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27-05-2025
- Entertainment
- First Post
As Karan Johar Takes the Reins of 'The Traitors' on Prime Video, let's Meet the Iconic International Hosts who Made the Show a Global Sensation
As hosts, their personalities have become just as iconic as the gameplay, with them adding their own spin on betrayal, mind games, and deception. read more With its knife-sharp twists and cloak-and-dagger gameplay, The Traitors has become one of the most successful reality formats around the world. Originated in the Netherlands as De Verraders, this reality juggernaut has since been adapted across 30 countries worldwide, each version boasting high-stakes drama, jaw-dropping reveals, and unfiltered entertainment. And what do all these editions have in common? Their enigmatic hosts. Whether it's Claudia Winkleman's deadpan delivery, Alan Cumming's theatrical flair, or Karine Vanasse's icy composure, each host brings a distinct personality that shapes how the game unfolds. As hosts, their personalities have become just as iconic as the gameplay, with them adding their own spin on betrayal, mind games, and deception. STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS AD As The Traitors prepares to make its Indian debut on Prime Video on June 12, with Karan Johar at the helm, here's a look at the iconic figures who've led the game of deception across the globe. Alan Cumming – Emmy-Winning Host In the US version of The Traitors, actor Alan Cumming took on the host's mantle and made it completely his own. With his background in film and theatre, he brought a dramatic, campy, and highly entertaining style to the show. Hosting from a grand Scottish castle, Alan's wardrobe, expressions, and delivery added a distinct personality to every episode. His work was also recognised with an Emmy Award in 2024, while the show won the Outstanding Reality Competition Program Award. Claudia Winkleman – The BAFTA-Winning Face of the UK Version British broadcaster-writer Claudia Winkleman's hosting of the UK edition turned her into the face of the format.. Her deadpan wit, calm voice, and iconic fringe became a part of the show's DNA. Claudia created a quiet tension that fit The Traitors perfectly. Her hosting was so well-received that she even won a BAFTA Award in 2023 for Best Entertainment Performance, and the show itself won the Best Reality Programme Award. Tijl Beckand – The Original Host Who Launched a Global Hit It all began here. Dutch comedian and presenter Tijl Beckand brought a perfect balance of theatrical tension and wry humour to the show's very first version, De Verraders. His ability to keep the atmosphere tense, while also entertaining, laid the foundation for what would become a worldwide format. It was this version that set the stage for multiple international adaptations of The Traitors. STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS AD Karine Vanasse - Canada Version In the Canadian adaptation of The Traitors, acclaimed actress Karine Vanasse played it ice-cold and razor-sharp. With a composed presence, she built the kind of psychological pressure that crept in slowly. Her hosting style matched the slow-burn tension of the game itself. Rodger Corser - Australian Version Best known for his work in Australian dramas, Rodger Corser brought an effortless sense of authority to The Traitors Australia. Grounded and charismatic, Rodger guided players through the mind games without ever stealing the spotlight. His cool-headed hosting style offered both comfort and caution, perfect for a game where trust is constantly tested. Produced by BBC Studios India Productions, Prime Video India brings the Indian adaptation of IDTV's BAFTA and Emmy award-winning global format The Traitors, in collaboration with All3Media International. Premiering on June 12, The Traitors will exclusively stream on Prime Video, with new episodes dropping every Thursday at 8 PM.
Yahoo
26-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Marcel Ophuls Dies: ‘The Sorrow And The Pity' Filmmaker Was 97
Marcel Ophuls, the director of the seminal 1969 documentary The Sorrow and the Pity that explored the collaboration between the Vichy government and Nazi Germany during World War II, died at his home in in France over the weekend. He was 97. His death was reported to The New York Times by his grandson Andreas-Benjamin Seyfert, who declined to provide further details. More from Deadline Sacha Jenkins Dies: Journalist Behind Wu-Tang Clan, 50 Cent & Louis Armstrong Docs Was 53 Mara Corday Dies: 'Tarantula' Cult Film Star & 'Playboy' Playmate Was 95 Jeff Margolis Dies: Prolific Emmy-Winning Director & Producer Of Awards Shows And Specials Was 78 Born on November 1, 1927, in Frankfurt, Germany – his father was film director Max Ophüls and his mother was actress Hildegard Wall, Ophuls was 11 when he and his parents fled France after the country was invaded by the Nazis. The family settled in Hollywood but returned to France in 1950. Back in France, Ophuls found work in the city's film industry, including assisting his director father, and on John Huston's Moulin Rouge (1952). Other credits during the '60s include the hit comedy-detective film Banana Peel (1964) starring Jean-Paul Belmondo and Jeanne Moreau. In 1967, Ophuls began work on the two-part four-hour-plus film that would become his signature endeavor. The Sorrow and the Pity was intended for television but the film was banned from airwaves after conservative politicians criticized the film for its depiction of France's Vichy regime collaborating with Hitler's Nazi regime. Released to theaters as a feature film in 1969, the film upturned France's then-accepted self-image as overwhelmingly resistance. Among his post-Sorrow credits, Ophuls directed the Oscar-winning 1988 documentarey Hôtel Terminus: The Life and Times of Klaus Barbie. The film opened to acclaim, but would not replace The Sorrow and the Pity as Ophuls' signature work. In 1977 Woody Allen paid tribute to the film with a classic comedy scene in Annie Hall: It was while in line to see Ophuls' film that Allen's character shames a loud-mouth know-nothing by presenting Marshall McLuhan to correct the man's speechifying. According to The Guardian, Ophuls, at the time of his death, was working on a documentary about Israel's occupation of the Palestinian territories. Complete information on survivors was not immediately available. Best of Deadline 'Poker Face' Season 2 Guest Stars: From Katie Holmes To Simon Hellberg Everything We Know About Amazon's 'Verity' Movie So Far Everything We Know About 'The Testaments,' Sequel Series To 'The Handmaid's Tale' So Far
Cision Canada
14-05-2025
- Business
- Cision Canada
SPIRE Academy Taps NBA, NFL, and UFC Alumni to Lead Its Next Chapter of Commercialization and Player Partnerships
New Hires Bring Emmy-Winning Talent, Major League Experience, and NIL Fluency to Drive SPIRE's Brand Forward GENEVA, Ohio and HARPERSFIELD TOWNSHIP, Ohio, May 14, 2025 /CNW/ - SPIRE Academy, a premier multisport boarding school and athletic training institution, has added three nationally recognized leaders to its executive team. These hires reflect SPIRE's focused strategy to strengthen brand partnerships, expand media operations, and deliver athlete development programs aligned with today's NIL-driven sports landscape. Adam Taylor – Head of Content and Media Taylor joins SPIRE from the PGA TOUR, where he served as Senior Director of Original Content and Production. An Emmy-winning and multiple Emmy-nominated producer, and a member of the Directors Guild of America, Taylor brings a wealth of experience from leadership roles at the NFL, UFC, and Disney. His work spans global media platform development, end-to-end content production across platforms, and audience engagement at scale. "This is about more than producing content," said Taylor. "It's about building a brand that can stand alongside the biggest names in youth sports. We have the people, the platform, and the permission to tell stories that matter." Taylor will oversee SPIRE's storytelling, content strategy, production, and media partnerships. "Adam's leadership and media vision give us a powerful advantage," said Steve Sanders, CEO of SPIRE Academy. "He brings the experience and instincts to position SPIRE not just as a school, but as a cultural brand in youth sports." Amy Liles – Head of Partnerships and Tournaments Liles, most recently with the Hall of Fame Village, brings more than 20 years of experience structuring partnerships for leading sports and real estate development brands, including the Cleveland Cavaliers, Andretti Autosport, and Redwood Living. She has negotiated over $100 million in sponsorships with companies such as Coca-Cola, Marriott, Budweiser, Porsche, and The Cleveland Clinic. "We are building long-term value by creating partnerships that serve student-athletes and brands equally," said Liles. "SPIRE offers the kind of authentic, high-engagement environment sponsors are looking for." "Amy understands how to merge brand strategy with immersive experiences and real ROI," said Sanders. "Her approach will help us scale SPIRE's tournament footprint and deepen our commercial relationships." Matt Cohen – Assistant Athletic Director and General Manager Cohen comes to SPIRE from Montverde Academy's Center for Basketball Development, where he worked alongside Hall of Fame coach Kevin Boyle, who was named SPIRE's Director of Basketball and National High School Head Coach in March. A former NBA league office staffer, Cohen has hands-on experience across NIL compliance, recruiting strategy, and player development. "Our athletes need more than training," said Cohen. "They need access, structure, and real opportunities. We're building the bridge that connects what happens on the court to what's possible off it." "Matt has the instincts and experience to make NIL actionable at the high school level," added Sanders. "He connects the brand, the content, and the athlete, bringing it all together in a way no one else in our space is doing." Setting a New Standard This is the first time a high school institution has assembled a leadership team of this caliber to drive a unified strategy across partnerships, media, and athlete marketing. Each executive brings proven success from the professional ranks, now applied to an elite youth development model. "These leaders represent a major step forward in how SPIRE operates," said Sanders. "Adam, Amy, and Matt bring not only talent to our team, but also increase our credibility, reach, and scale as we build an academy business aligned with the future of sports." To learn more about SPIRE Academy and its programs, visit About SPIRE Academy: SPIRE Academy is a comprehensive academic, athletic, personal skills and college-and-career development boarding school located in a world-class event and wellness complex in Ohio's Harpersfield Township. Constructed on 750 acres under 850,000 square feet of roof, SPIRE Academy ( has five divisions: (1) SPIRE Academy & Camps, an accredited college-preparatory international boarding school and multi-sport/specialty training and development academy for grades 9-12 and post-grads; (2) SPIRE Leagues, Clubs & Professional Teams, including SPIRE Academy affiliated leagues and club programs; (3) SPIRE Events, a facility and associated team that host local, national and international tournaments and events with the NCAA, the Big East, Big Ten, Atlantic 10 conferences, the Olympics and world championship qualifiers; (4) SPIRE Institute, the research and development arm of SPIRE Academy, studying performance improvement across multiple disciplines through corporate affiliations and university relationships; and finally (5) SPIRE Fit, a membership-based fitness, swim, personal training and health center open to the community. Sports currently featured at SPIRE Academy include men's and women's basketball, esports, lacrosse, soccer, swimming, track and field, volleyball and wrestling.
Yahoo
14-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Andrea Nevins, Oscar-Nominated Documentarian, Dies at 63
Andrea Nevins, a documentary filmmaker who received an Oscar nomination for her uplifting 1997 short film Still Kicking, has died of breast cancer. She was 63. A writer, director and producer, Nevins died Saturday at her home in Los Angeles surrounded by her family and her dogs. More from The Hollywood Reporter Mario Vargas Llosa, Peruvian Author and Nobel Literature Laureate, Dies at 89 E. Jay Krause, Emmy-Winning Art Director, Dies at 98 Ed Arnold, Former Broadcaster at Los Angeles TV Stations KTLA and KABC, Dies at 86 Nevins' love of storytelling led her to a career covering subjects that spotlighted the good in humanity, first in her work as a journalist, which included stints as a reporter for NPR in Washington and for ABC News in New York, where she earned an Emmy. Still Kicking, her first independent documentary, focused on The Fabulous Palm Springs Follies, a wildly popular dance and musical revue that featured performers 55 and older and played at the historic Plaza Theatre. For co-producing the heartwarming 38-minute film, she received an Oscar nom for best documentary short. Her other projects included The Other F Word (2011), State of Play: Happiness (2014), Play It Forward (2015), Tiny Shoulders: Rethinking Barbie (2018), Hysterical (2021), and, most recently, The Cowboy and the Queen (2023). Her interest in underdogs and in lives in transition led her to focus on such topics as punk rockers as they become fathers, female stand-ups, retiring NFL players, the cultural legacy of Barbie and an unlikely relationship between a California cowboy and the queen of England. Andrea Blaugrund was born in New York on March 15, 1962. Her father, Stanley, was an otolaryngologist, and her mother, Annette, was a curator of paintings, sculpture and drawings, an author and a lecturer. As a youngster, she performed ballet and was a swimmer, poet, photographer and president of her high school, the Chapin School. She then graduated cum laude from Harvard University, majoring in social studies. In 1996, she married David Nevins, the producer who later became chairman and CEO of Showtime and Paramount Premium Group. She was passionate about creating and championing meaningful causes as a founding member of the Los Angeles synagogue IKAR; as a founder of Larchmont Charter School; as a member of the Southern California board and executive committee of the U.S. Fund for UNICEF; and as a founder of X Fund, a donor-advised fund that addresses the needs of women and girls in L.A. Nevins also enjoyed watching movies and loved dogs, style and taking walks on the beaches of Montecito, California. In addition to her husband, survivors include her children, Clara, 25, Charlie, 22, and Jesse, 19; and her dogs, Phoebe and Frank. Donations in her memory can be made here. Best of The Hollywood Reporter "A Nutless Monkey Could Do Your Job": From Abusive to Angst-Ridden, 16 Memorable Studio Exec Portrayals in Film and TV The 10 Best Baseball Movies of All Time, Ranked 20 Times the Oscars Got It Wrong
Yahoo
22-02-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
General Hospital Preview: Carly and Jack Are ‘No Accident,' Headwriters Reveal — and We're Looking at More ‘Lives Threatened'
Nothing is ever quite the way that it seems on General Hospital. Case in point: Carly and Jack's amorous interaction. We imagined that it came about quite naturally, nothing more than an instance of two hot people getting hot for each other. But no, there's more to it than meets the eye — or any other part of the anatomy, for that matter! 'Brennan's presence in Port Charles and his proximity to Carly is no accident,' Elizabeth Korte and Chris Van Etten tell Soap Opera Digest. 'His feelings for Carly are accidental, though — and those feelings will come into direct conflict with his intentions for Josslyn.' More from General Hospital's Laura Wright, From Gas-Station Attendant to Emmy-Winning Superstar And what, exactly, might those intentions be? Joss is certainly in the hot seat, what with having killed Cyrus and all. But he had it coming, anyone would agree… wouldn't they? The guy came at her with a freaking axe after murdering her boyfriend (and then some). If ever there was a case to be made for justifiable homicide, this was it! Yet the scribes warn that 'the Spencer women will find themselves plunged into a world totally alien to them — Brennan's world.' Their involvement with Jack won't just impact them, either. 'A number of Port Charles residents will be pulled into this developing story as loyalties, friendships and families will be called into question, present loves tested, new loves emerge and many lives threatened… Jason['s] among them!' Stone Cold? Really? He wasn't even there when Josslyn introduced Cyrus to his maker. This might be the one storyline that doesn't hinge on him riding to the rescue. Yet Korte and Van Etten insist that the combo platter of Joss killing Cyrus and Jack lending a hand 'puts our hero's freedom on the line.' Mm-hmm. We'll believe it when we see it. We all know that the mobsters run Port Charles. In the meantime, enjoy the below photo gallery of — Carly among them.
