David Nevins Out at Paramount Global

While she flies out to Australia for the show, Sue has been written out of Corrie for the time being.She isn’t the first actor from the Cobbles to have taken part in the daring reality show.Simon Gregson and Jennie McAlpine have both been part of the show and even gave advice to Sue as she prepared to take on the brutal Bushtucker Trials.The soap star said: “I have spoken to Jennie and Simon.They seemed to think I will have an absolute ball.“They have told me I will love it and have a great time. It is very positive and I am going there feeling excited.”She furthered that the prospect of being “Queen of the Jungle” wasn’t something she was deeply concerned with.She clarified it was more important for her to just enjoy the “whole” experience.“I am just going in to enjoy the experience.“I can’t imagine an old bird like me winning! It is very much a young person’s show.“But whatever happens, I am sure it is going to be amazing.”It comes a few years after Sue spoke about her deadly illness which she has since overcome.

EXCLUSIVE: My Daughter’s Killer producer Rogan Productions has signed Passion Pictures’ Nicholas Franklin as Head of Production. Franklin replaces the departing Viv Steele, who is exiting after seven years.

Faith Penhale, decorated TV drama producer and CEO of Gentleman Jack indie Lookout Point, is leaving the BBC Studios-backed outfit to head up Pathe Productions.

Instagram to share a picture of Patrick on stage along with a heartwarming tribute to their former bandmate.The post read: "This morning, we lost a great soul. RIP Patrick Haggerty."After suffering a stroke several weeks ago, he was able to spend his final days at home surrounded by his kids and lifelong husband, JB.

Lorraine Kelly, 62, shared her concerns after it was recently announced Prince Harry's memoir titled Spare would be released in the new year.The Duke of Sussex is set to release his autobiography Spare, which is described as boasting "raw, unflinching honesty" about the royal’s life story.It has been claimed the title of his book is in reference to Harry's position in the line of succession, while it has been reported that Penguin Random House has offered £35million for the book, with £17.5m being paid in advance.During Monday's Halloween episode of Lorraine, the veteran broadcaster was joined by royal editor Russell Myers, as they discussed the controversy surrounding the title of Harry's book.The ITV favourite expressed her surprise amid reports that Harry's ex-girlfriends declined being involved in the book, but admitted how "sad" she finds the situation."It’s just sad, isn’t it?" she said, before adding: "For a mega deal like that, how much did he get?""Well he’s got £36m," Russell claimed, as Lorraine exclaimed: "What?!" in response.The royal editor alleged that Harry received £20m for a down payment, while it’s understood the duke has penned a deal for three books."I mean after the first one, I can’t imagine that there’ll be much to say.

Radio Times: “It’s been so perfect.That’s the reason to leave, really.“If we leave now, we were part of a thing [that] never got tiresome or tarnished in any way.”Discussing the future, James admitted that he does not fear what’s to come or not being as relevant again.He said: “I’m at peace with the notion that it might never ever get as big as this again… But I think it can be as interesting. And there’s a chance that it could be more interesting.”The TV star continued: “Either way, the worst-case scenario is that I get to take my kids to school and pick them up every day.“In many ways, that might be the best-case scenario.”James revealed he had decided to leave The Late Late Show in April, explaining that part of his decision was in a bid to explore other avenues and take on new adventures.Speaking on the show, he said while tearing up: "Seven and half years ago I started hosting this show and there's no other way to put it, it has changed my life."I never saw it as my final destination, and I never want this show to overstay its welcome, I love making it and I really think in a year from now that will be a good time to move on and see what's out there."He added: "We are all determined to make this the best year we have ever had...

Design proposals for the new Dumfries High School will be on display at a public consultation tomorrow.

Borgue residents have hit out at the news that they’ll have to wait another year to receive superfast broadband.

A drive to fund the planting of more native trees in Galloway and elsewhere is to be renewed.

Pupils at Auchencairn Primary celebrated harvest and the end of term with a special assembly.

Dalbeattie Lawn Tennis Club held its awards night at the weekend.

Firefighters have worked overnight to contain riots in Dundee after youths launched fireworks into flames.

Jennifer Maas TV Business Writer The premiere of “Interview with the Vampire,” AMC’s first Anne Rice TV adaptation, and the eagerly anticipated return of the final season of “The Walking Dead” on Oct. 2 took streamer AMC+ to its highest two days of viewership and subscriber growth since the platform’s October 2020 launch, Variety has learned exclusively. Per AMC+, “The premiere of ‘Interview’ and the return of The Walking Dead’ drove AMC+ to the most successful two days in its history on Sunday and Monday and highest levels of series viewership and new subscriber acquisition ever.” According to the company, which currently has 10.8 million streaming subscribers across AMC+ and its other platforms, the series premiere of “Interview” now ranks as the No. 1 new series launch ever for AMC+, in both viewership and acquisition, “tripling the early activity of the previous record holder in these categories,” AMC’s freshman drama “Dark Winds.”

Jennifer Maas TV Business Writer With peak nerd TV upon us, there’s never been a better time to be a fan of genre programming – or David S. Goyer, a devotee and prolific writer-producer of genre fare. Goyer and his Phantom Four Films partner Keith Levine produced Hulu’s new David Bruckner-directed “Hellraiser” movie, which launched Friday, and are in the middle of filming their latest take on classic IP, “The Omen” prequel movie “The First Omen,” in Rome. Beyond that, the pair are in post-production on the second season of Apple’s “Foundation” adaptation, breaking the writers’ room for more episodes of the “Batman Unburied” podcast for DC and Spotify. They’re also working on two spinoff podcasts, including “Riddler,” featuring Hasan Minhaj, and a Batgirl/Barbara Gordon project. And they’re in the early stages of developing a dramatic series revolving around Michael Moorcock’s “The Eternal Champion” books for Skydance and Apple TV+ with “Foundation” writer Dana Jackson. If that’s not enough, they’re also holding their breath for a renewal of the Warner Bros.-produced “The Sandman” at Netflix.   

Cynthia Littleton Business Editor It’s showtime for David Nevins – for him and for the business he helped transform over the past dozen years.  Nevins, who announced his resignation Thursday as chairman and CEO of Paramount Premium Group and chief creative officer of Paramount+ Scripted Series, cited the evolution of Showtime’s financial underpinnings as among the highlights of his tenure. Over the past few years, as the streaming revolution in TV has accelerated, Showtime’s business model has shifted from entirely wholesale to MVPDs to a “significant” portion of its total revenue coming direct to consumer.  The depth of the change that he helped lead at Showtime and Paramount+ and other parts of Paramount Global were a big part of the reason he decided to make a change in his own career. Nevins will formally exit the Paramount fold at year’s end. As of today, Nevins said he has no specific plans other than to take an extended break from work for the first time in more than 25 years. 

In a fickle TV business where the top network posts rank at the bottom for job security, we lost two of the longest-tenured executives in just a couple of days, the CW Chairman and CEO Mark Pedowitz, who stepped down Monday, and David Nevins, Chairman and CEO, Paramount Premium Group and Chief Creative Officer, Paramount+ Scripted Series, whose exit was announced today. Both were around the 12-year mark in their jobs.

Chris McCarthy, Tom Ryan and George Cheeks are all seeing their portfolios expand at Paramount Global after the departure of David Nevins.

David Nevins has stepped down as Chief Content Officer of Scripted Originals for Paramount+, and Chairman and CEO of Showtime Networks. He just made the announcement internally in a memo, a copy of which was obtained by Deadline.

EJ Panaligan editor “Yellowjackets” emerged as a sleeper hit for Showtime last year. On Thursday, the network’s chairman and CEO David Nevins, who also serves as Paramount+’s chief content officer of scripted originals, broke down the reasons for the genre show’s sizzle with multigenerational audiences during his keynote address at the NATPE Streaming conference in Hollywood. Nevins, who spoke with Variety‘s co-editor-in-chief Cynthia Littleton, also discussed how the globalization of the content marketplace is changing the way Hollywood works. And he was pressed by Littleton on the potential for a “Desus & Mero” reunion in the wake of the Showtime late-night pair’s decision to call it quits earlier this year.