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Odysseus and his intrepid crew sailed through Comcast’s latest quarter as Universal surpassed $5 billion at the global box office, led by the The Odyssey, now Universal’s highest-grossing film of all time. The Christopher Nolan smash based on Homer’s epic has grossed nearly $1.9 billion worldwide since its July opening
EXCLUSIVE: The BBC has canceled The Catch Up, a nightly news bulletin that was aimed at the TikTok generation. The BBC has canned The Catch Up as part of the planned closure of BBC Three, the youth network that will be switched off for a second time in spring 2027. BBC Three’s brand will be retained on […]
EXCLUSIVE: Amelia Dimoldenberg and Munya Chawawa’s manager is spearheading an Entertainment and New Media division at her international management outfit Three Six Zero. Rebecca Dowell is leading the division focused on multi-hyphenate talent, digital creators and IP-led projects, and will continue working with these h
At this year’s Marché du Film at the Cannes film festival, it would be no exaggeration to say that Japanese content and creators were everywhere you turned. Designated ‘Country of Honour’ at the market, Japan was involved in a slew of panels, workshops and labs; played a prominent role in Cannes flagship programs, incl
It’s an exciting time for Japanese cinema, with franchise hits from Demon Slayer to Godzilla stomping around the world, and Japanese arthouse titles taking the spotlight at major film festivals including Venice, Toronto and Cannes. This year’s Tokyo International Film Festival, taking place in the Hibiya-Ginza district
The Other Bennet Sister producer Jane Tranter has launched an impassioned plea for TV makers to search out stories that “that will make our world a more empathetic place.” In a keynote talk at MIA Market this week, the Bad Wolf Production CEO and co-founder used the example of a “farmer in his 70s” who […]
The cuts keep coming at the BBC. BBC News told staff on Tuesday that the division will close more than 100 roles over the coming months, saving £5.5 million ($7.4M). Rachel Jupp, the BBC’s new director of news, announced the savings plan in an internal email, telling staff: “I know this will be very difficult […]
Before social media even existed, Christie Brinkley was documenting her life through letters, journals and home movies. The star has opened up this trove for Uptown Girl: The Christie Brinkley Story, the upcoming doc series about her life. Brinkley has previously let some of the material be used in HBO doc Billy Joel:
Film Lab Africa, the British Council’s film and TV accelerator programme in Nigeria, hosted a preview screening of TABOO, a new seven-part Nigerian anthology series, during the London Film Festival. The preview screening was held at EbonyLife Place London, a new African arts and cultural centre in south-west London. Co
Those holding the purse strings in Spanish film and TV must not “reject” ambitious projects or they could miss the next La Bola Negra or Sîrat, according to the influential former content chief at Movistar Plus+. Domingo Corral whipped a partisan audience into something of a frenzy at the MIA Market in Rome yesterday w
Editor’s note: This story contains details of alleged sexual offenses that some readers may find distressing. A former MTV employee has said she didn’t initially report her allegation of rape against Russell Brand because she feared being “seen as trouble.” Giving evidence at Brand’s trial at London’s Southwark Crown C
Harry Styles paid tribute last night to his late One Direction bandmate Liam Payne by performing an unreleased acoustic song titled “What Is Enough” from the stage of Madison Square Garden. The sold-out performance came on the two-year anniversary of Payne’s death at 31 from a fall from a balcony at the CasaSur Palermo
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