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Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorJo Ann Ross has long recognized when to go for the hard- sell and when to soften things up.The Paramount Global U.S. ad sales chief is, like other executives in her position, is seizing this week to pitch big advertisers as part of the media industry’s annual “upfront,” when U.S.

UFOs are real.US military aircraft have had 11 near misses with them and the intelligence services are probing 18 cases of objects moving in no way known to man.In the first official government hearing into ET life in more than 50 years, experts warned reports of mysterious craft are “frequent and continuing”.Navy chiefs have been bamboozled by some of the encounters. Some dart around super quick and others move against the wind with no obvious power or propeller, ruling out enemy craft from China or Russia.Scott Bray, deputy director of naval intelligence, said they had “flight characteristics that were not what we expected”.

UFO sightings this week. Intelligence officials at the Pentagon, America’s defence headquarters, will open up their real-life X Files when they are grilled by the US Congress on what they know about aliens on Tuesday.The summit, the first on alien life in more than 50 years, is part of a serious attempt by the West to find out what is behind a catalogue of UFO sightings.Congressman Adam Schiff, chairman of the US intelligence committee, said: “This will give the public an opportunity to hear directly from leaders in the intelligence community on one of the greatest mysteries of our time.’’He said the hearing would “break the cycle of excessive secrecy and speculation with truth and transparency”.Last year the US released a report cataloguing 144 cases of “unidentified aerial phenomena” since 2004.More than 250 aliens are reported to have visited Britain in 2021 – with counselling offered to people who say they have been abducted.

Naman Ramachandran The heads of the U.K. public service broadcasters (PSBs) are in agreement that the market is undergoing seismic changes and evolution is the way forward.“There’ll be huge changes going on in this market and we underestimate it at our peril,” said Tim Davie, director general of the BBC. “We’ve got to innovate, innovate, keep innovating.

Formula One chiefs regarding the strict rules regarding wearing jewellery in the cockpit risks getting 'nasty' and may see the Mercedes driver miss the Monaco Grand Prix, Sky Sports' Ted Kravitz has said.New race director Niels Wittich is applying regulations around jewellery extremely strictly and issued a note to teams about the rules on the Thursday ahead of the Miami Grand Prix - something that Hamilton criticised in his pre-race comments.In a clear message to the governing body, Hamilton attended the pre-race press conference covered in bling, including three watches, and hinted that he'd be prepared to miss the race - though he did adhere to regulations and remove his earrings. Removal of two more piercings, however, were more complicated and Hamilton was granted a two-race exemption period preventing him from receiving punishment but the British driver has made it clear he wants exemptions for the entirety of the season.That puts Hamilton and the FIA on a collision course for the Monaco Grand Prix at the end of the month, where the driver's current exemption period expires, and could even put his participation in Monte Carlo in doubt.“He’s taken his earrings out but he can’t take out his nose [stud] and we thought he was going to have minor surgery to take out the nose [stud]," Kravitz said on his Ted's Notebook programme on Sky Sports.

Health experts are investigating a potential link between dog ownership and a surge in hepatitis infection in the UK.

Vladimir Putin may be bracing for a coup as favour for his invasion of Ukraine dwindles inside the Kremlin, experts have claimed.Several generals and the Federal Security Service (FSB) are said to be gravely concerned over the lack of military progress and economic issues created by western sanctions. Some local media outlets say that the FSB has contacted military officials about these concerns, with several former generals rumoured to want Putin gone.

Financial and resource impacts of welcoming Ukrainian refugees to Stirling are still unclear, say senior Stirling Council officials.

Bosses at Paisley's university are celebrating after the institution was shortlisted for a record number of national education awards.

Michael de Luca, the motion picture group chairman, and Pamela Abdy, the motion picture group president, have both been let go at the company. Remaining MGM leadership says the pair resigned.De Luca had recently made overtures to David Zaslav about coming to Warner Bros.

Stacey Solomon and Caitlyn Jenner are reportedly in talks to appear on the newly-announced Best Of series of I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here.

Jennifer Maas TV Business WriterIrony Point is a production company that might not yet be known widely by name, but its projects, Netflix’s critically acclaimed “I Think You Should Leave With Tim Robinson”; Paramount Plus’ revival of “Inside Amy Schumer” and Schumer’s recently renewed Hulu dramedy “Life & Beth”; Michael Che’s Lorne Michaels-produced HBO Max show “That Damn Michael Che,” and Marvel’s new scripted “Squirrel Girl” podcast, certainly are.The banner, which is currently one year into a three-year deal at Netflix, is headed up by co-presidents Alex Bach and Daniel Powell. And their rapidly ramping up company is one that studios and talent are going to regret not having gotten into business with earlier five years from now.

Twitter account instead of the latest Covid-19 data.The health agency in Québec, Canada, made the hilarious blunder in front of over 100,000 followers on Thursday (April 14). It took over half an hour to remove the X-rated link which reportedly took Twitter users to a video titled 'Femdom (female domination) foot worship'.Santé Québec later apologised and tweeted: "Due to a situation beyond our control, a link with inappropriate content was posted on our Twitter account. We are looking for the causes.

Jason Manford is to host a free ‘street party’ event at the AO arena featuring a host of celebrity guests and music stars. Taking place on May 12, the party will feature performances from Kaiser Chiefs, Becky Hill, Steps, Tom Grennan, House Gospel Choir, Calum Scott, Nathan Dawe and Ella Henderson.

Health officials investigating a hepatitis outbreak among young children have confirmed that the number of cases in Scotland has risen to 13.

Jennifer Maas TV Business WriterDigital-native media platform FaZe Clan is breaking into traditional TV formats with a three-year plan for both unscripted and scripted content, including a “Saturday Night Live”-style series for the Gen Z audience that will launch on livestream service Twitch in June, Variety has learned exclusively.Titled “unFaZed,” FaZe Clan describes the weekly show as “the first-ever variety franchise born out of internet culture,” that will feature a recurring ensemble cast of internet celebrities and be hosted by rotating special guests from that same world, while also regularly bringing in celebrities from the TV, film, music and sports industries.“unFaZed” is one of two inaugural formatted series set at the esports and online entertainment giant, a media platform that is rooted in gaming and youth culture and boasts a combined social following of over 500 million. The second show is the previously announced “Big Brother”-esque “FaZe1: The Warehouse,” a competition series that will livestream 24 hours a day for 15 days straight, which will debut on FaZe Clan’s Twitch channel May 5.

EXCLUSIVE: In a rare double interview, Sidonie Dumas, CEO of France’s oldest film company Gaumont, and Vice CEO Christophe Riandee, tell us about transforming the storied theatrical business into a major TV player in Europe and beyond.

Furious bosses of the Sydney Super Cup are set to hit Rangers with a whopping £5million bill for pulling out of the derby Down Under.

Loch Ness Monster, education chiefs say.Pupils north of the border will be told how class structure had a role in creating the legend, and stories surrounding Nessie may have shaped attitudes to Scottish independence and the Cold War.Nessie classes will help 11-to-14-year-olds recognise persuasion and bias, asserting the monster was designed as a tourist attraction to appeal to the motoring middle classes during the Depression.The lesson plan says low-budget 1934 horror romp The Secret Of The Loch shows the somewhat ambivalent position that Scotland holds in the Union."The very idea of a prehistoric monster in a loch affirms the stereotypical idea that Scotland - by contrast to England - is a rural wilderness, perhaps one bypassed by progress,’’ it says.Pupils will also study 1996 family drama Loch Ness, starring Ted Danson and Joely Richardson, and 1983 short The Loch Ness Monster Movie in which an animated monster rampages through Edinburgh.The teaching aid says: "This monstrous destruction of the nation’s capital questions whether Scotland may be dragged into the dangerous arena of the Cold War due to its relationship with England - and indeed, Britain’s special relationship with the USA."In this movie Nessie is a Scottish monster, questioning whether, in the circumstances it finds itself in, it should reconsider its position in Britain in order to find a different place in the world.’’Chris McGovern, chairman of the Campaign for Real Education, said the lesson plan was anti-British bias.For more incredible stories from the Daily Star, make sure you sign up to one of our newsletters here"It seeks to brainwash pupils into believing that Scotland is the victim of a wicked conspiracy to subvert and infantilise its

terror attack which happened nearby earlier in the day. It's believed that drivers are still concerned about safety and have been locked in crisis talks with Formula 1 bosses, mere hours after confirmation that the race would be going ahead.

To stay up to date with all the latest news, make sure you sign up to one of our newsletters here.Dr Susan Hopkins, Chief Medical Advisor at UKHSA said: “It’s important to be aware that Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever is usually spread by tick bites in countries where the disease is endemic, it does not spread easily between people and the overall risk to the public is very low.“We are working with NHS EI to contact the individuals who have had close contact with the case prior to confirmation of their infection, to assess them as necessary and provide advice.“UKHSA and the NHS have well established and robust infection control procedures for dealing with cases of imported infectious disease and these will be strictly followed."