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The European TV market has seen a “trend reversal” over the past four years, resulting in not only fewer episodes per season, but also less production as overall episodes have become shorter, according to the latest data from the European Audiovisual Observatory presented at Seriesmania in Lille, France, on Tuesday. Agnes Schneeberger, TV and VOD market analyst at the European Audiovisual Observatory, discussed the “main trends in the TV and VOD market” and said the trend reversal followed “uninterrupted growth that peaked in 2022.” “After this growth peaked in 2022, the trend reverses in 2023,” Schneeberger explained. “This downturn was…

Taylor Frankie Paul has thanked her fans for their support following the release of a disturbing domestic violence video and the temporary loss of custody of her son. “I’ll never forget the people I was with during this time ❤️‍🩹, thank you,” the “Mormon Wives” star commented Monday under a TikTok video of a fan defending him. “Prayer is what gets us through. Prayer is the only reason I’m still standing.” Taylor Frankie Paul (pictured March 20) thanked fans for their support after the domestic violence video was released. SL, Thelma / BACKGRID “I’ll never forget the people I’ve been…

Kuku, who has built a strong presence in India’s digital entertainment through audio and short video platforms, will be making his first foray into theatrical films with the Hindi horror comedy ‘Indian Institute of Zombies’, which is scheduled to be released in theaters on May 8th. The film is set on an elite engineering campus and is a mix of zombie horror, coming-of-age comedy, and social satire. Kuku has placed the theatrical setting at the center of its strategy, positioning it as a genre debut for Indian cinema. The company views the collaborative big-screen experience as separate rather than an…

Rachel Lindsay suggests there’s a double standard on ‘The Bachelorette’. She says ABC expected her to be “almost perfect” as the first black “Bachelorette,” but somehow managed to hire a violent white woman. On her podcast, Higher Learning, Lindsay criticized the network for casting Taylor Frankie Paul as its latest candidate, saying Paul “obviously shouldn’t have been on The Bachelorette” after he was filmed attacking his then-partner. Rachel Lindsay spoke about ABC’s casting of Taylor Frankie Paul. Higher Education/YouTube Lindsay spoke about Taylor Frankie Paul (above) on the Higher Learning Podcast. disney “It was interesting to me that the show…

Shock and delight: ‘Bridgerton’ has Francesca (Hannah Dodd) and Michaela Starling (Masali Baduza) set to star in Season 5 of Shonda Rhimes’ Netflix-era romance. On Tuesday, Netflix released a first-look teaser for the fifth season of the series, based on Julia Quinn’s romance novels about the love lives of eight siblings in the titular Bridgerton family, and announced that production has begun on the eight-episode season in the UK. Netflix’s Bridgerton season 5 description says, “Season 5 of Bridgerton spotlights introverted middle daughter Francesca (Hannah Dodd). Two years after losing her beloved husband John, Fran decides to re-enter the marriage…

Matt Lauer made an unusual outing with girlfriend Shamin Abbas nearly two months after his accuser Brooke Nevils released a memoir detailing her 2014 rape allegation. The ousted Today show anchor, who has vehemently denied Nevils’ claims, was spotted in Sag Harbor, Lil., on Monday night, marking the first time Lauer has been seen since making the bombshell. The couple bundled up in coats and the former news anchor donned a hat as they strolled through the Hamptons village. Matt Lauer stepped out with his girlfriend Shamin Abbas (above) in the first sighting since accuser Brooke Nevils released a memoir…

Jay-Z is concerned about technology and “negativity” ruining the fun of rap battles, especially the highly publicized feud between Kendrick Lamar and Drake. The 99 Problems host admitted that he loves the “excitement” and “sparring” that comes with rap beefs, but now there are so many negative elements attached to them that he “wishes it never happened.” “People who like Kendrick don’t like anything Drake makes,” Jay (real name Shawn Carter) told GQ in a newly published cover story. “It’s like an attack on his character. I don’t know if I like it. I don’t know if it helps us…

It turns out Sky CEO Dana Strong wasn’t kidding when she described Saturday Night Live UK as a “major investment in the UK comedy ecosystem” during the broadcaster’s showcase last week. Variety understands that each episode of the British version will cost around £2 million. Variety also revealed that, unusually for a weekly entertainment production, SNL UK employs its largest studio at central London’s Television Center on a permanent (exclusive) basis throughout its eight-week run, with cast and crew sharing no space with any other production. There’s also no need to dismantle sets or clear out offices, galleries, editing rooms,…

Kristin Cavallari only despises married men who have a habit of secretly liking her Instagram Stories posts, but refraining from following her. The Uncommon James designer told listeners on Tuesday’s episode of her podcast Let’s Be Honest that she finds it “rude” that “scumbag” married men seem to keep their “likes” off the radar while always trying to get her attention. “This is what I tell you from my own personal experience,” the reality star began. “Ladies, what we really need to watch out for are married men who like all their Instagram stories but not their feed posts,” she…

India’s film entertainment sector hit an all-time high in 2025, reaching 205 billion rupees ($2.18 billion) as “Dhulandhar” broke records and 37 films crossed the 1 billion rupee ($10.7 million) mark at the box office. This is part of a broader surge that took the total value of the country’s media and entertainment sector to 2.78 trillion rupees ($29.63 billion), up 9% year-on-year, it said. The FICCI-EY report ‘Story, Scale and Impact: Unlocking India’s media and entertainment economy’ was launched at the FICCI Frames conference held on Tuesday in Mumbai. Growth in the sector outpaced India’s 7.7% expansion in GDP…