Spotify Changes Podcast Leadership in Content Expansion Efforts

Rachel Riley pulled out all the stops on Sunday in her first photoshoot since welcoming her second child Noa in November.The doting mum-of-two posed up a storm in some glamorous outfits for the Sunday Times Magazine, including a dark satin-effect suit that she wore with natural makeup, styling her blonde hair so it flowed past her shoulders.SEE: Rachel Riley shares rare photo of baby Noa as she marks special milestoneRachel also spoke about her experience of the Strictly 'curse' after marrying Pasha Kovalev, who partnered her on the BBC dance series in 2013.The couple tied the knot in Las Vegas in June 2019, a month after announcing they were expecting their first child. They went on to welcome eldest daughter Maven that December.WATCH: Rachel Riley's daughter Maven takes after dad Pasha KovalevDuring her time on Strictly, the Countdown star announced her split from her first husband Jamie Gilbert, who she met while studying at Oxford.MORE: Rachel Riley issues important plea after 'old friend' gets in touch with family health struggleSEE: Rachel Riley shares new candid picture of Pasha Kovalev and baby Noa - but fans question one detailShortly after the series, she and Pasha confirmed they were in a relationship.Speaking to the magazine, the blonde beauty expressed her feelings about the Strictly 'curse', the idea that celebrities tend to fall in love with their professional partners, arguing that it wasn't the right term for her experience.A post shared by The Sunday Times Magazine (@thestmagazine)Rachel looked stunning as she discussed women in STEM and her time on StrictlyRachel teased: "Are you calling my babies a curse? That’s not right!" The maths whiz went on: "If you have cracks, Strictly can expose them.

Corey Taylor has launched the Taylor Foundation, a non-profit organisation that aims to help service members and first responders affected by PTSD.In a video posted to social media, the Slipknot and Stone Sour singer said that he’s “very excited to announce the launch of the Taylor Foundation as a non-profit charity”.He explained that the charity is “looking to raise money for organisations that help treat or uplift members of the military and members of the emergency services who are dealing with post-traumatic stress disorder, otherwise known as PTSD”.Taylor added: “We’ll be partnering with pre-selected non-profits at each tour stop who are actively providing meaningful and creative assistance to those affected by PTSD.”Along with the announcement, the rocker launched a sweepstakes for the chance to win two tickets to his solo London show later this year at London Palladium on October 17. The winner will get VIP treatment that includes hanging out with Taylor.“We’re giving you the chance to support us, and in return, one lucky fan will get to hang out with me in London this October,” Taylor said.

could be what Michaels was referring to when he said that a “year of change” was possible. But however you slice it, Michaels hopes to find Che on the “SNL” roster for its Season 48.“If I had my way, he’ll be here,” Michaels told the NY Times.

The Essex Serpent Apple TV+The British Academy Television Awards (BBC One) | iPlayerFergal Keane: Living With PTSD (BBC Two) | iPlayerClark NetflixThere comes a time in every actor’s life when he must unbutton his period drama shirt and smoulder as if his life depends on it. In Apple TV+’s new six-parter The Essex Serpent, based on the historical novel by Sarah Perry, adapted by Anna Symon, directed by Clio Barnard, this duty falls to Tom Hiddleston, but he rather fluffs it.

Sam Ryder fans are calling for a change to the voting rules after he won a coveted second place in the Eurovision Song Contest last night.

Rangers fans travelling to Seville remain subject to Covid-19 vaccine rules upon arrival in Spain.

EXCLUSIVE: TV pilots’ role is to serve as a prototype for a series. Sometimes, networks make changes to that prototype when they proceed to mass production with a series order, which unfortunately affects talent. Two of ABC’s newly picked-up series, The Rookie‘s Feds spinoff, headlined by Niecy Nash, and the Gina Rodriguez-starring comedy Not Dead Yet, are going though the process this year.

Netflix has a message for all of its employees who may not agree with the content it is making…

walk out in protest over his anti-trans and homophobic jokes. At the time, Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos sided with Chappelle and now he’s doubled down by telling employees that if anyone is going anywhere, it should be them.As various outlets have reported, the Netflix Culture memo includes a new section called “Artistic Expression,” which declares the streamer will not “censor specific artists or voices” even if employees consider the content “harmful.” “Not everyone will like — or agree with — everything on our service,” the Artistic Expression section states.

ZIP-A-Dee-Ooh-Aah — model Roxy Horner fronts up during a beach photoshoot. The British star wore a blue swimsuit which was unzipped at the front on a beach in Australia.

A British plumber has shared a clever hack for households to reduce costs of their monthly gas bills.

Becky Hines, 41, and her gardener fiancé Olly Smith, 42, from Norfolk, dated years ago before going their separate ways. But they were reunited, have since had a baby daughter and are getting married. Here Becky shares her story...

Every year around this time – Saturday Night Live’s finale is May 21 – the rumor mill starts as to how the venerable comedy variety series will look next year.

Jordan Moreau Discovery exec Kathleen Finch has revealed her revamped leadership team at the newly merged Warner Bros. Discovery after a series of c-suite exits, which includes Tom Ascheim, Brett Weitz and more, Variety has confirmed.Nancy Daniels, who was Chief Brand Officer of Discovery & Factual, will take on content oversight at the Turner networks after the departure of Brett Weitz. She currently oversees male-focused networks like Discovery Channel, Animal Planet and Science Channel, will take on TNT, TBS and truTV.

The Hu have today (May 13) shared their thunderous new single, ‘This Is Mongol’ – check it out below.The track is another preview of their upcoming second studio album, which is set for release later this year via Better Noise Music.A statement said of the track: “As with all of their music, The HU connects the world to Mongolian culture and its unique core values of natural preservation and spiritual connection with the earth. These core values are on full display in the new, epic official video for ‘This is Mongol’.”Check out the song and video here:Speaking about the video, singer and tumur hhuur player Jaya from the band said: “We shot in the Mojave Desert, Nevada and the environment reminded us of the Gobi Desert in Mongolia.

A UK plumber has revealed a genius hack to help people bring down the cost of their monthly gas bills.

Warner Bros. Discovery is moving fast with its reorganization.

Broadway is taking some serious steps to make sure that no more nude footage of Jesse Williams‘s d**k is leaked online during his performance in the play Take Me Out.

Viewers tuning into Friday's (May 13) instalment of BBC's The One Show have shared messages of praise for Roman Kemp after he presented the show for the very first time. The 29-year-old's hosting debut drew praise from fans online for his performance, alongside his co-host Alex Jones, with many demanding producers change the programme's line-up to have him on more.

One TikTok star is paying it forward to her Uber driver, who helped her after an unfortunate experience at Coachella.

EXCLUSIVE: Erik Oleson, showrunner of the second season of Amazon’s Carnival Row, is launching his own production company.

Naman Ramachandran Lorton Entertainment, whose credits include documentaries, Asif Kapadia’s Cannes title “Diego Maradona” and Matt Smith’s Amazon Prime Video film “Rooney,” has launched a content fund.The Lorton Media Fund, which will invest in drama and documentary across film and television, is a Jersey-based vehicle, which is administered by Oakbridge Fund Services (Jersey) Limited. It will be one of the largest private investment funds focused on U.K.

ITV The Games fans have hit out at the result of one of last night's events. Fans watching the Holly Willoughby and Freddie Flintoff fronted show have called out Max George. Some fans say the Wanted singer "cheated" in his climb against ex ITV Coronation Street and Celebrity Big Brother star Ryan Thomas.

The Labour leader on Glasgow Council is facing a challenge for his job after his party lost another election to the SNP.

When the dust settled after a frantic day today, the CW was left with 11 original scripted series — new and returning — on tap for next season. That is down from from 19 (including Stargirl whose future is unclear) picked up for the 2021-22 season last year.

Sonic the Hedgehog are now adults with kids of their own, and some are making content for YouTube which is of such a high quality, and respected among the fanbase that it’s become a form of income.

Pat Saperstein Deputy EditorNikolaj Coster-Waldau has made his first move into the podcast space with “Radioman,” a ten-part Audible Original crime drama.“Game of Thrones” actor Coster-Waldau co-created the series written by Joe Derick and produced by “The X-Files” vet Frank Spotnitz and Emily Feller.Set in a fictional Yorkshire town called Tanford, the story follows Chas, an ex-radio DJ who embarks on a mission to investigate local crimes alongside his old friend, DCI Ian Whittaker, played by “The Walking Dead” actor David Morrissey.The podcast-within-a-podcast storyline shows the investigators using a new podcast “Crimesville” as their investigative tool as Chas grapples with betrayal, deceit, mounting pressure to solve murders and going viral on social media. The story was inspired by Dimiter Kenarov, who told the story of his reporting about a serial killer in the article “Mask of Sanity.”Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, said: “When Joe Derrick and I founded Ill Kippers it was with a very simple idea, to create stories we would want to see.

Emmerdale fans were left in tears on Thursday's episode as Faith Dingle discovered that her breast cancer had returned and it was incurable. Leaning on daughter-in-law Moira Dingle for support due to a family feud with her children, Faith was told that she had secondary cancer that had spread to her lungs, her bones and spine. Reeling in shock, the doctor explained that her condition is "treatable" but not "curable", adding that although it's not initially "life threatening", it will "shorten" her life.

Cynthia Littleton Business EditorEndeavor swung wide to a profit in Q1, fueled by the sale of Endeavor Content and big year-over-year gains for its events and talent representation units.Endeavor posted net income of $517 million on revenue of $1.47 billion. The black ink was driven by a $463.6 million one-time gain stemming from the sale last year of the Endeavor Content division, which was acquired by South Korea’s CJ ENM for $775 million.Excluding the Endeavor Content gain, Endeavor’s adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization came in it about $129.2 million.The company raised its full-year 2022 revenue guidance slighty, predicting it will come in between $5.235 billion and $5.47 billion, up from the $5.2 billion to $5.45 billion forecast from last quarter, and adjusted EBITDA guidance of $1.1 billion to $1.15 billion.

Kevin Weatherly, the former program director at Los Angeles’ KROQ, who helped build the station to become a leading influence in alternative rock music nationally, is returning to the station as senior vice president of programming.He leaves Spotify, where he held the position of head of North American programming, after a little over two years, starting officially at the Audacy station on June 6. In March, Variety reported that Mike Kaplan had stepped down as program director at KROQ, the station he revamped after joining in 2020. KROQ had weathered major changes under Kaplan, who initially steered the station away from its rock and alternative roots towards more pop-leaning fare, riding the wave of TikTok-launched hits.