Comcast Invests In James Murdoch’s Bodhi Tree Systems As Viacom18 Merger Completes

Emmerdale star Kerry Wyatt is set to make a brief comeback on the soap next week - five months after running away from the village following Al Chapman's betrayal. According to spoilers, Kerry - who is played by Laura Norton - will be returning to our screens following her daughter Chloe Harris giving birth to a baby boy, Reuben. Kerry will appear via a video call to speak with Chloe and meet the baby, as her daughter shares her struggles with motherhood after welcoming her child on the day of Mackenzie Boyd's wedding to Charity Dingle.

We may be between Love Island seasons, but that doesn’t mean fans have stopped obsessing over the show’s glamorous contestants in the meantime.Take Jessie Wynter, who first found fame on the second season of Love Island Australia back in 2019, also appeared on the UK winter edition earlier this year – eventually coupling up with Will Young, AKA Farmer Will. The 26 year old recently took to TikTok to partake in a popular filter challenge that transitioned a snap of herself with brunette hair to blonde.

Humza Yousaf has claimed "every single Scottish Conservative" agrees with a Tory peer who suggested that devolution should be reversed.

A guard of honour by animals loved so dearly by Paul O'Grady from Battersea Cat and Dogs Home will take place before the much loved comedian's funeral today (Thursday, April 20).

US fugitive Nicholas Rossi didn’t attend his latest extradition hearing after becoming involved in an “altercation” with a security guard, a court heard.

There are some major changes happening in the ballroom on Dancing With the Stars season 32 — and Derek Hough is ready for them.

Keeping it fun! Kylie Jenner and Timothée Chalamet are enjoying their new laidback romance.

The DNA of a man accused of killing a seven-year-old girl over 30 years ago was found 'in multiple areas' of her clothing, a court has heard today.

Humza Yousaf has revealed the SNP has still not paid back the full amount of a loan from Peter Murrell, its former chief executive.

A man has been rushed to hospital after being hit by a car on a major Ayrshire road last night.

Manchester United fans have named who they want to see start against Sevilla in the second leg of their club’s Europa League quarter-final clash amid Bruno Fernandes’ absence through suspension.

The mum of a young dad who died in a motorbike crash in Tyldesley has paid a touching tribute to him, describing him as a 'genuine guy with a massive heart'.

Christine McGuinness was being inundated with compliments as she showed how her new brand can take busy mum's from working at home to the school run. The mum-of-three showed off her gym-honed figure as she promoted her new new fashion brand, We Are H-E-R, which specialises in ASD-friendly clothing.

Quentin Tarantino will attend Cannes Directors’ Fortnight as a guest of honor on May 25 for a special event consisting of a secret screening and a discussion on his counter-history of cinema, the parallel sidebar has announced.

Vanderpump Rules gave fans more insight into Tom Sandoval and Ariana Madix's journey to possibly start a family. During the episode, the then-couple discussed their fertility plans on screen. «If you have s**t sperm, I don’t want it going anywhere my s**t that I worked really hard to have harvested from my body,» said Ariana, while listing the ways Tom should prepare for his sperm donation.During her confessional, Ariana broke down why she chose to freeze her eggs. «Two years ago, I froze my eggs and I was able to retrieve 26 of them which is really good.

Hailey Bieber has admitted 2023 hasn’t been the easiest year for her in a candid new social media post.

Drivers have been asked to avoid the A9 near Blair Atholl as a road accident involving two vehicles is causing delays.

Ambitious plans to transform Dumbarton’s oldest building into a state-of-the-art library and museum have been given the go-ahead by councillors.

Kieran Tierney is set to play a crucial part in Arsenal title run-in as the Scotland defender looks to fill in for injured Oleksandr Zinchenko.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief Comcast, the conglomerate behind NBCUniversal and the Sky European TV giant, is to invest $200 million in Bodhi Tree Systems, a company headed by James Murdoch and Uday Shankar, a former head of Disney in India. The move was approved by the Competition Commission of India on Wednesday. The funds will be directed to buying a small minority stake in Indian media group Viacom18. The move is part of a complicated series of transactions that bind Viacom18 ever closer to Reliance Industries, the petroleum to telecoms conglomerate controlled by Mukesh Ambani which is now upending Indian media with its Jio cellular, broadband internet and streaming companies.

Succession writers”, a new report has claimed.Since the multi-award-winning HBO show debuted in 2018, many parallels have been drawn between the fictional media family the Roys and the real-life Murdochs.Despite this, no explicit confirmation of any direct inspiration has been given by the show’s creators.In a new feature on the Murdochs for Vanity Fair, a source is cited claiming that Lachlan accused his brother James Murdoch of leaking stories about the family to the writers of the show, with Lachlan then telling his father Rupert.The feature adds that a separate source close to Lachlan denies that any stories were sold.Season four of Succession is currently airing on HBO, and fans have reacted to the “magnificent” twist in its latest episode.Spoilers for Succession season four below.In the episode titled Connor’s Wedding, Logan Roy (Brian Cox) departs on a flight to Sweden with some of his closest advisors to negotiate a new deal with Lukas Matsson (Alexander Skarsgård), while Logan’s children Roman (Kieran Culkin), Shiv (Sarah Snook) and Kendall (Jeremy Strong) attend their brother’s wedding on a cruise ship in New York.While Connor (Alan Ruck) is hopeful his father will make time for a fly-by visit, Roman, Kendall and Shiv are soon informed by Tom Wambsgans (Matthew Macfadyen) over the phone that Logan has fallen ill during the flight and has become unresponsive.After some emotional final goodbyes over the phone, Logan is later pronounced dead when the private plane lands back on US soil.