Celebrity Tidings

EXCLUSIVE: Canada’s Waterside Studios, pod network Curiouscast and UK-based podcast producer Blanchard House are teaming up. Waterside and Curiouscast have signed a multi-podcast deal with Blanchard House and the agreement will comprise for podcast titles that will be adapted for TV after their audio launches. The first from the pact is Black and Blue: Behind the Badge, a true crime

HUNGRY diners will soon see a big change when ordering a takeaway when a new ban comes into force. Single-use plastic plates, cutlery and food containers will be axed from October 1. The ban will apply to takeaways but not those used in shelf-ready pre-packaged food like supermarket meal deals. Single-use balloon sticks, polystyrene cups, bowls and trays will also be

A San Sebastian competition contender, Isabel Herguera’s awaited debut feature film, animated feature “Sultana’s Dream,” (“El sueño de la sultana”), has a first trailer, which Variety can share exclusively. Seen at Annecy as a work in progress, the feminist film will world premiere at Spain’s 71st San Sebastian, becoming the first animation feature directed by a woman to garner selection. Producers of