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The roof of the Netflix offices in Los Angeles with large red NETFLIX  sign in foreground and city scape in the background
Netflix to buy Warner Bros film and streaming businesses
LOS ANGELES — Netflix has agreed to buy the film and streaming businesses of Warner Bros Discovery in major Hollywood deal worth $72bn (£54bn).The streaming giant had emerged as the top bidder for Warner Bros ahead of rivals Comcast and Paramount Skydance after a drawn-out battle.Warner Bros owns franchises including Harry Potter and Game of Thrones, and the streaming service HBO Max.The takeover is set to lead to a radical reshaping of the US film and media industry, but analysts have warned that it could face resistance from competition authorities.Netflix co-chief executive Ted Sarandos said that by combining the Warner Bros library of show and movies with the streaming platform, "we can give audiences more of what they love and help define the next century of...
December 05, 2025

Netflix to buy Warner Bros film and streaming businesses

Singer Yuval Raphael represented Israel at this year's Eurovision
Eurovision faces crucial decision over Israel
GENEVA — The Eurovision Song Contest faces a battle for its future at a "watershed" meeting in Geneva on Thursday.Organisers and participating countries will debate whether Israel should be allowed to continue in the competition, amid protests over the way its government conducted its war in Gaza, and accusations of unfair voting practices.Countries including Ireland, Spain, the Netherlands and Slovenia have said they will boycott Eurovision if Israel participates. Germany has indicated it will pull out if Israel is excluded.The meeting comes after anti-Israel protesters attempted to disrupt both the 2024 and 2025 contests, citing their opposition to the Palestinian death toll in Gaza.During this year's grand final in Basel, Switzerland, two people attempted to storm the stage and...
December 04, 2025

Eurovision faces crucial decision over Israel

Jafar Panahi picked up three trophies at the Gotham Awards in New York on Monday
Iranian director given jail sentence while on trip to collect US awards
NEW YORK — Award-winning Iranian film-maker Jafar Panahi has been given a prison sentence on charges of creating propaganda against the political system, his lawyer has said, on the same day his new film won a string of awards in the US.Panahi has been handed a one-year sentence and a travel ban in Iran, his lawyer said on Monday.However, he was in New York to pick up three prizes, including best director, at the Gotham Awards for his latest film, It Was Just An Accident, which he shot illegally in Iran.Panahi, 65, has served two previous spells in prison in his home country, and said in an interview shortly before receiving his latest sentence that he planned to return.Panahi is one of Iran's leading directors but has been subjected to constraints from authorities including a ban...
December 02, 2025

Iranian director given jail sentence while on trip to collect US awards

Irwin competed in the final despite having a rib injury
Robert Irwin wins Dancing with the Stars, a decade after sister's victory
SYDNEY — Robert Irwin, son of the late conservationist Steve Irwin, has been crowned this year's winner of Dancing with the Stars, a decade after his older sister Bindi won the same title.The popular US dancing competition sees stars paired with professional dancers to perform in front of a panel of judges, with the audience also voting on their favourite couple.The 21-year-old was favored to win, with strong performances over the show's 11 weeks, including a tribute to his father and a surprise appearance from his sister Bindi.With a legion of fans in the US, Irwin's finale had an Australian bent with one dance choreographed to a song by Australian rock band Jet.During the three-hour finale on Tuesday evening, local time, Irwin and his dance partner Witney Carson also...
November 26, 2025

Robert Irwin wins Dancing with the Stars, a decade after sister's victory

Warner Music Group's artists include popstar Dua Lipa
Warner settles lawsuit with AI music firm and launches joint venture
NEW YORK — Warner Music Group (WMG) will begin an artificial intelligence (AI) music venture with technology start-up Suno — a year after it sued the firm in a landmark case.As part of the settlement agreement struck between the two firms, Warner will let users create AI-generated music on Suno using the voices, names and likeness of artists who opt-in to the program.The record label, which represents artists like Dua Lipa, Coldplay and Ed Sheeran, was among several music giants like Sony Music that sued Suno and a similar platform called Udio.AI-generated content has been controversial, with many artists voicing concerns that it could undermine human songwriters.Starting next year, Suno will roll out new advanced and licensed models to its generative-AI music platform, which allows...
November 26, 2025

Warner settles lawsuit with AI music firm and launches joint venture

David Tennant plays Lord Tony Baddingham in Disney 's Rivals, which is filming its second series
Rivals and Ludwig scoop International Emmys as UK shows win big
LOS ANGELES — UK TV series Rivals and Ludwig have scooped two of the top prizes at the International Emmy Awards.Rivals, adapted from Dame Jilly Cooper's 1988 novel, was named best drama at the ceremony in New York.Starring David Tennant, Danny Dyer and Emily Atack, the Disney+ story follows scandals among the rich and powerful in the fictional English county of Rutshire.Detective comedy-drama Ludwig, starring Anna Maxwell-Martin and David Mitchell, was named best comedy.It was a big night for Maxwell-Martin, also named best actress for her performance in ITV true crime series Until I Kill You.The awards recognise the best TV programmes produced and originally aired outside of the US.Oriol Pla picked up best actor for Spanish drama Yo, Adicto, a Disney+ series about a man seeking...
November 25, 2025

Rivals and Ludwig scoop International Emmys as UK shows win big

Lee Soon-Jae was a household name in South Korea
South Korea's 'TV dad' Lee Soon-jae dies at 91
SEOUL — Lee Soon-jae, one of South Korea's most beloved actors, died on Tuesday at the age of 91, his agency announced.In a career spanning more than 70 years across films, television and the stage, Lee was fondly known as the "national TV dad" for his many roles as a wise, older man.This included two of his best-known performances - as a strict father in the 1991 soap What on Earth is Love, and a silly but lovable grandpa in the popular sitcom High Kick! which aired from 2006 to 2012.News of his death has sparked an outpouring of tributes from young celebrities, including K-pop singers, speaking of his warmth and kindness, to President Lee Jae Myung."From theatre to film and television, he brought us laughter, emotion, comfort and courage," the president wrote on Facebook.Lee was...
November 25, 2025

South Korea's 'TV dad' Lee Soon-jae dies at 91

Newly elected member of India's parliament and famous former Bollywood star Dharmendra waves to photographers as he arrives at Indian parliament house in New Delhi on 02 June 2004 (epaimages)
Veteran Bollywood actor Dharmendra passes away at 89
MUMBAI — Bollywood star Dharmendra has died in the Indian city of Mumbai at the age of 89.Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid tribute to the actor, saying his passing "marks the end of an era in Indian cinema".Dharmendra, who often described himself as "a simple man", commanded extraordinary affection and loyalty from his tens of millions of fans.Best known as Veeru, the lovable petty criminal in the 1975 blockbuster Sholay, he appeared in over 300 films, many hits, captivating audiences for decades.Songs featuring him topped the charts, and his romance and marriage with Hema Malini made headlines.Dubbed the "original He-Man of Bollywood" and "Garam (hot) Dharam", the actor often made it to global lists of "most handsome men" in his heyday and female fans were known to sleep with...
November 24, 2025

Veteran Bollywood actor Dharmendra passes away at 89

Miss Mexico Fatima Bosch (Front) reacts as she is being crowned as Miss Universe 2025 by Miss Universe 2024 Victoria Kjaer Theilvig (Back) of Denmark during the 74th Miss Universe 2025 at Impact Challenger Hall in Nonthaburi province, on the outskirts of Bangkok, Thailand, 21 November 2025. Women representing 122 nations participate to compete in the 74th beauty pageant contest for the crown of Miss Universe 2025. (EPA)
Mexico's Fatima Bosch, who walked out on organisers, crowned Miss Universe
BANGKOK — Miss Mexico Fatima Bosch has been crowned the new Miss Universe in Thailand on Friday — marking the end of an exceptionally scandal filled pageant season.The 25-year-old contestant had earlier in November walked out of a pageant event after an official publicly berated her in front of dozens of contestants and threatened to disqualify those who supported her.A week after, two judges resigned, with one of them accusing organisers of rigging the competition.Miss Universe, founded in the US, is one of the longest-running beauty pageants on the planet. The recent controversies, analysts say, underscore the cultural and strategic differences between the pageant's Thai and Mexican owners.The pageant saw Thailand's Praveenar Singh place second while the rest of the top...
November 21, 2025

Mexico's Fatima Bosch, who walked out on organisers, crowned Miss Universe

La Pascaline, the first mechanical calculator
Paris court blocks auction of earliest-known calculator
PARIS — One of the world's first calculating machines will not go to auction as scheduled in France, after a Paris court provisionally blocked the historic item from being exported.Auction house Christie's has confirmed it will not proceed with bidding for the machine La Pascaline, developed by the French mathematician Blaise Pascal in 1642.Valuations suggested the machine could fetch €2 to 3m (£1.7m to £2.6m). Christie's called it the "most important scientific instrument ever offered at auction".Scientists and researchers made a legal appeal to grant heritage protections to the historic instrument, arguing it should be classified as a "national treasure".Pascal was just 19 years old when he developed the earliest version of a calculator, Christie's said. There...
November 20, 2025

Paris court blocks auction of earliest-known calculator

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