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Yahoo
08-08-2025
- Yahoo
How much does Gary Lineker earn? Presenter to host new ITV gameshow
The former Match of the Day presenter will host ITV's The Box. Gary Lineker will host a new game show on ITV following his departure from the BBC, the broadcaster has confirmed. Lineker will host The Box on ITV, which will see celebrity contestants "transported to unknown locations, before being released to face whatever game awaits on the other side of the door." The former Match of the Day presenter will host the show, which was originally launched on TV2 in Norway earlier this year. "The contestants will have to quickly and masterfully work out how each game works, whilst also trying to get ahead of the competition to take control," Lineker said. "It's going to be unpredictable and thrilling to watch." Lineker had been rumoured as the new host of the show for some time, after The Sun originally reported ITV bosses were trying to sign him. The Sun claimed ITV had hoped Lineker's presence would fill the gap left by Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway, which ended its successful run in 2024. The 64-year-old left the BBC in May – earlier than had been planned – following a post about Zionism which featured a depiction of a rat, historically an antisemitic insult, which he apologised for. Lineker was the BBC's highest-paid broadcaster for nearly a decade, while his podcast empire, which includes The Rest Is Football, forms a key part of his business ventures away from his television presenting duties, as Yahoo News UK explains. What businesses does Gary Lineker own? Lineker is the owner of a podcasting empire, in the form of Goalhanger Podcasts, responsible for shows such as The Rest Is History, The Rest Is Politics, The Rest Is Entertainment and The Rest Is Football, which Lineker himself presents with BBC pundits Alan Shearer and Micah Richards. Goalhanger was founded seven years ago by Lineker and former TV and radio executives Tony Pastor and Jack Davenport, and says its 12 podcasts collectively have more than 40 million downloads a month. The most popular is The Rest Is History, fronted by historians and authors Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook, which regularly tops various UK podcast charts on different providers and has a live touring show. Its popularity is such that it has become an international success and has a large audience in the US. Not far behind it is The Rest Is Politics, presented by former Labour spin doctor Alastair Campbell and ex-Tory minister Rory Stewart, which has more than two million listens each week and was recently broadcast live to about 13,000 people at London's O2 Arena. The Rest Is Football, hosted by Lineker, was a huge success during the men's 2024 Euros tournament, podcasting daily and amassing almost 20 million downloads, but caused controversy with one episode in which Lineker described an England performance as "s**t". Currently available on services such as Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Audible and Amazon Music, The Rest Is Football moved from the BBC to British internet sports streaming platform DAZN following Lineker's BBC exit. Lineker also has his own production company, Goalhanger Films, established over 10 years ago, which has produced programmes on ex-footballer Wayne Rooney and boxer Anthony Joshua, and is working on a show for Amazon about former tennis star Serena Williams. Lineker has also been an angel investor for a number of start-ups, backing insurance firms Neos and Ingenie in the past. Lineker also remains an ambassador for Walkers' crisps, having signed a three-year contract extension in 2023 – his first advert appearance for the snack was broadcast in 1995. How much money does Lineker make? Lineker has a reported net worth of about £30m, with the BBC saying in its latest annual report in July that he earned between £1,350,000 and £1,354,999 a year – the same as he made in 2024. He agreed to a pay cut in 2020 as part of a five-year contract, having previously been paid about £1.75m a year. The Times reported in June 2024 that he made more than £125,000 in the first two weeks of last year's Euros from his The Rest Is Football podcast. The newspaper said Goalhanger's accounts, for the 12 months to May 2023, showed its capital and reserves had almost trebled to £591,000, but that this figure was likely to be substantially surpassed when its total is calculated for the year that followed. The previous three-year contract he signed with Walkers Crisps, in 2020, was worth £1.2m. What do Gary Lineker's sons do for a living? Lineker has four sons with his first wife, Michelle Cockayne, who he married in 1986. His eldest son, George, is the co-founder of telecoms start-up Your Business Number, which lets customers pay for a virtual phone number used to contact clients through WhatsApp business, without the need for an extra phone line. In 2022, it was valued at £5.5m. Lineker's second oldest son, Harry, works as a producer at his father's production company, Goalhanger Films. Lineker's other sons, Tobias and Angus, are a DJ and business development manager respectively.
Geek Tyrant
04-08-2025
- Geek Tyrant
Tim Burton's BATMAN and BATMAN RETURNS Are Headed Back to Theaters With a Dolby Cinema Upgrade — GeekTyrant
Tim Burton's legendary takes on the Dark Knight with Batman (1989) and Batman Returns (1992) are headed back onto the big screen for one night only, on August 25, in a remastered, all-out Dolby Cinema experience at over 160 AMC Theatres across the U.S. This is the first time both films will be presented in Dolby Vision and Dolby Atmos, giving fans the chance to see and hear Burton's gothic vision like never before. Think deeper blacks, sharper contrasts, more vivid colors and surround sound that completely immerses you in Gotham's eerie streets and sky-splitting Batwing flyovers. Michael Keaton suits up as the Caped Crusader, facing off against some of the most unforgettable big-screen villains ever, including Jack Nicholson's maniacal Joker, Danny DeVito's grotesque Penguin, and Michelle Pfeiffer's electrifying Catwoman. These films redefined what superhero movies could be, paving the way for the darker, more complex comic book movies. And for Tim Burton, revisiting them in this format was a exciting He said:. 'I hadn't watched these films since I made them, and seeing them again with this level of clarity, beauty, color, and sound felt really new and exciting. Dolby Atmos and Vision brought it all to life in a fresh way.' There's even more history packed into this event. Back in 1992, Batman Returns made cinematic waves as the first movie ever shown in Dolby Digital, a milestone that reshaped how movies sounded. Now, it's coming full circle. Michelle Maddalena, VP of global content and industry relations at Dolby, emphasized just how iconic these films still are. ''Batman' and 'Batman Returns' remain seminal films in the history of the super hero genre. The new presentation of these films in Dolby Vision and Dolby Atmos honors Tim Burton's bold creativity while showcasing how far audio and image technology have evolved.' Jeff Goldstein, president of global distribution at Warner Bros. Pictures, added, 'Tim Burton's acclaimed 'Batman' films deliver a dark, iconic vision of Gotham City that continues to influence the modern super hero genre today. With their advancements over the past decades, Dolby now transforms these beloved classics into completely new cinematic experiences through Dolby Vision and Dolby Atmos, delivering unprecedented visual and audio fidelity.' So if you're a fan of Batman, Burton, or just love watching legendary movies in the most stunning format possible, don't miss this rare one-night return to Gotham. August 25. Dolby Cinema. Be there!
Yahoo
02-08-2025
- Yahoo
Photo shows 'amazing' moment with 'sneaky' crocodile snapped on remote Aussie river
When you live in the 'Top End' of Australia, it's amazing what you can see on your work break. That was the case for photographer and crocodile expert David White who takes tourists on cruises on the Daintree River in Far North Queensland. But between boat rides this week he managed to stalk a young and ambitious crocodile who happened upon a solid meal before taking it on a more than seven kilometre ride. David was on the smaller of his two zero emissions cruise boats with his camera gear and drone when he spotted the truly wild scene. "It's electric and nice and quiet," he told Yahoo News about his boat. It allowed him to get quite close to the crocodile, affectionately known as Nate, when he poached the dead feral pig from another male's territory. A stunning image captured the moment the brave crocodile claimed his prize under a ceiling of mangroves. Reason crocs flock to secret Aussie beach covered in footprints Amazing crocodile photo highlights $800,000 problem in outback Warning of invasive predator 'boom' as rangers work 'around the clock' "He's not the dominant male here, that's Scarface – he is our boss crocodile. And Scarface has another boss at each end of his territory ... but you got this young Nate, a sneaky one, who sneaks around behind their backs and when no one is looking he adds to the gene pool," David explained. "I followed him and he just kept on going. He went a long way – seven kilometres down the river. I had to get back to do another cruise, but he kept on going. "He took it through Scarface's territory, through another male's territory ... It was amazing." At one point, a female crocodile tried to join the party, David recalled, as it followed along hoping to get a piece of the action, but was ultimately denied by Nate who had a single-minded focus. "Crocs can't always eat their piggies straight away because their teeth are sort of cone shaped," David explained. They're great for catching, piercing and throttling prey but not quite so good for chewing. "So they've got to marinate it a bit, so he took it down somewhere secretive, up a little creek I guess, to let it soften up a bit". "One less feral pig," David said when sharing the scene online this week. Feral pigs a major part of Australia's invasive pest problem This feral pig was dead when the crocodile found it, and it's unclear what killed it. But the species doesn't have to worry about too much as they plunder their adopted environment, causing an estimated $100 million in economic damage to Australia's agricultural sector every year. Saltwater crocs love eating feral pigs, says Deakin University ecologist Euan Ritchie. While that's good news, we don't exactly know how useful they are at helping reduce feral pig numbers. "Pigs and crocodiles live in the fast and slow lanes, respectively," he wrote in The Conversation last year, referring to the habits and breeding rates of both animals, in particular the prolific breeding of pigs. "This means feral pigs can endure relatively high predation rates and still persist in ecosystems in large numbers." Speaking to Yahoo News last week, Professor Ritchie lamented the persistent ecological issues posed by a slew of invasive species on Australia's landscape, of which feral pigs are one of the very worst. "In northern Australia ... some areas have feral donkeys, feral horses, feral cattle, feral water buffalo and feral pigs, all in the same area," he said. "In arid Australia, feral camels, feral donkeys, feral horses, feral cattle, feral goats and introduced European rabbits may all co-occur."
