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Yahoo
15 hours ago
- Business
- Yahoo
BBC Director General Floats Concerning Vision Of Future Where 'People Don't Care' About Nation's Oldest Public Broadcaster
The BBC makes the UK front pages almost every day but Director General Tim Davie isn't so worried about that. Instead, he floated a more worrying vision of the future this morning where 'people don't care' about the nation's public broadcaster. More from Deadline Sky Boss Dana Strong Raises Artificial Intelligence Copyright Concerns: "I Can't Fathom How A Small Producer Keeps Up" Ncuti Gatwa Bids "Bittersweet" Farewell To 'Doctor Who' After Two Seasons: "Time To Hand Over The Keys To That Beloved Blue Box" 'Strictly Come Dancing' Contestant Wynne Evans Dropped By BBC After Making Lewd Remark 'We should not take people caring for granted,' he said. 'Institutions are in big trouble if they assume engagement and there is any degree of talk [around them not caring]. We are absolutely the classic patriarchal broadcast organization. The worry is a mainstream weaponization where people don't care [about the BBC].' Davie said he is fine with the BBC making headlines, which he described as 'one of the joys of our free press… let' celebrate the fact people care.' 'Neighbors talk to me about what's going on and who's going to host Match of the Day, and lots more' added Davie. 'But it's the 10 people on the other side of the room who don't care that I'm worrying about.' Davie also issued a plea for a new BBC funding mechanism to 'protect national IP' and end an era of 'begrudging, grinding cuts.' As charter renewal in 2027 and the possible end of the license fee draws ever close, Davie told the conference today that 'if we drift the way we are now we will be in a crisis' and so quick decisions are required. He was speaking at the Deloitte and Enders Media & Telecoms 2025 and Beyond Conference after Sky boss Dana Strong and before Netflix EMEA chief Larry Tanz and UK Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy. Best of Deadline Everything We Know About 'Nobody Wants This' Season 2 So Far List Of Hollywood & Media Layoffs From Paramount To Warner Bros Discovery To CNN & More Everything We Know About 'Happy Gilmore 2' So Far
Yahoo
4 days ago
- Business
- Yahoo
Five Augustans await sentencing for stolen mail, bank fraud, aggravated identity theft in separate cases
AUGUSTA, Ga. (WJBF) – Five Richmond County defendants face various prison sentences after pleading guilty to illegally possessing a master key for postal service mailboxes and other felony counts occurring in 2023. Davion Chelsea Easterling, 26, and Corey Jamario Gunter, 24, both of Augusta, await sentencing after pleading guilty to Aiding and Abetting Possession of a Stolen Mail Key. According to the U.S. Department of Justice, plea agreements subject each defendant to a statutory penalty of up to 10 years in prison, along with substantial financial penalties and up to three years of supervised release upon completion of any prison term. According to court documents, Easterling was employed by the U.S. Postal Service and shared a residence with Gunter. An investigation by the U.S. Postal Inspection Service and the Richmond County Sheriff's Office in 2023, led to a search of their residence pursuant to a state search warrant, where investigators reportedly found large quantities of stolen mail and multiple postal bins, along with a master key used to access postal service boxes. The investigation revealed that mail was stolen from a USPS Blue Box, located at the U.S. Post Office, 3108 Peach Orchard Road in Augusta. U.S. District Court Judge J. Randal Hall will schedule sentencing hearings for Easterling and Gunter upon completion of pre-sentence investigations by U.S. Probation Services. Cameron Martinas Curry, 22, and Quavaun Enreco Rhodes, 22, both of Augusta, await sentencing after pleading guilty to Possession of a Stolen Mail Key, Possessing Stolen Mail Matter, Bank Fraud and Aggravated Identity Theft. Both face up to 30 years in prison, along with substantial financial penalties and up to five years of supervised release upon completion of any prison term. Curry and Rhodes were detained by the Columbia County Sheriff's Office for a traffic stop after suspecting that the defendants had stolen mail from a USPS Blue Box, located at the U.S. Post Office, 125 Commercial Boulevard in Martinez. Upon contact with the defendants, the deputies observed what appeared to be stolen U.S. Mail inside the vehicle. An investigation by the U.S. Postal Inspection Service determined that there was no forced entry on the USPS Blue Box. After searching the area, a pair of U.S. Postal Master Keys were found less than thirty yards from the vehicle. A federal search warrant was obtained for both defendants' phones and agents found several check images with a face value totaling $485,000. Court documents showed that text messages and screenshots revealed that they had stolen checks from the mail and had been depositing, altering or selling them for the Purpose of Bank Fraud or Identity Theft. U.S. District Court Judge Dudley H. Bowen will schedule sentencing hearings for Curry and Rhodes upon completion of pre-sentence investigations by U.S. Probation Services. Earl Demetrius Overton, 32, of Augusta, awaits sentencing after pleading guilty to Possession of a Firearm by a Prohibited Person, Bank Fraud, and Aggravated Identity Theft related to stolen mail. He faces up to 30 years in prison, along with substantial financial penalties and up to five years of supervised release upon completion of any prison term. Overton was arrested by RCSO, pursuant to an arrest warrant, while driving a vehicle. The defendant was reportedly found to be in possession of a firearm and is a prohibited person because of a previous felony conviction. A follow up search warrant of the defendant's home revealed numerous stolen checks, stolen mail, and various debit cards belonging to other people. Investigators revealed that Overton was stealing checks from the mail and depositing, altering or selling them for the purpose of Bank Fraud and Aggravated Identity Theft. U.S. District Court Judge J. Randal Hall will schedule a sentencing hearing for Overton upon completion of pre-sentence investigations by U.S. Probation Services. 'These cases are examples of individuals who made a decision to engage in criminal misconduct involving the U.S. mail that will not go unpunished,' said Rodney M. Hopkins, Inspector in Charge of the Atlanta Division. 'The U.S. Postal Inspection Service is committed to protecting our customers and preserving the integrity of the mail.' If you believe you are a victim of mail theft from the Martinez Post Office, or the Peach Orchard Road Post Office between the dates of March 1, 2023 and November 30, 2023, and you have not been contacted by the United States Attorney's Office, you can file a report by June 30, 2025, with the United States Postal Inspection Service at referencing USPIS Case Numbers 4183320-MT and 4207963-MT. This investigation is on-going. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Daily Maverick
7 days ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Maverick
All the winners of the 2025 Anime Awards
Despite a very impressive gathering of Asian animation talent, one series dominated the 2025 Anime Awards. Here are all the winners announced during the 25 May ceremony in Tokyo. Between enchanting fantasy, high school romance, and supernatural thrillers, the 2025 Crunchyroll Anime Awards looked set to be a showdown between heavyweights of the animation industry in Asia. This year, series like Frieren: Beyond Journey's End, The Apothecary Diaries, Dan Da Dan, and Delicious in Dungeon all went head-to-head, but out of nowhere, it was Solo Leveling that dominated the awards show, which was hosted in Tokyo on 25 May. Winning nine of the 13 awards it was nominated for, Solo Leveling took home all the glory when it clinched the coveted Anime of the Year prize. It's worth noting that this year's Crunchyroll Anime Awards covered all anime released from October 2023 through to December 2024, meaning that only the first season of Solo Leveling was eligible. The show, which is based on the South Korean web novel of the same name and its webtoon adaptation, has been a massive hit since it first debuted in January 2024. A power fantasy about a monster-hunter named Sung Jin-woo, who rises in status from weakling to an absurdly powerful necromancer, Solo Leveling has been a critical and commercial smash hit so far. The series is available with a Crunchyroll subscription. While Solo Leveling was a lock to win awards like 'Best Action,' there has been spirited debate online over the other awards it bagged. With anime like Frieren – about an elven mage who outlives her adventuring companions – and Dan Da Dan – where high schoolers battle both aliens and the supernatural – also nominated for 'Best New Anime Series,' fans of those shows (both on Netflix) felt that Solo Leveling's win was underserved compared to how those series feature more nuanced and layered storytelling in comparison. Other notable 2025 winners included Anime Film of the Year Look Back, from Chainsaw Man creator Tatsuki Fujimoto, about two young girls who bond over drawing manga (and which is on Prime Video); ever-popular Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba (Best Continuing Series and Best Animation); and Blue Box (Best Romance), where teens deal with complicated feelings as they train for basketball Nationals. Both Demon Slayer and Blue Box are in the South African Netflix library. For the record, voting for the Anime Awards is weighted 70/30 between a panel of anime industry judges and public opinion. The accolades have been dished out since 2017, when groundbreaking figure skating drama Yuri on Ice became the first Anime of the Year winner. The 2025 Awards Ceremony was an emotional night for the people who worked on the iconic Attack on Titan anime, as well as it was awarded Crunchyroll's first-ever Global Impact Award to honour the mark it had made on pop culture worldwide since debuting back in 2013. Looking ahead, this year will see several highly anticipated anime films and TV series released. A trilogy of Demon Slayer films will wrap up the anime, and the next arc of Chainsaw Man will also be on the silver screen. Meanwhile, on TV, while anime series like Dragon Ball Daima, Sakamoto Days, and Lazarus are earning rave reviews from critics and fans alike, new seasons of megapopular properties like Spy x Family, One-Punch Man, and My Hero Academia are lined up for home viewing later in 2025. DM This story was first published on PFangirl. Below you'll find all of this year's winners, while a full list, including nominees, can also be found here. 2025 Crunchyroll Anime Awards Winners Anime of the Year Solo Leveling Film of the Year Look Back Best Original Anime Ninja Kamui Best Continuing Series Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – Hashira Training Arc Best New Series Solo Leveling Best Opening Sequence 'Otonoke' – Creepy Nuts (Dan Da Dan) Best Ending Sequence 'request' – krage (Solo Leveling) Best Action Solo Leveling Best Comedy Mashle: Magic and Muscles – The Divine Visionary Candidate Exam Arc Best Drama Frieren: Beyond Journey's End Best Isekai Anime Re:ZERO – Starting Life in Another World – Season 3 Best Romance Blue Box Best Slice of Life Makeine: Too Many Losing Heroines! Best Animation Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – Hashira Training Arc Best Background Art Frieren: Beyond Journey's End Best Character Design Dan Da Dan Best Director Keiichiro Saito (Frieren: Beyond Journey's End) Best Main Character Sung Jinwoo (Solo Leveling) Best Supporting Character Fern (Frieren: Beyond Journey's End) 'Must Protect At All Costs' Character Anya Forger (Spy × Family, Season 2) Best Anime Song 'Otonoke' – Creepy Nuts (Dan Da Dan) Best Score Solo Leveling – Hiroyuki Sawano Voice Performance Awards Japanese Aoi Yuki (Maomao – The Apothecary Diaries) English Aleks Le (Sung Jinwoo – Solo Leveling) Arabic Hiba Snobar (Anya Forger – SPY × FAMILY Season 2) Brazilian Portuguese Charles Emmanuel (Sung Jinwoo – Solo Leveling) Castilian Spanish Masumi Mutsuda (Sung Jinwoo – Solo Leveling) French Adrien Antoine (Kafka Hibino – Kaiju No. 8) German Daniel Schlauch (Monkey D. Luffy – One Piece) Hindi Lohit Sharma (Satoru Gojo – Jujutsu Kaisen, Season 2) Italian Ilaria Pellicone (Kyomoto – Look Back) Latin Spanish
Pink Villa
25-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Pink Villa
Crunchyroll Anime Awards 2025 Full Winners List: Solo Leveling Named Anime of the Year, Demon Slayer, DAN DA DAN, and Frieren Take Big Nods
The 2025 Anime Awards have officially wrapped up, and anime fans around the globe have spoken! Held live from Tokyo on May 25, this year's ceremony celebrated the best in anime, from breakout new series to unforgettable performances and stunning visuals. Whether you're catching up or reliving the excitement, here's your complete guide to all the winners, including who took the prestigious Anime of the Year title. 1. Anime of the Year Solo Leveling: Winner DAN DA DAN Delicious in Dungeon Frieren: Beyond Journey's End Kaiju No. 8 The Apothecary Diaries 2. Anime Film of the Year 2025 Look Back: Winner HAIKYU!! The Dumpster Battle Mononoke The Movie: The Phantom in the Rain My Hero Academia: You're Next SPY x FAMILY CODE: White The Colors Within 3. Global Impact Award Attack on Titan: Winner 4. Best Continuing Anime Series Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Hashira Training Arc: Winner BLEACH: Thousand-Year Blood War - The Conflict My Hero Academia Season 7 ONE PIECE OSHI NO KO Season 2 SPY x FAMILY Season 2 5. Best New Anime Series Solo Leveling: Winner DAN DA DAN Delicious in Dungeon Frieren: Beyond Journey's End Kaiju No. 8 The Apothecary Diaries 6. Best Original Anime Ninja Kamui: Winner BUCCHIGIRI?! GIRLS BAND CRY Jellyfish Can't Swim in the Night Metallic Rouge Train to the End of the World 7. Best Animation Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Hashira Training Arc: Winner DAN DA DAN Delicious in Dungeon Frieren: Beyond Journey's End Kaiju No. 8 Solo Leveling 8. Best Character Design DAN DA DAN: Winner Delicious in Dungeon Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Hashira Training Arc Frieren: Beyond Journey's End Kaiju No. 8 The Apothecary Diaries 9. Best Director Keiichiro Saito (Frieren: Beyond Journey's End): Winner Fuga Yamashiro (DAN DA DAN) Haruo Sotozaki (Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Hashira Training Arc) Megumi Ishitani (ONE PIECE FAN LETTER) Norihiro Naganuma (The Apothecary Diaries) Yoshihiro Miyajima (Delicious in Dungeon) 10. Best Background Art Frieren: Beyond Journey's End: Winner DAN DA DAN Delicious in Dungeon Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Hashira Training Arc Pluto The Apothecary Diaries 11. Best Romance Anime Blue Box: Winner A Sign of Affection Makeine: Too Many Losing Heroines! Ranma 1/2 Scott Pilgrim Takes Off The Dangers in My Heart Season 2 12. Best Comedy Anime MASHLE: MAGIC AND MUSCLES The Divine Visionary Candidate Exam Arc: Winner Delicious in Dungeon KONOSUBA - God's Blessing on This Wonderful World! 3 MASHLE: MAGIC AND MUSCLES The Divine Visionary My Deer Friend Nokotan Ranma 1/2 SPY x FAMILY Season 2 13. Best Action Anime Solo Leveling: Winner BLEACH: Thousand-Year Blood War - The Conflict DAN DA DAN Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Hashira Training Arc Kaiju No. 8 WIND BREAKER 14. Best Isekai Anime Re: ZERO - Starting Life in Another World - Season 3: Winner KONOSUBA - God's Blessing on This Wonderful World! 3 Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation (Season 2, Cour 2) Shangri-La Frontier Season 2 Suicide Squad ISEKAI That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime Season 3 15. Best Drama Anime Frieren: Beyond Journey's End: Winner A Sign of Affection DEAD DEAD DEMONS DEDEDEDE DESTRUCTION OSHI NO KO Season 2 Pluto The Apothecary Diaries 16. Best Slice of Life Anime Makeine: Too Many Losing Heroines!: Winner Laid-Back Camp Season 3 Mr. Villain's Day Off My Deer Friend Nokotan Sound! Euphonium 3 The Dangers in My Heart Season 2 17. Best Main Character Sung Jinwoo (Solo Leveling): Winner Frieren (Frieren: Beyond Journey's End) Kafka Hibino (Kaiju No. 8) Okarun (DAN DA DAN) Maomao (The Apothecary Diaries) Momo (DAN DA DAN) 18: Best Supporting Character Fern (Frieren: Beyond Journey's End): Winner Himmel (Frieren: Beyond Journey's End) Jinshi (The Apothecary Diaries) Seiko (DAN DA DAN) Senshi (Delicious in Dungeon) Turbo Granny (DAN DA DAN) 19. 'Must Protect At All Costs' Character Anya Forger (SPY x FAMILY Season 2): Winner Frieren (Frieren: Beyond Journey's End) Okarun (DAN DA DAN) Senshi (Delicious in Dungeon) Tokiyuki Hojo (The Elusive Samurai) Yuki Itose (A Sign of Affection) 20. Best Anime Song Otonoke by Creepy Nuts (DAN DA DAN): Winner Abyss by Yungblud (Kaiju No. 8) Bling-Bang-Bang-Born by Creepy Nuts (MASHLE: MAGIC AND MUSCLES The Divine Visionary Candidate Exam Arc) Fatal by GEMN (OSHI NO KO Season 2) LEveL by SawanoHiroyuki[nZK]: TOMORROW X TOGETHER (Solo Leveling) The Brave by YOASOBI (Frieren: Beyond Journey's End) 21. Best Anime Score Solo Leveling (Hiroyuki Sawano): Winner BLEACH: Thousand-Year Blood War - The Conflict (Shiro Sagisu) DAN DA DAN (kensuke ushio) Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Hashira Training Arc (Yuki Kaijura, Go Shiina) Frieren: Beyond Journey's End (Evan Call) Look Back (Haruka Nakamura) 22. Best Anime Opening Sequence Otonoke by Creepy Nuts (DAN DA DAN): Winner Abyss by Yungblud (Kaiju No. 8) Bling-Bang-Bang-Born by Creepy Nuts (MASHLE: MAGIC AND MUSCLES The Divine Visionary Candidate Exam Arc) Fatal by GEMN Fatal by GEMN (OSHI NO KO Season 2) LEveL by SawanoHiroyuki[nZK]: TOMORROW X TOGETHER (Solo Leveling) UUUUUS! By Hiroshi Kitadani (ONE PIECE) 23. Best Anime Ending Sequence request by krage (Solo Leveling): Winner Antanante by riria. (Ranma 1/2) Burning by Hitsujibungaku (OSHI NO KO Season 2) KAMAKURA STYLE by BotchiBoromaru (The Elusive Samurai) Nobody by OneRepublic (Kaiju No. 8) TAIDADA by ZUTOMAYO (DAN DA DAN) 24. Best Anime Voice Artist Performance - Japanese Aoi Yuki as Maomao (The Apothecary Diaries): Winner Atsumi Tanezaki as Frieren (Frieren: Beyond Journey's End) Kenichi Suzumura as Bravern (Brave Bang Bravern!) Shion Wakayama as Momo (DAN DA DAN) Sayaka Sembongi as Marcille Donato (Delicious in Dungeon) Natsuki Hanae as Okarun (DAN DA DAN) 25. Best Anime Voice Artist Performance - Arabic Hiba Snobar as Anya Forger (SPY x FAMILY Season 2): Winner Basel Al Rifaiey as Loid Forger (SPY x FAMILY Season 2) Julien Chaaya as Iseagi (BLUE LOCK 2nd Season) Lama AlSayyagh as Marcille Donato (Delicious in Dungeon) Mohammed Sami as Rin (BLUE LOCK 2nd Season) Nawar AlMahairi as Laios Touden (Delicious in Dungeon) 26. Best Anime Voice Artist Performance - Brazilian Portuguese Charles Emmanuel as Sung Jinwoo (Solo Leveling): Winner Bruna Laynes as Marcille Donato (Delicious in Dungeon) Celso Henrique as Sunraku (Shangri-La Frontier Season 2) Gigi Patta as Maomao (The Apothecary Diaries) Heitor Assali as Reno Ichikawa (Kaiju No. 8) Pedro Azevedo as Dot Barrett (MASHLE: MAGIC AND MUSCLES The Divine Visionary Candidate Exam Arc) 27. Best Anime Voice Artist Performance - Castilian Spanish Masumi Mutsuda as Sung Jinwoo (Solo Leveling): Winner Ainhoa Maiquez as Miyo Saimori (My Happy Marriage) Clara Schwarze as Akane Tendo (Ranma 1/2) Jorge Peña as Senshi (Delicious in Dungeon) Mario Ballart as Kafka Hibino (Kaiju No. 8) Sandra Villa as Frieren (Frieren: Beyond Journey's End) 28. Best Anime Voice Artist Performance - English Aleks Le as Sung Jinwoo (Solo Leveling): Winner AJ Beckles as Okarun (DAN DA DAN) Jessie James Grelle as Armin Arlelt (Attack on Titan Final Season THE FINAL CHAPTERS Special 2) Mallorie Rodak as Frieren (Frieren: Beyond Journey's End) Sarah Natochenny as Alya (Alya Sometimes Hides Her Feelings in Russian) SungWon Cho as Senshi (Delicious in Dungeon) 29. Best Anime Voice Artist Performance - French Adrien Antoine as Kafka Hibino (Kaiju No. 8): Winner Audrey Sablé as Naomi Orthmann (Metallic Rouge) Jaynelia Coadou as Momo (DAN DA DAN) Julien Allouf as Jinshi (The Apothecary Diaries) Marie Nonnenmacher as Frieren (Frieren: Beyond Journey's End) Martin Faliu as Ranma Saotome (Ranma 1/2) 30. Best Anime Voice Artist Performance - German Daniel Schlauch as Monkey D. Luffy (ONE PIECE): Winner Felix Kamin as Kafka Hibino (Kaiju No. 8) Florian Knorn as Ranma Saotome (Ranma 1/2) Franciska Friede as Momo (DAN DA DAN) Jörg Hengstler as Kogoro Mori (Detective Conan: Black Iron Submarine) Magdalena Höfner as Marcille Donato (Delicious in Dungeon) 31. Best Anime Voice Artist Performance - Hindi Lohit Sharma as Satoru Gojo (JUJUTSU KAISEN Season 2): Winner Abhishek Sharma as Einar (VINLAND SAGA SEASON 2) Natasha John as Frieren (Frieren: Beyond Journey's End) Rajesh Shukla as Sung Jinwoo (Solo Leveling) Ranjit R Tiwari as Yoichi Isagi (BLUE LOCK 2nd Season) Rushikesh Phunse as Kafka Hibino (Kaiju No. 8) 32. Best Anime Voice Artist Performance - Italian Ilaria Pellicone as Kyomoto (Look Back): Winner Alessandro Pili as Kenma Kozume (HAIKYU!! The Dumpster Battle) Andrea Oldani as Jinshi (The Apothecary Diaries) Katia Sorrentino as Neia Baraja (OVERLORD: The Sacred Kingdom) Martina Felli as Frieren (Frieren: Beyond Journey's End) Mattia Bressan as Kafka Hibino (Kaiju No. 8) 33. Best Anime Voice Artist Performance - Latin Spanish Miguel Ángel Leal as Eren Jaeger (Attack on Titan Final Season THE FINAL CHAPTERS Special 2): Winner Alicia Vélez as Momo (DAN DA DAN) Desireé González as Maomao (The Apothecary Diaries) Erika Ugalde as Frieren (Frieren: Beyond Journey's End) Omar Sánchez as Kafka Hibino (Kaiju No. 8)
The Irish Sun
16-05-2025
- Entertainment
- The Irish Sun
‘Pass the baton to me' says RTE's Arthur Gourounlian as he throws hat into ring to replace beloved icon in huge TV gig
RTE star Arthur Gourounlian has asked a beloved TV icon to pass over his baton to him. The dad-of-two is a jack of all trades and is constantly on the go with judging on 2 Arthur Gourounlian wants to replace Marty Whelan when he retires from his Eurovision job Credit: Conor Healy / Picture It 2 Marty Whelan has been commentating on Eurovision for RTE for 26 years Credit: Instagram He was also on the national judging panel on the Late Late Eurosong Special twice to comment on the six acts who battled it out to represent Ireland in Eurovision. The 44-year-old said he's a "fanatic" for the international song competition and would love to take Marty Whelan has been commentating through all three stages of Eurovision with the national broadcaster since 2000. read more on eurovision The 68-year-old's He has became synonymous in Ireland for his coverage of the Eurovision. Arthur told The Irish Sun: "Listen to me, this is very exclusive... I'm manifesting - when Marty Whelan is retiring, I want to host as a commentator. Why not? Dream big. "Listen, he looks amazing, I love Marty, I met him, he's like my gemini brother, I love it. read more on the irish sun "But you know what? I love Eurovision so much." Arthur believes himself and his podcast co-host and good pal Arthur Gourounlian gives Donal Skehan 'resignation' from podcast The celebrity choreographer explained: "I even said me and Donal, because we're both obsessed with Eurovision. I was like, 'Imagine you and me doing the commentary for Eurovision. It's like being Ryland or Scott Mills. "Why not? Bring us in. So that's what I would love to do. Forget about creating. I want to be the new Irish commentator for Eurovision for the years to come. Here we go." Pleading to the iconic star, he added: "I'm saying, 'Marty, when you retire, please pass the baton to me and Donal'." Arthur also launched Newbridge Silverware's brand new 'Legendary Blue Box' campaign, which is a tribute to timeless style and craftsmanship, this week. 'BEYOND PROUD' The media personality produced and directed the dance video which sees dancers perform in the Newbridge Silverware showroom and factory to depict the style of the famous Blue Box. The exciting new video will be shared on social media on Saturday May 17, at 7.00pm to coincide with the The video is a complete first for the jewellery company and marks the next chapter in the history of the famous Irish lifestyle company which was established in 1934. Speaking about the new campaign, Arthur said, 'It was an honour. This was a bold and visionary leap for the brand, unlike anything they've done before. "Sitting at the table with such passionate minds, dreaming, crafting, and channelling the timeless heritage and magic of Newbridge Silverware into something so bold was nothing short of unforgettable. "My vision was to tell the story in one continuous shot, with no edits and no interruptions, to heighten the emotion and immerse the viewer in the beauty and rhythm of a dream captured inside the box. This is more than a project; it's a love letter to tradition, elegance, and reinvention. "I'm beyond proud of what we've achieved. And this… this is only the beginning. Here's to the enduring legacy of Newbridge Silverware. May it shine on for generations to come."
