Ricky Strauss Departs Disney After 9 Years; Served As Disney+’s President of Content & Marketing At Launch

Naman Ramachandran BBC Three series “Munya and Filly Get Chilly,” a spin-off from BBC One‘s “Freeze the Fear with Wim Hof” produced by Hungry Bear Media, is set to offer a light-hearted take on the challenges of the main show, which will follow a group of celebrities facing a test of mental strength under the guidance of extreme athlete Wim Hof. In the spin-off, presenters, comedy stars Munya and Filly, will immerse themselves in sub-zero temperatures and take on Hof’s challenges, from breathing exercises to ice baths and beyond.

Sarah Michelle Gellar was one for the 90s! The 44-year-old actress celebrated the 25th anniversary of her hit show, , on Instagram, writing, «25 years ago today I had the honor to introduce the world to my version of Buffy Anne Summers. It was an uphill battle.

A burger bar has been fined after twice dumping their commercial waste in Rusholme.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorAfter two years of pandemic-induced shutdown and Omicron-postponed reopenings in December and January, Iridium, the downstairs music club in New York’s Times Square known as the “home of Les Paul,” is finishing the second week of its grand reopening, which launched on March 1 with a performance by the Harlem Blues Project, followed by four shows with a fiery jazz-rock band led by guitarist Mike Stern (featuring the great Randy Brecker on cornet), blues guitarist King Solomon Hicks, veteran folksinger Tom Rush and tonight and Saturday, guitarist Jeff “Skunk” Baxter, and jazz guitarist Larry Carlton, including sets focused on his extensively 1970s work with Steely Dan.The unusually intimate (for New York, anyway) 170-capacity downstairs club, which has updated its cleaning procedures and air-filtration system, returned with a full menu (including entrees like “The Les Paul” burger and the plant-based “Jerry Garcia”) a robust wine list and many (potent) specialty cocktails. The club is also launching Iridium Underground, a new series focused on emerging artists, next week with Brooklyn-based guitarist-producer Mario and the Mood.

Guy Lodge Film CriticThis far into his screen career, it shouldn’t be a revelation to anyone that Zac Efron can act. He’s shown canny comic chops in the “Neighbors” films, wounded all-American ennui in “We Are Your Friends” and “At Any Price,” even a credible against-type chill as Ted Bundy in “Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile” — none of which has been enough to overtake his bland, floppy-banged, career-minting “High School Musical” persona in the popular imagination.

Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorOn the cusp of spinning off WarnerMedia — ending AT&T’s ill-fated foray into the entertainment biz — telco chief CEO John Stankey touted the company as getting into fighting shape to succeed in its core wireless and broadband sectors.AT&T released updated financial guidance on Friday ahead of its investor day presentation, fleshing out its post-WarnerMedia strategic priorities. Separately, Discovery shareholders also Friday are set to vote on whether to approve the WarnerMedia deal.

Zoë Kravitz and Rosalía are ready to take on ! In a new promo for this week's show, the host and musical guest have a hilariously awkward moment with stars Mikey Day and Chris Redd.«I guess this is the first time we've all been together since our double date,» Kravitz says, earning quite the reaction from Redd.«Oh, you mean the double date where you guys bounced in the first 10 minutes?» he questions.This week's host, though, had a good reason for prematurely exiting the supposed date early. «Just thought it was a red flag when Mikey screamed at the waiter for not letting him order off the kids' menu.»«I like mac and cheese!» Day defends.

A Wigan man has appeared before magistrates charged with stalking involving serious alarm and distress.

Pictures of a piece of metal believed to have struck and killed a dad during a storm have been published by police.

Mila Kunis shed more light on her feelings about Russia, and the government’s invasion into her home country of Ukraine during a new interview with Maria Shriver. The 38-year-old actress admitted that even as Russian forces attack Ukraine, she doesn’t want people think of Russian people as the “enemy.” While she didn’t name Russian President Vladimir Putin by name, she pointed to those in power as the root of the problem.

A Scots teacher who allegedly dragged a P2 pupil with special needs along the floor faces being struck off.

A harrowing TV news report showed frozen Russian soldiers lying dead across a battlefield as Ukrainian forces vowed to fight on.

A councillor says any future plans to develop Prestwick Airport have been put in jeopardy by the Scottish Government.

Burniston star Rab Florence is set to impress in a new musical version of Peter Mullan's cult film Orphans.

Rod Stewart and his wife Penny cosied up together on a night out in London last night.

The Scottish SPCA has launched a new fundraising campaign after experiencing its busiest year ever in 2021.

Noel Gallagher has said that rock music is now too middle class to find another Oasis.He and brother Liam grew up in a working class family in Burning, Manchester and thinks that “working class kids” like them would now struggle to make it on the rock scene.Speaking to the Daily Mirror, Noel said: “Where are the 14 year olds in bands now? Working class kids can’t afford to do it now, because guitars are expensive, there’s no rehearsal rooms. They’ve all been turned into wine bars and flats.”He continued: “There’s lots of singer songwriters, loads of middle class bands… wearing guitars as oppose to playing them.

She may have won a SAG Award, been nominated for a Tony Award, and just earned her first Oscar nomination for “West Side Story,” but Ariana DeBose is driven by being a “consummate perfectionist.” That means when she watched the celebrated Steven Spielberg musical for the first time she “found a million things” she could have done better. Considering the almost universal acclaim her performance as Anita received, many viewers and her peers would politely disagree.

Kelly Clarkson is officially a single lady!! But that cost her a pretty penny…

Ricky Strauss is stepping down from his role as president of content and marketing for Disney+, the latest in a string of executive departures for the fast-growing streaming service. Strauss, a Disney veteran who spent a number of years leading its film marketing group, told his staff on Wednesday that he would be leaving the company."After nine years with The Walt Disney Company, and much contemplation over the past several months, I have come to the decision that it is time for me to move on to pursue new creative endeavors," he wrote in an email that was shared with THR.

Elaine Low Senior TV WriterRicky Strauss, who led Disney Plus’ content curation and marketing efforts, is departing the Walt Disney Company at the end of the month after nine years with the company. Joe Earley will add content curation of streaming service Disney Plus to his responsibilities, per an internal memo from Disney’s chairman of international operations and direct-to-consumer Rebecca Campbell.Calling Strauss “an incredibly creative, dedicated leader” and noting his contributions to Disney Plus, Campbell said that “the recent company reorganization led to a significant change in Ricky’s role.