Executives From Leading Content Creators Talk the Future of Storytelling and Reaching Broad Audiences

A Lanarkshire garage owner with no military experience has joined the foreign legion defending Kyiv from Russian attack.

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’s debut in theaters on May 20, ET has an exclusive behind-the-scenes look at the upcoming sequel thanks to a peek inside the all-new official film companion. Written by Emma Marriott, who authored the companion for the franchise’s first movie, the new book captures the lavish and sprawling world of the Crawley family and their household staff. In addition to revealing the official cover, ET has the first look at five spreads from the book that teases what’s in store for the upcoming film, including a regal wedding, a grand journey to the South of France and a star-studded movie set inside Downton. “It is always a thrill to write about the extraordinary work that goes into the making of a movie.

The Bachelorette, coming this summer. "After unwaveringly supporting each other through a devastating dual breakup in the season 26 finale of , fan favorites and fierce women Gabby Windey and Rachel Recchia will stand by each other's side yet again as they set out on a journey to find love," ABC said in a press release.Here's everything to know about the new Bachelorette Gabby Windey, a 31-year-old ICU nurse looking for love, who has coincidentally dated two Bachelor Nation . Season 19 of The Bachelorette premieres Monday, July 11, on ABC. She's an ICU nurse. She works as a registered nurse in the medical ICU at UCHealth University of Colorado Hospital.

Jeremy Vine presenter Storm Huntley has shared the sweet moment she found out she is expecting a baby boy.The TV host, 35, is pregnant with her first child with husband Kerr Okan and looked thrilled to announce they were expecting a boy on the show.The video played on the show sees Storm’s husband Kerr kick a football into the air, which quickly explodes into blue powder. Clearly delighted, Storm and Kerr are then seen embracing as the blue powder surrounds them.The TV host announced her pregnancy in January via a post to her 56,300 followers with a sweet snap of herself and Kerr looking into an oven with a loaf of bread in the middle.

after her murder. However, some fans aren’t happy with the project and feel that her family is exploiting the Texas-born starlet — who was shot in 1995 by crazed fan Yolanda Saldívar — for profit. Selena’s brother, A.B.

Kelly Ripa is such a good friend and often pays tribute to those she cares most about on social media.READ: Kelly Ripa's foyer in her New York townhouse will give you chillsAnd on Wednesday, the Live star took to Instagram to pay tribute to her good friend, producer Albert Bianchini.Among the throwback videos she shared with her friend from over the years was a sweet clip featuring her son Joaquin dancing with the birthday boy.VIDEO: Kelly Ripa's son Joaquin showcases his dance movesIn the footage, Joaquin was seen dancing in time to the music with Albert while they both sat in the dressing room, which appeared to be backstage of a TV set.MORE: David Muir marks special family celebration with rare family photo as Kelly Ripa sends her loveSEE: Kelly Ripa shares a new glimpse inside her bedroom at incredible New York townhouseJoaquin, 19, is the youngest son of Kelly and her husband Mark Consuelos. The couple are also parents to Michael, 24, and Lola, 20.Joaquin is the first of the couple's children to study outside of New York City, where they have lived for many years.

Kate Garraway appeared compelled to reply to a viewer of her latest programme after they expressed concern over the rings she was wearing. The Good Morning Britain presenter appeared on ITV on Tuesday night in Alan Titchmarsh's show Love Your Garden as she documented her own garden transformation.

Zara Tindall continued her loved-up display as she arrived at Ladies Day at Cheltenham Festival on Wednesday 16 March with her husband Mike. Proving to be happy and relaxed at the glamorous occasion, the Queen's granddaughter delighted onlookers with a rare public display of affection as she leaned in to kiss her other half.The smitten husband and wife also ensured to match for the occasion, with 40 year old Zara donning a navy coat by London-based designer Laura Green.

Strictly Come Dancing's reigning champion Rose Ayling-Ellis was greeted with a special reunion as it was revealed she had teamed up with her former professional dancer partner Giovanni Pernice for Comic Relief. The pair last danced together during the competition's live tour, which finished its run in London's O2 Arena a month ago. Rose, 27, and Giovanni, 31, who recently showed a poignant photo he has framed of their silent dance on his shelf at home, won the Glitterball trophy every single tour appearance as they travelled around the country with lots of the other Strictly stars.

A tsunami alert has been triggered in Japan after a huge earthquake rocked the country today.

Jenelle Riley Deputy Awards, Features EditorIt’s been less than a year since the Oscars aired a stripped-down version of the show at Union Station, but the 95th annual Academy Awards is set to take place March 27, back at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood. With voting opening March 17, we take a look at the top categories and where things stand.A Perfect 10 For the first year, the Oscars expanded the best picture race to guarantee 10 films.

EXCLUSIVE: TBS has put in development Stubs, a half-hour comedy from writer Lindsay Golder and The Mick creators Dave Chernin and John Chernin.

With the clocks set to go forwards at the end of the month, throwing off our sleep schedule by an hour, it’s all the more important to try to get a good night’s rest. But at times that can be easier said than done, as we struggle to wind down from the business of day-to-day life and an intense news cycle. With this in mind, and in honour of World Sleep Day on 18 March, we’ve pulled together a few beauty products that can help you on your way to getting a more restful eight hours.

Ellen DeGeneres‘ The Ellen Show is officially coming to an end and the finale date has been set.

Kim Kardashian and her son, Saint, are showing off their impressive singing skills! The alum shared a video on her Instagram Stories featuring her and Kanye “Ye” West’s 6-year-old son singing the hit, “We Don’t Talk About Bruno.”  In a series of videos, Kim and Saint try out a filter that gives them different color eyes — while the song blares in the background. Kim plants kisses her son’s cheek, as he looks in the camera and notices the filter has changed his mom’s eye color. “I want blue eyes,” says Saint, who proceeds to have some fun with the color-changing effect before he belts out, “I have green eyes!”  In the next video, the mother-son duo sweetly sings along to the track, as it continues to play in the background.

stars Anna Diop (“Us”) as a Senegalese immigrant nanny, piecing together a new life in New York City while caring for the child of an Upper East Side family, who is forced to confront a concealed truth that threatens to shatter her American Dream. Michelle Monaghan, Sinqua Walls, Morgan Spector and Rose Decker also star. Rina Yang, a cinematographer on “Euphoria,” is also behind the camera as the DP for her first narrative feature.

Daniel D'Addario Chief TV CriticIt’s not hard to see why a story about a U.S. at war with itself might have seemed especially piquant to producers over the past several years.

EXCLUSIVE: After 19 seasons, Ellen DeGeneres’ very last episode as host of The Ellen DeGeneres Show will air on Thursday, May 26. A few of the more than 4,000 guests on the show are slated to return for a final visit — and walk down memory lane — in the months leading to the finale, including former First Lady Michelle Obama, Jennifer Garner, Channing Tatum, Serena Williams, Zac Efron, Adam Levine, Behati Prinsloo, Gwen Stefani, David Letterman, Diane Keaton, Kim Kardashian, and DeGeneres’ longtime partner, Portia de Rossi.

Ruth Langsford looked incredible on Tuesday when she wowed audiences in figure-hugging skinny jeans and fabulous stilettos before appearing on QVC.MORE: Ruth Langsford leaves fans divided with Loose Women ensembleThe 61-year-old took to her Instagram Stories to showcase the gorgeous look. She paired the navy blue jeans with a matching striped navy blue blouse and some sultry silver stilettos.

Rihanna is ready for motherhood — and taking her cues from the Housewives!

The first Ukrainian refugees fleeing Vladimir Putin's bloody war of aggression could arrive in Scotland as soon as this weekend, Nicola Sturgeon has announced.

Yalda T. Uhls, founder of the Center for Scholars & Storytellers at UCLA said, “This report provides firm data that the international consumer cares as much and sometimes more than United States’ audiences about what they see on screen and who is behind the screen.”Statistics from the report include the fact that only 38.4% of respondents feel their own identity is accurately represented in current media and more than 75% of international audiences want to see multicultural content.• 52% felt it was important that women were represented behind the camera• 57.4% reported it was important to them that people behind the scenes are from diverse backgrounds• Diversity behind the camera was equally important for men (58%) and women (58.8%)• Having women behind the camera was most important in Brazil (62.9%), Mexico (60.6%), and India (60%)• Diversity behind the camera was most important in India (70.6%), Colombia (65.7%), and Brazil (63.5%) • 64.8% of respondents said that seeing people from different groups/backgrounds than their own represented in TV/media makes them feel more empathy toward othersA “Transparency Talk” titled “Exploring Global Progress Towards Gender Equality and the Importance of International Content for Women.” that discusses the report will air on Wednesday, March 16 at 1pm PT/4pm ET/ 8pm GMT.

More than 60 new and improved fixed CCTV cameras are now in place across Falkirk Council - and their crystal clear images are already being used to tackle crime.

Wilson Chapman editorThe Casting Society celebrates its 40-year anniversary this year just as the entertainment industry is marking the diversity and authenticity in the many roles in film and TV from “CODA” and “West Side Story” to “Bridgerton.” In honor of this landmark, the society’s leaders hoped to organize an in-person ceremony for the Artios Awards, their annual event honoring work by casting directors across film, television and theater. But when the Omicron surge showed the pandemic isn’t close to being over, CSA leadership realized it needed to pivot to a remote ceremony.

Lisa Kudrow is offering up some good advice.

Peter Debruge Chief Film CriticThere’s something missing from Adrian Lyne’s “Deep Water,” and it’s not just the body of Martin McRae, the last unfortunate rival to get a little too friendly with Vic Van Allen’s wife. Vic (Ben Affleck) and Melinda (Ana de Armas) have an open marriage, but her … distractions have a habit of disappearing, and so do pretty much all ties to recognizable human behavior in the “Fatal Attaction” director’s unexpectedly cool-headed adaptation of the 1957 Patricia Highsmith novel for Hulu.

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Rihanna is opening up about her pregnancy journey, and letting the world know that she won't play when it comes to her baby.During a recent interview with , the 34-year-old singer shared her plans for her future life as a mom, revealing that she's entered her third trimester.«There's a pregnancy glow. There's also those days, girl. Especially in the third trimester where you wake up and you're like, oh, do I have to get dressed,» Rihanna admitted.

Christopher Vourlias Over the course of a celebrated 40-year career, veteran Danish editor Niels Pagh Andersen has worked on critically acclaimed films including Pirjo Honkasalo’s “The 3 Rooms of Melancholia” and Joshua Oppenheimer’s Oscar-nominated “The Act of Killing” and “The Look of Silence.”One of the key takeaways from those collaborations, which he explores in his new book “Order in Chaos: Storytelling and Editing in Documentary Film,” is the importance of the creative synergy that forms between an editor and a filmmaker.“The artistic vision is the director’s responsibility. But with the [editing] process, there I feel it’s also my responsibility that we get the best out of the two of us,” says Andersen, who gave a masterclass this week at the Thessaloniki Documentary Festival.

Kanye “Ye” West resumed his social media assault on Pete Davidson on Wednesday (Mar. 16). Ye, 44, first shared a screenshot of a Google search for Dave Sirus, the writer who supposedly posted the chat where Pete, 28, claimed he was texting Ye from Kim Kardashian’s bed. “Come on, Dave, please help write some more culturally irrelevant jokes for SKETE,” wrote Ye, using the profane nickname for the Saturday Night Live star. “You don’t have to have talent these days. You just need a Hillary Clinton tattoo.” After that, Ye posted a screenshot of Pete’s tattoo of the former presidential candidate. “Tramp Stamp,” added Kanye. “Pete the tramp. Here’s the stamp.”

EXCLUSIVE: HBO Max and WarnerMedia Access have announced the inaugural cohort for their Animated Shorts Program, aimed at bolstering aspiring creators of adult animation programming from across the U.S. and Canada.