disclosure set to top the bill on the festival’s final night (September 3).Ware, Jake Shears, Crawlers and the Brazilian artist Marina Sena have also joined the line-up, which further includes Golden Slumbers, Xinobi Live, Club Makumba, Fred, D’Alva and Bruno Pernadas. You can see the updated bill for MEO KALORAMA Festival 2022 below.You can find tickets for MEO KALORAMA Festival by heading here, and more information about this year’s festival here.Jessie Ware will also perform at Glastonbury, The Mighty Hoopla, Parklife, The Isle Of Wight Festival and Primavera this summer.Disclosure are set to make headline appearances at Boardmasters and All Point East Festival in August.

Ricky Gervais has explained why he tackles taboo subjects in his stand-up shows.During an appearance on The Late Show With Stephen Colbert on Tuesday (May 17) to promote his Netflix special SuperNature, Gervais discussed why he tackles topics such as “famine, AIDS, cancer, Hitler” in his shows.“I deal with taboo subjects because I want to take the audience to a place it hasn’t been before,” Gervais said. “There is a tension.“I think people get offended when they mistake the subject of a joke with the actual target and smart people know you can deal with anything.

Look At Me: XXXTentacion – you can watch it below.The documentary charts the late rapper’s ascent on SoundCloud, his struggles with mental health and his history of domestic abuse charges. In 2018, he confessed to a series of violent crimes in a secret recording.XXXTentacion, real name Jahseh Dwayne Onfroy, was killed in a shooting aged 20 as he left a car dealership in Miami, Florida in June 2018.Directed by Sabaah Folyan, Look At Me: XXXTentacion features interviews with Onfroy’s mother Cleopatra Bernard, his ex-girlfriend Geneva Ayala and other close friends.Speaking in the trailer, Onfroy’s mother says: “My son would not sleep at night.

Birmingham Live reports. The long-time reality show is potentially set to return on ITV2 in autumn next year, five years after it was axed on Channel 5. The show started on Channel 4 in July 2000 with Davina McCall presenting the hit series before it was culled in 2010.

Life & Beth is pure Amy Schumer. Finally arriving in the UK this week on Disney Plus, the Hulu series – in which she not only stars, but writes, produces, and occasionally directs – sees her play a Manhattan wine salesperson confronting the numerous dissatisfactions in her life. She doesn’t like her boyfriend, who doesn’t appreciate her.

© GETTY Amber Heard Johnny's lawyer Camille Vasquez asked Whitney a series of questions about her run-ins with Johnny. Camille said: "Notwithstanding that, in June 2013, you were actually joking with Mr. Depp about hitting your sister, right?" "Regrettably, over a text message.

Kelly Osbourne was forced to issue a public plea for help after a Lyft driver took off with Ozzy Osbourne’s clothes still in the car. The singer and podcaster, 37, was in Los Angeles with her rock legend father on Wednesday when they ordered a car on Lyft, a driver service similar to Uber. At one point after Ozzy piled his clothes into the vehicle, the car drove away, with Kelly alleging the driver did so ‘knowingly’.

The Washington Post in 2018. In the piece, Depp wasn’t explicitly named, but Heard claimed that she is a survivor of domestic abuse. Heard is also countersuing for $100 million, claiming that going public with details of their marriage has caused her career to suffer.

Adriana Lima is showing off her baby bump on the red carpet as she prepares to welcome a new arrival with partner Andre Lemmers. Like trailblazer Rihanna, who is expecting her first child with rapper A$AP Rocky, pregnant model Adriana is taking maternity wear to the next level as she shows off her growing bump with sleek outfits. The Brazilian model, 40, announced in February she was expecting a baby with her movie producer boyfriend.

Cannes Film Festival it seems like the memo has been clear, go big or go home. Of course we have already seen some of the world's brightest stars in attendance, including Deepika Padukone, Katherine Langford, Eva Longoria and Julianne Moore. Not to mention supermodels such as Jasmine Tookes and Josephine Skriver.

fashion fabulousness to get you through your week? Look no further than the red carpets of Cannes Film Festival 2022, which kicked off on Tuesday and will run until May 28. The event, which was cancelled in 2020 due to Covid and made a partially-masked return in 2021, is back with a bang this year as the red carpet is once again rolled out on the Croisette.

looking to find love, will have to wear second-hand clothing. It comes as the producers have announced a new partnership with online seller eBay. The islanders will model pre-loved clothes this season, and contestants will be immersing themselves into a strict ‘eat, sleep, rewear, repeat’ mentality.

EXCLUSIVE: MTV Entertainment Studios has greenlit the docuseries De La Calle from creator and host Nick Barili in partnership with Zero Point Zero Productions.

It’s a “time of transition” for The CW.

The CW revealed this morning that it was bringing “iconic” drama series Riverdale to an end with its seventh season and it plans to give it an “appropriate send off”.

While he may be best-known for playing mechanic Kevin Webster, soap legend Michael Le Vell actually made his Corrie debut playing a completely different character. Michael was just 15 when he first joined Coronation Street back in 1981, appearing in a handful of episodes playing a troublesome paperboy called Neil Grimshaw. Neil was employed by The Kabin but found himself in hot water when Mavis Riley discovered he had been dumping the papers, rather than delivering them to homes.The cheeky teenager denied it and resigned but later apologised and was reinstated in his post by a forgiving Mavis.

Pleasing, but fans continue to be fascinated by his rumoured romance with Olivia Wilde. Last year's Hollywood news kicked off with reports that boyband star turned critically acclaimed artist and international mortal of affection Harry Styles and respected feminist and all-round cool girl actress/director Olivia Wilde are dating. The rumour mill went into overdrive in January when the pair were spotted together.

Cameo, the celebrity engagment platform, has found James Buckley is the star most asked for when helping a couple pop the big question. Buckley, known best for his performance as Jay Cartwright in The Inbetweeners, has been involved in hundreds of wedding-related Cameo messages, making him the most booked celeb on the platform.

A police officer sued for sex harassment after his colleague called him 'Dolly Parton' because he only worked nine to five. PC Stephen Knox complained after the other PC whistled the country singer's hit song '9 To 5' at him at their station. His fellow officer even printed out A4-sized photographs of the American star's face and plastered them over PC Knox's computer and desk, an employment tribunal heard.

Jennifer Lopez is seen in tears after realising she wasn’t nominated for an Oscar in 2020 for her role in Hustlers. Lopez was highly commended for her turn as a strip club hostess in the film and her omission from the Academy Awards that year was seen as one of the biggest snubs of the season. In a new trailer for her upcoming Netflix documentary Halftime, the actor is hownstruggling after not getting the nomination.

In the early noughties, Levon Helm began hosting live shows he called Midnight Rambles in a studio at his home in Woodstock, NY. It was a rare bright moment in the story of what happened to the members of the Band who weren’t Robbie Robertson in the years following the quintet’s split, a grim saga involving bitter enmity, addiction, suicide, bankruptcy and jail.

The Islands, a 10-episode drama series, is in the works from BBC alum Stephen McDonogh’s Lone Wolf Pictures, Axel Kuschevatzky, Phin Glynn and Cindy Teperman’s Infinity Hill as well as The Whole Spiel, the company launched last year by former NBC Entertainment Chairman Paul Telegdy and his cousin, Stefan Telegdy.

Kate Ferdinand has been enjoying a whirlwind getaway with her friends, sharing a video of them sipping cocktails in a hot tub.The former TOWIE star, 30, posted the clip on her Instagram Stories which showed the quartet wearing matching black bikinis whilst they looked out onto picturesque Iceland.The friends were visiting the country during a short one and a half day trip. Kate, who is married to former professional footballer Rio Ferdinand, captioned the video: "A fabulous 36 hours in Iceland with the girls." She then shared a picture of a sign which read: "Welcome! Your only responsibility whilst here is to live in the moment." Get exclusive celebrity stories and fabulous photoshoots straight to your inbox with OK!'s daily newsletter The women wrote their names in sand on a beach with Kate saying: "So many laughs & memories made." Fitness fanatic Kate then showed off her toned body and impressive stamina as she hit the gym upon her return from holiday.

Coronation Street's Adam Rickitt has left fans in disbelief after sharing his hair growth trick on social media.The 44 year old insisted he had not undergone a hair transplant but revealed there was a little trick to keeping his luscious locks looking as healthy as they do. Sharing a video on Instagram, the singer described his journey in discovering a simple trick to stop losing his hair.

have not been in attendance at today's Wagatha Christie trial. Coleen and Wayne missed the final day of the hearing to go on holiday with their kids instead. Rebekah Vardy is in attendance, though.

Made in Chelsea stars Maeva D'Ascanio and James Taylor are engaged, it has been revealed.The couple are set to marry after James, 27, proposed to Maeva, 30, a month ago during a romantic break away in Rome. News of their engagement comes a week after Maeva’s proposal to James was rejected by him in dramatic scenes aired on Made in Chelsea. “This is everything Maeva has ever wanted,” a source close to the pair told Daily Mail.

Gallery: 'Putting my mouth where a million other mouths have been, just knowing all the bacteria that you carry in your mouth? Ucch!' The stars living with OCD. . . (BANG Showbiz)The 'Descendents' star - who came out as bisexual in 2020 - explained “sexuality and performative gender norms” were “really throwing” her for “a loop” and she believes social media and a “constant broadcasting of self and visibility” was potentially harmful to mental health.

BRITAIN'S Got Talent fans were left open mouthed after a man nearly drowned doing a terrifying act. Saturday night's instalment of the ITV show saw escapologist Andrew Basso, 36, perform the water torture cell.