The New Culture Secretary’s Agenda: Five Things The UK Film & TV Sector Will Want From Keir Starmer’s Labour Government

Holocaust Museum’s Board Heres what Deadline believes the industry will be asking for. Labour now has a tightrope to walk. Aset-piece speech from Debbonaire several months backcontained some clues. Keir StarmerStefan Rousseau/PA Images via Getty Images Culture wars played a big part in the bruising election campaign. Labour will need to keep a check on this noise now that Starmer has the keys to Number 10. But much more is required....

July 5, 2024 · 1 min · 157 words · Jamie Nelson

Top UK News TikToker Invited To NATO’s Washington Summit As Military Alliance Courts Younger Generations

Yes, the largest military alliance in the world, NATO, he revealed. They want to me to go to Washington. What is even going on with life anymore… Dylan Page at The Fall Guy special screening in London in April 2024Getty Images The question Im asking is why?. They dont really include too much. They say its for their 75th annual summit and that all 32 world leaders are going to be there....

July 5, 2024 · 1 min · 146 words · Kim Yoder

UK Election Analysis: Labour’s Landslide Victory & Reform’s Right-Wing Surge Redraws The Political Map

The UKs political map has been significantly redrawn. The result has the feeling of a punishment vote as much as a ringing endorsement of Starmer. This is a spectacular reversal of fortunes given where they came from. Keir Starmer, Nigel Farage, Rishi SunakFinnbarr Webster/Getty Images/Leon Neal/Getty Images/Leon Neal/Getty Images. Labours 2019 result was the worst since 1935. Under former leader Jeremy Corbyn, the party was on the brink of armageddon....

July 5, 2024 · 2 min · 290 words · Shannon Carrillo

UK General Election: Industry & International Reaction As Labour Sweeps To Power

Watch on Deadline There are no creative industries without this incredible workforce. Its time politicians stand up and offer them the same recognition that is offered by audiences across the world. Equity says UK arts councils funding has been cut 16% in real time since 2017. Labour’s Keir Starmer is the next Prime Minister of the UKChristopher Furlong/Getty Images Among Equitys key demands are for UK arts and entertainment funding to be increased to 0....

July 5, 2024 · 1 min · 213 words · Jimmy Green

‘General Hospital’s Michael Easton On His Abrupt Departure From ABC Soap: “I Would Have Liked To Have Brought A Little More Subtlety”

I had to get to a point very quickly. But, Easton added, I was the beneficiary of a lot of really good writing and directing. I got to work with some really wonderful actors. Michael Easton on ‘General Hospital’Disney/Bahareh Ritter Easton first joinedGHin 2012 after departingOne Life to Live, where he had played John McBain since 1999. He previously starred onPort CharlesandDays of Our Lives. Ive always been partial to the Irish goodbye....

July 5, 2024 · 1 min · 141 words · Stacey Smith

‘Macy’s 4th Of July Fireworks’ Special Inches Up In Ratings Vs Last Year, Drawing 7.6 Million Viewers For NBC & Peacock As Broadcast Ignites Complaints – Update

UPDATED with viewer complaints:Last nightsMacys 4th of July Fireworkslive special was a success forNBCand Peacock. The fireworks specials have been simulcast on Peacock since 2022. An encore presentation aired at 10 pm ET/PT on NBC. Macy’s 4th Of July FireworksNBC Something is wrong on@nbc,wrote a user on X. At 6 after, they went to@AGT, instead of scheduled programming. You never see this. Another X user wrote, Was incredibly disappointed with#NBCs Coverage of the#Macys4th of July Fireworks....

July 5, 2024 · 2 min · 285 words · Brooke Phelps

Breaking Baz: Ian McKellen Eyes Return To “Danger Free” Work On Movie ‘The Critic’ Following Fall From West End Stage

Every character gets metaphorically slimed with backstage greasepaint. The Criticpremiered at TIFF where it received mixed notices from, well, the critics. I saw it there too, and could have done with seeing more of McKellen as the rapacious reviewer. Ian McKellen and Gemma Arterton in ‘The Critic’Lionsgate UK I tell you what, hes [Kamasa] been brilliant. Well, weve now done some work on it, the playwright, screenwriter and director revealed....

July 4, 2024 · 2 min · 218 words · Jeffrey Mullen

Fourth Of July: What To Watch On TV & Online Today From Fireworks To Musical Performances, Specials & More

TV networks and streamers are readying special programming to celebrate Independence Day 2024. Weve compiled a list ofFourth of Julyofferings and how to watch. The special will also include an ensemble performance by The United States Air Force Band. Getty Images Coverage of the womens competition begins at 10:45 a.m. The mens competition airs at noon ET on ESPN2, with re-airs at 5 p.m. ET and 9 p.m. Hosting the event will be the duo ofE60andOutside the LinesHost Jeremy Schaap and Major League Eating president Rich Shea....

July 4, 2024 · 1 min · 169 words · Karen Marshall

France’s Fête Du Cinéma Sets All-Time Movie Admissions Record

The 39th edition ofFrances reduced-price movie ticket scheme, La Fete du Cinema, has blasted through all previous records with 4.65 million admissions across the four-day event. The promotion sees movie tickets discounted to 5 euros each for all showings in participating cinemas (excluding premiums for 3D and other special screenings). French exhibition org, the National Cinema Federation (FNCF), reports that attendance this year reps a 50% increase over 2023s edition as well as versus those of the three years preceding Covid....

July 4, 2024 · 3 min · 461 words · Lisa Jenkins

Hot Dog! Patrick Bertoletti Is New Champ At Coney Island Eating Contest, Succeeding The Vegan-Endorsing & Banned Joey Chestnut

Related Stories Is Netflix The New Ocho Of Live Pseudo-Sports? Last year, Chestnut won with 62 hot dogs; his record was 76 in 2021. Even CNN has been watching the frankfurter developments today. Patrick Bertoletti wins the 2024 Nathan’s Annual Hot Dog Eating ContestAdam Gray/Getty Images The Nathans hot dog contest was shown live in the United States on ESPN2 and ESPN3. It will re-air on ESPN twice tonight. The womens competition began at 11 a....

July 4, 2024 · 1 min · 97 words · Clifford Gordon

Independence Day Binge: The 10 Best New TV Shows Of 2024, For Now

The icy reset that is the Issa Lopez createdTrue Detective: Night Countrywas another such high. It is a binge-fest. The only change I would make to that is to double down on the stellar duo. (L-R) Richard Gadd & Jessica Gunning inBaby ReindeerNetflix JERROD CARMICHAEL REALITY SHOW HBO Jerrod Carmichael is one of funniest and sharpest comedians of his or any generation. He is also by far the most honest, to a fault at times....

July 4, 2024 · 2 min · 221 words · Thomas Rogers

Marvel Exec Updates On ‘Daredevil’, ‘Eyes Of Wakanda’, ‘Agatha All Along’ And Animated ‘Spider-Man’

Appearing on theOfficial Marvel Podcast, Winderbaum was pumped about whats on the horizon. These characters have matured. The universe is different than it was. Brad WinderbaumValerie Macon/AFP via Getty Images Its no longer enough to try and murder each other. Theres a whole game of politics at play. Eyes of Wakandaalso got some Winderbaum love. This is a story about Wakandan history. So if youre a fan of the movies, I think this shows gonna be a real treat....

July 4, 2024 · 1 min · 178 words · Alexis Vincent

Roma Khanna To Exit Universal International Studios After Six Months In Post

EXCLUSIVE:Universal International Studios(UIS) headRoma Khannais exiting after just six months in post. Beyond confirming her departure, UIS declined comment. No word from UIS at present on whether Khanna will be directly replaced or the role will be culled. Revolt UIS has since landed a number of projectsincluding drama packageK Streetwritten by Barack Obamas former longtime aide. Other recent wins include Heyday Television adapting Gillian McAllistersJust Another Missing Personand UIS making sci-fi novelSublimationinto a TV series....

July 4, 2024 · 1 min · 128 words · Scott Burns