Cord-Cutting Hits All-Time High in Q1, as U.S. Pay-TV Subscriptions Fall to Lowest Levels Since 1992

Nick Vivarelli International Correspondent Live sports streaming service DAZN and social analytics firm Videocites have forged a partnership to fight rampant sports content piracy in the social media sphere. Dubbed “The Netflix of Sports,” DAZN is a leading premium live sports platform with a footprint comprising Italy, Spain, Germany, Belgium, Portugal, Japan, Canada, U.S. and the U.K. The company boasts that Videocities’ cutting-edge technology will now enable DAZN to automatically remove 98% of the thousands of pirated streams detected on social media within minutes with unprecedented efficiency, it said in a statement. NBA Equity is an investor in Videocites which has several offices around the world, including in Tel Aviv and one recently opened in New York.  

Far from a victim of the second album curse, Lewis Capaldi's brand-new record Broken By Desire To Be Heavenly Sent already claims the title of 2023's fastest-selling LP so far, the Official Charts Company can confirm.

Susanna Reid has said that she'll be taking a brief break from Good Morning Britain for half term. The broadcaster confirmed that she'd be taking a week off for the school holiday after entertainment presenter Richard Arnold let the news slip during his segment.

Tom Hanks, 66, and his wife Rita Wilson, also 66, were spotted looking terse at the star-studded premiere of the Hollywood legend's latest film and pointing fingers at an unnamed man believed to be assisting the event.Tom was joined on the red carpet by his wife of 35 years and all seemed to be going well as they posed for pictures with his co-stars, however the couple were swiftly pictured exchanging what looked like heated words with a staff member. Castaway star Tom, who was dressed in a smart tuxedo and bow tie, and Rita were seen looking incredibly tense and leaning into the man as they spoke to him at the film's Cannes Film Festival screening. And after the pictures started to go viral, Rita quickly came to her husband's defence, posting a story on her Instagram on Wednesday morning to explain what really happened between the trio.

There’s nothing better than finding an affordable alternative to a designer item that you’ve had your eye on for a while, so when you come across the "perfect dupe" (shoppers say online) of a Gucci bag, it’s really a case of when, not if, you buy it. The La Redoute Horsebit Handbag, £17 here, was originally £34 but has been slashed to half price in the brand’s current sale, meaning you’re saving even more money on your designer version.

Almost exactly a year ago, GloRilla dropped 2022’s song of the summer: “FNF (Let’s Go),” a track with Hitkidd that made the Memphis artist one of rap’s hottest new talents and ended up ranked at No. 3 on our Best Songs of 2022 list.

Peace have announced their first run of headline UK tour dates since changing their line-up. Find a full list of dates below.Set to take place across November this year, the tour dates mark the band’s string of live dates as a duo — following the departure of guitarist Doug Castle and drummer Dom Boyce.The upcoming shows also come in celebration of the indie veterans’ recently surprise-released fourth album.

Mae Muller has finally announced her debut album, ‘Sorry I’m Late’.Today (May 24), Muller revealed the album’s title, cover art, track list and release date. Titled ‘Sorry I’m Late’, the 17-track debut will be made available from September 15 via Capitol Records/EMI.

A$AP Rocky has been filmed reprimanding club-goers after the crowd reportedly got rowdy close to a heavily pregnant Rihanna.The couple – who are now expecting their second child together – were reportedly at an undisclosed club, where Rocky was previewing his upcoming album for fans in attendance.

NCT Dream may face charges in South Korea for allegedly pushing and injuring a fan.According to South Korean news outlet Korea JoongAng Daily, the incident occurred on February 20 at Incheon International Airport. At the time, NCT Dream were returning from an overseas event and fans had reportedly crowded their airport to see the boyband.On that day, the bodyguard, an unnamed man in his 30s, allegedly pushed a fan and caused them to “hit a wall and break her rib”.

A Manchester cocktail hotspot has been named the UK’s best bar. Schofield’s, on Little Quay Street, was crowned Bar of the Year at the annual Class magazine awards in a ceremony in London last night.

Edinson Cavani thinks Manchester United target Victor Osimhen 'has everything' to become one of the best strikers in the world.

Disney+ Hotstar has announced School of Lies, a Hindi missing child drama from BBC Studios India.

Martin Lewis has shared essential energy need-to-knows ahead of Ofgem confirming the new price cap on Thursday morning. The industry regulator is expected to announce a £450 drop to its energy price cap from July 1 amid warnings that consumers are likely to feel little benefit to their household finances.

A man has admitted raping and murdering Scots mum Jill Barclay in Aberdeen.

Strictly Come Dancing professional Amy Dowden has confirmed that she is battling Stage 3 breast cancer.

Derek McInnes believes his side have what it takes to avoid the dreaded drop.

The race for third place in the Scottish Premiership is on the home straight.

A person was found dead on the train tracks at a station in Greater Manchester last night.

Police have issued a series of tips to Lanarkshire residents following increased reports of break ins and thefts of tools from parked vehicles across the area.

Strictly Come Dancing stars and Gemma Atkinson have been among the first to rush to show their public support for Amy Dowden after she revealed she has breast cancer.

Leo Barraclough International Features Editor In one scene in Mona Achache’s “Little Girl Blue,” which world premiered at the Cannes Film Festival in the Special Screenings section, the director is seen insisting that lead actor Marion Cotillard stays in character even on her tea break, to the extent that she must drink tea noisily as her character, Carole – based on the French filmmaker’s own mother – used to do. Does this suggest a manipulative relationship between director and actor? Cotillard disagrees. “I don’t see a director and an actor as being in relationships of manipulation. It’s more a collaboration,” she tells Variety. “It happened to me only once where I felt that I was being manipulated by a director, and I really didn’t like that.”

John Hopewell Chief International Correspondent Martin Scorsese is executive producing “Escape,” the next film from Spanish writer-director Rodrigo Cortés, who burst onto the international scene directing Ryan Reynolds in the 2010 Sundance hit “Buried.” Set to go into production at the end of May, Cortés’ first Spanish-language film since his debut feature, 2007 madcap dark comedy “The Contestant,” “Escape” stars Mario Casas, a Spanish Academy Award Goya winner for 2020’s “Cross the Line.”  One of Spain’s biggest film-TV stars, Casas leads a top-notch Spanish cast in “Escape” which takes in Anna Castillo (“The Olive Tree,” “Holy Camp!”), José Garcia (“Bastille Day”), Guillermo Toledo (“I’m So Excited”), Josep Maria Pou (“The Realm”), Blanca Portillo (“Maixabel”), and Jose Sacristán (“Velvet”).

Mae Muller is undoubtedly one of the most promising female talents in pop right now. Fresh off the back of her first-ever Official Top 10 single, the UK's Eurovision 2023 entry I Wrote A Song, Mae's booked and busy at festivals from Birmingham to Brighton Pride, has a headline tour in the diary and has just announced her debut album.

While it's nothing new, and we're certainly not complaining, Harry Styles' name is inescapable right now.

The wait is finally over. Beyoncé's much-anticipated RENAISSANCE World Tour is officially under way, with the superstar having kicking things off at the Friends Arena in Stockholm, Sweden.

Susanna Reid has confirmed that she hosted her last episode of Good Morning Britain on Wednesday (May 24) as she heads off on a break. The presenter was back at the helm of the ITV news programme alongside Richard Madeley when she made the announcement.

Emmerdale fans have said they were left in 'disbelief' as they continued to watch the ITV soap's latest affair unfold. Earlier this week, Wendy Posner and Liam Cavanagh let the excitement get the better of them after hiding their hidden interest from their friends and loved ones.

Strictly Come Dancing star Amy Dowden has shared the news that she has breast cancer. The dancer has shared her personal news, which she only received last week, in the hopes to raise awareness of the disease and help others going through their own diagnoses.

North-West based IT Services & Solutions firm Nviron, recently delivered a series of education-focused events, raising awareness of the importance of 1:1 device programmes and the Microsoft Ecosystem within UK education establishments.

A woman was taken to hospital after police were called to the M60 over 'concerns for her welfare'.

who won ABC’s Season 18 of the hit competition, said they were “super embarrassed” to let fans know that they have resumed singing in public following the major win.Sam, whose real name is Samantha Diaz, shared several clips of singing Ariana Grande’s “Almost Is Never Enough” in a subway station on Instagram.“Back in 2021, I was super embarrassed to be going back to the trains. I didn’t want people to know that I legit needed the money & I didn’t want people to know that it wasn’t optional,” Diaz, who uses they/them pronouns, wrote in a since-deleted caption, according to The Sun.“I was disappointed in myself for allowing myself to fall so low after winning ‘Idol,’ but then I had to take it easy on me and remember that I started my journey with ‘Idol’ at 20 years old.

Kim Kardashian has shared how the one place where she isn’t as recognised or mobbed by fans. Kim, 42, recently enjoyed a family holiday to an Asian country and while there, she says she didn’t find herself being pestered for photos as much, which allowed her and her loved ones some much-needed time away from the limelight. Speaking on the On Purpose with Jay Shetty podcast, Kim discussed personal topics including parenting, healing trauma, navigating the dating world as a celebrity, and what it's like to travel with her family.

Amy Dowden has revealed that she’s been diagnosed with breast cancer at the age of 32. Amy is best known for being one of the talented professional dancers on Strictly Come Dancing, where she’s been partnered up with celebrities such as Tom Fletcher, Karim Zeroual and, most recently, EastEnders favourite James Bye. Amy, who hails from Wales, shared the devastating news of her cancer diagnosis on Instagram.

Ariana Madix is spilling even more Scandoval tea. On the latest episode of the podcast, the star gave fans more insight into her ex Tom Sandoval's months-long affair with Raquel Leviss.Among the biggest bombshells from the episode was Madix's claim that, while she was at the home she owns with her ex, Sandoval and Leviss hooked up in the other room.«They had sex in my guest room while I was sleeping in my own bed that he and I went into bed in together and then he left the bed and went to the guest room and f**ked her,» Madix said.As for the rumor that Madix and Sandoval were in an open relationship at the time of his affair, the former reality star denied that and suggested that her ex was the one to push that narrative.«Honestly, I think [that rumor] came from him,» Madix said, recalling how, in January, she came out to deny tabloid reports that they were in an open relationship.According to Madix, there was no indication that they weren't exclusive, as they were living together, sleeping in the same bed, and shared a romantic date night as recently as Valentine's Day.Madix additionally addressed Sandoval's claim that he tried to end the relationship several times and that she had an extreme reaction to that prospect.

Police Scotland officers claimed they were "punished" for raising concerns over "racism, sexism and homophobia" from their colleagues, a review has found. The report into the culture of the force found instances of "poor behaviour being known and seen in plain sight with no action being taken" and that people were being "punished for raising issues or concerns".