Macaulay Culkin, the Home Alone icon, is a lifelong actor and musician who rose from child superstardom to diverse roles and public-facing projects.
The 78th Emmy Awards celebrate sweeping wins for Apple TV+’s Widow’s Bay and Netflix’s The Beast in Me, with Jean Smart and Matthew Rhys making historic double wins. The Pitt secures best drama, while Rhea Seehorn and Stephen Root win in drama and comedy, respectively. The night also honours industry veterans and overall higher achievements across categories.
Ofcom has found 26% of UK viewers now turn to Netflix first when choosing what to watch, narrowly ahead of the BBC on 25%, while ITV is first for 15%. YouTube viewing has surged: TV viewing of YouTube has doubled since 2022 to 19 minutes a day and total daily YouTube time is 41 minutes. Traditional broadcasters’ weekly reach has fallen to 70%.
Irish Oscar-winning actress Brenda Fricker has died after a period of ill health in Dublin. She won Best Supporting Actress for My Left Foot (1990) and appeared in Home Alone 2 and Casualty. Tributes describe her as a legend and a generous, versatile performer.
A short film, Echoes, explores how two men confront trauma and mental health while reconciling past events at a former school. The project, led by Walters and Nathalie Emmanuel with director Alex Lanipekun, features on-set mental health support and politicians a reflection on masculinity and violence, drawing parallels with a TV series about toxic culture.