4 h. ago Jane McDonald announces 'amazing' new TV project after Channel 5 exit

TV star Jane McDonald has announced an exciting new TV project, marking the start of a new chapter in her career - the 61 year old previously quit Channel 5 show Cruising

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6 h. ago Amazon confirms new fee for using Alexa on your Echo but there's a way to beat it

Amazon has announced the launch of a new Alexa+ service which brings smart new features for a $19.99 price.

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7 h. ago Jane McDonald announces 'exciting' new TV project after quitting Channel 5 series

Former Loose Women panellist and Cruising with Jane McDonald star has announced her 'exciting' new TV project after the star stepped down from her Channel 5 show

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8 h. ago ‘Kind of sad’: Timothy Dalton reacts to Amazon’s James Bond deal

Ex-007 praises Broccolis for series while expressing concern for its future after bombshell announcementThe ex-007 star Timothy Dalton has weighed in on last week’s announcement on the future of the James Bond franchise.On 20 February, Amazon announced it had struck a deal to have “creative control” over the movies after negotiating with Barbara Broccoli and Michael G Wilson, the heirs to the series. Continue reading...

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12 h. ago Amazon will try and ‘dominate entire year’ with Bond franchises, says author

Amazon MGM Studios announced last week that they were taking creative control of the 007 character.

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3 d. ago The brutally frank comment from an Amazon insider that sums up the fate of James Bond... and who 'villain' Bezos could choose as the next 007, revealed by CAROLINE GRAHAM

The announcement that creative control of 007 would be ceded to Amazon came following reports that the Broccoli-controlled film franchise had been in 'crisis' since Daniel Craig's No Time To Die.

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4 d. ago 'Jane McDonald's favourite pub has most incredible food which leaves you drooling'

After a busy afternoon exploring Wakefield, including stops in its two shopping centres, Wakefield Bridge and Chantry Chapel, we decided to sate the appetite we'd worked up and made our way to The Three Houses in Sandal

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5 d. ago The Erinsborough asteroid attack! Now that Neighbours is doomed, it needs to end with a bang

After the Austalian soap’s previous false ending, it’s almost impossible to imagine it getting a second starry finale – or it finding a new home. This time, its farewell needs to stickIt’s always sad to write an obituary, especially so when it’s for the second time. Neighbours, the Australian soap opera that made stars of everyone from Kylie Minogue to a man who will forever be known as Toadfish, is five months away from death. Again.Yesterday, the show announced that Amazon, the company that resuscitated Neighbours two years ago after its dramatic 2022 finale, would be bringing production to an end. In July, filming will cease. In December, the final episode will be shown. True, there is the possibility that another buyer will leap in and save it, but that is looking more and more unlikely. After all, as the saying goes, you can’t make a zombie out of a zombie. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Bond actress claims 007 ‘won’t be British anymore’ after Amazon announcement

There has been increasing speculation about the future of the series, with no announcement of a new actor to play the spy since Daniel Craig’s exit.

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5 d. ago Daniel Craig breaks silence with emotion statement as James Bond taken over by Amazon

Michael G Wilson and Barbara Broccoli – who have produced the James Bond franchise since the death of Albert “Cubby” Broccoli, announced it will be co-owners with Amazon MGM Studios.

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5 d. ago Daniel Craig breaks silence with emotional statement as James Bond taken over by Amazon

Michael G Wilson and Barbara Broccoli – who have produced the James Bond franchise since the death of Albert “Cubby” Broccoli, announced it will be co-owners with Amazon MGM Studios.

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6 d. ago Jeff Bezos asks followers who they’d cast as James Bond minutes after Amazon announces control of 007

It was announced earlier today that Amazon MGM has taken creative control of the 007 franchise

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6 d. ago James Bond producers give Amazon full creative control of 007

Deal struck with heirs to legendary film producer Albert ‘Cubby’ Broccoli, long-serving stewards of franchiseBusiness live – latest updatesJames Bond is now in the hands of a billionaire’s business empire, after Amazon announced it has acquired creative control of the spy franchise from the Broccoli dynasty.Amazon MGM Studios said it had struck a deal with Michael G Wilson, and Barbara Broccoli, the heirs to the legendary film producer Albert “Cubby” Broccoli, and long-time stewards of the Bond films. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Amazon MGM takes creative reins of James Bond, ending an era of family control of 007

In a James Bond shakeup that stirred the film industry, MGM Amazon announced that the studio has taken the creative reins of the 007 franchise after decades of family control

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