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Penguins at a Scots zoo have taken part in the Wee Waddle - strolling along a walkway in a 'penguin parade'.

Todd Spangler NY Digital Editor Audacy, the radio broadcast and podcasting company that emerged from bankruptcy last fall, has made a large round of jobs cuts. The layoffs, which started Thursday, affect about 200 employees, according to a source familiar with the situation. An Audacy rep said in a statement to Variety, “Audacy has made workforce reductions to ensure a strong and resilient future for the business.

Two lynx, which had been released illegally into the Scottish Highlands, have been successfully recaptured. The Royal Zoological Society of Scotland (RZSS), along with assistance from Police Scotland, managed to "humanely" trap the animals overnight amidst warnings that the creatures could have perished if they had stayed in the wild.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief “Lord of the Rings,” “Elvis” and “Faraway Downs” star David Wenham is to reprise one of other his best-known roles in upcoming feature “SPIT.” The picture is a sequel to 2003 comedy crime thriller “Gettin’ Square,” in which Wenham played Johnny ‘Spit’ Spitteri, a recently-released ex-convict and Sam Worthington (“Avatar”) played an older brother trying to keep the kid out of trouble. Production of “SPIT” has got underway in Gold Coast and Brisbane, Queensland and will continue through May. The new film is directed by ‘Gettin’ Square” and “The Railway Man” director Jonathan Teplitzky, from a screenplay by Queensland-based writer and lawyer Christopher Nyst. It is produced by Trish Lake of Queensland-based Freshwater Pictures alongside Greg Duffy, Felicity McVay and Wenham. It received major production investment from Screen Australia with local distribution by Transmission Films and international rights sales managed by Moviehouse Entertainment.

Todd Spangler NY Digital Editor Audacy, the troubled radio and audio-streaming company, said Sunday it filed plans for Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization to slash its debt. Audacy is the second-largest radio broadcaster in the U.S. (after iHeartMedia) with 235 owned radio stations across 48 markets.

Visitors have one final opportunity to say goodbye to the pandas at Edinburgh Zoo before they make their way back to China.

A nine-year-old girl has been making a difference in the community of Heywood through acts of kindness and generosity.

Just hours before the Season 1 finale of Apple TV Plus' Shantaram aired, the streaming service turned the season finale into a series finale.Apple TV Plus canceled Shantaram after just one 12-episode season, according to a new report from Deadline. The series is based on Gregory David Roberts' 900-page 2003 novel, which was previously eyed as a film adaptation before it was turned into the now short-lived series. Canceled: Just hours before the Season 1 finale of Apple TV Plus' Shantaram aired, the streaming service turned the season finale into a series finale One season: Apple TV Plus canceled Shantaram after just one 12-episode season, according to a new report from Deadline Shantaram follows a fugitive named Lin Ford (Hunnam) looking to get lost in vibrant and chaotic 1980s Bombay. Lin struggles to avoid the trouble he's running from in an unfamiliar city and his life becomes complicated when meeting a woman named Karla (Antonia Desplat).

EXCLUSIVE: Apple TV+’s drama series Shantaram, starring Charlie Hunnam, will not be returning for a second season. Its Season 1 finale, released tomorrow, Dec. 16, will serve as a series finale.

Apple TV+ has officially dropped the first trailer for Charlie Hunnam‘s upcoming series, Shantaram.

Charlie Hunnam is trying to escape his past in the new Apple TV+ series “Shantaram”.

Todd Spangler NY Digital Editor It’s been an ugly year for most stocks, but for Audacy the pain has been especially acute. Shares of the radio broadcast and podcasting company on Wednesday dropped to an all-time low of 55 cents per share, falling 5.5% for the day — and down about 84% year-over-year. Audacy now has a market capitalization of just under $80 million. Wall Street’s bearish stance toward Audacy comes after the company reported second-quarter earnings on Aug. 5 missing expectations. CEO and president David Field blamed “declining macroeconomic conditions and ad market headwinds” for crimping revenue growth. Q2 revenue was $319.4 million, up 5% year over year, while the company posted a pre-tax net loss of $1 million.

Apple TV+ has unveiled the first photo from the upcoming series Shantaram, a new drama series starring Charlie Hunnam!

Charlie Hunnam (Sons of Anarchy, Pacific Rim) is back on a motorcycle in a first-look photo of Shantaram, a new Apple drama series set to premiere October 14.

giraffes in a bid to help save the animals.The Royal Zoological Society of Scotland (RZSS) plans to bring the animals to Edinburgh Zoo for the first time in more than 15 years.A bachelor group of Rothschild’s giraffes will be transported from another UK collection this summer.