Comcast Chief Bullish on Broadband Growth, Peacock’s Potential and TV’s Rebound

K.J. Yossman 101 Films International has picked up world sales rights to “Fear the Invisible Man,” an adaptation of H.G.

K.J. Yossman First look images from upcoming U.K./Italian co-production “Commedia” have been released, Variety can exclusively reveal.Actor and writer Greta Bellamacina, who will next be seen in Sky Atlantic’s “This Sceptred Isle,” plays the lead, Irene.Helmed by Italian film and theater director Riccardo Vannuccini, “Commedia” will be Vannuccini’s first English-language film and is intended as an homage to renowned Italian filmmaker Marco Ferreri (“Storie di ordinaria follia,” “The House of Smiles”).Set as a “film within a film,” Vannuccini also co-stars in the feature, playing a director called Rocco Cucovaz who unsuccessfully directs Bellamacina in a variety of scenes, each one descending into chaos until the female actors eventually take over the production.

Tomris Laffly Gentle is the most fitting word to describe the aura of “The Last Bus,” Gillies MacKinnon’s placid travelogue of a movie about an ailing Englishman on a heartrending mission. Sadly, the filmmaker’s road trip errs on the side of excessive gentleness.

BBC Breakfast host Dan Walker has ticked off the major Rome tourist spots as he gives fans a rare glimpse at his family. The BBC Breakfast host, 44, headed to the Italian capital with his wife, Sarah, and their three children.

Slipknot have shared the new video for their song ‘The Chapeltown Rag’ – you can watch the clip below.The track was originally released back in November and is expected to be the first single from the band’s upcoming seventh studio album, which will be the follow-up to 2019’s ‘We Are Not Your Kind’.After releasing a disorienting visualiser for the single upon its original release, Slipknot have now shared an official video for ‘The Chapeltown Rag’.Featuring edited footage from the band’s recent run of live shows – they debuted the track during a November gig at Knotfest Los Angeles –  you can watch Slipknot’s video for ‘The Chapeltown Rag’ below.Earlier this month Slipknot frontman Corey Taylor confirmed that the band had finished work on their “killer” new album.“The record is actually in the process of being mixed right now,” the singer told Eddie Trunk on SiriusXM. “Everything is finished, so it’s just being mixed right now, which is rad news. So it’s probably gonna take… I think it’s probably gonna be another three months [before it comes out].“The artwork’s done.

Total War: Warhammer 3 at launch, and players of the game allege that it’s causing noticeable performance issues.Yesterday (February 17) marked the release of Total War: Warhammer 3, however it’s been marred by negative reviews criticising the game’s performance.The strategy title currently has a ‘Mixed’ rating on Steam, with 41 per cent of the game’s reviews being negative at time of writing. The majority of these negative reviews focus solely on facing performance issues within the game.Now, many players are pointing fingers at Denuvo, anti-piracy software that SteamDB shows was added in a patch on Total War: Warhammer 3‘s launch day.

LIZ Hurley looked incredible in a plunging red dress as she celebrated Joan Collins' birthday with her lookalike son Damian. The actress's rouge gown cinched at the waist to show off her hourglass figure, while Damian looked smart in a dinner suit with white bow tie.

DIZZEE Rascal has arrived at court for the first day of his trial after being charged with assaulting his ex-girlfriend. The rapper, 36, was arrested after Cassandra Jones suffered a minor injury at her home in Streatham, South London.

PREGNANT Love Island star Chloe Crowhurst has revealed she's having a baby girl in a cute gender reveal video. The 27-year-old, who is 35 weeks into her pregnancy, knelt on the floor and popped a confetti cannon that showered her with pink pieces of paper.

DANNIELLA Westbrook showed off her figure in a sheer top with her lookalike daughter. The ex-EastEnders star said it was a "proud momma moment" as her youngest child Jodie Jenkins, 20, posed on the red carpet.

Gino D'Acampo left fans swooning on Thursday night when he uploaded a shirtless photo of himself wearing nothing but boxers which was given to him by his wife Jessica.Exclusive: Gino D'Acampo makes rare comment about his kids after family dynamic changePosing at home, the This Morning chef slipped into his Valentine's Day gift which had the words, "Only Jessica can jingle my bells," stitched at the bottom.WATCH: Gino D'Acampo melts hearts with new family addition"I think my wife has confused Valentine's Day with Christmas this year… GDx," he joked in the caption.Exclusive: Gino D'Acampo reveals surprising secret to happy marriage with wife of 20 years JessicaMORE: Why Gino D'Acampo's mountainous home with wife Jessica is the perfect family nestFans rushed to comment underneath, with many praising the 45-year-old. "Ooo my world, absolutely yum," said one follower, while another remarked: "Not gonna lie… this is hot [hot flame emoji]." A third post read: "I love your wife's sense of humour."Gino has been married to wife Jessica since 2002.

Martin Lewis hosted a special edition of his Money Show Live TV programme this week focusing on workplace and private pensions.

Avril Lavigne has responded to TXT‘s Hueningkai, after the K-pop idol referenced her 2002 hit ‘Sk8er Boi’.Yesterday (February 17), the Korean-American singer tweeted an image of him holding a skateboard, alongside the caption “He was a [skater boy]”, in reference to the Canadian musician’s early-aughts smash hit ‘Sk8er Boi’.He was a

THE BOYZ‘s Younghoon passed off their number as his own.The K-pop idol has jokingly created a false phone number during a recent exchange with a fan on the fan messaging app Universe. Younghoon had used numbers from K-pop group THE BOYZ’s debut date of December 6, 2017, after a fan asked for his phone number.According to screenshots archived on South Korean online forum theqoo, Younghoon soon realised the potential repercussions that could follow after he send the fake number.

A fundraiser held in memory of a much-loved Alexandria charity man has raised more than £10,000 for good causes.

Mariah Carey must face accusations that she defamed her brother in her memoir, a judge ruled earlier this week (February 15).Last year, Carey’s older brother sued the singer for defamation and emotional distress which he alleges was caused by her best-selling autobiography, The Meaning Of Mariah Carey.Carey’s brother claims to have suffered “extreme mental anguish” and “serious damage to his reputation” as a result of the book.While the judge did dismiss numerous allegations made by her brother relating to several passages in the book, she did rule that Morgan Carey could sue his sister for defamation over two passages that claimed he had sold drugs and had “been in the system”.In her decision, Justice Barbara Jaffe wrote: “Although Carey maintains that the phrase ‘sometimes drug dealing’ is a ‘rhetorical epithet,’ in light of the earlier statement that plaintiff had supplied clubgoers with ‘powdered party favours,’ the average reader could understand this phrase to mean that plaintiff had committed a serious crime.”She continued: “The context reasonably permits an average reader to conclude that Carey refers in this statement to cocaine, which is a controlled substance, the possession and/or sale of which is proscribed by New York law…It thus implies that plaintiff committed a serious crime and is sufficient to support [an] action for defamation per se.”A solicitor said Morgan was “pleased” by the judge’s decision. NME has reached out to representatives of Mariah Carey for comment.

The Legend Of Zelda: Majora’s Mask is coming to the Nintendo Switch Online Expansion Pass next week, Nintendo announced alongside a trailer.This time travel take on The Legend Of Zelda releases on February 25, and is available alongside other classic Nintendo 64 titles as part of the Nintendo Switch Online and Expansion Pack subscription.With the announcement that the 3DS and Wii U eShops will be closing down in 2023, playing Majora’s Mask on the Nintendo Switch will soon become the only modern way to purchase the game from Nintendo, as the Wii U Virtual Console and 3DS remake versions will no longer be available.In a now deleted Q&A section on the announcement, Nintendo said it has “no plans to offer classic content in other ways [outside of Nintendo Switch Online]”. This has caused quite a concern for many fans that want simple ways to play legacy titles.When the next Zelda Nintendo 64 game hits the subscription service next week, many players may need to be cautious, as both The Legend Of Zelda: Ocarina Of Time and Mario Kart 64 launched on the service with major emulation issues.Ocarina Of Time had issues reported of input lag, and incorrect rendering of fog and reflective elements in the game as well.

Storm Eunice has landed in Scotland, and with it, all the travel disruptions and cancellations that come with a major storm.

Sir Alex Ferguson.

Joy of Red Velvet has shared her desire to record and release more solo music in the future.In a recent interview with Cosmopolitan Korea, the singer-actress spoke about the process that went behind the production her first solo project ‘Hello’, which dropped in May last year, as well as her future goals and aspiration for her music career..“I filled the album ‘Hello’ with my favourite songs,” she said, as translated by Soompi. “It’s an album that, even now, every time I listen to it I’m proud and feel attached to it.” Despite her love for her solo record, Joy revealed that the process and work that went behind it was “not easy”.“I’m sort of a perfectionist, but the genres of the six songs are so different that it felt kind of like a mission to properly express them one by one,” she admitted, although this jas mpt detered her from wanting to work on more solo material in the future.“When I release another solo album again, I want to release a new song that I’m the first person to sing, and I want to organise it focusing on my favourite genres,” she shared, referencing the fact that all the tracks on ‘Hello’ were remakes of popular classic songs spanning from the ’90s to the 2000s.

The devastated family of a popular Perthshire teacher killed after he was struck riding his bike say he “did everything he could to keep himself safe” - as a pensioner motorist was jailed.

NBCUniversal streaming service Peacock has reached more than 15 million sign-ups, Comcast chairman and CEO Brian Roberts told a virtual conference on Tuesday. And Comcast Cable is trending to add more than 500,000 broadband subscribers in the current third quarter, which would be a new record, he also said during an appearance at the Goldman Sachs Communacopia Conference.

Jill Goldsmith Co-Business EditorComcast CEO Brian said Peacock signups have surged 50% in six weeks and the app is the second most popular on its OTT product Xfinity Flex behind Netflix, and number three on Xfinity X1 behind Netflix and YouTube.In a wide-ranging conversation at a media conference put on virtually by Goldman Sachs, the chief executive of NBC Universal parent said film and TV production is ramping up allowing the NBC to unveil a fall schedule in November and a strong slate of films 2021, a number of which have been pushed from this year. The ad market has picked up and the company is looking at two Olympic Games over the next 18 months.