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Nandy Backs BBC License Fee On Streaming Subscribers
UK Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy has publicly backed expanding the BBC's £180 annual license fee to cover streaming service subscribers, proposing tiered charges as charter renewal and a new BBC fundin
Allison Russell on Finding Joy ‘In the Hour of Chaos,’ a Duets-Filled Third Album That’s a Jubilee Unto Itself
Singer-songwriter Allison Russell releases "In the Hour of Chaos," her third solo album and a deliberately duets-heavy record featuring guests on 10 of 11 tracks, born from years of touring isolation
Pecinka, Del Puerto Join Jackson's 'Frisco King'
Paramount+ has added Tom Pecinka and Arturo Del Puerto in recurring roles on the Tulsa King spinoff Frisco King, which is currently filming in Fort Worth, Texas, with Taylor Sheridan writing all eight
Dylan Douglas Stars in 'Killing Hitler' Mob Thriller
Dylan Douglas, son of Michael Douglas and Catherine Zeta-Jones, has landed his first starring film role in the action-thriller *Killing Hitler*, based on a real 1933 plot by Jewish mobsters to assassi
Oscilloscope Labs Acquires 'Bagworm' for North America
Oscilloscope Laboratories has acquired North American rights to "Bagworm," Oliver Bernsen's feature debut about a hammer salesman whose life spirals after he steps on a rusty nail, with a winter 2026
Pursuit of Jade Leads iQIYI's 130% H1 Viewership Surge
iQIYI International's global viewership jumped 130% year-on-year in H1 2026, fueled by in-house Chinese dramas led by "Pursuit of Jade" and microdrama hit "Midnight Temptation" alongside expanded loca
MrBeast Producer, Disney, Women in Fan LatAm Fuel Costa Rica Media Market
The Costa Rica Media Market returns July 14-15 for its second edition, positioning itself as a Central American audiovisual hub by drawing Disney, MrBeast producer Ari Cheren, and launching the Women
Josh Grisetti, ‘Marvelous Mrs. Maisel’ Actor and Broadway Star, Dies at 44
Josh Grisetti, a Broadway veteran of 'Something Rotten' and a recurring actor in the final season of 'The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel,' died by suicide on July 10 at age 44, his friend and co-star Rob McClu
Mastodon Release 'Snakes for Dinner,' Announce Album Marrow Deep
Mastodon will release their new album Marrow Deep on August 28, previewed by the single 'Snakes for Dinner' featuring Josh Homme, marking their first full-length with guitarist Nick Johnston and refle
Tom Cruise Debuts 'Digger' Trailer with Iñárritu
Tom Cruise debuted the trailer for 'Digger,' a black comedy directed by two-time Oscar winner Alejandro González Iñárritu, at a special Warner Bros. presentation in Los Angeles, marking Iñárritu's fir
Ladies First has been panned. It’s still an essential watch | Anna Smith
Film critic Anna Smith mounts a defense of Netflix's "Ladies First," arguing that despite a 26% Rotten Tomatoes critics score and her own reservations, the gender-flip comedy's 64% audience score refl
'Real Housewives of London' Season 2 Sets Sept. 7 Hayu Premiere
"The Real Housewives of London" Season 2 will premiere Sept. 7 on U.K. streamer Hayu, with the full six-woman original cast returning and Katherine Ryan back to host the reunion.
Ana Mendieta's Fire and Earth Art Lands at Tate Modern
Tate Modern's Blavatnik wing stages a major retrospective of Cuban-born artist Ana Mendieta, whose fire-and-earth goddess art — gunpowder silhouettes scorched into tree trunks, mud-covered body photog
Sam Neill’s final interview: ‘I’ve had to overcome the ordinariness of my appearance’
In his final interview, Sam Neill reflects on his career—from dropping his birth name Nigel at age 11 to turning down the Bond screen test—while opening up about five years of chemotherapy and his cel
Columnist tries power phrase, finds it works
A Guardian columnist tests the idea of using a 'power phrase' to build mental strength, skeptical at first but finding unexpected value in the practice after trying it during a challenging task.
‘Mourinho’: Teaser For Netflix Sports Doc About Legendary Football Manager Drops; Global Launch Date Revealed
Netflix's documentary series on legendary football manager Jose Mourinho will launch globally on August 11, with a teaser dropping the same day he returns to Real Madrid as head coach for a second spe
Chow's 'Kung Fu Soccer' Opens With $74M In China
Stephen Chow's 'Kung Fu Soccer' opened to $73.6M in China over its first two days, dominating the weekend with nearly 75% of all ticket sales and earning a 9.4 rating on Maoyan, which projects a $369M
Universal’s 8,800-Pound Trojan Horse Debuts in London
Universal unveiled an 8,800-pound, 36-foot-tall Trojan Horse replica at the London premiere of Christopher Nolan’s 'The Odyssey,' matching the film’s prop in exact detail and drawing massive attention
Jay-Z Closes Yankee Stadium Residency With Epic Late Night Show Featuring Beyoncé, Rihanna, Usher, Teyana Taylor and More
Jay-Z closed his three-night Yankee Stadium residency with a nearly three-hour, 50-song Sunday show featuring Beyoncé, Rihanna, Usher, and a parade of other guests, despite hours-long delays caused by
Ali G Tries Selling Weed at Wimbledon, Gets Police Visit
Sacha Baron Cohen crashed Wimbledon's men's final on Sunday in full Ali G character, hawking cannabis on a new Instagram account before police intervened over guest complaints he offered drugs to chil
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