The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) is considering reducing the maximum number of votes per person in the Eurovision Song Contest. EBU Media Director Jean Philip De Tender said this on Friday in response to criticism of the current voting system. Several participating countries have questioned the high televoting score that Israel received in the last […]
Tim de Wit will take over from Sophie Hilbrand on BNNVARA’s late evening show. Starting in September, he will form the presenting duo with Jeroen Pauw for Pauw & De Wit, the successor to Bar late. The broadcaster confirmed this to the Ad on Friday. According to BNNVARA, the new talk show will focus more
Marco Schuitmaker will release his second album on June 20. The singer, known for his hit Angel, is calling the album I succeeded (I’ve Succeeded). The new single What should I do for that (What Would I Have to Do for That) will be released on Thursday. “I am happy, proud and relieved, but above
Sophie Hilbrand said goodbye to her talk show Bar late on Thursday evening. At the end of the broadcast, she thanked the viewers for following the program. Earlier this week, BNNVARA announced that Hilbrand would be stopping with the talk show. “This was my last Bar late,” Hilbrand said at the end of the episode.
Marcel van de Ven and Willem Asman have won the Gouden Strop (Golden Noose) with their novel The price (The Price). This prize for the best suspense novel was awarded to a duo for the first time. The two writers share a check for 10,000 euros. The jury, consisting of thriller reviewers and booksellers, among
Director Johan Nijenhuis is not yet finished with his In Love With-film series. After the films In Love with Ibiza, In Love with Cuba, and In Love with Bali, a film set in Curaçao will follow. The title is expected to be released at the end of January. It is not yet known who will
Ronnie Flex doesn’t have much confidence that he will win the appeal against record label Top Notch. “I have a bit of a hard time believing it,” the rapper told the ANP on Thursday after the hearing in the court of appeal in Amsterdam. The case concerns the contract that the 33-year-old Flex, whose real
Kieran Culkin has landed a role in the upcoming Hunger Games film Sunrise on the Reaping. The actor will play the eccentric showmaster Caesar Flickerman, a character previously played by Stanley Tucci, reports trade magazine Variety. Culkin won an Oscar this year for his supporting role in A Real Pain. He joins previously announced cast
Disney has been releasing live-action versions of classic animated films at a rapid pace for years. Some are a hit, others face considerable criticism. “I could learn from that,” says director Dean Fleischer Camp of the new Lilo & Stitch. Although the original Lilo & Stitch is already 23 years old, producer Jonathan Eirich noticed
Daan Schuurmans will appear in the third season of the Flemish-Dutch Netflix series Knokke Off. Nola Elvis Kemper and Belgian actor Luk Wyns are also new to the cast, the streaming service announced on Thursday. “After seeing the first two seasons of Knokke Off, I immediately became a fan,” says Schuurmans. “It’s exciting and special