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Italian airport quashes claims of secret Boris Johnson trip

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Italian airport quashes claims of secret Boris Johnson trip President of Perugia airport contradicts press reports that PM visited on 11 SeptemberCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageAn Italian airport has quashed reports the prime minister landed there to make a secretive trip to the country less than a fortnight ago, a claim described by Downing Street as “completely untrue”. Related: From scandal to PR cock-up: how the Boris Johnson Perugia mystery unravelled Continue reading... Go to Source
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‘The Dark Crystal: Age Of Resistance’ Canceled After One Season By Netflix

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‘The Dark Crystal: Age Of Resistance’ Canceled After One Season By Netflix There will be no Season 2 for The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance. Netflix confirmed the cancellation Monday of Jim Henson’s epic fantasy adventure series — a prequel to the original 1982 film — just hours after the series’ Emmy win this past weekend for Outstanding Children’s Program. “We can confirm that there will not […] Go to Source
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Wall Street Warms To TikTok Deal; Preserves Fast Growing Ad Platform, Avoids Brewing Tech Cold War

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Wall Street Warms To TikTok Deal; Preserves Fast Growing Ad Platform, Avoids Brewing Tech Cold War Wall Street is warming to a TikTok deal despite a continued lack of clarity — happy to keep a popular, fast growing advertising platform humming along and skirt a brewing tech cold war between the U.S. and China. “This will be a relief to technology investors to have this high drama soap opera now in […] Go to Source
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Gary Oldman & NBCUniversal Sued For Breach Of Implied Contract Over Oscar Winner ‘Darkest Hour’

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Gary Oldman & NBCUniversal Sued For Breach Of Implied Contract Over Oscar Winner ‘Darkest Hour’ More than two and a half years after Gary Oldman took home the Oscar for his portrayal of Winston Churchill in the Joe Wright-directed and Anthony McCarten-penned Darkest Hour, a History Channel writer is suing the actor, NBCUniversal and others connect to the movie for allegedly ripping off parts of his script. “[Ben Kaplan] spent […] Go to Source
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‘Friends’ Table Read Set With All-Black Cast Including Sterling K. Brown & Uzo Aduba; Gabrielle Union To Host

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‘Friends’ Table Read Set With All-Black Cast Including Sterling K. Brown & Uzo Aduba; Gabrielle Union To Host Call this “The One with the Diverse Cast.” Sterling K. Brown, Uzo Aduba, Ryan Bathe, Aisha Hinds, Kendrick Sampson and Jeremy Pope are set for an online Friends table read Tuesday. They will re-imagine the Season 3 episode titled “The One Where No One’s Ready.” The hourlong “Zoom Where It Happens” event with an all-Black […] Go to Source
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California Governor Gavin Newsom Says Mounting 10,000 Daily Unemployment Claim Backlog Will Be “Substantially Addressed,” Announces New EDD Measures

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California Governor Gavin Newsom Says Mounting 10,000 Daily Unemployment Claim Backlog Will Be “Substantially Addressed,” Announces New EDD Measures On Saturday night, the State of California dropped a damning report about how the state has dealt with — some would say not dealt with — the tidal wave of unemployment claims it has experienced since counties and businesses were shut down due to the coronavirus pandemic. The report revealed that the state Employment Development […] Go to Source
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AFI Fest To Close With World Premiere Of Errol Morris’ ‘My Psychedelic Love Story’

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AFI Fest To Close With World Premiere Of Errol Morris’ ‘My Psychedelic Love Story’ The 34th Annual AFI Fest announced today that the Showtime Errol Morris-directed documentary My Psychedelic Love Story will close the festival. The movie follows LSD high priest Timothy Leary and how he became a narc in 1974 and abandoned the millions he urged to turn on, tune in and drop out. Was his “perfect love” Joanna […] Go to Source
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Quibi Exploring Options Including Potential Sale – Report

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Quibi Exploring Options Including Potential Sale – Report Jeffrey Katzeberg’s short-form video platform Quibi is exploring strategic options including a possible sale as it struggles to break through in a competitive streaming landscape, the Wall Street Journal reported Monday. Quibi launched April 6 as COVID-19 was sweeping across the U.S. and much of the world. It was aiming to bring high-end, Netflix-like programming […] Go to Source
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CAA Ups Kevin Lin & Rubin Garcia To Co-Heads Of Cultural Business Strategy Group

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CAA Ups Kevin Lin & Rubin Garcia To Co-Heads Of Cultural Business Strategy Group Theatre agent Kevin Lin and multicultural business executive Ruben Garcia are expanding their roles at CAA. The two have been named Co-Heads of Cultural Business Strategy for the agency, working with CAA President Richard Lovett and the CAA Board to strengthen creative opportunities and business growth for the agency’s diverse clients. “CAA is on a […] Go to Source
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Emmy Viewership Falls To New Low Of 6.1 Million As ‘Schitt’s Creek’ & HBO Rule COVID-19-Dominated Ceremony – Update

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Emmy Viewership Falls To New Low Of 6.1 Million As ‘Schitt’s Creek’ & HBO Rule COVID-19-Dominated Ceremony – Update UPDATE, 10:24 PM: Despite going virtual across the globe, the 72nd Primetime Emmy Awards went off without a significant technical glitch last night. And after setting up over 100 cameras in nominees’ homes to cover 23 categories, the final numbers are in for the Jimmy Kimmel hosted show. And they remain a record low for […] Go to Source
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Tiffany Haddish Joins Nicolas Cage In ‘The Unbearable Weight Of Massive Talent’

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Tiffany Haddish Joins Nicolas Cage In ‘The Unbearable Weight Of Massive Talent’ EXCLUSIVE: Tiffany Haddish has signed on to co-star opposite Nicolas Cage, Pedro Pascal and Sharon Horgan in The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent, the Lionsgate meta action-comedy that has Cage playing a version of himself. Tom Gormican, who co-wrote the script with Kevin Etten, is directing the pic, which follows a fictionalized, creatively unfulfilled Cage […] Go to Source
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Raising of UK Covid alert level opens door to major restrictions

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Raising of UK Covid alert level opens door to major restrictions Chief medical officers agree jump to level 4, meaning virus is ‘high or rising exponentially’Coronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageThe UK’s Covid-19 alert level has been raised to four, meaning the virus is “high or rising exponentially” – a move which will give Boris Johnson cover for significant new restrictions to stem the surge of the virus.The health secretary, Matt Hancock, said the change “reflects the significant shift in the current threat posed by coronavirus”. He added: “This country now faces a tipping point in its response and it is vital everybody plays their part now to stop the spread of the virus and protect lives.” Continue reading... Go to Source
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‘I’m traumatised now’: Covid bereaved call for inquiry into NHS 111

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'I'm traumatised now': Covid bereaved call for inquiry into NHS 111 Hundreds of people believe the helpline failed their relatives. Now they are demanding their voices be heardCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageFamilies whose relatives died from Covid-19 in the early period of the pandemic are calling for an inquiry into the NHS 111 service, arguing that many critically ill people were given inadequate advice and told to stay at home.The Covid-19 Bereaved Families for Justice group says approximately a fifth of its 1,800 members – more than 350 people – believe the 111 service failed to recognise how seriously ill their relatives were and direct them to appropriate care. Continue reading... Go to Source
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Westminster Cathedral says PM’s son baptised on day of alleged Italy trip

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Westminster Cathedral says PM's son baptised on day of alleged Italy trip No 10 says PM attended baptism in London on 12 September so he could not have taken secret trip to PerugiaCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageOne of Boris Johnson’s ministers has denied a report in the Italian media that the UK prime minister made a secret trip to the country less than a fortnight ago, a claim Downing Street has also rejected as “completely untrue”.Asked if Johnson had landed in Perugia in the past two weeks, which the Umbrian airport said in a statement had happened, Grant Shapps, the transport minister, told Sky News: “Not that I’m aware of. I think it’s mistaken, as far as I’m aware.” Continue reading... Go to Source
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Meghan and Harry did not cooperate with book authors, court told

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Meghan and Harry did not cooperate with book authors, court told Duchess’s lawyers reject claim made by Mail publisher in latest hearing of legal actionThe Duke and Duchess of Sussex did not collaborate with the authors of a recent book about them, Meghan’s lawyers told the high court in the latest hearing of her legal action against the Mail on Sunday.Meghan, 39, is suing Associated Newspapers (ANL), publisher of the Mail on Sunday and Mail Online, over articles that reproduced part of her handwritten letter to her estranged father, 76-year-old Thomas Markle, in August 2018. Continue reading... Go to Source
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Grenfell insulation was sold at almost 50% discount, inquiry hears

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Grenfell insulation was sold at almost 50% discount, inquiry hears Inexperienced project manager says he did not check it complied with fire safety regulationsGrenfell Tower may have been used as “a guinea pig” for a newly branded insulation material that burned and released toxic gas, contributing to the deaths of 72 people, the inquiry into the disaster has heard.Foam boards used to insulate the west London council block were sold at an almost 50% discount by their manufacturer, Celotex, to contractors who were asked for help making the refurbishment a “case study” for the firm, the public inquiry was told. Continue reading... Go to Source
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BET And Tracy Yvonne Productions Name Thaddeus McCants As Project CRE8 Winner

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BET And Tracy Yvonne Productions Name Thaddeus McCants As Project CRE8 Winner Out of hundreds of submissions, BET and Tracy Yvonne Productions has selected Thaddeus McCants as the winner of Project CRE8 which gives emerging TV writers the opportunity to develop an original comedy for the small screen. The contest culminated on September 17 where the five Project CRE8 finalists pitched their original TV comedies to Tracy […] Go to Source
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Actors’ Equity Picks Joe Biden In Rare Presidential Endorsement

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Actors’ Equity Picks Joe Biden In Rare Presidential Endorsement For only the second time in its century-plus history, Actors’ Equity Association, the union representing more than 51,000 professional actors and stage managers in live theater, has endorsed a candidate for U.S. president and vice president: Joseph Biden and Kamala Harris. “It didn’t have to be this way,” said Kate Shindle, president of Actors’ Equity […] Go to Source
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Ellen DeGeneres Addresses Toxic Workplace Allegations In First Show Back: “We’re Starting A New Chapter”

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Ellen DeGeneres Addresses Toxic Workplace Allegations In First Show Back: “We’re Starting A New Chapter” Ellen DeGeneres immediately took on the allegations of a toxic workplace environment on her show’s return Monday, its 18th season premiere, saying the show is embarking “on a new chapter.” “As you may have heard, this summer there were allegations of a toxic work environment at our show, and then there was an investigation,” a […] Go to Source
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TruTV Orders ‘Top Secret Videos’ From ‘We’re Here’ Producer IPC

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TruTV Orders ‘Top Secret Videos’ From ‘We’re Here’ Producer IPC The Big Bang Theory’s Brian Posehn and Veep’s Matt Walsh are among the stars of TruTV’s latest non-scripted entertainment series. The WarnerMedia cable network has ordered America’s Funniest Home Videos-style series Top Secret Videos. The show will feature embarrassing, ridiculous, and bizarre behavior caught on camera with a group of “NSA interns” dissecting it. In addition to […] Go to Source
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Peacock Officially Launches On Roku

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Peacock Officially Launches On Roku After a day of public distribution drama last Friday, NBCUniversal’s Peacock has officially launched on Roku in the U.S.. The streaming service now has access to Roku’s 43 million active accounts. Comcast CEO Brian Roberts has estimated Peacock has been downloaded 15 million times but it should now get quite a few more viewers to […] Go to Source
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Everyman CEO Steps Down; NFTS & Lee & Thompson Launch Award; Factual Outfit Marshal Bishop Hires COO — UK Briefs

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Everyman CEO Steps Down; NFTS & Lee & Thompson Launch Award; Factual Outfit Marshal Bishop Hires COO — UK Briefs Crispin Lilly, CEO of UK cinema chain Everyman, is stepping down at the end of this month after a six year stint to “pursue personal interests”. Executive chairman Paul Wise will take the reins until a new CEO is appointed. Indie circuit Everyman, which operates 35 venues throughout the UK, has reopened all of its […] Go to Source
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‘Tiger King’, ‘American Factory’ Among Grierson British Documentary Award Nominees

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‘Tiger King’, ‘American Factory’ Among Grierson British Documentary Award Nominees Nominations have been unveiled for the 48th edition of the Grierson Awards, the UK’s top documentary awards. A total of 52 films are nominated across 14 categories. Of those, 21 were broadcast on BBC channel, while Netflix has nine nominations and Channel 4 has five.  ITV and Al Jazeera have two apiece whilst nominations newcomer […] Go to Source
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