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Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorAs long expected, Universal Music Publishing has acquired 17-time Grammy Award winner Sting’s career catalog of music. Terms of the deal were not disclosed, but in recent months the artist was said to be seeking around $350 million.

EXCLUSIVE: You might have heard of the guy who’s getting the ICG Publicists Guild’s career honor next month.

Gavin Bridge Senior Media AnalystFree video streaming doesn’t always get the recognition it deserves.Attention is usually given in much greater detail to subscription streaming services that generate high revenue streams that catch the attention of investors and analysts, even if EBITDA is much less owing to the high costs of creating original content in a hypercompetitive market.Free streaming, which is made up of both on-demand AVOD titles and linear FAST channels, with the majority of services offering both, has a different business model than its SVOD brethren. The industry is based upon licensing content, with very few originals — the original Netflix streaming model — and bringing it to viewers for free in exchange for viewing ads.

THIS Morning viewers were left swooning today as ex-EastEnders star Ben Hardy returned to screens. The 31-year-old actor, who has tasted Hollywood success since leaving Albert Square in 2015, was on the show to plug the release of thriller The Girl Before in America.

THIS Morning host Dermot O'Leary slammed West Ham footballer Kurt Zouma today after he was filmed kicking his pet cat in a sickening video. Cat-lover Dermot told Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield he was unable to watch the disturbing clip, exclusively revealed by The Sun.

KATIE Price's son Harvey was given a standing ovation after his victory speech at the National Diversity Awards. The 19-year-old raised his arms in the air as he was presented with the Celebrity of the Year gong beside his bruised and bandaged mum following her latest cosmetic procedures.

EAMONN Holmes had a cheeky dig at Celebs Go Dating star Tallia Storm after she wore a VERY daring dress at the Brits. With his arm wrapped around her, the TV presenter, 62, said: "I didn't recognise you with your clothes on." He was referring to her racy unitard she wore on the red carpet that showed off her stunning figure.

A GRAND Designs hunting lodge conversion that was dubbed "heaven" by property expert Kevin McCloud is now on Airbnb. Kemeys Folly in Wales featured on the much-loved Channel 4 show in 2009 as a family attempted to turn it into a stunning countryside home. Kevin, 62, was left mesmerised by the stunning Newport location, with a panoramic view of the Usk Valley and Monmouthshire beyond.

ADELE slipped into a pair of fluffy slippers as she left the Brits after winning three awards. The superstar was spotted in the back of a chauffeur driven car with a packet of cigarrettes in reaching distance.

CLARKSON'S Farm star Kaleb Cooper looks unrecognisable in a throwback snap buying first tractor aged 15. The farmer has won a legion of fans since making his debut on Jeremy Clarkson's Amazon Prime Video farming show last year.

LOVE Island star Siannise Fudge has moved on from Luke Trotman with a hunky male model. The 27-year-old is currently on holiday with new man Chris Beviere – just a few months after splitting with her fellow Islander.

Ryan Reynolds is really his own brand right now. No, I’m not talking about the businesses he owns, such as Mint Mobile and Aviation Gin.

Universal Pictures and Amblin Entertainment weren’t supposed to drop the official trailer to “Jurassic World: Dominion” until Superbowl Sunday but plans change and the trailer is here. What do we know about this third film in the trilogy, well, it’s the final one for these characters and writer/director/producer Colin Trevorrow who has overseen them all.

Eve and her husband, Maximillion Cooper, have welcomed their first child together. The 43-year-old rapper announced Thursday that she gave birth to a son on Feb. 1. «Wilde Wolf Fife Alexander Somers Cooper

Pete Davidson made a telling home decor decision during a recent virtual interview. Earlier this week, the 28-year-old comedian chatted with 's Tabitha Lipkin, and she posted a behind-the-scenes clip to TikTok of Davidson rearranging his shot and moving a Kim Kardashian prayer candle into frame. «I just want to make sure I don't have underwear [in the shot],» Davidson said as the clink of the candle's glass case was heard. Lipkin also confirmed Davidson's decision in the post, writing, «Pete Davidson moved the Kim Kardashian candle into view before my interview with him!» For a better shot: pic.twitter.com/s6qKsIjjBCAlso in the clip, thestar revealed that he's leaving his Staten Island apartment behind for another New York borough. «Sorry, I'm moving so my place is disgusting,» he shared.

Team17 would be cancelling its Worms NFT project shortly after it was announced last month, several employees have come forward to share their disappointment with the company’s push into the NFT space, along with other concerns.According to the original report from Eurogamer, several anonymous staff members have stated that during the original announcement of the NFT project, the company refused to listen to concerns, which has ultimately put additional pressure on the team.Some staff members came forward to object to the NFT project – which was said to be in the works since last year – saying that they were against the idea of non-fungible tokens. After the cancellation, Team17 staff were informed via a meeting that reportedly felt like a “political apology”.“If it was the people in the office who swayed them – if it had been the employees – they wouldn’t have done it,” one staff member who attended the meeting said.

Your Grandparents‘ So Damn Fly is giving us neo-soul meets hip hop.

Olivia Munn continued to speak out about her struggles with breastfeeding.

The driver of a train that derailed after it approached a station at 40mph was using his phone just seconds before the crash.

Michael Strahan has made no secret of his adoration for his Good Morning America co-host, Robin Roberts, and on Wednesday he opened up to lavish her with praise over a moment he will never forget. The former NFL star was chatting on Candace Parker's Moments podcast and laid bare many of the struggles and achievements he has navigated in his life. MORE: Michael Strahan reflects on incredible achievements in inspirational postMichael was discussing his unexpected transition from the football field to becoming a TV personality and said Robin had been a godsend from the start. WATCH: Robin Roberts and Michael Strahan are friendship goals Despite being a sporting celebrity, Michael was unbelievably worried about his abilities in a new profession when he began.He explained to Candace: "To be honest with you, I was such a fish out of water that Robin saved me in a lot of ways.MORE: Michael Strahan makes candid comment about career changeREAD: GMA's Robin Roberts convinced she'll 'get in trouble' with partner Amber Laign over new post"I remember being at the Oscars on the red carpet and I was doing Live with Kelly at the time. I had never done an Oscar red carpet.

Police have issued CCTV images of three young men they want to speak to in connecting with an assault in Oldham last summer.

A new public park with a ‘performance space’ is set to be built in Bolton town centre.

Pierce Brosnan, 68, was spotted out to dinner in Malibu, California on Wednesday night (Feb. 9). The actor left Lucky’s steakhouse holding hands with his wife Keely Smith, 58, while their son Dylan, 25, and his girlfriend Avery Wheless followed them. Pierce had a giant smile on his face following the double date night. He looked so handsome in a navy button up shirt and gray dress pants.

Noel Gallagher‘s joke claim that he gave the actor his “first lightsaber training” for Star Wars.Jimmy Kimmel reminded McGregor of the claim on Jimmy Kimmel Live yesterday (May 10) ahead of his return as Obi-Wan Kenobi in a new Star Wars series on Disney+.“Noel Gallagher of the band Oasis claims, he said this in an interview, that he did your first lightsaber training with you. Is there any truth to that?,” Kimmel asked McGregor.The actor replied: “Well, it was Noel Gallagher’s 30th birthday party and he lived quite close to me in London, north London.

“Star Wars” movie, “The Rise of Skywalker.”The Smithsonian made the announcement on “Star Wars” Day, May the Fourth.The aircraft, which has only ever flown on-screen in a galaxy far, far away, will be part of an exhibit in the museum’s newly renovated building on the National Mall in Washington, DC.There is no set date on when “Star Wars” fans can see the 37-foot-long vehicle but the Smithsonian says it will be “late” 2022.Until then, the starfighter will be reconditioned at the Steven F.

“Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker,” initially purchased the five-bedroom, seven-bathroom property with his wife, Katie McGrath, in 2014 for $14.47 million. The purchase was around the time his blockbuster franchise hit began filming.

Star Wars Obi-Wan Kenobi spinoff series saying it will feel “so much more real” than the franchise’s prequels.The actor, who last portrayed the legendary jedi in Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith (2005), will reprise his role in the Disney+ show, which currently has no release date.Speaking about the prequels in a new interview with The Hollywood Reporter, he criticised George Lucas for making them too CGI based.“He [Lucas] wanted more and more control over what we see in the background,” McGregor said. “After three or four months of that, it just gets really tedious – especially when the scenes are… I don’t want to be rude, but it’s not Shakespeare.

Ewan McGregor is dishing about his upcoming series.