Paramount has looked within for its next head of Nickelodeon’s animation efforts. The company has named CBS Studios executive Alec Botnick president of Nickelodeon Animation Studios. George Cheeks, chair of TV media for Paramount, announced the hire in a memo sent to staff Friday and obtained by The Hollywood Reporter. Cheeks had tapped Botnick and…
Take a look at the original trailer for season one of Apple TV’s Shrinking, and you won’t see many similarities to the comedy it has become after three seasons — the latest of which concluded this week. There’s a lot of crying. A lot of confrontation. And absolutely zero Michael Urie. The actor, who’s since…
The war has reduced the passage of tankers through the strait to a trickle. Only 15 vessels have made the trip since Tuesday, compared to an average of almost 140 each day prior to the outbreak of the conflict, carrying a fifth of the world’s oil and gas supplies. Almost 800 ships have been left…
Lords of War, the sequel to Andrew Niccol’s 2005 crime thriller Lord of War, has been picked up by Vertical for the U.S. with a planned 2027 theatrical release. Niccol wrote and directed the film that will see Nicolas Cage reprise his role as arms dealer Yuri Orlov. In the follow-up, Orlov finds out he…
Alexa PhilippouApr 10, 2026, 02:18 PM ET Close Covers women’s college basketball and the WNBA Previously covered UConn and the WNBA Connecticut Sun for the Hartford Courant Stanford graduate and Baltimore native with further experience at the Dallas Morning News, Seattle Times and Cincinnati Enquirer Multiple Authors Four-time WNBA All-Star Arike Ogunbowale is signing a…
Right as the biggest players in entertainment are turning streaming into a viable business, there is growing concern that a wrench could be thrown into the entire sector: Consumers are grappling with rising prices everywhere they look, and there are signals that their willingness to keep paying more might be nearing a breaking point. Gas,…
Islamabad —Senior Superintendent of Police (Operations) Islamabad, Qazi Ali Raza, conducted an unannounced visit to various checkpoints and duty stations across the federal capital, in line with special directives issued by Inspector General of Police Islamabad, Syed Ali Nasir Rizvi, to ensure foolproof security throughout the city.During the visit, SSP Operations met with police officers…
Islamabad — April 10, 2026Inspector General of Police Islamabad, Syed Ali Nasir Rizvi, accompanied by Chief Commissioner Islamabad Sohail Ashraf, conducted a comprehensive security inspection of the Red Zone on Friday in preparation for the arrival of high-profile foreign delegations.During the visit, senior officials reviewed security arrangements at entry and exit points, diplomatic missions, key…
Islamabad,— Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif received a telephone call from United Kingdom Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer this evening.Prime Minister Starmer deeply appreciated Pakistan’s effective diplomatic efforts in facilitating the US-Iran ceasefire and the resumption of dialogue. He congratulated Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on hosting the important peace negotiations in Islamabad and offered his…
Nina Raemont/ZDNET Follow ZDNET:Add us as a preferred sourceon Google. ZDNET’s key takeaways I tracked my steps with three health trackers. This included the Apple Watch, Google Pixel Watch, and Oura Ring. Of the three trials, the Pixel Watch was the most accurate. It’s been over a decade since the original Fitbit, with its step-tracking…
