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Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorGen Z won’t sit for a three-hour sporting event on boring old TV. They want an interactive, personalized experience that feels more like a video game, one that pulls them into the action with live stats, chats and alternate audio feeds — and maybe even launches them into VR.So goes a running narrative in the sports biz, which has spurred leagues, broadcasters and streaming partners to introduce a roster of newfangled options for fans online.

Stacey Solomon has admitted she’s already “missing the boys” after heading away from home to start a new job.The star has said goodbye to her beloved Pickle Cottage for a few days with her youngest daughter Rose.Stacey shared the update to her five million Instagram followers earlier today.She posted a picture of her new puppy on her Story as she explained what was happening.Stacey penned: “Happy Friday. I might be a little quite for a few days.

Twitter a throwback clip of a Pointless episode that almost got “taken off air”.The video had been posted by a viewer as Cressida Dick was trending on the social media platform after she resigned as the Metropolitan Police commissioner.Captioning the video, Twitter user JNPhillips4 wrote: “Saw #CressidaDick trending and remembered this wonderful moment from Pointless.TV gold.”Richard swiftly reacted to the clip, typing: “Thank you for this reminder @JNPhillips4.“This is the closest Pointless has ever come to being taken off air.”The clip, which dates back to 2018, featured a player named Billy trying to guess the name of the “Senior Police officer appointed the first female commissioner of the Metropolitan Police”.Asked by host Alexander Armstrong for his final answer, he asserted: “The top is Caressa Dick. I think I’ll go for Caressa Dick.”Richard could be seen in different shots snickering as Alexander repeated the player’s answer before announcing it was incorrect.In a later tweet, Richard clarified that there was a “happy ending” to Billy’s participation in the programme.He typed: “The lovely thing about this clip is that Billy really did make money from 'It'll Be Alright On The Night' for it.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterA live-action “Blade Runner” sequel series is in development at Amazon, Variety has learned.Titled “Blade Runner 2099,” the series will serve as a follow-up to the “Blade Runner” sequel “Blade Runner 2049.” Silka Luisa will write and executive produce, with Ridley Scott set to executive produce via Scott Free Productions. Andrew Kosove and Broderick Johnson of Alcon Entertainment are also executive producing along with David W.

Death In Paradise star Ralf Little revealed he was "dragged" on Facebook after admitting to preferring the warm and balmy Caribbean weather in Guadeloupe to the bitterly cold climate of a British winter.

Keke Palmer, at 28 years old, has already become a star on TV and in the music business. But since her breakthrough performance in 2006’s “Akeelah and the Bee,” she’s rarely played the lead role in a major feature built around her performance.

Many people don’t realize this, but the “Fantastic Four” comic books predate almost everything in Marvel’s history. The superhero team is basically the foundation of all modern Marvel superheroes.

Dune cast member Josh Brolin has a bone to pick with the voting members of the Film Academy.

West Ham did the right thing playing Kurt Zouma even though that video of him made me feel sick.The Premier League haven't banned him. Why should West Ham? Why should they make the rules?I don't think West Ham had any choice. They have a once in a lifetime opportunity to get in the Champions League and he's their best defender.You can't punish the club for one man's stupidity and if you're David Moyes you have to play him and wait for him to face the consequences.If you're the club, and you're paying him a fortune, and you need him, and the police have taken no action against him - you need to play him! West Ham condemned him.

WWE, and she has created some historic moments.Before she started strutting her stuff inside the squared circle, however, she was in a very different line of work.The 34-year-old was a member of the New England Patriots cheerleading squad for three seasons, coming to an end in 2010.She’s said her time with the Patriots squad helped her transition to the world of professional wrestling.Carmella, real name Leah Van Dale, explained that her time at the legendary NFL franchise helped her learn the importance of time management and knowing how to represent a well-respected organisation.During an appearance on the Out of Character podcast with Ryan Satin last summer, the grappler explained when she decided to audition for the role of a Patriots Cheerleader.“So I danced my whole life.

EXCLUSIVE: Post-production outfit Vaudeville Sound Group, which has worked on the likes of HBO Max’s Peacemaker and Netflix’s The Old Guard, has launched a department focused entirely on spatial audio, bringing in 10 staff.

EXCLUSIVE: The replicants are heading to the small-screen as Amazon Studios has put a live-action series set in the Blade Runner universe into development.

EXCLUSIVE: Peacock will double down on its animated kids programming slate, unveiling a number of new and returning titles including two follow up series to DreamWorks Animation’s Megamind and Abominable.

animals are known to like warm and dry environments which might be why the snake chose to hide in the light, but it's not clear how it made its way onto the plane.Despite the unexpected appearance of the scaly stowaway, the flight attendant making the announcement seems calm about the incident that occurred on the evening of Thursday, February 10.The airline said the flight, which was heading to the city of Tawau, was diverted to Kuching after the snake was spotted on the plane.AirAsia safety officer Captain Liong Tien Ling said the airline is "aware of an incident on a flight from Kuala Lumpur to Tawau on Thursday".He said: "As soon as the captain was aware, he made the decision to divert the aircraft to Kuching as a precautionary measure to fumigate the aircraft."The official added: "This is a very rare incident which can occur on any aircraft from time to time."The safety and wellbeing of our guests and crew is always our top priority.

Disney’s Encanto continued its remarkable run, landing at No. 1 on Nielsen’s weekly streaming chart with almost 1.5 billion total minutes of viewing.

Tyler Henry will have seen this coming.

Nickelodeon announced the 10 participants for its annual writing and artist programs, designed to support creative voices from underrepresented communities.

EXCLUSIVE: Bush frontman Gavin Rossdale is to host intimate conversation series E.A.T. With Gavin Rossdale, which will see the musician invite celebrities to his home in the Hollywood Hills where he will design, prepare and serve them a three course meal.

randy cannabis dealer has been jailed after his "bent" penis gave him away after his court trial had begun.The 'bent' member backed a teenager's claims that he had asked him to perform a sex act as a part of the payment for drugs.Florin Stan, 31, asked the cash-strapped boy, who was 16, whether he wanted to provide an intimate sexual service after the boy told him he wanted to buy £20 worth of weed but only had £10 on him.The married Romanian, who lives in Hull, Yorkshire, initially denied paying the teen for sexual services but later confessed after photographs surfaced of his distinctive penis, which the boy had described. Recorder Alex Menary said that the photographs taken of his private parts resulted in the perverted dealer making a "very late guilty plea" on the fourth day of his trial, reports Hull Live.

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Longtime Fleet Street fixture Baz Bamigboye is joining Deadline as a columnist and international editor at large. Bamigboye comes from London’s Daily Mail, where he has been the newspaper’s chief chronicler of showbusiness in the UK for three decades.