CNN’s New Chief Says ‘Breaking News’ Banner is Overused

Chris Pratt is opening up about being one of the Hollywood “Chris” actors and how he doesn’t like people calling him by his first name.

Binky Felstead has shared an update on her baby boy Wolfie after calling 999 and rushing him to hospital over a "bad reaction" to hummus.The 32 year old's son, who she shares with her other half Max Darton, worried paramedics that he wouldn't be able to breathe after he went into anaphylactic shock. Former Made In Chelsea star Binky, whose dog had been hit by a "vile" van driver just days before, has now taken to her Instagram feed to share a series of happy snaps of her one year old before thanking her 1.4million followers for their well wishes and advice.

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Emmerdale's resident vicar Charles Anderson is set to have his world rocked next week as he finally meets up with his long-lost daughter Naomi, played by actress Karene Peter.His ex-wife Esme revealed that she'd had a child 22 years prior that Charles didn't know about, and months later it's finally time for the pair to meet up.Next week, Charles is left shaken by the revelation from son Ethan that his sister Naomi has gone missing. Charles is filled with guilt realising that her disappearance is probably due to his reluctance to meet up with her, and becomes determined to locate his daughter. READ MORE: Neighbours Aaron star’s life - secret baby, poignant soap tribute and romance While searching a bar, Charles is overwhelmed when he spots Naomi arguing with her manager, and jumps in to defend her - pushing over her boss in the process.Naomi is bewildered as he accidentally lets slip that he's her dad - but how will she react?Actress Karene might be playing a 22-year-old in the soap, but that's not her real age.Speaking to Daily Star and other press about her life away from the ITV Dales, she explained: "I am 30, I’ve been acting since I was about 18."I kind of just fell into it by accident, to be honest!" she gushed.

EastEnders bad boy Phil Mitchell (Steve McFadden) may have finally met his match.The Walford hardman is currently spending time behind bars but things take a dark for the Albert Square resident turn next week.He makes an enemy with another prisoner, Craig, and turns to a fellow inmate, Ravi, to get a burner phone.Ben Mitchell (Max Bowden) is torn when Phil calls and asks him for a favour - leading Ben to reveal all to a furious Kathy Beale (Gillian Taylforth).READ MORE: EastEnders undergoes huge format shake-up due to summer's sporting tournamentsPhil calls Kat Slater (Jessie Wallace) and as they talk, the phone line suddenly goes dead.Back at the prison, Phil finds himself in a huge fight with Craig forcing the guards to step in.He later meets with Keeble who warns him he won’t survive much longer in prison and gives him 48 hours to make a decision on her offer.Craig later sends Phil a sinister warning – he dies tomorrow.Getting desperate, Phil turns to Ravi and offers to pay him to back him up.Kat is on on-edge after the abrupt end to Phil’s call and is harassed by a mystery caller.Phil calls Kat for a favour but things get worse as another threat is sent via Tommy.Kat later visits Phil in prison and drops a bombshell.The clock is ticking for Phil as Craig warns him his time is coming to an end.Keeble arrives to speak to Phil and crushes his hopes of any backup.Reality hitting, Phil asks Sharon to visit and gives her five letters for her and his family.Sharon realises what’s going on and pleads with him to take Keeble’s deal but ehe refuses.Craig and his men arrive for Phil… Is this the end of Phil Mitchell?EastEnders fans were left fuming on Monday night (June 27) after bosses decided to air the channel on BBC Two

Nicola Sturgeon will lay out her plans to hold a second referendum on Scottish independence later today.

body positive content to her 2.2m followers on Instagram – and she's recently shown how different a women's body can look when it's dressed compared to when it's bare and naked.In two candid snaps, which were taken seconds apart, she showed how her figure looks clothed and unclothed. READ NEXT:Influencer shares defiant thong pic as she slams 'restrictions on women's bodies'She modelling a pink and stripy high-waisted bikini, with one image depicting her tummy covered and the other with her belly out.Her tum has stretch marks, looks larger and is wobbly – but she still looks great – and that's the message she's trying to get across.She wants to rid the idea that "one picture is better" and "one is worse", as she thinks all women should be able to love and celebrate their bodies.Writing on Instagram, Sarah said: "I know what your initial reaction may be. Because likely, it’s the same as mine.

Emmerdale 's Faith Dingle will receive some devastating news in scenes set to air next week.

READ NEXT: 'Stacks of bodies' found as 46 migrants die in lorry with 16 others rushed to hospitalThe entire area is soon engulfed by the yellow gas while workers and drivers are seen fleeing the area.The incident was reported to Jordan's Civil Defense and teams of experts in hazmat suits, were spotted at the site on state TV.A Public Security Directorate spokesperson said the area has been quarantined.They confirmed that 45 people who injured from the incident were from the public security sector including police, Gendamerie Cadres First Responders and civil defense who attended the scene at the first moments.Out of the deceased, eight people were confirmed as Jordanians and the remaining four people are of different nationalities, according to the government.Jamal Obeidat, head of the Aqaba Health Directorate, said nearby hospitals treating injured people after the incident reached full capacity.He said field hospitals would be deployed and instructed Aqaba residents to close their windows and remain indoors.Air evacuation planes were also dispatched to assist with evacuations.For the latest breaking news and stories from across the globe from the Daily Star, sign up for our newsletter by clicking here.Prime Minister Bisher al-Khasawneh arrived in the city and headed to a hospital where some of the injured were being treated.Muhammad Salman, director general of the Jordan Maritime Commission said: "We asked the ships that were near the area of the tank explosion to stay away from the area immediately."Aqaba is a popular tourist resort, located on the Red Sea.

Emmerdale viewers are predicting a steamy love affair between Rhona and Marlon’s physiotherapist Kit that would be sure to cause major drama in the Dales.Fans have recently watched Marlon Dingle struggle to recover after suffering from a stroke, with fans watching him become hopeless and demoralised and feeling exhausted by the training sessions.Given his struggles, Marlon recently clashed with Kit and kicked him out of his house in dramatic scenes.READ NEXT: Emmerdale's Roxanne Pallett now - real name, Big Brother scandal and horror crash Rhona began apologising to Kit, seemingly trying to bridge the gap between the pair.However, some ITV viewers were distracted by what they detected as flirtation. Taking to Twitter, one fan said: "How long till Rhona gets it on with Marlon's physiotherapist?" Another added: "Rhona and Kit, sitting in a tree, k i s s....

Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorAdam Verdugo, a news producer who has worked for years with anchor Norah O’Donnell, has been named executive producer of “CBS Evening News,” just weeks after O’Donnell and CBS extended a contract to keep her at the helm of the show.Verdugo will start his new duties June 13, and brings the executive producer position for the program back to Washington, D.C. For the past several months, CBS News veteran Al Ortiz supervised the evening newscast out of New York.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorCNN is breaking up with an old habit that has defined cable news for decades.Erin Burnett, Jim Sciutto and Don Lemon are still talking about the latest headlines on CNN, but their new boss thinks they can do so without the visual aid of a longtime TV news crutch: a graphics block on-screen that tells viewers they are hearing about “Breaking News.”The words appear frequently during all kinds of news broadcasts, whether they be of the cable, evening or morning variety — and even when the news is not breaking at all. Chris Licht, installed by Warner Bros.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorLuis Silberwasser is getting ready to till new terrain on a familiar piece of ground.The veteran TV executive, who has in recent years become a top content executive in Spanish-language media, has been named to head up the broader sports business for Warner Bros. Discovery, according to a person familiar with the matter.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorA judge in New York State Supreme Court dismissed a lawsuit against former ABC News producer Michael Corn, who was alleged to have sexually assaulted a subordinate and to have created a toxic work environment at ABC News.In August of last year, Kirstyn Crawford, a producer who worked with ABC News anchor George Stephanopoulos, alleged that  Corn, the former top producer at “Good Morning America,” assaulted her and another staffer, Jill McClain, on different occasions over a span of multiple years. Both women reported to Corn, who also for a time supervised “World News Tonight.” Crawford also alleged she lost opportunities to advance at work after she began trying to avoid Corn.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorA second senior CNN executive who was deeply involved in the launch of the company’s CNN+ streaming-video hub is set to leave the company.In a memo to staffers delivered Wednesday, CNN CEO Chris Licht said Alex MacCallum, who had been named interim chief of CNN’s digital operations, was planning to leave the Warner Bros. Discovery unit on June 30. Wendy Brundige, senior vice president of global digital video, will take over the role of interim chief.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV Editor“Saturday Night Live” mainstay Kenan Thompson will return as host of the 2022 NHL Awards on Tuesday, June 21, the NHL announced Wednesday, as the league aims to make the event an in-person one again after a two-year hiatus spurred by the coronavirus pandemic.The televised celebration of the league’s best regular-season performances will broadcast live from  either New York City or Tampa on the second night of the 2022 Stanley Cup Final, and will appear on ESPN, Sportsnet and TVA Sports in the U.S. and Canada and 7 p.m.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorTV’s battle for new yardsticks isn’t over yet.The TV companies that own ad-tech firm OpenAP intend to make a pitch at Cannes to get advertisers to move their dollars to new kinds of measurement technologies — just as the networks are trying to roll out alternate audience-tabulation systems to Nielsen, which still sets the main currency upon which most ad deals are based.Open AP is owned by Fox, NBCUniversal, Paramount and Warner Brothers Discovery, which will push advertisers to “shift real dollars from panels to census,” says Brittany Slattery, chief marketing officer at OpenAP.Despite the networks’ best efforts, Nielsen remains an integral part of the audience-measurement mix. In April, the Fox-owned streaming outlet Tubi said it plans to expand its relationship with Nielsen to help advertisers measure viewing of Tubi programming across a wider array of venues.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorOne of the most consequential events in the recent history of the U.S. is set to be dissected on Thursday night during TV’s primetime schedule. Journalists slated to cover it will have to hope America sees the broadcast as something other than entertainment.On Thursday night, most major broadcast networks and cable-news outlets are slated to shake up their evening programming grid to show what is expected to be a shocking report from the U.S.

CNN's new President, Chris Licht, said that there's too much Breaking News. New York Times media reporter Ben Mullin took to his Twitter to share the "scoop. "On Thursday morning, Licht emailed staff to inform them that the notorious "BREAKING NEWS" banner is overused and is finally getting reworked.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV Editor“Good Morning America” opened its broadcast Thursday with some of its top correspondents far from the show’s studio in New York’s Times Square. The ABC morning program is hoping to put similar distance between itself and one of its main competitors.As “GMA” launched, viewers were told the show was coming to them live “from Times Square, Kyiv, Ukraine, and London.” The references were to Robin Roberts, who had just completed an interview with Olena Zelenska, Ukraine’s First Lady, and to Amy Robach and T.J. Holmes, the “GMA 3” co anchors who have been leading the show’s coverage of the Queen’s Jubilee in London.

Chris Licht, who took over leadership of CNN Worldwide last month, wants to rein in the use of the “breaking news” banner.