Netflix Lost 970,000 Subscribers in Q2, Beating Its Estimate by More Than 1 Million Subs

Naman Ramachandran Former U.K. Chancellor Rishi Sunak, who is one of the two candidates in the British prime ministerial race, has vowed to go ahead with the privatization of broadcaster Channel 4.In a statement shared with U.K. media on Thursday, a spokesperson for Sunak said: ‘Rishi will take forward Channel 4’s privatization.

Good afternoon Insiders, Max Goldbart here. We’ve got all the news and analysis you need as we end another week in which temperatures hit record highs and relations between the UK’s biggest TV union and trade body hit dispiriting lows.

Naman Ramachandran Armaan Malik, one of India’s top singer-songwriters, turned 27 on Friday and marked the occasion by releasing single “Tu/You,” a Hindi-language version of his Spotify charting English ballad “You.” Malik debuted as a Bollywood singer in 2007 with Aamir Khan’s “Taare Zameen Par” under the musical direction of the Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy trio and has enjoyed a glittering career since then, singing for films in the Hindi, Kannada, Tamil, Telugu, Marathi, Bengali-language industries. He released non-film album “Armaan” in 2014 and has recorded several singles and albums since.Having more than 14.5 million followers on Spotify, Malik has over 9.5 million monthly listeners on the platform. He has a total of 10 billion streams for more than 250 songs in different languages and more than 50 million followers across platforms.

Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorTwitter revenue for the June 2022 quarter came in short of Wall Street estimates — with the company in part blaming Elon Musk’s attempt to back out of his acquisition deal. The social network also swung to a net loss in the period.Q2 revenue totaled $1.18 billion, down 1% year-over-year.

Nick Vivarelli International CorrespondentA Turkish biopic about 1980s pop singer Bergen, who grappled with a violent husband that hired someone to pour nitric acid on her face and later shot and killed her, is becoming a sleeper box office hit across West Asia.The potent female empowerment film, titled “Bergen,” follows the singer’s meteoric rise from cello player to becoming Turkey’s “Queen of Arabesque,” all while struggling with a partner hellbent on sabotaging her career. The pic is helmed by Turkish directorial duo Caner Alper and Mehmet Binay, who are known for works driven by civil liberties and gender issues such as the 2015 drama “Drawers,” about a teenage girl’s sexuality.Upon grossing a substantial $10 million-plus intake at Turkish cinemas, “Bergen” is now scoring brisk box office returns across Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, Lebanon and Oman.

Britain has already paid Rwanda £120million to take migrants despite the deal being grounded by legal challenges. Officials for the east African nation’s government confirmed it has received the entire initial payment for the agreement signed in April.

Dundee based computer company Denki has teamed up with Curve Games to donate 5000 free copies of its award winning educational title Autonauts vs PirateBots. The ingenious family-friendly video game launches next week and is proven to educate players on the fundamentals of programming.

Braehead shopping centre has helped the police and community wardens support this year’s Anti-Social Behaviour Awareness Week.

Two Lanarkshire MPs are among a number of elected officials found to have charged their Amazon Prime subscriptions to the taxpayer during the past 18 months.

The wait is over. After clearing her social media accounts to signal a new era, Beyoncé has finally revealed details of her upcoming project RENAISSANCE.

Will Smith has not been seen in public since April, nearly a month after he slapped Chris Rock at the Academy Awards, but is he currently laying low with his family or is he still residing in India? The star was spotted in Mumbai just a few weeks after the headline-making altercation and looked calm and collected as he was greeted by fans. MORE: Where is Will Smith? - Three months on from Chris Rock Oscars slapHis wife, Jada Pinkett meanwhile stayed in Los Angeles and continued to work on her Red Table Talk show, leaving fans wondering when they'll be reunited. WATCH: Will Smith and Jada Pinkett's marriage Neither Will nor his longtime wife have given away their summer plans but there is buzz online that he may still be abroad.The Hindustan Times reported that while Will was in India, he stayed at the JW Marriott Hotel Juhu, a 5-star rated luxury resort by the beach that features both an infinity pool and a salt water pool.MORE: Chris Rock makes huge career announcement after Will Smith Oscars altercationMORE: Will Smith features in video as son Jaden celebrates his birthday Will apologized to Chris Rock and his fans after his Oscars slap and a number of his famous friends have since come out to give an update on their celebrity pal.  Will has had the support of his wife and children Most recently, Kevin Hart spoke to Entertainment Tonight and said: "Will is apologetic, you know, he's in a better space, of course, than what he was after."People are human and as humans sometimes we make mistakes.

Emmerdale fans were left speechless during Thursday's episode after Amelia Spencer discovered that she was pregnant in a major twist. Over the last few months viewers have been following the 15 year old's struggles with body image. In an effort to lose weight, Amelia ordered weight syrup online but has since been feeling a bit woozy and occasionally having dizzy spells or blurred vision.

Paddy and Christine McGuinness have been able to go on their family holiday at last, after running into issues beforehand. The married couple — who are currently experiencing marriage woes — were pictured on a treehouse break at Centre Parcs, as their planned holiday to Spain with their three children fell through.

When Gemma Owen entered the Love Island villa viewers were eagerly waiting for her to mention her famous dad, but the 19 year old has mainly remained tight lipped about her father while on the dating show. Gemma, who recently admitted that Luca would have given her The Ick if she met him outside, is the daughter of former professional footballer Michael Owen, 42, but she hasn't been shown telling her fellow Islanders much about him.

Jack Grealish’s girlfriend Sasha Attwood has jetted off to California where she has been soaking up the sun alongside her close friends. Sasha, 26,  who recently attended Harry Maguire's wedding to Fern Hawkins with her beau, has been busy documenting the lavish trip on Instagram for her 145,000 followers to see. The model looked stunning as she made the most of the weather by showing off her incredible fashion credentials as she wore some gorgeous summer outfits.

This year's Love Island has been turbulent, to say the least, with four fiery bombshells now in the mix and Adam Collard, 26, asking to be "exclusive" with Paige Thorne, 24, just one week after his shock return. But it already feels like a lifetime ago since Jacques O'Neill made the brave decision to leave the Majorcan villa to prioritise himself and his mental health. And after thanking his family and his followers for all of the support since his exit, former 2021 islander Jake Cornish tells OK! he can relate to what Jacques, 23, is going through.

Dave Grohl has spoken about how he believes his daughter Violet and her generation will “create the next revolution”.Violet Grohl, 16, has shared the stage with her father on numerous occasions in the past, including at Foo Fighters‘ headline set at Leeds Festival 2019. She also provided backing vocals on the band’s latest album, last year’s ‘Medicine At Midnight’.In January 2021, Dave hailed Violet as “an incredibly talented musician” who can “pick up an instrument and learn it within a week”.

Star Wars fans the “most toxic”, admitting that he himself was once part of the problem.READ MORE: Obi-Wan Kenobi star Moses Ingram: “Being in Star Wars feels too big to fathom”Speaking to Jim Norton and Sam Roberts on SiriusXM, the actor addressed the abusive behaviour of some fans, as well as their general unwillingness to accept diversity in the franchise.“The Star Wars fan base really seems to be the most kind of toxic at the moment,” he said.However, Pegg admitted that he was part of the problem when he mocked Jar Jar Binks in his TV series Spaced. Ahmed Best, who played the alien character, revealed in 2018 that he considered suicide due to the abuse he received for the role.“I’ve apologised for the things I’ve said about Jar Jar Binks because of course there was a fucking actor involved and he was getting a lot of flack,” said Pegg.“It was a human being and because it got a lot of hay, he suffered and I feel terrible about being part of that.”Pegg, who has had roles in both Star Wars and Star Trek, went on to explain how the latter has a far more progressive fan base.“I find the Star Trek fans have always been very, very inclusive,” he said.

Coronation Street this week, after Yasmeen encourages him to track her down.Memories of his daughter come flooding back after Zeedan takes a call from a friend in Athens, reminding Stu of his own family holidays in the city.Will Stu find his daughter? Viewers will have to wait and see.READ NEXT: Coronation Street star Kimberly Hart-Simpson announces new role after quitting soapSince joining Coronation Street in 2021, Bill Fellows has risen to soap fame as Stu Carpenter - but did you know that he was already a huge TV icon before stepping onto the cobbles?Since making his TV debut in 1982 in Scene as a character called Eric, Bill has appeared in some of the world's biggest programmes - including an Emmy award winning comedy hit.From 2020-2021, Bill appeared as George Cartrick in Apple series Ted Lasso, opposite major Hollywood stars including Jason Sudeikis.That's not all, as he also played Bernie in the fantasy series Wolfblood between 2012-2013, as well as starring as Joe Burns in an episode of Downton Abbey in 2010.He also became a children's TV icon after appearing as Mr.Rivers in CBBC series Byker Grove in 1989, before playing Jerry Jekyll in another popular CBBC show, Julia Jekyll and Harriet Hyde, from 1995-1996.Bill's career has also included appearances in huge TV dramas including A Touch Of Frost, Clocking Off, Waking The Dead, Inspector George Gently, Landgirls and Broadchurch.It seems that he always had his eye on the soaps too, after appearing in a number of rival programmes throughout the decades.He first appeared in Holby City as Frank Bridger in 2002, before returning seven years later in an entirely new role as Rob Landis in 2009.That's not all, as he has also played multiple roles in BBC hospital drama

READ MORE: Hugh Grant swipes at upcoming Prince Andrew movie as he's tipped for lead role The Florence Foster Jenkins star was left so enraged at what he saw he took a picture of the customs stage of the busy terminal which he shared with his 812,000 followers.Hugh wrote on Twitter: "Dear Visitors to the UK, I apologise for the way you are treated on arrival. Terminal 3 Heathrow just now was a disgrace and inhumane."He added: "I’m afraid we have the worst Home Secretary in British history," alongside the photo he took which shows long congested queues and women and children waiting on loungers.After a round of backlash from followers, Hugh took to the microblogging site again to clarify exactly what he meant as he doubled down on his point on immigration and his criticism of the Home Secretary's department.He said: "Words to watch out for in my tweet below.

Jennifer Maas TV Business WriterNetflix co-CEO Reed Hastings declared during the streamer’s Q2 earnings interview Tuesday that linear television will go the way of the dinosaur within the next decade.“It’s definitely the end of linear TV over the next 5 to 10 years,” Hastings said while discussing Netflix’s financial and subscriber results on the pre-recorded Q&A, which came on the heels of the reveal the streamer lost 970,000 subscribers in Q2. That loss was actually a win for Netflix, which had originally expected to lose 2 million subscribers by the end of June 30.Though very bold, Hastings thoughts on the state of linear television are hardly a shock given his position at the top of the world’s biggest streamer — and they carry forward data touted by Netflix earlier Tuesday.