Channel 4’s privatisation was reportedly “needed” to compete with streaming services

SPOILER ALERT: This post includes spoilers for the latest episode of Billions.

Las Vegas Beliebers will have to wait till June to see Justin Bieber on his Justice World Tour.

The District Attorney investigating the death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the New Mexico set of “Rust” says that Alec Baldwin may not have pulled the trigger that fired the fatal bullet.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefProduction has begun in Tasmania, Australia on “Deadloch,” a noir comedy that will be an Amazon original series.The story is set in the once sleepy seaside hamlet of Deadloch and begins after a man’s dead body is found on the beach. Two female detectives are thrown together to solve the case, one fastidious, the other a more rough and ready type from out of town.

Carl Woods has shared that he found some "questionable" text messages on Katie Price's phone.The former Love Island star is engaged to Katie, and took to his Instagram stories to write: "I found some very questionable messages on Katie's phone." It comes as Carl broke his silence after being charged with "threatening and abusive behaviour" under the section 4 of the Public Order Act. He added: "The assault, the control, the bruise which was really make up, everything, this was done to f*** me over and create a storyline.

Location, Location, Location, Kirstie Allsop has been branded a "diva" by an ex-colleague, as well as the show in question slammed for being "fake".A former researcher has alleged that the popular property show that Kirstie co-hosts with Phil Spencer "cons" its viewers, while claiming that the two hosts have nothing to do with picking out homes for the prospective buyers. Speaking to the Mirror, the ex-colleague said: "Contributors take part in the trust of having Kirstie and Phil’s help.

John Cena wasn’t playing Cupid in the season finale of Peacemaker when he took a shot at Arrow.

It’s a small world! Eddie Murphy, Martin Lawrence and more celebrities’ children have embarked on romantic relationships over the years.

No one else can do it better! Lindsay Lohan, who rose to fame playing twins Hallie Parker and Annie James in 1998’s The Parent Trap, just won TikTok after recreating one of her character’s classic disses.

Bieber tested positive as of Saturday, but reportedly is feeling okay. He has a show scheduled for Glendale, Arizona on Tuesday, but it’s unclear as to whether that will move forward. The Las Vegas show will be made up during the summer, according to representatives. His “The Justice World Tour” began Friday night in San Diego.

Paris Jackson released “The Lost,” her new EP. She visited the St.

Courteney Cox and her teenage girl Coco Arquette love to get in some mother/daughter bonding time whenever they can! The Friends alum, 57, and her only child, 17, were spotted grabbing some lunch at celeb hot spot Nobu in Malibu on Saturday (Feb. 19). While Courteney kept her arm around Coco entering the swanky eatery, the pair looked like twins in their matching denim jeans and designer black leather boots.

Hannah Clarke and her children, were set on fire in a car in Camp Hill, Brisbane, by the former NRL player on February 19, 2020. Baxter died from self-inflicted stab wounds.

Mimi Webb is looking to ignite this week’s Official Singles Chart, as her new release House on Fire claims highest new entry midweek. The uptempo break-up bop could debut at Number 6 on Friday, it would be Mimi’s second UK Top 10 single and potentially a new chart peak for the rising star. Last year, her breakout hit Good Without peaked at Number 8.

KISS frontman Gene Simmons has said that he will accept cryptocurrency to sell his Las Vegas mansion.The mansion is on sale for $13.5million (£9.93million) and he’s now revealed he will accept Bitcoin, Ethereum, Litecoin, Uniswap, Polkadot, Litecoin, Aave, Try or a combination of those to purchase the home (via The Music Universe).In a statement to Blabbermouth earlier this month, Simmons said: “I have been an outspoken proponent of cryptocurrency from the beginning. It is the future of money, and it just makes sense to offer interested parties the option of using cryptocurrency to purchase the estate.”Simmons bought the house in 2021 for $10.8million (£7.95million) but told The Wall Street Journal that he and his family rarely stay at the property.A description of the house from says the “distinctive and modern estate offers unparalleled artistic beauty unrivalled anywhere in the Las Vegas Valley.”You can see images of the property here:A post shared by Forbes Global Properties (@forbesglobalproperties)Back in December, the Foo Fighters brought Simmons onstage during a show in Las Vegas.After spotting a fan who bore a striking resemblance to the bassist, Dave Grohl then invited the real Simmons to come out from the side of the stage during their gig at Park MGM’s Dolby Live theatre.As he left the stage Grohl said: “Can we just hear it one more time for Gene FUCKING Simmons,” before he told the crowd he had posters of the KISS legend on his wall as a child.

Naman Ramachandran On a tumultuous day at the Royal Television Society convention at Cambridge, Channel 4 CEO Alex Mahon and the U.K. government were very much in disagreement over the proposed privatization of the channel.Moments before Mahon took the stage, Oliver Dowden who was due to speak immediately after, was replaced as Culture Secretary by Nadine Dorries, in what was an equally tumultuous day at No.

With the news today that Oliver Dowden has been replaced as UK Culture Secretary by Nadine Dorries, a version of the RTS speech published early this morning was in fact delivered by John Whittingdale, Minister Of State For Media And Data.

Manori Ravindran International EditorJust 45 minutes before Oliver Dowden was slated to address the British television industry at the Royal Television Society confab in Cambridge, the Culture Secretary was replaced in an extensive cabinet reshuffle.Dowden was scheduled as the final session in a packed day on Wednesday.

In his speech to the Royal Television Society Convention on Wednesday, UK Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden will spell out the Conservative Government’s reasoning for wanting to privatize broadcaster Channel 4.

Naman Ramachandran U.K. Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden is expected to set out the financial benefits that privatization could bring to British public service broadcaster Channel 4.

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