Distributor Hat Trick International (HTI) has closed multiple international sales on ITV series “DI Ray,” from “Line of Duty” creator Jed Mercurio’s HTM Television.

Both seasons of the crime drama, created and written by former “Line of Duty” actor Maya Sondhi, have been acquired by PBS Distributio

Anton, the London-based company behind “Mothers’ Instinct” and “The End We Start From,” has hired Fremantle alumni Sangeeta Desai and Sarah Doole to spearhead its newly launched TV production arm.

Anton said it will seek to attract leading creatives to launch production scripted labels across Europ

Peter Farrelly, director of Oscar winning film “Green Book,” will start production of his long awaited “Ricky Stanicky” next month. The picture will shoot in Melbourne, Australia where the film’s two stars Zac Efron and John Cena have now arrived.

Ricky Stanicky is the name of an imaginary charac

Picture Tree Intl. has taken global sales rights for “The Peacock” by Lutz Heineking Jr. The black comedy is based on the best-selling novel of the same title by German author Isabel Bogdan, which has been published in key European territories. Variety has been given exclusive access to the trailer

Following its world premiere at Intl. Film Festival Rotterdam earlier this week, where it continues to play to sold out screenings, Karoline Lyngbye’s “Superposition” is scaring viewers also outside the Netherlands, with TrustNordisk securing deals in Benelux with September Film Rights, in Poland wi

The inaugural JBX Content Market kicks off Feb. 1 in Johannesburg with a program focused on emerging trends in the African screen industries, as the new event looks to establish a foothold on a continent that has seen both its production and its ambitions steadily rise amid continued global demand f

Top Italian commercial broadcaster Mediaset, which is being rebranded as MediaForEurope (MFE), is merging its Spanish subsidiary Mediaset Espana into MFE in a move long touted as the first step in its stated plan to gain scale in Europe.

The merger, which follows MFE’s bid last March to gain full c

Spotify packed on 10 million Premium customers in the last three months of 2022 to stand at 205 million, topping its previous guidance. The growth of its paid subs, up 14% year over year, was “aided by promotional intake and household plans,” the company said.

Overall, the streamer gained 33 total

African streaming service Showmax has inked a two-series slate deal with Tshedza Pictures, the South African production company behind the International Emmy-nominated telenovela “The River,” the company announced Tuesday at the start of the Joburg Film Festival.

“Adulting,” Tshedza’s first Showmax

Long before they joined forces to found Mashina, arguably Israel’s most popular rock band, Yuval Banay and Shlomi Bracha were 16-year-old surfing buds, catching waves along the Mediterranean coastline.

So it seemed fitting that three days after selling out the 5,000-seat Tel Aviv exhibition Hall wi

AN “outstanding” double bacon cheeseburger from non-league side Ashton Town has broken the internet.

Football fans across the world know all about overpriced grub on matchdays.

3 A burger from non-league side Ashton Town has broken the internet

But very few could argue the price of Ashton’s £6.50

MOST iPhone users are unaware that there’s a cheap trick that can slash the time it takes to get full battery.

It’s a hack hardcore Apple fans swear by.

1 iPad chargers provide around 12Watts of power Credit: apple

All iPhone users need is one thing: an iPad charger.

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JODY MORRIS has been named Swindon’s new manager.

The League Two club had been in search of a replacement for Scott Lindsey, who jumped ship to take charge of Crawley.

2 Jody Morris has been named Swindon’s new manager

And they turned to ex-Chelsea assistant boss Morris, who undertakes his first

HULK Hogan is said to have no feelings in the lower half of his body – but there has been no official response from the WWE star.

Hogan, 69, real name Terry Gene Bollea, made a surprise guest appearance at the 30th anniversary of Raw in Philadelphia in January 2023.

2 Hulk Hogan underwent back sur

TWO US-based parents have left the internet baffled after sharing a video of their emotional baby shower.

Like most parents to-be, mum Brooke Allison (@realbrookeallison) and her partner were excited when they found out they’re expecting a child to join their little family.

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TYSON FURY has warned brother Tommy that he can become Cristiano Ronaldo’s personal trainer if he loses his grudge match with Jake Paul.

The social media sensations will meet in a Saudi showdown on February 26 – nearly two years after they first started feuding online.

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MAURICIO POCHETTINO is reportedly being lined up as the next Real Madrid boss.

That’s because Bernabeu chief Florentino Perez reportedly admires the ex-Spurs manager’s “anti-Barcelonism.”

1 Real Madrid are eyeing Mauricio Pochettino due to his anti-Barcelona stance Credit: EPA

Poch, 50, has been

A FORMER lawyer who took up bodybuilding in her 60s looks unrecognisable after dropping 40lbs within a year.

Ilene Block, from Maui, Hawaii, trains six times a week and says she feels “fitter than ever”.

5 Ilene Block before she began bodybuilding Credit: Caters

5 The 63-year-old lost 40lbs withi

YOU’VE probably used WhatsApp to send tens of thousands of texts – but do you know all of its secrets?

We’ve picked out three of the best “hidden” WhatsApp hacks than any self-respecting texter should know.

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