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The Chief Executive of streaming giant Spotify has suggested that the Duke and Duchess of Sussex's deal with the company was cut as it "didn't make consumers happy". Meghan Markle was the host of the award-winning podcast that ran for 12 episodes last year.

The latest series of Married at First Sight has been a rollercoaster of emotions, with eight newlyweds sharing the highs and lows of their relationships. On Monday's episode, viewers saw the power couple Shona and Brad hit a rough patch. After declaring their love for each other during their honeymoon in the Maldives, fans were waiting for the "love bubble" to burst, and it finally did on the latest episode.

This Morning’s Alice Beer has opened up on her 20-year struggle with insomnia and revealed the ‘breakthrough’ new-found technique helping her to sleep better. The 58 year old TV star, who has worked on the ITV daytime as a consumer presenter since 2014, told how her ‘chronic inability’ to get a good night’s sleep has affected every part of her life for two decades. Speaking on Tuesday’s episode of This Morning, 3 October, she described how being plagued by insomnia was a “form of torture”.

Mackenzie Scott has confirmed details of a new Torres album. What an Enormous Room will be released on January 26 via Merge Records.

Galatasaray manager Okan Buruk has indicated he will try to expose whoever fills in at left-back for Manchester United in Tuesday’s Champions League tie.

Ava Phillippe is getting candid about her mental health.

Jenelle Evans‘ son, Jace Evans, is not messing around now. The 14-year-old is reportedly revealing all the details surrounding the alleged assault. New information is rapidly emerging, and it is shocking.

Ben Croll Clad in his familiar accessories of dark suspenders and tortoise-shell glasses, Canal+ Group CEO Maxime Saada cuts a decorous and professorial figure, though the two framed posters of “Scarface” and “The Godfather” that decorate his office walls offer a slightly better insight into the chairman’s inner passions. “[I follow] a logic of intensity,” Saada tells Variety. “As a payTV player, our main objective is not to broadcast content to the widest possible audience in order to lure to advertizers, nor to aim for consensus. We want to inspire passion and fervor, because reactions of ‘not bad’ do not encourage subscriptions.” Saada is being honored at Mipcom with the Variety Vanguard Award.

Ralph Fiennes is spending time with filmmaker Svetlana Zill.

failed partnership with Spotify continues to make headlines. Daniel Ek, the chief executive of Spotify, hinted that the highly publicized deal between the royals and the major streaming giant did not succeed because consumers were not impressed.The Duchess and Prince’s Harry’s company Archewell Audio produced a mere 12 podcasts during a two-and-a-half year span, after signing with Spotify in December 2020.During a recent interview with the BBC, host and technology writer Zoe Kleinman asked the CEO if he believed the partnership, which ended on June 15, 2023, was worth the $20M price tag.“You had some pretty big names,” she said.

Michael Fassbender might not have joined his wife Alicia Vikander at the Louis Vuitton fashion show, but they’re in Paris together!

Liam Payne is out of the hospital!

“Renaissance” tour movie trailer.“Be careful what you ask for, ’cause I just might comply,” she captioned her trailer. “Renaissance: A Film by Beyoncé,” which is set to land in theaters on Dec.

Frasier writer Joe Keenan has addressed an apparent plot hole that has long irked many fans.The comedy series is due to return to screens this month after nearly two decades off air, with Kelsey Grammer back as therapist Frasier Crane.One point that many viewers have questioned over the years is how the character became so wealthy on a local radio presenter’s salary, notably given his lavish apartment, and taste for expensive sherry and designer suits.“The question has come up,” Keenan told Metro, before explaining: “We think Frasier made a lot of money in private practice in Boston, and he has investments. What we imagined to be the salary of a local radio personality was perhaps a little bit inflated.”He further noted of Frasier’s brother Niles’s lifestyle: “On the other hand, when you looked at Niles and his house with Maris, this baronial mansion that Niles lived in, Frasier’s apartment didn’t seem all that…“In addition to it, we’ve lived on that set, and it wasn’t that big when you actually stepped onto [it].

As Italy has ramped up its efforts in the last year to lure in international productions, so too has Rome’s MIA Market been making big strides in attracting global companies and executives to its annual five-day industry confab. The innovative Italian event, which has fast become a top destination in the TV market calendar, is returning for its ninth edition on October 9-13, 2023 and this year looks set to be bigger than ever with top execs from Paramount, Imagine, Banijay and Skybound Entertainment all set to attend. 

One of the most significant strands at Rome’s MIA market is its Co-Production Market and Pitching Forum, which has fast become one of the leading co-production forums in the industry calendar. 

Livingston forward Joel Nouble admits he understands St Johnstone's anger after his tumble inside the box rescued a point in Perth for the Lions.

Strictly Come Dancing's first results show on Sunday night saw viewers gutted for Les Dennis as he was the first celebrity to be axed from the competition alongside professional partner Nancy Xu.

Awareness of ADHD symptoms are on the rise, but it can still be tricky for parents to tell if their children could be affected.

One Direction superstar Liam Payne was well enough to attend Paris Fashion Week with his girlfriend Kate Cassidy, following a prolonged stint in hospital. Snapped outside caviar specialists Caviar Kaspia for the Frame dinner party, the pair looked chic in their chosen wardrobes; Liam in a patterned red overshirt with denim jeans and white boots; Kate opting for a low-cut all-black outfit with shades.The 30 year old's severe health struggles have been in the news since August, with a distraught Liam forced to cancel his tour of South America due to a kidney infection. "It’s with a heavy heart I have to tell you that we have no other choice but to postpone my upcoming tour of South America," he announced in a video at the time.

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