Marc Cherry Signs With A3 Artists Agency

Dave Grohl has said that years of performing live without hearing protection have left him with tinnitus and hearing loss. But if you think he’s going to change anything, you’ve got another thing coming.

Porridge Radio have announced the follow-up to their Mercury-nominated second album ‘Every Bad’. Titled ‘Waterslide, Diving Board, Ladder To The Sky’, the new LP will be out in May, with first single, ‘Back To The Radio’, out now.“’Back To The Radio’ feels like a huge introductory hello or a big ceremonial goodbye”, says the band’s Dana Margolin.

Bring Me The Horizon have publish findings of a study about their 2021 arena tour, which show that various changes made to the running of the band’s concerts reduced emissions by 38% compared to what would normally be expected.Taking place in September last year, the weeklong run of dates around the UK was the first arena tour since the start of the pandemic. Among efforts to make the venture more environmentally friendly, the band used renewable fuel for tour vehicles, served only plant-based meals, reduced food waste, used more energy-efficient equipment and imposed a plastic bottle ban.The report, prepared by A Greener Festival, looked at various ways those efforts affected the environmental impact of the tour, and in particular what it did to the amount of greenhouse gases being emitted, using the ‘carbon dioxide equivalent’ or CO2e measure.

As I think it’s fair to say we all expected, Britney Spears has signed a deal to publish a new memoir. That deal is with publishing house Simon & Schuster and is reportedly worth as much as $15 million.Spears, of course, spent more than thirteen years in a conservatorship that took away her control of her own personal and financial affairs.

BBC Breakfast's Louise Minchin has revealed her new career move after quitting BBC Breakfast. The broadcaster, 53, will host the Push Your Peak podcast, interviewing incredible people who have carried out superhuman feats.

THE Chase fans were left blushing by a VERY rude question - and even Paul Sinha couldn't keep a straight face. Monday's edition of the ITV quiz show saw contestant Alan take on The Sinnerman after taking £9,000 to the table from his Cash Builder.

JOHN Barrowman has sparked a furious backlash on social media after he appeared to DEFEND his lewd "party tricks" on set. The ex-Doctor Who star, who was born in Glasgow but now lives in America, denied allegations of sexual harassment after claims were made last year.

BBC soap Doctors is set for a major schedule shake-up ahead of Holby City axe. The medical drama, which has been a regular feature since 2000, will be given a brand new primetime slot. BBC bosses will repeat the daytime show from Monday to Thursday on BBC2 at 7pm.

UNIVERSITY Challenge fans blasted a contestant as "rude" for "a lack of basic manners" as he starred alongside his teammates. The latest instalment of host Jeremy Paxman's BBC Two show saw a group from The University Of Edinburgh battle it out against Emmanuel College Cambridge.

The third season of “Celebrity Big Brother” is nearing the end, and tensions are rising dramatically as the competition got narrowed down in a big way on Monday with a double eviction.

KOURTNEY Kardashian's fans think they've spotted two clues that she and Travis Barker are getting married this week. The KUWTK alum's pastor and longtime friend Chad Veach was spotted at Rosewood Miramar Beach on Monday - where Kourtney and Travis got engaged back in October.

GEMMA Collins looked fresh-faced as she went make-up free in a birthday tribute to her nephew Hayden. The former Towie star, 41, uploaded a video of her and the teen dancing in the car to a remix of Drake's song Get It Together.

KELVIN Fletcher has sent Emmerdale fans wild with an emotional nod to the soap on his Big Farming Adventure. The soap star - who has swapped urban life to start farming in the countryside, compared his Lancashire farm to sets he worked on during his time on the ITV soap.

ITV viewers were left dumbfounded as a much-loved comedian made his "hot" debut in drama No Return. Those tuning in to actress Sheridan Smith's latest gripping telly drama were left hugely distracted by the arrival of Al Milner.

ALAN Carr has revealed he's a distant relative of ITV star Jonathan Ross. The comedian, 45, and broadcaster Jonathan, 61, both have links to Margate, Kent, and somewhere along the line share the same ancestors.

DANCING on Ice fans are all saying the same thing after Arlene Phillips guest-judges on the panel. They flocked to Twitter to call for Arlene, 78, to be a permanent judge - along with another familiar face.

PETER Andre has opened up about his family ski trip to Bulgaria with all four kids and wife Emily - after they were barred from France at the last minute. The 48-year-old and his family were originally supposed to be hitting the slopes in France, but "nightmare" requirements meant they were diverted to Bulgaria at the last minute.

EAMONN Holmes has reignited his feud with Phillip Schofield by slamming his recent TV tribute. In a special edition dedicated to his 40 years on TV, Phillip appeared on Monday morning's Lorraine.

JAMAL Edwards was planning a surprise video with Ed Sheeran just hours before his tragic death, Big Narstie has revealed. Musical mogul and entrepreneur Jamal passed away on Sunday following a sudden heart attack at the age of 31.

OTI Mabuse has confirmed she is leaving Strictly Come Dancing after seven years. The 31-year-old has been part of the BBC dancing show since 2015 and is the only professional to win the competition in two consecutive years.

NICOLE Scherzinger has posted an adorable video of her baby niece - just a day after she sparked pregnancy rumours. The 43-year-old shared a clip of Max Evans' six-month-old daughter Diana-Sofia on her Instagram story as they tucked into dinner on the beach in Mexico.

JEAN-PAUL Gaultier shocked Lorraine viewers today during a guest appearance reviewing high street fashion. The French fashion designer, famous for dressing superstars like Madonna and Kim Kardashian, watched a catwalk show on Spring fashion and the return of Breton stripes.

CORONATION Street star Sam Robertson has hinted he may soon quit the soap as Adam Barlow. The actor - who has played lawyer Adam for five years for this stint - has revealed his struggles with the character and his current storylines.

K.J. Yossman As BBC Studios gears up for its annual showcase, where it introduces its upcoming hot projects to international buyers, U.K.-based Jonathan Blyth, BBC Studios’ director of comedy, and Kelly Miller, BBC Studios’ Los Angeles-based senior VP of scripted strategy, sat down with Variety to discuss what’s on their comedy slate, working with streamers and the biggest challenges they’re currently facing.What do you look for in a comedy?Kelly Miller (KM): It’s all about authentic storytelling, that lived-in experience, a talent who has something to say. Those are the comedies and the shows that are most resonant with audiences around the world, but particularly here in the U.S.Jonathan Blyth (JB): Talent is very much at the heart — front and centre.

The Tinder Swindler subject Shimon Hayut has said the women in the Netflix documentary “weren’t conned”.Hayut, who also went by the alias Simon Leviev in the recent film, recently spoke to Inside Edition about the allegations levelled against him by several women who met him on Tinder.The first part of the interview aired yesterday (February 21) with a second part due to be released today (February 22), also featuring Hayut’s girlfriend Kate Konlin.“I’m not this monster,” Hayut said of the claims of The Tinder Swindler. “I was just a single guy that wanted to meet some girls on Tinder.”The Netflix documentary alleges that Hayut convinced women he was the son and heir of diamond mogul Lev Leviev, before reportedly conning them out of millions of dollars.“They weren’t conned and they weren’t threatened,” Hayut said of the women featured in the doc, and said of the claims he was the son of Leviev: “No I am not, and I never presented myself [as such].”He went on to say he didn’t “feel bad” for the women who accused him as the allegatiosn were false, and said he is “a legit businessman” in terms of justifying his current lavish lifestyle.Hayut added: “I want to clear my name, I want to say to the world, this is not true.”Victims Cecilie Fjellhøy, Ayleen Koeleman and Pernilla Sjoholm recently set up a GoFundMe page to raise money to repay their debts after being conned.“You’re probably here because you’ve heard about our story, and we appreciate you taking the time to search and find this page,” they wrote.“The past few days have been a whirlwind, and we three (Ayleen, Pernilla and Cecilie) have been completely shocked and floored by the flood of compassion and support from everyone.

Nellie Andreeva Co-Editor-in-Chief, TVEXCLUSIVE: Kenny Ortega, the prolific director, choreographer and producer known for the Disney Channel’s High School Musical franchise, has signed with A3 Artists Agency.This marks the second highest-profile long-time Paradigm lit client to sign with A3, which last month brought in four former Paradigm agents to reestablish a literary division, led by Andy Patman and Adam Kanter, Co-Heads of Television Content and Motion Pictures, respectively. He joins Desperate Housewives and Women Who Kill creator Marc Cherry who moved to A3 earlier this month.Ortega earned a Primetime Emmy for choreography and a DGA Award for his work on High School Musical.

Nellie Andreeva, Dominic Patten ICM Partners is finalizing an agreement with the WGA, sources tell Deadline.The pact, which would join a similar deal the guild reached with UTA last month, paves the way to eliminating the practice of packaging by June 30, 2022, which had been contingent on two of the so called “Big 4” agencies, CAA, WME, UTA and ICM, reaching agreements with the WGA.Noone would comment but, according to sources, the terms in ICM’s deal are in the ballpark of the ones negotiated by UTA, which included up to 20% non-controlling ownership of a production company and requirement of client consent for contract information to be shared with the guild.