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Ross Kemp is returning to acting after 15 years for a Channel 5 police thriller that features on an upfront slate with Tim Peake , Ruby Wax and Jay Blades . The EastEnders star will lead Clapperboard’s police thriller Blindspot for the Paramount -owned network. Kemp’s Tony Warden will help a disabled woman with a wry sense of humor, Hannah, played by newcomer Beth Alsbury, who believes she has witnessed the prelude to a murder while monitoring the CCTV on a rough estate. Kemp made his name playing Grant Mitchell in BBC soap EastEnders in the 1990s and 2000s but has since moved to helm factual programs, including his cult Ross Kemp on Gangs series. Blindspot features on a 40 hour slate unveiled by Paramount UK Chief Content Officer Ben Frow in London this evening, with another drama, The Inheritance, also revealed, about siblings who are left reeling following the unexpected death of their father (Larry Lamb). Robert James-Collier, Gaynor Faye and … [Read more...] about Ross Kemp, Tim Peake, Ruby Wax Feature On Channel 5 Upfront Slate

Fox News Channel primetime host Bill O’Reilly devoted the better part of Tuesday to Rep. Maxine Waters (D-CA) after likening her hair to a “James Brown wig.” It started this morning when, appearing on Fox & Friends , Waters came up, because Democrats + Fox & Friends = morning show hilarity. “I love her! Maxine Waters should have her own sitcom,” O’Reilly said by way of opening the festivities. “People get angry with Maxine waters. I want more of it. Let’s go!” The show played a clip of Waters speaking about President Donald Trump ; she is not a fan. O’Reilly, who is a pal of Trump’s, got asked to comment on her remarks. “I didn’t hear a word she said,” he responded. “I was looking at the James Brown wig. If we have a picture of James Brown – it’s the same wig!” He went on: “You’re all wrong about Maxine Waters; she’s a sincere individual. Whatever she says she believes; she’s not a phony. Alright? And that’s old school,” O’Reilly insisted. “So we’re giving … [Read more...] about Bill O’Reilly Addresses “Stupid” Crack About Maxine Waters’ “Distracting” Hair On ‘Factor’

KOB 4 Video showing a deadly shoot-out between New Mexico State basketball player Mike Peake and a student from a rival school has been released ... and it's terrifying. The surveillance footage, put out by New Mexico State Police on Tuesday, was captured on Nov. 19 on the University of New Mexico's main campus at around 3 AM. According to cops, Peake -- a 21-year-old Aggies forward who was in town for NMSU's basketball game against UNM -- was "lured" to the area by a 17-year-old girl and several other male UNM students ... who were allegedly trying to beat him up over an incident that had happened at the UNM-NMSU football game in October. ICYMI: #New surveillance video from @NMStatePolice shows last month's deadly shootout between suspended #NMSU basketball player Mike Peake and 19 y/o #UNM student Brandon Travis. Investigators released more, including interviews with coaches, and the search for the gun involved. pic.twitter.com/hFLS29wfJc — Giuli … [Read more...] about Deadly Shoot-Out Involving NMSU Basketball’s Mike Peake Captured On Video

Britain’s age of peak TV may be over, or at the very least plateauing, today’s BFI stats suggest . Following a year in which many major productions including Bridgerton , Lord of the Rings and Apple TV+’s Slow Horses rolled the cameras, spend on high-end TV nonetheless fell by 4% on last year’s record figure to £4.3B ($5.3B). Both inward investment – shows commissioned by non-UK players – and domestic UK spend fell by a similar amount, with the former accounting for 84% of the total figure. Although the drop is small, the news is a surprise to a booming industry that had seen a mega 155% rise in 2021 and now accounts for a far bigger slice of the TV/film pie. The slight dip contrasted with a strong year for film, which saw spend grow by an impressive 27%, although local indie film continues to flounder. In 2020, high-end TV spend dipped dramatically due to the Covid-19 pandemic but in the years prior, it had been rising steadily each year, as the U.S. … [Read more...] about Latest BFI Stats Suggest Britain’s Age Of Peak TV May Be Over

Microsoft said today it plans to lay off 10,000 employees to “align our cost structure with our revenue and where we see customer demand.” “We are making changes that will result in the reduction of our overall workforce by 10,000 jobs through the end of FY23 Q3. This represents less than 5 percent of our total employees,” said CEO Satya Nadella in a memo to employees posted on the company blog. Microsoft has a June fiscal year, so its third quarter ends in March. The software giant is also taking a $1.2 billion charge. It’s the latest in a wave of layoffs from — Alphabet to Amazon to Facebook — to hit the tech sector last year, with over 150,000 estimated in 2022. That’s due in part to a boom in hiring during the pandemic as demand for digital commerce and services hit a peak, combined with a current economic slowdown including slower demand from PCs to cloud services, and fear of a recession this year. “We are seeing the clock strike midnight for the tech sector … [Read more...] about Microsoft Laying Off 10,000 As Tech Cuts Continue

For a second straight year, YouTube will host its annual Brandcast pitch to video ad buyers during the heart of what had been a week dominated by traditional TV network upfronts in New York. The digital video giant, which had been an anchor tenant of the more digitally focused NewFronts ad showcase held earlier in the spring, made its mid-May debut last year with a show in the Broadway theater district. This year, on May 17, Brandcast is heading uptown to Lincoln Center’s recently renovated David Geffen Hall. The evening show will be followed by an after-party, YouTube said in a blog post. The Lincoln Center bash will follow a pitch to advertisers by another digital interloper on TV’s turf: Netflix, which has stepped to take over a slot long occupied by CBS and, more recently, parent company Paramount Global. (Netflix launched its new subscription tier with advertising last November in 12 territories.) With a new team running ad sales at Paramount and economic … [Read more...] about YouTube Returns To Mid-May TV Upfronts Slot In New York With Annual Brandcast Event For Advertisers

AMC Networks is choosing to host an in-person event during the spring upfront season, confirming plans for a presentation for about 200 to 250 guests. The event, slated for Tuesday, April 18, at New York’s Jazz at Lincoln Center, will resemble last year’s pitch to advertisers at Peak, a restaurant near the top of a Hudson Yards skyscraper. AMC Networks has entered some choppy waters of late, with the abrupt departure last November of CEO Christina Spade after just three months in the job. James Dolan, whose family controls most of the company’s shares, was named interim executive chairman after the company signaled its intent to lay off 20% of its workforce, citing ongoing cord-cutting and other economic pressures. The annual TV upfront ritual, a blitz of in-person presentations for ad buyers with billions of ad dollars in the balance, is being evaluated across the media business. The upfronts have started to look different in recent years due to larger shifts in the media … [Read more...] about AMC Networks Confirms In-Person Upfront Event For Advertisers In April

Gossip Girl ‘s return will not go beyond its current second season. HBO Max has opted not to order a third season of the reboot, with the upcoming Season 2 finale on January 26 serving as a series finale. The new Gossip Girl iteration was developed by Joshua Safran based on the bestselling novels by Cecily von Ziegesar and the original hit CW show developed by Stephanie Savage and Josh Schwartz, who executive produced the reboot alongside showrunner Safran. “We are very grateful to showrunner/executive producer Joshua Safran, and executive producers Stephanie Savage and Josh Schwartz for bringing us back to the Upper East Side and all the scandals at Constance Billard,” HBO Max said in a statement. “Although we are not moving forward with a third season of Gossip Girl, we thank them for the enticing love triangles, calculated backstabbing and impeccable fashion this series brought to a new audience.” The follow-up got off to a hot start in July 2021, setting a record as … [Read more...] about ‘Gossip Girl’ Reboot Canceled By HBO Max After 2 Seasons

David Crosby , the two-time Rock and Roll Hall of Famer who sang for The Byrds before co-founding a supergroup with Stephen Stills and Graham Nash — later adding Neil Young — has died. He was 81. His wife Jan announced the news today. “It is with great sadness after a long illness, that our beloved David (Croz) Crosby has passed away,” she said in a statement. “He was lovingly surrounded by his wife and soulmate Jan and son Django. Although he is no longer here with us, his humanity and kind soul will continue to guide and inspire us. His legacy will continue to live on through his legendary music. Peace, love, and harmony to all who knew David and those he touched. We will miss him dearly. At this time, we respectfully and kindly ask for privacy as we grieve and try to deal with our profound loss. Thank you for the love and prayers.” Crosby rose to fame as a singer and guitarist for The Byrds, the influential Los Angeles-based folk-rock band that melded a groundbreaking … [Read more...] about David Crosby Dies: Legendary Singer With The Byrds And Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young Was 81

Google parent Alphabet has become the latest U.S. tech giant to make deep staff cuts. The company is planning to axe 12,000 staff after a “rigorous review” of the business, according to a blog post from Google and Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai. This represents about 6% of its global workforce. Just this week, Microsoft revealed it was eliminating 10,000 roles , while Facebook parent Meta is in the process of downsizing 13% , Amazon is cutting 18,000 staff and Twitter has halved its numbers since Elon Musk became its owner. In an email to staff sent today, Pichai took responsibilities for the cuts. “Over the past two years we’ve seen periods of dramatic growth. To match and fuel that growth, we hired for a different economic reality than the one we face today,” he wrote. “I am confident about the huge opportunity in front of us thanks to the strength of our mission, the value of our products and services, and our early investments in AI. To fully capture it, we’ll … [Read more...] about Google Parent Alphabet To Cut 12,000 Staff Worldwide