Streaming
Discovery Plus will tap into South America’s largest customer base when it launches in Brazil this September. According to Discovery, the streamer’s offer will include original and exclusive content commissioned for the platform, as well as catalog programming from the family of Discovery Channels, TLC, Animal Plant, Food Network and HGTV.
Fernando Medin, president of Discovery Latin America, also announced that Discovery’s Latin American team is working with leading local and global production companies on more than 40 titles that will be released before the end of 2022 and is currently developing more than 150 new shows.
Commission
Channel 4 has signed up the historic family behind the real-life Hogwarts — Alnwick Castle in Northumberland — to star in a six-part series called “The Duchess.” Produced by MGM Television, it will follow the Duchess of Northumberland as she embarks on building a £15 million ‘fairytale village’ called Lilidorei in the castle grounds.
Discovery Plus will tap into South America’s largest customer base when it launches in Brazil this September. According to Discovery, the streamer’s offer will include original and exclusive content commissioned for the platform, as well as catalog programming from the family of Discovery Channels, TLC, Animal Plant, Food Network and HGTV.
Fernando Medin, president of Discovery Latin America, also announced that Discovery’s Latin American team is working with leading local and global production companies on more than 40 titles that will be released before the end of 2022 and is currently developing more than 150 new shows.
Commission
Channel 4 has signed up the historic family behind the real-life Hogwarts — Alnwick Castle in Northumberland — to star in a six-part series called “The Duchess.” Produced by MGM Television, it will follow the Duchess of Northumberland as she embarks on building a £15 million ‘fairytale village’ called Lilidorei in the castle grounds.
- 6/25/2021
- by Jamie Lang
- Variety Film + TV
Alex Brooker has hit out at Twitter for failing to protect its users after he was called a "cripple" on the site.
Speaking to Digital Spy to promote Scope's End The Awkward campaign, Brooker suggested that the social network needs to start tackling abuse more strongly.
"I do believe that the people who run Twitter really need to get a hold of it soon and start really enforcing some rules on it, because at the moment you can just say anything to anyone," he said.
"I had a guy call me a 'cripple' after I was on A League of Their Own. I reported that to Twitter and they said it wasn't against their rules. And then they said, 'If you disagree with this, please give further evidence'. I basically explained to them who I was, what I did - bearing in mind that I'm a verified account as well...
Speaking to Digital Spy to promote Scope's End The Awkward campaign, Brooker suggested that the social network needs to start tackling abuse more strongly.
"I do believe that the people who run Twitter really need to get a hold of it soon and start really enforcing some rules on it, because at the moment you can just say anything to anyone," he said.
"I had a guy call me a 'cripple' after I was on A League of Their Own. I reported that to Twitter and they said it wasn't against their rules. And then they said, 'If you disagree with this, please give further evidence'. I basically explained to them who I was, what I did - bearing in mind that I'm a verified account as well...
- 8/7/2015
- Digital Spy
British television presenter and actress Cerrie Burnell is supporting UK-based street children charity Happy Child International.
Cerrie is best known for her work as a presenter on the CBeebies channel and was recently named by The Guardian as one of the world’s 100 most inspirational women. Cerrie will help Happy Child, which provides accommodation, food and healthcare to street and at-risk children in Brazil, with fundraising and publicity.
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Cerrie is best known for her work as a presenter on the CBeebies channel and was recently named by The Guardian as one of the world’s 100 most inspirational women. Cerrie will help Happy Child, which provides accommodation, food and healthcare to street and at-risk children in Brazil, with fundraising and publicity.
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- 8/1/2011
- Look to the Stars
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