No MTV Movie & TV Awards ceremony for 2nd year

The MTV Movie & TV Awards have been cancelled for the second consecutive year. This follows the pause of other major events like the CMT Music Awards and Nickelodeon’s Kids’ Choice Awards due to Paramount Global’s merger with Skydance Media.

The network is still deciding whether to cancel the show permanently or bring it back next year. The 2023 event aired pre-taped after host Drew Barrymore withdrew in solidarity with striking writers. The first MTV Movie Awards aired in 1992, and TV categories were added in 2017.

Disney+ launches ‘Simpsons’ 24/7 stream

Disney+ has launched a 24/7 stream of The Simpsons for premium subscribers, featuring all 35 seasons of the show in order. The Simpsons Stream offers an endless marathon, available at any time.

This new addition joins other streams like Throwbacks for nostalgic content and Hits & Heroes for action, along with Real Life for documentaries. All Disney+ users can access streams of news and kids’ content. Disney+ plans to expand its streaming offerings later this year.

Mission: Impossible — The Final Reckoning to screen at Cannes

Tom Cruise is confirmed to attend the Cannes Film Festival for the screening of his eighth Mission Impossible movie.

Mission: Impossible — The Final Reckoning will screen out of competition May 14, marking the actor’s third time at the festival, according to a press release issued.

Cruise, 62, had previously attended Cannes in 1992 to coincide with his film Far and Away, and in 2022 for Top Gun: Maverick.

“In Mission: Impossible — The Final Reckoning Tom Cruise’s Ethan Hunt, who he has portrayed since the beginning of the franchise in 1996, and his IMF team ask you to trust them one last time,” the synopsis states. The festival kicks off May 13 and runs through May 24.

Published in Dawn, Young World, April 26th, 2025