Something new is happening at Banijay Entertainment! Steve Matthews, who joined Banijay in 2023, has been given a big new job. He's now the Head of Scripted, Creative. And Johannes Jensen, who's been leading Banijay Nordic, is now the Head of Scripted, Business. Together, they'll work with Banijay's
In 2022, when Russia invaded Ukraine, the European Union quickly responded with the REPowerEU plan. This plan aimed to ensure short-term energy security by changing how the EU gets and uses natural gas. The goal was to diversify imports, reduce demand, and speed up the use of renewable energy in the
Bill Condon's "Kiss of the Spider Woman" might not be perfect, but it sure is entertaining. The movie takes a Broadway musical, set in Argentina in the 1980s, and turns it into a film that's part drama, part fantasy, and all heart. The story follows two cellmates: Valentín, a political prisoner, and
In a sudden and worrying move, rebels from the M23 group, backed by Rwanda, have moved towards the city of Goma in eastern Congo. This put the local population of around 2 million in a state of panic, as they feared a major conflict was coming their way. The U. N. described the situation as dire, wi
Imagine this: New York City's subway crime has gotten so bad that it's now the butt of jokes on "Saturday Night Live. " In a recent episode, Michael Che jokingly said the city's five days without a shooting was "just way more fun to push people onto the subway tracks. " This is no laughing matter, t
Imagine this: a documentary filmmaker watches a reality TV show about catching child predators and decides to dig deeper. David Osit, the filmmaker, was hooked by “To Catch a Predator” but didn’t think much about it until years later. That’s when he heard about Bill Conradt, a Texas assistant distri
Barley, a key crop for animal feed, beer, and food, faces a big challenge: waterlogging. This stress can really slow down seed germination and hurt seedling growth. Scientists wanted to figure out how barley handles this. They studied two types of barley seeds under water stress: one tough (LLZDM) a
Imagine a situation where a simple scan could save someone's life. That's what happened with a 51-year-old woman who had a rare liver infection called hepatic gas gangrene (HGG). This infection is usually caused by bacteria like Clostridium perfringens, but other germs can also be the culprit. Docto
In the city of Oakland, a man named Jacobi Gaines found himself in the middle of a storm he helped create. It all started in November 2019 when Gaines, then 18, posted a video on Instagram. This video showed him doing something disrespectful – urinating on the gravestone of a teenager named Keith La
Parenthood can change a young person's life in many ways. In a study of 40 young men and 40 young women in Latin American prisons, researchers found that becoming a parent can either lead to a life away from crime or pull someone deeper into it. For some, having a child made them want to slow down a
