The Crown creator Peter Morgan has changed his mind on bringing the curtain down on The Crown after five seasons, meaning that the Netflix show will now run for six seasons. Creator Morgan said: “As we started to discuss the storylines for Series 5, it soon became clear that in order to do justice to the richness and…

UPDATE, Thursday, 6 a.m. The search for Naya Rivera is continuing this morning at Lake Piru in Southern California, the Ventura County Sheriff's Department said today. The lake will be closed to the public while search operations continue, and dive teams from throughout the region will be assisting us through mutual…

(Press Association) Johnny Depp has accused Amber Heard of telling "porky pies" about him to a psychiatrist, during a third day of intense questioning over his drug use and relationship with his ex-wife as his libel claim against The Sun newspaper continues. The Hollywood star suggested there was a "benefit to her (Ms…

Christina Sulebakk has been named as the new head of HBO Europe, replacing Hervé Payan who will step down from the role at the end of August after five years. Sulebakk has worked at the WarnerMedia brand for more than eight years and is currently executive vice president, chief marketing officer and head of…

Joy Reid will start her new weeknight MSNBC show on July 20, filling the 7 PM ET slot that has been vacated since the departure of Chris Matthews. The ReidOut will be based in Washington. MSNBC said that the new show will draw on Reid’s experience in politics and covering the intersection of race, justice and…

The BBC has announced plans to start charging UK pensioners the annual £157.50 ($199) licence fee from August after delaying the change in March due to the coronavirus pandemic. British pensioners were originally meant to start paying the fee from June 1, but will now shoulder the cost from August 1 after the BBC put…

EXCLUSIVE: Leading Russian animation outfit Riki Group has signed a deal with Beijing-based producer and distributor Joy Culture and Chinese platform Tencent Video to partner on season four of animated series The Fixies. Following its acquisition of the show's third season, Tencent will now invest in the production of…

Meghan Markle seeks court order Meghan Markle is seeking a court order preventing the Mail on Sunday publisher Associated Newspapers from naming five of her friends as part of an ongoing legal dispute, according to reports. Markle is suing Associated Newspapers after the Mail on Sunday published a private letter to…

News this week that Ennio Morricone, the composer of numerous timeless film scores, had died at the age of 91 was met with an outpouring of grief and tribute from the international film community. But that emotion also stretched well beyond the biz, as was evidenced at this week's round of soccer fixtures in his…

Australian producer and distributor Beyond International has taken full control of 7Beyond, the LA-based producer that it ran as a joint venture with broadcaster Seven Network. Beyond International has acquired Seven Network’s 50.98% stake in 7Beyond, which makes shows including HGTV’s My Lottery Dream Home and Food…