Hulu Stake Sale Kickoff Moved Up To September, Comcast CEO Brian Roberts Reveals; Valuation For “Scarce, Kingmaker Asset” Likely To Far Exceed Initial $27.5B Benchmark

“Theatres and streamers need to coexist,” Bill Kramer, CEO of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts, concluded during a keynote this morning in London when quizzed on his opinions about the future of cinema.   

EXCLUSIVE: Hulu is preparing to launch a documentary film about McKamey Manor, widely regarded as the world’s most haunted house. Scroll to the bottom for a trailer.

Roy Wood Jr. said that he is leaving The Daily Show, where he has been a correspondent for eight years.

EXCLUSIVE: DNEG workers could unionize in Canada.

In addition to her duties serving on the jury of Busan’s New Currents competition, U.S.-based producer Christina Oh will be meeting a group of Korean filmmakers at the festival to talk about upcoming film projects and attempt to build more bridges between the film industries of Korea and the U.S.

Francia Raisa is speaking out.

Last night’s episode of Survivor was filled with drama as the Lulu tribe, once again, saw another player go home.

Spoilers ahead from last night’s episode of Survivor!

My Mum, Your Dad stars Roger Hawes and Janey Smith's relationship looks to be going from strength to strength as they shared snaps from a romantic walk, with fans calling them "genuine". Widower Roger, 58, became a firm favourite with fans of the ITV dating show who labelled him a "silver fox" and cheered him on as he found love again with fellow contestant Janey, 47.

All Creatures Great and Small series four airs on Channel 5 tonight as James Herriot and Helen Alderson return to Skeldale House.The couple are settling into life as a newly wed couple while waiting to hear if James will be called up to serve in the RAF. Meanwhile, Siegfried Farnon is getting to grips with his brother Tristan fighting in the war and trying to run the vet surgery without him. Elsewhere a new trainee veterinary student Richard Carmody arrives, causing complications in the house.

It's that time of year again when beauty advent calendars hit the shelves, with something to for everyone, whether you'l looking for high street or high end. And we've been particularly impressed by the No7 offerings this year. The popular Boots skincare brand has really catered for a range of shoppers, releasing three different calendars, focusing around the brand's best-selling skincare ranges: Protect & Perfect, Restore & Renew and Lift & Luminate.These are each priced at £54.95, but have values of between £208-£227.

The Prince and Princess of Wales are well-known for their light-hearted jokes when it comes to a competition. Whether it is a boat race against survival expert Bear Grylls or a game of table tennis, the couple are always trying to better one another during their public engagements.This competitive spirit has extended to cheeky comments about each other in public before, such as when William jokes with crowds about not encouraging Kate's love of babies.

Emmerdale's Lydia Dingle is finally set to speak out about her rape, the show's spoilers have revealed. In recent months, Lydia's old friend Craig Reed has come onto the scene after the pair bumped into one another at a job fair. Lydia revealed all about her baby tragedy, confirming that Craig was the father of the little one – but as they bonded, they nearly shared a kiss.

Married At First Sight star Shona Manderson has broken her silence after the show's experts were forced to intervene in her relationship with "controlling" Brad. In the first few episodes of the new E4 series, Shona's husband Brad Skelly has been accused of "controlling" and "manipulative" behaviour.Twenty seven year old Brad was paired with Shona, 31, by the experts as they thought the duo would have an electric and special connection.

Diana, Princess of Wales was the chief prankster of the family, often doing cheeky things or buying naughty gifts for her sons. Several stories about Diana’s mischievous antics have been made public, from a funny tradition where she gifted her godchildren the noisiest presents to irritate her friends to the time she pranked Prince William with three famous supermodels, the royal was certainly very cheeky. But it would appear that the late princess's naughty tricks didn't stop with her children as she also liked to do cause trouble with other members of her family.

Actress Nicola Peltz found herself on the receiving end of criticism from her Instagram followers after posting a somewhat unconventional congratulatory message for her father-in-law, David Beckham. The post was intended to celebrate the release of David Beckham's Netflix documentary series, BECKHAM, which premiered on the streaming service on Wednesday. David, his wife Victoria and their four kids, Brooklyn, 24, Romeo, 21, Cruz, 18, and Harper, 12, hit the red carpet in London's Mayfair.

Taylor Swift amid ongoing rumours that she is dating Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce.The ‘Midnights’ pop star was spotted sitting next to the American football player’s mother, Donna, at the Chiefs’ game against the Chicago Bears at the Arrowhead Stadium last month (September 24).According to Consequence, Kelce and Swift’s apparent romance blossomed after he attended one of the singer’s ‘Eras Tour’ concerts at the same Kansas City venue this summer.Kelce is said to have attempted to gift Swift a friendship bracelet with his phone number on it at the show. He later told Swift that he’d seen her “rock a stage in Arrowhead and she might have to come see me rock the stage at Arrowhead” as well.Swift further fuelled the speculation by attending another NFL fixture at the MetLife Stadium in New Jersey last Sunday (October 1).The star’s recent appearances at the games have caused a frenzy on social media.The Kansas City Chiefs’ official pages have also shared numerous posts about Swift, including temporarily changing their Instagram bio to “The @Chiefs are now 2-0 with @TaylorSwift13 in attendance” (via People).The team also reportedly changed their TikTok header, which featured images of Swift.However, this recent spotlight on the ‘Anti-Hero’ artist has caused annoyance among some football fans.

Stormzy and Adidas have announced the expansion of #Merky FC by sharing a report highlighting the impact of allyship within the football industry.The Croydon grime artist teamed up with the athletic apparel and footwear corporation last year in a bid to improve diversity in the sport.At the time, the initiative said it was aiming to address “the lack of diversity off the pitch in football, and provide access to a host of multi-year, paid professional placements across the industry”.Today (October 5) Stormzy and Adidias have ushered in the next chapter of their #Merky FC partnership. They’ve said that the scheme will “broaden its scope and impact by tripling the number of roles available”.A new report published by #Merky FC highlights “the barriers faced by young Black people” in football, as well as the initiative’s “approach to changing the game” to make it more inclusive.#Merky FC will this year increase the number of off-pitch roles from 15 to 50, with both Adidas and Stormzy bringing together a collective of allies to form part of a careers programme kick-starting in January 2024.These include placements at 25 leading brands including Manchester United, Arsenal, Sky Sports, LADbible, EA, ITV and Women In Football (see the full list below).Candidates can visit merkyfc.com to find more information and register their interest in the roles from today until October 19.Each placement will provide work opportunities spanning operations and community to creative and marketing, in an effort to change the game for Black and Black mixed heritage youth.#Merky FC is back, but this year, we've got to go bigger.Share one of the 50 #MerkyFC roles with a friend now to change the game.

Usually, it’s the Adapted Screenplay category that is super-competitive and the Original category that’s completely wide open.

By this point, with advance reviews, it’s clear that critics aren’t high on David Gordon Green‘s new horror reboot, “The Exorcist: Believer.” So, sorry to fans of the series, but this isn’t the long-awaited sequel that will boost its cultural cache. But if fans and audiences won’t get what they want from “The Exorcist: Believer,” did anyone on the cast and crew? READ MORE: Jason Blum On ‘The Exorcist: Believer’ Release Date Change: “We Bowed Our Heads To Taylor Swift” According to a new THR interview with Ellyn Burstyn, the 90-year-old actress did.

Geri Halliwell has revealed the story behind how she made the now-synonymous Union Jack Spice Girls dress at the 1997 BRIT Awards.Speaking on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon on Tuesday this week, the singer, author and actress opened up about her time in the band, including the time she wore her iconic Union Jack dress and how it came about.“I always like making things [and] they gave us different clothes from different [eras],” she explained. “That was a Gucci dress; it was like a Marilyn Monroe ’50s-shape black swimming costume.”She continued: “Like Americans – you always celebrate your country, I was thinking, ‘It’s the BRITs, I should put a flag on it.’ And the only flag I found was a tea towel, so I cut out a tea towel and sewed it on the Gucci dress.”She also noted that her boots were painted with car spray, as her father was a mechanicHalliwell also spoke about how she missed the first audition for Spice Girls, with the group previously called Touch before Halliwell came up with the name Spice.“It wasn’t really the Spice Girls at that moment, just some people auditioning for a girl band, but I did miss it,” she explained.

A care at home service has been given the thumbs-up after receiving an unannounced inspection from the Care Inspectorate.

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have been warned that their desire to rub shoulders with Hollywood A-listers by using their royal status is becoming “untenable”.

A dad has been ridiculed for trying to sell a sofa on social media for £750, despite it being covered in permanent marker drawings by his children.

New figures have revealed 17,835 children in South Lanarkshire are being supported by the Best Start Foods and Best Start Grant benefits - with payments of over £7million made to families.

The Masked Singer is back for season 10!

HS2 will NOT be extended to Euston unless enough private investment is secured, it is understood. The PA news agency said it understands Rishi Sunak's commitment to extend the high-speed railway to the central London station is contingent on a substantial proportion of the cost being met by private funds.

EastEnders star Jessie Wallace might be a cast favourite in the BBC soap, but she has a 'deep regret' over an incident that saw her reprimanded at work. Jessie, 52, is known for her long-running role as Kat Slater, but while her feisty character never shies away from a confrontation and has made some questionable decisions over the years, it was her real life that sparked a rift with show bosses.

Amy Hart has revealed that her son's health issues were the cause of her first "breakdown" since becoming a mum seven months ago.The former Love Island star, who previously froze her eggs before falling pregnant naturally last year, took to Instagram Stories to share her distress over seemingly getting nowhere with baby Stanley's "painful" skin problems. "Stanley's skin around his neck is just so bad at the moment. His body is fine now, and his eyes are on and off OK.

Coronation Street actress Alison King, who plays Carla Connor, has broken her silence on her on-screen husband Peter Barlow, played by Chris Gascoyne, leaving the soap later this year.The actor is leaving Weatherfield behind for an "extended break" around 20 years after he first appeared on the famous cobbles.The storyline which will see Peter leave is "in the works," but Alison has claimed that it is not for "ages yet." Speaking to OK! and other members of the media, Alison explained: "We've got lots more of them [scenes] together." Speaking about Chris leaving, the 50 year old said: "I hate it when he leaves me. It's horrible, but luckily, I just hand him over to his normal wife, let her have him for a bit, and then he comes back, and he can have his on-screen wife for a bit." She continued: "It never feels like we're far away from each other because we know each other so well now.

My Mum, Your Dad’s Martin M has spoken about his upset after his antics on the show led to him being labelled a ‘bad father’ to son Luke. The Ibiza-based property millionaire, 53, found himself in a love triangle on ITV dating show - which was billed as Love Island for single parents. But despite having both Tollulah and Monique vying for his affections, Martin ultimately left the retreat single.

EXCLUSIVE: The writers have turned up to the theme parks.

Paramount Global CEO Bob Bakish said the Disney-Charter carriage dispute took a “notable” financial toll on many pay-TV stakeholders, but he touted his efforts to “modernize” the company’s distribution relationships for the streaming era.

Jennifer Maas TV Business Writer Comcast and Disney last week signed a modification agreement to bring forward the timing of their formal Hulu sale talks to Sept. 30 from its previous January 2024 timeline, Comcast CEO Brian Roberts says.

Comcast CEO Brian Roberts kicked off an appearance Wednesday at the Goldman Sachs Communacopia & Technology Conference by saying he’s “not completely surprised” by the Disney-Charter carriage battle.

California Treasurer Fiona Ma has sent letters to the CEOs of seven Hollywood studios urging a return to the bargaining table with the WGA and SAG-AFTRA to end a months-long double strike that’s shut down much of the entertainment industry and is taking a major toll on the California economy.