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Melbourne doctor Ryan Cho’s cache of 4,500 images after he spied on almost 1,000 workmates in the toilets of Austin Hospital, Royal Melbourne and the Peter MacCallum Centre
A Melbourne doctor, Dr Ryan Yi Cho, 28, has pleaded guilty to secretly photographing and filming hundreds of people as they used hospital toilets, showers and bathrooms. Appearing at Melbourne Magistrates’ Court on Thursday, he admitted 13 consolidated charges involving close to 900 victims, in a serious breach of trust within the healthcare settings where…
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HBO Chief on ‘Heated Rivalry‘ Emmys Ineligibility: “I’m Just Proud to Have Season 2″
HBO’s content chief Casey Bloys has spoken to The Hollywood Reporter about the network’s continued dominance at the 2026 Emmy nominations, where it secured 122 nods — eleven more than second-placed Netflix. The interview matters because it comes amid both a period of sustained awards success and considerable uncertainty, with HBO potentially set to be…
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Police are probing a £37,500 donation to Robert Jenrick
Scotland Yard has opened an investigation into a £37,500 donation made to Robert Jenrick’s 2024 campaign to become leader of the Conservative Party, following claims that the money came from a foreign source in breach of UK electoral law. The matter is significant because Mr Jenrick has since defected to Reform UK, whose leader Nigel…
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Apple TV leads 2026 Emmys with 87 nominations as streaming records tumble
The 2026 Emmy nominations were announced, with Apple TV emerging as the clear frontrunner, securing 87 nominations from just 15 programmes in a result that highlighted the platform’s selective, quality-focused approach. The announcement matters because it saw several long-standing streaming and industry records broken, signalling a shift in how recognition is distributed across an increasingly…
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TV Academy President Maury McIntyre Talks Emmy Noms, Legacy Award, How Multiple Late-Night Shows Might Win & A Pending TV Rights Deal
The nominations for the 78th Primetime Emmy Awards are out and Television Academy president and CEO Maury McIntyre is excited ahead of the show in September. It was a big day for shows such as Hacks, The Pitt, Widow’s Bay, Pluribus and Beef, and McIntyre was pleased with the variety of nominations. In an interview with…
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‘Hacks’ Creators on Their Record-Breaking Emmy Nomination Haul: “Incredible Way to End”
The final season of the HBO Max comedy Hacks has secured a record-breaking 24 Emmy nominations (25 including a nod for the short-form spin-off Hacks: Bit by Bit), the most ever received by a comedy series in Emmy history. The haul surpasses the previous record of 23 nominations, set by The Studio in 2025 and…
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HBO’s Casey Bloys Gets Nostalgic Thinking About All Those Emmy Nominations
Since Casey Bloys took over HBO programming in February 2016, he and his team have been responsible for 1,208 Emmy nominations and 276 wins. This morning, the company landed another 122 nominations, thanks to record hauls for Hacks and huge performances for The Pitt, which landed 24 and 25 noms, respectively. HBO Max scored three…
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Television City May Be Sold as Owner Piles Up $357 Million In Debt
Depressed production levels force Hackman Capital to relinquish control of studio complexes across L.A. A bid for Manhattan Beach Studios involves plans to clear its soundstages.
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‘Hacks’ Spinoff Will Never Happen, Paul W. Downs Says: ‘We Feel So Happy With How It Ended’
Paul W. Downs, co-creator and star of the HBO comedy “Hacks”, has definitively ruled out a spin-off following the show’s fifth and final season. Speaking to Variety after the series broke the record for the most-nominated comedy at this year’s Emmys, Downs said a spin-off centred on his character Jimmy and Megan Stalter’s Kayla was…
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Casey Bloys on HBO’s Huge Emmy Noms Haul, ‘The Pitt’ Dominance, Whether He Has ‘Heated Rivalry’ Regrets and His Own Future Post-Merger
HBO’s content chief Casey Bloys spoke to Variety after the platform led the 2026 Emmy nominations with an industry-topping 122 nods, driven by strong showings for the drama “The Pitt” and the comedy “Hacks”. The haul marks a high point in Bloys’s decade running HBO, but it arrives amid uncertainty, as the pending acquisition of…