Nielsen’s National Ratings Accreditation Suspended by Media Rating Council

J. Kim Murphy “The Dynasty,” a documentary series about the professional football team the New England Patriots, has been ordered by Apple, the company announced on Tuesday. The event series comes from Brian Grazer and Ron Howard’s Imagine Documentariess, in association with NFL Films.The series focuses on the decadent two-decade period when the Patriots were successfully led by quarterback Tom Brady, head coach Bill Belichik and owner Robert Kraft.

Joe Otterson TV Reporter“How I Met Your Father” has been renewed for Season 2 at Hulu, Variety has learned.The first season of the standalone sequel series to “How I Met Your Mother” debuted on Hulu on Jan. 18 with the first two episodes, with new episodes dropping weekly. The first season will consist of 10 episodes, while Season 2 will consist of 20.Like the original series, “How I Met Your Mother” sees a woman in the year 2050 telling her son the story of how she met his father.

Jennifer Maas TV Business WriterMelissa Joan Hart will star in multiple new “It’s a Wonderful Lifetime” holiday movies, as well as the made-for-TV hoarder film “Dirty Little Secret” at Lifetime, as part of a new multi-year deal with the cable channel, Variety has learned exclusively.Under her new pact, Hart will star in, direct and executive produce several movies for Lifetime. For the “Ripped From The Headlines” movie “Dirty Little Secret” (working title), which is set to debut this summer, Hart stars as a mother hiding her extreme hoarding tendencies that are destroying her family.Additionally, Hart will star in and executive produce new movies for Lifetime’s 2022 and 2023 Christmas slates, having previously starred in six holiday films for the cabler, including “Mistletoe in Montana,” “Dear Christmas” and “A Very Merry Toy Store.” Hart has previously executive produced eight Lifetime films with her production company Hartbreak Films, including the recent “Christmas in Tune” starring Reba McEntire.

Wyatte Grantham-Philips editorAn eight-hour drama inspired by Carolyn Arnold’s “Madison Knight” detective novels is being developed by Muse Entertainment and Pop Fiction Entertainment.Hélène Joy (“Durham County,” “Murdoch Mysteries”) will star as Madison Knight, a daring detective who works to investigate criminals throughout the series. Orion Lee (“First Cow”) will portray Knight’s work partner, Detective Steven Hung.

Sasha Urban editorGrammy-winning artists Lizzo and Beck will be keynote speakers at this year’s South by Southwest Conference and Festivals, the organization announced Tuesday. Additional keynote speakers announced include author Neal Stephenson, director-producer Celine Tricart, in addition to featured speakers Sara Bareilles, Renée Elise Goldsberry, Chrissy Teigen and Jonathan Van Ness.“The 2022 Conference program is coming together in a spectacular fashion,” said chief programming officer Hugh Forrest.

How well do we know the people in our lives, especially those we call family? The dramatic series “Pieces of Her” presents a woman struggling with her mother’s secrets. Based on the book by Karin Slaughter, the Netflix project hails from Minkie Spiro.

Not even a truckload of roses can change Kim Kardashian’s response to Kanye West and Julia Fox’s breakup. Despite her estranged husband’s pleas to get back together following his split from the Uncut Gems actress, Kim is perfectly “happy” without him.

Cowie man Bryan Norris is set to take to the skies for a flying fundraiser after being given a devastating diagnosis.

Sergio Aguero has waded in on the age-old debate about who is the best out of Steven Gerrard, Frank Lampard and Paul Scholes, saying his former teammate is the greatest out of the trio. The former Manchester City forward was answering questions on Twitter when someone asked who he thought the best out the former Premier League stars was - and he bluntly responded with: “Lampard”.The three played for Liverpool, Chelsea, and Manchester United respectively, and owing to the fact they each played in a similar position and had a similar ability, football fans have debated for years who precisely was the best.

Manchester Airport’s “unfair” parking fees after he was hit with a £20 charge for just two hours.Nick Shaw, from Scarborough, North Yorkshire, was left fuming after being handed the charge after taking his daughter and her family to the airport’s terminal two.Due to the amount of luggage and his daughter’s young children, the 64-year-old offered to come and assist them as they went to check in.Mr Shaw said he was left with "no alternative” but to park up and accept the charge. Speaking to Manchester Evening News, he said: "I know they are in business to make a profit and they have had a difficult two years.

job to others for fear of boring them.However, US makeup and prosthetic artist Matthew Mungle doesn't have that problem.The Hollywood artist has worked on tons of films and TV series over the years - from Step Brothers to Casper - so he no doubt has tons of showbiz gossip.However, some would say his job is even more interesting that showbiz tattle tale.As a prosthetic artist, Matthew has made pretty much everything from fake pregnancy bumps to boobs.However, it's the penis that is the most on-trend body part in the prosthetic industry right now, according to the expert.And there's a lot of work that goes on to get it right, said Matthew, as he opened up on creating a false manhood.Talking about the current trend for fake penises in films, Matthew told Dazed: "Now I see penises everywhere! It seems like penises are all the rage!"Matthew said his work with penis prosthetics dates all the way back to 2007, when he was asked to create a 'very small penis with lots of hair 'for Harold & Kumar escape from Guantanamo bay.He said the same year, he also worked on hit comedy Step Brothers."I made some very large testicles that Will Ferrell had to smear over the drums of his co-star," he said.However, Will isn't the only big star Matthew has worked alongside.Matthew also says he had to make a body double of Patrick Dempsey in Outbreak for an autopsy scene and they 'ended up putting a penis on it'.The expert admits Matthew thanked him after seeing the penis as 'it was obviously larger than he was'.As well as films, Matthew also creates penises for TV.He admits there 'was never any call for it' before 2008, however Matt Lucas and David Williams asked for 'a very small penis' for Little Britain USA."There was one scene with Matt where

pregnant, suggested the unusual inspiration behind the name.After her ex-boyfriend passed away seven years ago from sickle cell disease, the woman was left with a nine year old child from the relationship.However, her now boyfriend has claimed that he treats him like he is his own and adores him - but is not convinced with bringing more reminders of her ex into their lives.The bloke has taken to Reddit to ask if he is an ‘a**hole’ for not allowing his girlfriend to name the baby after her late boyfriend.He explained: “We began dating 3 years ago and everything has been going really great. She is currently 6 months pregnant, we are having a boy.“We’re both really excited but there is tension between us because she suggested that we name our son after her ex boyfriend.

Network Rail has urged Scots to help keep the railway running and free from obstruction ahead of Storm Dudley sweeping the country later this week.

Tipping Point host Ben Shephard broke down during the latest episode as one player made a huge Bible-related error.Tuesday's edition of the ITV quiz show welcomed contestant David, an accountant from Reading, alongside three other competitors.The first round saw David struggle to get his bearings as he became the final contestant left to play his counter.He was then asked a question solo by Tipping Point host Ben Shephard, meaning he wouldn't have to use his buzzer - which is when the epic blunder occurred.For the question, Ben asked: "Because of its ability to run on water, the basilisk lizard is sometimes known by the name of which religious figure?"David answered 'Gandhi."In response, his fellow competitors could be seen shaking their heads and grimacing as Ben himself broke down into laughter."It's not Gandhi, no," Ben quipped. "It was Jesus Christ."It is a religious figure; just not the one we needed.

Prince Andrew has reached a 'settlement in principle' with Virginia Giuffre in a civil sex case launched against him.Ms Giuffre had accused the Duke of York of sexually abusing her when she was 17 at the Manhattan home of the late paedophile Jeffrey Epstein as well as at Epstein's private island. The settlement sum will not be disclosed, but lawyers for both confirm that Andrew will make a “substantial donation” to Ms Giuffre's charity in support of victims rights.Following the settlement in a Manhattan federal court, the lawsuit is expected to be soon dismissed.A document submitted to a US court said: “Virginia Giuffre and Prince Andrew have reached an out of court settlement.“The parties will file a stipulated dismissal upon Ms Giuffre’s receipt of the settlement (the sum of which is not being disclosed).“Prince Andrew intends to make a substantial donation to Ms.

Looking in the rearview. Lamar Odom is continuing to open up about what went wrong in his marriage to ex-wife Khloé Kardashian — and hinted that he might be ready for a second chance.

Coming up roses! While Bachelor Nation couples, including Thomas Jacobs and Becca Kufrin, JoJo Fletcher and Jordan Rodgers and Matt James and Rachael Kirkconnell, celebrated their love on Valentine’s Day, Clayton Echard’s journey to find The One continued.

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Well, this is sure to cause more baby momma drama! Nick Cannon is very publicly pining for a second chance with his ex-wife Mariah Carey!

Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorVox Media is acquiring Hot Pod, the independent news outlet focused on the podcasting industry, as part of a bid to expand offerings from its technology site, The Verge.Under part of a deal being announced Tuesday, Hot Pod will become the first paid-subscription product offered by The Verge, where executives are interested in seeing if they can offer a broader portfolio of similar editorial concepts in months to come, says Nilay Patel, editor of The Verge in an interview. Ashley Carman, a senior Verge reporter, will replace Nicholas Quah (above, pictured), who launched Hot Pod in 2014, and who will become a podcast critic for Vox Media’s Vulture.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorTV viewers can watch their favorite programs any way they want. If media executives aren’t careful, the industry will soon be counting those people in equally chaotic fashion.A suspension of Media Rating Council backing for Nielsen’s venerable national and local TV ratings service, announced Wednesday, offers the clearest signal yet of the breakdown of the industry’s ability to measure the audiences that watch comedies, dramas, news broadcasts and sports matches.