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The Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion could be confirmed in the coming weeks ahead of a 2025 release date.The Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion was first released in 2006 and became a critical and commercial success. The hugely-popular sequel Skyrim followed in 2011 and Bethesda is currently working on The Elder Scrolls 6.Back in 2023, a leak suggested the studio was also working on a remake of Oblivion with former Virtuos developers backing up the reports.

Some of the best-known figures in the UK media sphere have signed a letter requesting a meeting with King Charles over the Royal Television Society‘s (RTS) decision to scrap a special recognition award for journalists in Gaza.

Nathan Fielder has been spotted visiting Elizabeth Holmes in prison, sparking speculation about a possible new project involving the disgraced Theranos founder.

Daniel Craig is reportedly a major contender for a role in the upcoming new film adaptation of The Chronicles of Narnia!

Joe Otterson TV Reporter Jeff Daniels has joined the cast of “Shrinking” at Apple TV+, Variety has learned. The actor will appear in the series’ upcoming third season, which was originally announced in October 2024. Daniels will appear in a guest star role as Jimmy’s (Jason Segel) father.

Jennifer Maas TV Business Writer Mike Verdu, who was tapped as Netflix‘s first head of its young video game division in 2021, has exited the streamer. Verdu left Netflix in February, Variety has confirmed, a move that came seven months after Epic Games vet Alain Tascan took over the top slot at the streamer’s gaming department.

Spotify has claimed it has paid $10bn (£7.7bn) in royalties in 2024, the largest payout to the music industry in a single year.The streaming service said 1,500 artists earned over $1 million in royalties, marking a 10-fold increase in its yearly payout figure from 2024, where $1 billion was given overall.In a report looking at payments of royalties, Spotify called their 2024 payouts “the largest in music industry history”, and compared itself to Tower Records at the peak of the CD era in the early 2000s.However, this comes as artists and industry figures continue to criticise the streaming service over streaming earnings. Earlier this year, nominees for the Songwriter Of The Year category at this year’s Grammy Awards decided to boycott Spotify‘s party for the ceremony.The likes of Jessi Alexander, Amy Allen, Jessie Jo Dillon and RAYE – who have all been nominated for Songwriter Of The Year have announced they will be skipping the streaming platform’s celebratory bash and will also not be performing at the event.However, Spotify said it pays royalties to rights holders, explaining that it does not have “visibility” on where the money ultimately goes as it is dependent on the artists’ individual contracts with their labels – according to BBC News.A spokesperson said: “Spotify does not pay artists or songwriters directly.

Todd Spangler NY Digital Editor Food-delivery company Wonder announced a deal to acquire independent media firm Tastemade, which produces original content spanning food, travel, and home and design. Financial terms of the deal weren’t disclosed. Wonder is buying Tastemade for about $90 million, according to sources, as first reported by the Wall Street Journal.

Win or Lose is coming to an end.

Ireland‘s Prime Minister Micheal Martin appeared a bit perplexed today by a question posed to him during an Oval Office visit with President Donald Trump.

Thania Garcia The percentage of women in senior executive positions across the music industry has not sufficiently improved, according to a new study by Dr. Stacy L. Smith and the USC Annenberg Inclusion Initiative.

Rebecca Rubin Senior Film and Media Reporter When you wish upon a shooting star, you might just end up with an adorable blue extraterrestrial creature. At least, that’s what happens in the first full-length trailer for Disney‘s “Lilo & Stitch” remake. In the extended look at the live-action reboot, a lonely Hawaiian girl named Lilo is longing for a best friend.

Rebecca Rubin Senior Film and Media Reporter Sadie Sink is joining the Marvel Cinematic Universe. The “Stranger Things” star has been cast in “Spider-Man 4,” in which she’ll share the screen with Tom Holland as the teenaged, web-slinging Avenger. It’s unclear who Sink will portray in the comic book adventure, though Deadline, which first reported the casting news, hinted that her role will be “significant.” The outlet also posited that Sink could play “X-Men” mutant Jean Grey, a character who has been brought to the screen in the past by Famke Janssen and Sophie Turner.

Joe Otterson TV Reporter “The Perfect Couple” could be back for Season 2 — with a new story and a new cast. Variety has learned from sources that Netflix is developing a second season of the popular series based on the Elin Hilderbrand novel “Swan Song.” Given that book features an entirely different story and characters than “The Perfect Couple,” also based on a Hilderbrand novel, the idea is to go the anthology route with the series. Joanna Calo is attached to write, executive produce and showrun the new season, which has not been formally greenlit at this time.

Michelle Keegan and Mark Wright have become proud parents to their first child, who has been given a rather unique name.The pair introduced their daughter Palma Elizabeth Wright to the world on 12 March and took to social media on Wednesday to share the thrilling news with their followers.They posted an adorable black and white snap of their newborn's tiny hand in theirs, captioning it: "Together we have a new love to share... Our little girl. Palma Elizabeth Wright.

EXCLUSIVE: Pamela Bach‘s daughters, Hayley Hasselhoff and Taylor-Ann Hasselhoff, are “heartbroken” over “false and unkind stories” about their mother, and are asking that the public honor their wishes for privacy and respect as they mourn her loss following her death last week.

Joe Otterson TV Reporter “Landman” has been renewed for Season 2 at Paramount+, Variety has learned. The Taylor Sheridan series, which stars Billy Bob Thornton and is set in the world of the West Texas oil fields, originally debuted on Paramount+ in November, with the Season 1 finale airing in January.

Joe Otterson TV Reporter The Tyler Perry series “Beauty in Black” has been renewed for Season 2 at Netflix, Variety has learned. The news comes less than a week after the debut of Part 2 of Season 1, which dropped on March 6. The first half of the series originally debuted on Oct.

Netflix traditionally takes months to decide to cancel their television shows…so it was unusual when The Recruit was swiftly canceled just over a month after it premiered.

Dave Mallow has sadly passed away.

Jem Aswad Executive Editor, Music Spotify announced earlier this year that it paid out a record $10 billion-plus to the music industry in 2024, bringing its total to nearly $60 billion since its inception in 2006. The company — the world’s largest paid music-subscription service by a wide margin — maintains that it pays out 70% of every dollar it generates to the music industry, a generous percentage for any business.