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    CBS bets big with new talent show “The World’s Best”

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    Alison Holloway, from left, Mike Darnell, RuPaul and Ben Winston participate in the "The World's Best" show panel during the CBS presentation at the Television Critics Association Winter Press Tour at The Langham Huntington on Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2019, in Pasadena, Calif. (Photo by Willy Sanjuan/Invision/AP)

    By Beth Harris

    PASADENA, Calif. (AP) --

    CBS is betting big on "The World's Best," handing over the coveted post-Super Bowl time slot to the new talent competition shepherded by reality TV titans Mark Burnett and Mike Darnell.

    Burnett has a track record following the NFL's showcase game. In 2001, his "Survivor: The Australian Outback" debuted in that slot, drawing more than 45 million viewers.

    CBS scored again in 2010 when "Undercover Boss" followed the Super Bowl and lured more than 38 million viewers.

    Hosted by James Corden, "The World's Best" premieres Sunday after Super Bowl 53.

    Besides impressing judges RuPaul, Drew Barrymore and Faith Hill, contestants have to break through the "wall of the world" featuring more than 50 experts from 38 different countries who score the competition. Among them is Brazilian UFC fighter Anderson Silva.

    The winner receives $1 million.

    Burnett's other big hit is "The Voice." Darnell's credits include "American Idol" and "Ellen's Game of Games."

    "The World's Best" joins a crowded field of reality competition programming, including "The Masked Singer," renewed for a second season by Fox on Wednesday.

    Darnell noted to a TV critics' gathering that his show's format isn't based on any existing foreign programs and offers "the next new spin on a variety show."

    If it works, Darnell envisions franchising the show to other countries.

    "We have a very different voice, a very different flavor," executive producer Alison Holloway said. "We've dug deep to find talent that is new and exciting. Most of the acts on our show are professionals."

    And there's no humiliation factor, executive producer Ben Winston said.

    "Everybody is at the top of their game," he said. "No one is being laughed at. It's a very joyful and happy show."

    The show offers RuPaul a broader platform than he's enjoyed as host of "RuPaul's Drag Race" on VH1.

    "We were all not prepared for the emotional journey that the show and performances took us on," the drag performer said. "It was phenomenal to watch all these amazing people from around the world express themselves."

    The second episode airs on Feb. 6.

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    European Union accuses TikTok of breaching digital rules with lack of transparency on ads

    Thursday, May 15, 2025
    The TikTok app logo is shown on an iPhone on Friday, Jan. 17, 2025, in Houston. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis, File)

    European Union regulators accused TikTok on Thursday of breaching digital content rules because it's not being transparent enough about ads shown to users of the video sharing app.

    TikTok's ad repository isn't up to the standards required by the bloc's Digital Services Act, known as the DSA, the 27-nation EU's executive Commission said in preliminary findings from its investigation.

    The Commission said ad databases are vital for researchers to detect scam ads as well as so-called hybrid threat campaigns, coordinated information operations and fake ads, "including in the context of elections."

    The DSA is a wide-ranging rulebook that aims to clean up social media platforms and protect users from risks including election-related disinformation. Platforms have to be transparent about digital ads, including informing users why they're being shown a specific advertisement and who paid for it.

    The Commission said TikTok doesn't provide necessary information about the content of ads, the users targeted, and who pays for them. The database doesn't allow for a comprehensive search for ads based on this information, "thereby limiting the usefulness of the tool," it said.

    TikTok said it's reviewing the Commission's findings and remains committed to meeting its DSA obligations.

    "While we support the goals of the regulation and continue to improve our ad transparency tools, we disagree with some of the Commission's interpretations and note that guidance is being delivered via preliminary findings rather than clear, public guidelines," the company said in a statement.

    The ad database's shortcomings prevent a "full inspection" of the risks posed by its ad targeting systems, said Henna Virkkunen, the commission's executive... Read More

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