Netflix Blows Past Q4 Subscriber Targets, Topping 260M

Marta Balaga From Namibian western to animated revenge thriller, from Bosnian family saga to a lesbian vampire breakup story, 10 upscale scripted TV projects were spotlighted at the Berlinale Series Market’s Co-Pro Series on Tuesday morning, representing “unique and bold choices with regard to genre and perspective, on top of great storytelling,” Martina Bleis, Head of the Berlinale Co-Production Market, observed before the presentation.. “This should attract buyers and co-producers now, and will surely convince discerning audiences once they have been made,” With Oscar winner Simon Beaufoy joining climate change satire “S.O.L.,” created by late Ruth McCance, or Cannes-awarded director Aida Begić now focusing on “Mirrors,” it was a high-profile affair.

“There’s market failure because the streamers came in, high-end TV got higher end, and Hollywood arrived. And they took a lot of our investors away,” Sixteen Films producer Rebecca O’Brien concluded when quizzed on the state of the UK indie film sector during an appearance at the UK’s British Film & High-End TV Inquiry. 

Everyone loves a snack, though you'll often hear snacking isn't healthy or won't help us lose weight - but as stated in the latest Michael Mosley podcast, this isn't the case.

Actress Michellle Keegan spent the weekend at a luxurious Renfrewshire hotel to celebrate her grandfather’s milestone birthday.

In a recent episode of ITV's The Chase, fans were struck by a sense of deja vu, as they felt they recognised one of the contestants welcomed to the studio by host Bradley Walsh.

Ewen MacIntosh had been rushed to hospital two years before his tragic death.

Ricky Gervais has led tributes to The Office star Ewen MacIntosh who has died aged 50.

Police investigating SNP finances have reportedly asked to re-interview party staff members.

When it comes to trendy fashion choices you can find straight from the high street, Frankie Bridge has become a bit of a style icon.

A woman has reportedly ruined her best friend's marriage - after attending their wedding without any make-up on. The woman was delighted to have been chosen as her long-term pal's maid of honour - fulfilling an agreement they made as children.

BBC Gardeners' World host Monty Don has spoken out about rumours that he's leaving the show.

Jonnie Irwin's widow Jessica Holmes has given a heartbreaking update on how she's coping following her husband's death. The mum-of-three admitted that it "still doesn't feel real" following his tragic passing earlier this month.

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has announced that some 440,000 Personal Independence Payment (PIP) award reviews for existing claimants were outstanding at the end of December, 2023. DWP also confirmed that anyone coming to the end of their PIP award, or those with an overdue review, will be kept updated by text message and payments will continue uninterrupted for up to 12 months.

It's been reported that Prince Harry has come to realise he must make amends with the Royal Family after his father, King Charles III, was diagnosed with cancer.

Harry Styles is said to have sent the singer 8,000 cards in less than a month.Myra Carvalho, 35, sent the soloist and former One Direction member handwritten letters and ordered numerous cards for him online that were subsequently sent to his address, Harrow Crown Court was told (via BBC News).According to prosecutors, some of the cards sent to Styles by Carvalho were wedding-themed. Two of the letters were hand-delivered to the ‘As It Was’ artist’s address, they claimed.Carvalho, who is a Brazilian citizen, had been staying in a backpacking hostel in Earl’s Court, west London after arriving in the UK last December.

Alex Ritman Actor and comedian Ewen MacIntosh, best known for playing Keith Bishop in Ricky Gervais’ original U.K. series of “The Office,” has died. He was 50.

John Hopewell Chief International Correspondent In early Series Mania business, Europe’s Beta Film has pounced on international distribution rights to “30 Days of Lust,” a half-hour dramedy from Munich’s Trimafilm, in which a couple, high-school sweethearts but now knocking 30, experiment with 30 days of free sex. Beta Film has also shared in exclusivity with Variety a first clip from the eight-part series which world premieres in International Panorama Competition at next month’s Series Mania, a section whose value is rising fast as companies seek to leverage TV festival selection as a sign of distinction in a still hugely crowded fiction TV marketplace. In the clip, from the early going of Ep.

A TV series made entirely by generative AI is only three-to-five years away, according to the director of hits including Slow Horses and Anthony Hopkins movie One Life.

When Harry Met Sally… has revealed that the film was originally supposed to conclude with a much more emotionally downbeat ending.Rob Reiner, who also helmed This is Spinal Tap, The Princess Bride and Stand By Me, has revealed the reason for the last-minute switch to the classic 1989 romcom’s finale in a new podcast interview.During an appearance on CNN’s Who’s Talking with Chris Wallace, Reiner disclosed that the original script, which was written by the late Nora Ephron, did not see Harry (Billy Crystal) and Sally (Meg Ryan) getting hitched at the end.“I had been married for 10 years,” said Reiner. “I had been single for 10 years, and I couldn’t figure out how I was ever going to be with anybody, and that gave birth to When Harry Met Sally…”“I hadn’t met anybody, and so it was going to be the two of them seeing each other after years, talking, and then walking away from each other,” he continued.Reiner had been married to fellow film director Penny Marshall (Big, Awakenings) from 1971 to 1981, but had been single for several years before making this film.In the end, the film concluded with Harry running towards Sally at a New Year’s Eve party and spilling out his love for her.

A wide range of household bills are set to rise significantly this April.

Dancing on Ice's Vicky Ogden and EastEnders actor Sam Attwater's daughter has been rushed to hospital with a gruesome injury. Sam, who played Leon Small on EastEnders in 2010 and also starred on Dancing On Ice himself, took to Instagram to share the news of his eight year old daughter's hospital admission, as he revealed that she had sliced her head open whilst ice skating.

The Chase fans were left stunned after 'recognising' one contestant on the ITV show. A fresh foursome were welcomed onto the hit show by host Bradley Walsh as they looked to take on one of the Chasers.The episode, which aired on 20 February, saw sustainability consultant Nigel, 62, translator Anna, 34, nurse Viji, 45, and machine operator Mel, 53, take on The Chase.The team were up against Paul Sinha, known as The Sinnerman. Nigel instantly impressed his teammates, answering five questions correctly during his cash-builder segment.

Ruby Franke, a disgraced parenting influencer and family vlogger, has been sentenced to up to 60 years behind bars after pleading guilty to abusing her children.The former vlogger, 42, who was popular on social media with her '8 Passengers channel', received her sentence in Utah today, 20 February. She and her husband Kevin Franke shared their life with their six children - Shari, Chad, Abby, Julie, Russell, and Eve. Over the years, Ruby gained a large following, with up to two million people watching her videos.

Emmerdale fans reckon they've figured out who Ruby Fox-Miligan (Beth Cordingly) is really after with her revenge plot, and it's not who you might think. During Monday's episode, Ruby asked Kim Tate (Claire King) for help to get her own back on Caleb Miligan (William Ash), even though she'd just declared Kim an enemy.The pair bumped into each other in the village, and Ruby found out about Kim's past with her husband Caleb . Caleb and Ruby had only just got back together after planning to get divorced, but then things went wrong when Ruby revealed Caleb's affair.The Dingles have turned their backs on Caleb after finding out he was having an affair with Nate Robinson's (Jurell Carter) wife, Tracy Robinson (Amy Walsh).

Adele has shed light onto the story behind the viral meme of her at an NBA game.The moment took place when the British singer was spotted sitting courtside at an NBA All-Star game in the US, looking less than impressed by what was going on around her.Appearing on the celebrity cam portion of the event, the cameras zoomed in on Adele, who refused to make eye contact and instead looked solemnly around the room until she was no longer filmed. Not long after, an image of the moment popped up online and received countless responses.Now, the London artist has addressed the meme, and explained why she appeared so unhappy in the clip.“Do you remember that viral meme of me looking like I don’t give a flying fuck?” Adele asked her guests during a show at her Las Vegas residency, ‘Weekends With Adele’.

Idles frontman Joe Talbot has become the latest musician to appear on CBeebies Bedtime Stories – check out the video below.Talbot read the rhyming picture book Under The Love Umbrella, which was written by Davina Bell and illustrated by Alison Colpoys, on yesterday’s edition (February 20) of the BBC children’s series.“Hello, I’m Joe,” the frontman said to introduce his reading. “I’m a musician and I love being a musician. I love it because I get to make music with my friends.

EXCLUSIVE: LA’s J Creative Entertainment is expanding into content production, launching a production arm that will develop Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) and Filipino stories for global audiences.

Richard Hawley has announced his 10th studio album ‘In This City They Call You Love’ – listen to new single ‘Two For His Heels’ below.The Sheffield singer-songwriter is due to release the 12-track record on May 31 via BMG, following on from 2019’s ‘Further’. You can pre-order/pre-save it here.To preview the forthcoming collection, Hawley has today (February 21) shared an atmospheric and cinematic song in the form ‘Two For His Heels’, which is “about a deal that goes wrong”.The single serves as the opener to ‘In This City…’, and presents a “low blues rumble reminiscent of Link Wray and Duane Eddy”.Per a press release, the album’s title comes from ‘People’ – an upcoming song about Sheffield’s “proud industrial past and the enduring determination of its citizens”.“I’ve made three albums where I had the title before I’d even begun to record, where I had an agenda,” Hawley explained. “One was ‘Truelove’s Gutter’.

Physical: 100. The streamer announced on X (formerly known as Twitter) earlier today (February 21) that Physical: 100 season two will premiere next month on March 19.

BIBI has released the music video for ‘Sugar Rush’, featuring appearances by (G)I-DLE‘s Soyeon and Choi Yena.In the clip, BIBI performs the song in a colourful, candy-covered set, while wearing outfits that resemble sweet confectioneries. Meanwhile, Choi Yena and (G)I-DLE rapper Soyeon make special cameos as controllers of a claw machine that feed BIBI candies.“I’m sweet, like candy / You could look don’t touch / Don’t try to get handsy / You get sugar rush,” BIBI sings on the chorus of ‘Sugar Rush’.

BtoB have reached an agreement with their former K-pop agency CUBE Entertainment over the use of the group’s name.BtoB members Eunkwang, Minhyuk, Hyunsik and Peniel have launched their own label, called BTOB Company. It will be a subsidiary of DOD, which the four K-pop idols previously signed with in December 2023.BTOB Company has “reached an agreement” with CUBE Entertainment over the trademark right for the group’s name in order to continue using the moniker for future activities, DOD told South Korean news outlet News1, via Soompi. “[We] will spare no effort to support Eunkwang, Minhyuk, Hyunsik and Peniel as well as BtoB’s future activities so that they can be more active in various fields,” a representative fo BTOB Company added.All six members of BtoB – completed by Yook Sung-jae and Changsub – left their longtime label CUBE Entertainment in November last year following the expiration of their exclusive contracts.Changsub has since signed to Fantagio, which also manages K-pop acts such as ASTRO, Weki Meki and more.

The Office, has died at the age of 50.The news was confirmed by his management in a statement: “With great sadness we announce the peaceful passing of our beloved comedy genius Ewen MacIntosh.“His family thank all who supported him, especially Willow Green Care Home.”The Office’s creator and star Ricky Gervais also posted a tribute to McIntosh, saying: “Extremely sad news. The very funny and very lovely Ewen Macintosh, known to many as ‘Big Keith’ from The Office, has passed away.

Beyoncé has become the first Black woman to reach Number One on the US country chart with her new single ‘Texas Hold ‘Em’.The singer released the song earlier this month when announcing her eighth studio album ‘Renaissance Act II’, which is due to arrive on March 29. She also shared the track ’16 Carriages’ from the upcoming record.Now, ‘Texas Hold ‘Em’ has topped Billboard’s Hot Country Songs chart – making Bey the first Black female artist to achieve this feat.She is also the second solo female act – with no accompanying featured artists – to debut at Number One, with Taylor Swift achieving this in 2021 with her re-recorded versions of ‘Love Story’ and ‘All Too Well’.Additionally, Beyoncé is the first woman to top both the Hot Country Songs and Hot R&B/Hip-Hip Songs charts since these run-downs began in 1958.

Sophie Ellis-Bextor has announced details of a US tour, following the new-found success of ‘Murder On The Dancefloor’.The announcement that the British singer will be hitting the road for US tour dates comes following the resurgence of her 2001 hit, namely due to its feature in the infamous final scene of Emerald Fennell’s Saltburn.Since the film’s release at the end of 2023, it has become a viral hit on TikTok and even entered the Billboard Hot 100 – her first-ever song to chart in the US. It also climbed the UK single charts, peaking at Number Two last month.Now, Ellis-Bextor will be playing the song, as well as other hit tracks from her discography live later this spring, with seven performances scheduled across the US.The tour will kick off on May 30, with an opening show at August Hall in San Francisco, and continues the following night (31) with a stop at The Observatory North Park in San Diego.From there, the remainder of the live shows will run across the first half of June, with the first being held at the 9:30 Club in Washington DC (June 3), followed by scheduled dates in Boston and Philadelphia.The singer’s previously announced New York City show at Webster Hall is also included in the tour dates, set for June 6, although tickets for the gig have already sold out.

Die Hard 2, Porky’s and The Wanderers, has died at the age of 64.The news was confirmed on social media by Ganios’ fiancée, Amanda Serrano-Ganios, who said that he became ill last week and was treated in hospital for a spinal cord infection, before passing away on Sunday (February 18) from heart failure.Known for playing New York Italian-American tough guys, Ganios made his film debut in the cult 1979 coming-of-age film The Wanderers. On that shoot, Ganios struck up personal and working relationships with several figures that would reoccur throughout his career, including director Philip Kaufman and co-star Ken Wahl.Wahl paid tribute to his friend on X, saying, “Rest in Peace, Buddy…I love you.”Rest In Peace, Buddy …..

Nintendo Direct has been announced for later today (February 21), with the presentation set to showcase a number of third-party titles coming to the Nintendo Switch.The Partner Showcase is set to premiere at 2pm GMT/6am PT/9am ET and will last for roughly 25 minutes.The first Nintendo Direct of the year will be available to watch live on Nintendo’s website or on their official Youtube channel.