Mike Tirico Joins NBC’s ‘Sunday Night Football’ in Latest Sports Talent Maneuver

BTS leader RM has shared his thoughts on having haters and what that means for the boyband’s career.In a recent V Live livestream session held on April 9, the 27-year-old rapper had opened up about his thoughts on the group’s haters, and his advice for the group’s fanbase (officially known as ARMYs) for when they encounter hate targeted towards the K-pop group.“Of course, there have always been the haters. Always,” he said. “Perhaps that’s our fault, but sometimes it’s not.

BBC Breakfast presenter Rachel Burden has been making waves on the morning programme ever since she replaced Naga Munchetty for the first time.The star has been sitting alongside regular host Charlie Stayt for the past few weeks - leaving fans baffled as to why Naga is absent, especially after her social media silence.It comes amid numerous shake-ups on the red sofa, with Dan Walker recently announcing his intention to quit the programme for a job at rival network Channel 5.Rachel, however, hasn’t avoided scrutiny on the programme, and came under fire for halting a harrowing interview on air for a rather odd reason.Rachel was chatting to former male model Norman Scott about his past relationship with Liberal MP Jeremy Thorpe, which ended in a badly planned conspiracy by the politician to murder his lover.82-year-old Norman bravely opened up on the assassination plot against him - during which Rachel randomly interrupted to announce the time.She said: "At this point, and it seems like a strange point to say this pause, we just need to tell you the time. It's 8.59 and you're watching BBC Breakfast."We just need to allow that to happen so we can carry on with the story now."But what about Rachel’s life away from the cameras? Daily Star takes a look.In June last year, Rachel found herself suffering a horror injury after a game of football gone wrong.The star turned to Instagram to share a snap of her right ankle encased in a heavy duty black boot strapped with velcro, explaining that she had managed to chip some of the bone away with her injury.She told fans: “Well this is me for the next 6 weeks.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief“Metropolis,” Apple TV+’s epic-scale series inspired by Fritz Lang’s classic silent era sci-fi film, is set to be produced in Australia. It is expected to make extensive use of a new ‘virtual production’ structure that is among the largest in the world.“Mr.

Football fans slammed VAR after Stefan Savic got away with a clear headbutt on Raheem Sterling during the Champions League tie between Atletico Madrid and Manchester City.The match descended into farcical scenes after Felipe hacked down Phil Foden late on. With the midfielder rolling around in agony, Savic sprinted over and attempted to haul the England international off the pitch.That sparked an almighty scrap involving players, substitutes and coaching staff from both sides as German referee Daniel Siebert struggled to maintain control of the contest.

Piers Morgan has labelled Johnny Depp and Amber Heard as a "shamelessly deluded and self obsessed pair of whiny wastrels" during their US court battle.The former Good Morning Britain host, 57, claimed the two actors are "supreme narcissists" who are "trapped" in their own "selfish toddler-tantrum world". The bold broadcaster blasted the ex-couple in his latest column for the New York Post on Wednesday (April 13) - after the multi-million defamation trial kicked off earlier this week.

Atletico Madrid and Manchester City players clashing on Wednesday night.After a rather stale second leg of the Champions League quarter-finals, the tie burst into life in the final minutes of the match after a brawl broke out following a foul on Phil Foden. Jack Grealish and Stefan Savic also came to blows, with the latter pulling the hair of the former Aston Villa star – the Atletico defender then headbutted Raheem Sterling soon after.But the drama didn’t stop there as footage shows that police and club officials had to stop players from coming to blows down the tunnel.

Brooklyn subway station – firing 33 shots and wounding 10 people – was taken into custody “without incident” on Wednesday afternoon in Manhattan after police received a tip-off.Unusually, the informant was reportedly the shooter himself as he told police, who were on a manhunt for him, exactly where he would be.Frank James was arrested at around 2pm yesterday afternoon after a manhunt that had lasted nearly 30 hours. A law enforcement source claims that James, 62, had called the CrimeStoppers hotline himself, telling them he would be in a McDonalds in New York’s East Village.By the time police made it to the restaurant, James had left, but had been spotted by at least two other New Yorkers as he wandered around nearby.The source told The New York Post: “A call came into Crime Stoppers … The guy says, ‘You know I think you’re looking for me.

TXT have teased their upcoming new mini-album ‘minisode 2: Thursday’s Child’, and also announced a release date for the project.Today (April 14), the group’s label Big Hit Music announced that the boyband would be returning with their fourth mini-album, titled ‘minisode 2: Thursday’s Child’ next month. The record is currently scheduled to be released on May 9 at 6pm KST, according to the first teaser for the upcoming project.The brief 20-second teaser clip introduces the boyband’s refreshed logo in light of their forthcoming comeback.

Whether you’re plotting an escape to a secluded island or ready to take a long-awaited European holiday, airport outfits are just as important as the looks packed away inside your luggage, according to one Manchester retailer.

Two suspects who were arrested after a video of two girls laughing as they messed with a child's grave circulated on social media have been bailed, police said.

A sixth coronavirus vaccine has been approved by the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA). The independent medicines regulator is the first in the world to approve the jab, developed by Valneva.

EXCLUSIVE: Rowan Atkinson’s Netflix comedy Man vs Bee has set cast, with Crazy Rich Asians star Jing Lusi joining the show that will launch on June 24.

Simon Cowell's fiancée Lauren Silverman had a special Monday night as she and her good friend Terri Seymour headed out to support Nicole Scherzinger at one of her LA shows.MORE: Amanda Holden shares peek inside Simon Cowell's son Eric's lavish birthday partyThe ladies dressed to the nines, with Lauren opting for a black crop top and leather skirt and Terri donning a sparkly top and trousers, as they headed to The Sun Rose in West Hollywood's Pendry Hotel for one of Nicole's special performances.WATCH: Terri Seymour and Lauren Silverman dance to Nicole Scherzinger's new song"Such a great night watching our @nicolescherzinger perform. Sooo good, that voice!! #LaurenSilverman," Terri wrote on her Instagram, alongside a picture of herself next to Nicole and Lauren.READ: Nicole Scherzinger poses in daring red gown with dangerously high slitRELATED: Nicole Scherzinger shares jaw-dropping new photos in cheeky bikiniIn her Stories, Terri shared several clips showing Nicole singing her heart out and her and Lauren gleefully dancing to her songs.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorWill Packer, the producer of this year’s Oscars telecast on ABC, is expected to speak about the controversy at the event that involved actor Will Smith slapping comedian Chris Rock, in an appearance on Friday morning’s broadcast of “Good Morning America,” according to two people familiar with the matter.The interview may be one of the first public eyewitness accounts from one of the executives in charge of the Oscars broadcast.The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has launched a formal review following Smith’s assault on Rock at Sunday’s Oscars ceremony. Conflicting accounts have emerged, with the Academy claiming it asked Smith to leave Sunday’s Oscars ceremony after hitting Rock, who had made a joke about the appearance of Jada Pinkett Smith.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorSome people who tune in ESPN2 for an April 6 NBA match-up between the Brooklyn Nets and the New York Knicks may think they’ve gone back in time.The game will open in black and white and use graphics that evoke ABC’s 1960s coverage, then shift to a look that mirrors CBS’ NBA telecasts of the 1970s and 1980s. Look for a presentation that emulates NBC’s 1990s telecasts as well, complete with that network’s signature music.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorThe people who make NBC’s “Dateline” are trying to solve another mystery — but this one will likely never be seen on TV.The show has become known for presenting true-crime stories on NBC’s Friday nights, when Lester Holt and correspondents including Andrea Canning, Josh Mankiewicz, Keith Morrison and Dennis Murphy take viewers across difficult emotional terrain. A crime has been committed and the victim’s loved ones want justice.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorFans of “Thursday Night Football” will next season hear one of TV sports’ most recognizable voices calling the games for a rather sizable upstart hoping to gain new yards off his play.Michaels, who has offered play-by-play patter for “Monday Night Football” and “Sunday Night Football” since 1986, will lead a new effort by Amazon’s Prime Video, which has gained sole rights to telecast the NFL’s “Thursday Night Football” in the fall. Starting Thursday, September 15, Michaels will team up with analyst Kirk Herbstreit, known for his college football prowess at ESPN, to lead coverage of the games as Amazon becomes a bigger player in TV sports rights — which have largely been the domain of traditional broadcasters.

After the legendary Al Michaels all but confirmed his move to Amazon to call games as part of the streamer’s new NFL package, NBC announced today that Mike Tirico will “join Cris Collinsworth full-time in the booth this season” for Sunday Night Football. The announcement would seem to confirm Michaels’ exit.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorAfter nine years of generating headlines for CNN, Jeff Zucker is giving new thought to testing his acumen for the world of sports.The former WarnerMedia and NBCUniversal executive, who abruptly left his job as head of CNN in February after acknowledging he failed to disclose a romantic relationship with Allison Gollust, CNN’s former chief marketing officer, is said to be mulling some offers from the sports sector, according to two people familiar with the matter. None of these conversations are believed to be in their final stages, according to one of these people, and Zucker is said to be having discussions around a wide array of potential opportunities.Sports wouldn’t be a new area for Zucker.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorAdvertisers still want TV to deliver big audiences, but they are also increasingly demanding new abilities to find smaller ones.NBCUniversal on Tuesday used an annual technology conference to keep demonstrating new technologies that help Madison Avenue track all the discrete consumer niches that may be found within the broader audiences watching TV programs. One new effort, an artificial-intelligence engine known as a “harmonizer,” aims to help marketers “make sure we are finding consumers at the right moment based on specific behavior,” says Josh Feldman, global chief marketing officer of NBCUniversal’s ad-sales unit.Using NBCU’s data about how viewers watch programs on the company’s streaming site Peacock, he says, advertisers might be able to assign an ad specifically created to “welcome” a new subscriber to the service, or feed particular commercials to customers who often watch programming late at night — even if they are tuning in at other times of the day.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorA new NBCUniversal advertising executive is taking on the task of tackling advertisers to link themselves to such sports properties as “Sunday Night Football” and the soon-to-launch USFL.Peter Lazarus will take the lead on selling ads behind the bulk of NBCUniversal’s sports programming, part of a gradual overhaul of the company’s work behind connecting Madison Avenue with some of TV’s biggest and most-watched properties.Lazarus has been named executive vice president of sports ad-sales, taking up responsibilities previously held by Dan Lovinger, a longtime NBCU ad-sales exec who has been assigned to focus more intently on the company’s efforts behind Olympics advertising. Lovinger was elevated to president in January and will lead Olympics ad-sales efforts as NBCU works harder to fulfill a commitment it has made along the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics, pledging to offer long-term deals to partners for TV, digital, and live event advertising, as well as brand activations and associations with Team USA.