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AMANDA Owen was inundated with messages of support from Our Yorkshire Farm fans after an emotional update about their lambs. In her latest posts on Twitter, Amanda shared snaps of two of her daughters helping with lambing duties after welcoming the newest additions to the farm.

Nick Vivarelli International CorrespondentStarzplay has acquired Stephen Dunn’s reimagining of groundbreaking British series “Queer as Folk” for a slew of territories including the U.K., several continental European countries, and Latin America. The Peacock-produced reboot of the Russell T. Davies series from the ’90s about three clubgoing men in Manchester’s gay village, has been acquired by the streaming service for Belgium, Brazil, France, Germany, Italy, Latin America, Luxembourg, Spain, Netherlands, the Nordics and the U.K.The eight-episode show will premiere in the U.K.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefAnurag Kashyap’s “Dobaaraa” has been set as the opening night film of the London Indian Film Festival. Despite its name, the festival will play at venues across the U.K., and will present 24 features and 18 shorts.“Dobaaraa” is a supernatural thriller that LIFF describes as involving a young woman trapped between two lives in different decades.

Naman Ramachandran A new documentary on tennis superstar Boris Becker is nearing completion and is set to be sold at the upcoming Cannes Film Market.Alex Gibney, Oscar-winning director of “Taxi to the Dark Side” and John Battsek, producer of the Oscar-winning “One Day in September,” have had exclusive access to Becker since 2019 and have been documenting him from then until late April, when he was sentenced to two-and-a-half years in prison for hiding assets and loans to avoid paying his debts.The as-yet-untitled documentary aims to explore every aspect of the man who became a tennis sensation after winning the Wimbledon Championship at the age of just 17 and went on to win 49 career titles including six Grand Slams and an Olympic gold medal. Off court, Becker has had a tumultuous personal life.

Toto Wolff was kind when giving his latest assessment on the team's car this season, dubbing it an 'understatement' as he believes it's a 'killer to drive'. The Silver Arrows have found themselves well off the pace of Ferrari and Red Bull this season, with the car suffering from 'porpoising' issues and unable to find the pace to compete at the front of the grid.Russell has had the better form compared to teammate Lewis Hamilton, maintaining his record of a top-five finish in every Grand Prix this season in Miami after he overtook his teammate in the latter stages of the race.Mercedes had introduced an upgrade package for the Miami Grand Prix which looked promising after Russell set the fastest lap time in the second practice session but then failed to advance past Q2 in qualifying.While Russell has been able to find some consistency in the car, he's certainly not happy with the condition of the vehicle and believes Wolff has been kind when giving his recent assessments of the car.“Toto is throwing the word ‘diva’ around a lot about the car - but that is an understatement because it is so unpredictable.

It was only night one but Max George left viewers of The Games worried as he hobbled his way to the finish line during the men's 400m. The first episode of the new ITV show aired on Monday night (May 9) and continues every night, live, throughout the rest of the week.

ITV has been gearing up to release their new sports challenge programme, which was aired for the first time on 9 May, but the show received complaints from some of its viewers.Presented by ITV icon Holly Willoughby and former cricketer Freddie Flintoff, the show sees celebrities compete against each other at a series of sporting tasks in an attempt to win points.Inspired by the Olympic games, the show is a reboot of a Channel 4 show with the same premise.It was set up to be ITV’s next prime time money maker, but some fans thought otherwise.The programme’s competitors include Strictly professional Kevin Clifton, Paddy McGuinness’ wife Christine, Love Island and TOWIE star Olivia Atwood and Spice Girl Mel B’s daughter Phoenix, among others.The show’s first event saw singer-songwriter Chelcee Grimes win at the women’s 100m race event.Chelcee, who has written songs for the likes of Kylie Minogue, Dua Lipa and The Saturdays, won by a close call with Phoenix, who was neck and neck.Grimes admitted that she knew Phoenix would be one to keep an eye on when she gave her winning speech, but some fans seemed distracted.Audiences took to Twitter to share their frustrations in the The Games hashtag and it appeared their thoughts were unanimous.One follower sarcastically tweeted: “Put The Games on, haven’t a clue who anybody is, turns off. That should be a challenge - see how fast you can change the channel over.”Another wrote: “Watching The Games and wondering: ‘What is the point in all this?’ Don’t recognise half these ‘celebrities’.”A disgruntled viewer called out the channel for making “celebrities do P.E.

Emmerdale viewers were left worried as this weekend the teen actress herself moved away from Emmerdale village to Weatherfield in a trip to see her brother and sister. Recently, Amelia has been forced to act in some pretty heart-breaking scenes as her on-screen dad Marlon Dingle, played by Mark Charnock, suffered a stroke and was found collapsed at home by April herself.Things have remained emotional as Marlon begins his long recovery and tensions ran high when Marlon thought he was better off being cared for in hospital.An incident where Marlon began to choke after April gave him water left the little girl panicked and fans worried for her.Yet fans of Emmerdale will be relieved to know that Amelia Flanagan isn't actually swapping soaps.Instead, she's simply been showing support for her siblings by heading to Coronation Street's Salford set.Soap watchers have already noticed the resemblance between 11-year-old twins Isabella and William Flanagan and April.Posting to Instagram, Jude Riordan, who plays fan favourite Sam Blakeman in the ITV soap, shared a snap of himself with the Flanagan clan.Posing outside the Rovers Return with the family, Jude penned: "Great day at the Corrie Cast & Crew fun day.

EXCLUSIVE: David Cronenberg has been at the cutting edge of horror for more than 50 years, sailing close to the mainstream with edgy early-2000s thrillers such as A History of Violence and Eastern Promises while appeasing the fans of his visceral ’80s work with the likes of 1999’s eXistenZ. At first glance, his new film Crimes of the Future is very much in the latter mold, a nod to the squishy weirdness of Videodrome with its trippy mantra, “Long live the new flesh.” The tale of an artist working in the field of surgery as art, his upcoming Cannes Competition entry also evokes the specter of Crash, his outrageous automotive-erotic drama that scandalized the Croisette in 1996.

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EXCLUSIVE: Discovery+ revealed its Earth Day programming slate to be featured from April 15-24. Included as part of the line-up is content that celebrates the exploration and conservation of our planet and the inspiring people, places, and wildlife that depend on it to survive.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefAmazon’s Prime Video platform will broadcast the Australian Swimming Championships, in Adelaide next month, as part of a two-year deal with Swimming Australia. The company will use a roster of celebrity commentators to give a high profile to its continuing foray into the sports sector.The deal with Swimming Australia is the first partnership Amazon has had in Australia for sports, other than sports documentaries.The streaming giant has a patchwork of sportscasting in other territories – in India, for example it currently has a mixture women’s basketball and some cricket, having previously carried major tennis tournaments and English soccer.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefProduction is under way on “Asian Persuasion,” a feature film that marks the directorial debut of three-time Tony-Award and Grammy-winning producer Jhett Tolentino.Set in New York, romantic comedy “Asian Persuasion” features a diverse, primarily Asian cast and seeks to elevate, inform and inspire the Asian narrative.The story follows a down-on-his-luck chef who cooks up a crazy scheme to marry off his ex-wife in an attempt to avoid his substantial alimony obligations. With the help of his trusted wingman, the chef gets off to a hot start, but belatedly realizes he wants a second chance with his ex.Asian Persuasion is produced under the Jhett Tolentino Productions banner with Tolentino and screenwriter Mike Ang serving as producers.

Quinta Brunson said she knew that she and executive producers Randall Einhorn and Patrick Schumacker had something special with Abbott Elementary. Since it premiered, the ABC comedy has made waves on social media and gained a passionate following.

Chicago PD returned to screens on Wednesday and fans saw Adam Ruzek (played by Patrick John Flueger) and Kim Burgess (Marina Squerciati) decide to move forward separately, after they discovered that Kim's daughter Makayla was coping better with their current schedule.Exclusive: Chicago PD's Marina Squerciati and Patrick John Flueger break down 'rough' episode 15Despite Adam asking for them to return to the previous schedule where he saw Makayla more often, Kim shared that Makayla was sleeping better and that it may be in her best interests if they continued in that manner, leaving Adam to return, on his own, to an apartment rented for an investigation.WATCH: Ruzek wants to know where he stands with Kim and Makayla Gwen Sigan, executive producer, has now shared that moving forward, fans "will see him dealing with the aftermath of the decision to go in separate directions" but promised that they aren't "tying a bow" on the romance."We looked at it as, emotionally, Ruzek was coming from a place of being in a tense situation at home, dealing with the aftermath of what happened with Makayla , and he was presented with an opportunity by someone he knew from the past to save this person's daughter and then what that emotionally means to him when he was in that space," shared Gwen with HELLO!MORE: Chicago Fire bosses detail how they 'are 'shifting gears' for anticipated season 10 finaleMORE: Chicago Fire's Taylor Kinney sparks mixed reaction with new behind-the-scenes photo"If there is any recklessness it comes from a place of wanting something to go right and fix something, and put a family back together because in his own family he cannot do that at this moment.""Now comes either healing or separation, they either learn and

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefVincent Ngo, top screenwriter and Hollywood script doctor, has set up comedy series “Early Risers” in his native Vietnam. Talent behemoth, Creative Artists Agency (CAA) represents the production company Early Risers Media Group and is handling licensing of the series’ distribution rights.The show, about the lives of American and European expats living and working in Saigon, is set to begin filming under the direction of Zach Merck at the end of this month.

Brent Lang Executive Editor of Film and MediaHaving chronicled the decline of one influential business with “The Last Blockbuster,” Taylor Morden will instead tell the story of the incredible rise of another in his next feature length documentary.Morden’s new film will examine Build-A-Bear Workshop, charting its growth from startup fad to decades-old experiential retailer. The film is being made with the company’s cooperation and will coincide with Build-A-Bear’s 25th anniversary.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefSydney-based Odin’s Eye Animation has secured sales of kids’ TV series “The Beachbuds” to Disney Japan and ABC Australia. Other territories are under negotiation at the MipTV market in Cannes.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefRoku has picked up a second season of “Cypher,” an FBI-themed crime drama series, for which it was the exclusive North American carrier of the first seven-episode season.In territories outside the U.S. and Canada, the show is represented by Screen Media Ventures, which is launching it at the MipTV market this week.“Cypher” tells the story of an FBI code-breaking specialist who discovers a secret organization’s hit list and must navigate the murky waters of loyalty and betrayal among an underground ring of hackers, assassins, and government agents spanning a global conspiracy.Created by Mohamed Sayed Bisheer and directed by Majdi Smiri, the first season was shot in Los Angeles and produced jointly by Cairo-based Aroma Studios and United Brothers along with Los Angeles-based production companies AZ Films, Thriller Films and Taiwan’s Organic Media Group.

Piers Morgan has insisted that the dominance of Crystal Palace over Arsenal came as no surprise to him - despite the Gunners winning seven of their last eight Premier League outings and only failing to do so against Liverpool. The divisive broadcaster has been a long-standing critic of Mikel Arteta, notably over the departure of Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, and hasn't changed his stance despite the fine form of his beloved club in recent months.

Leo Barraclough International Features EditorAbacus Media Rights has closed a flurry of sales for the six-part documentary series “Evolve,” which looks at how scientists are learning from evolutionary adaptations found in the natural world. Patrick Aryee, the series’ presenter, will give the keynote address this week at MipDoc, part of the MipTV television market in Cannes.Deals for the show, produced by Beach House Pictures for Curiosity, in association with Blue Ant Media, have been secured with ABC in Australia, Viasat World for Nordic and Central and Eastern Europe, RAI in Italy, Studio Hamburg in Germany, UR in Sweden, NRK in Norway, and VRT in Belgium, with more deals in the pipeline at MipTV.Production took place last year, over the course of around 12 months.