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WorldPingMonika Shergill, VP, content, Netflix India, says the streamer has moved comedy from a series of individual bets to a long-term programming pillar because of how many different audience needs the genre can serve. “Comedy is deeply personal and subjective.
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WorldPingIt all began with a family story from the little-known French region of Morvan. Vincent Robert’s family, to be precise, as his great-grandmother had been a wet nurse herself.
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WorldPingThe parents of Celeste Rivas Hernandez say execution "would be perfect" if D4vd is found guilty.
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WorldPingFor the first time in the five-year history of the Iberseries & Platino Industria’s Co-Production and Financing Forum, a selection committee has been formed, comprising Ventana Sur/BloodWindow founder Bernardo Bergeret, showrunner Joanna Lombardi and…
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WorldPingAbhishek Pathak, director of “Drishyam: The Conclusion,” says the Hindi franchise’s third installment tells an entirely new story unconnected to the Malayalam original, with Ajay Devgn returning as Vijay Salgaonkar for what Pathak calls the character…
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WorldPingJohn Malkovich has canceled a planned performance in Israel next year over what he described as the publication of an unauthorized press release to announce the show. Malkovich was scheduled to perform The Music Critic in Tel Aviv next year.
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WorldPingYou might already know the ending of “Blindspot Berlin,” a new series about the infamous December 2016 attack at the Christmas market in Berlin. But that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t watch it.
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WorldPingA 30ft crater opened up outside the actor's home in Malibu after heavy rain in Southern California.
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WorldPingEXCLUSIVE: The BBC’s new director general ordered the UK broadcaster’s news division to assess its coverage of Jason Arday after the academic died by suicide last month.
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WorldPingHistorically a new Grand Theft Auto game inspired controversy around violence – but this time people are getting exercised about its romance There was never any doubt that Grand Theft Auto VI’s extended look would elicit a viral reaction from the internet.
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WorldPingDamilola Orimogunje is set to make a small piece of African cinema history this week in Venice, where he will become the first Nigerian filmmaker to debut a feature in the Giornate degli Autori competition with his sophomore directorial effort, Dear Ajayi.
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WorldPingEXCLUSIVE: Here’s your first trailer for writer-director Avi Nesher’s October 7 film Our Loves, which is vying for 12 Israeli Academy Awards (Ophirs) later today, before its North American premiere at Toronto tomorrow.
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Live from London... Jeff Goldblum, Jamie Demetriou and Amelia Dimoldenberg have booked this season's first three hosting gigs.
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WorldPingIn HBO’s gripping new docuseries A Killer Story, a crusading couple become convinced that woman accused of murder is innocent A man and a woman are murdered in cold blood inside their Topeka, Kansas bedroom under cover of darkness in 2002.
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WorldPingSuno has spent months collecting music licensing deals like Infinity Stones — and now it has a product to show for it.
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"We believe this is a blueprint for how AI and the music industry can strengthen one another and build entirely new product experiences for artists, fans, and the broader music community," Suno CEO Mikey Shulman said.
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WorldPingBritish producer Duncan Kenworthy, best known for his work with longtime collaborator Richard Curtis, is set to receive the British Academy highest honor, the BAFTA Fellowship.
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"Duncan Kenworthy is one of the great champions of British film and filmmaking talent. For over five decades, he has played a pivotal role in bringing some of Britain’s most beloved stories to life on screen."…
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WorldPingFilmmakers describe the gig as a "hugely emotional" experience that took Noel Gallagher by surprise.
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WorldPingThe Iberseries & Platino Industria confab in Madrid has launched the Euro-Atlantic Series Co-Pro Pitch Program, which assembles a cross-section of mainly European TV projects that seek to advance their development.
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"I've never seen one person work so much and fix so little," the host quipped…
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WorldPingCulture is part of how we rebuild communities – these awards by the Freelands foundation recognise organisations promoting creativity and opportunity at grassroots level If politicians are serious about rebuilding our communities, they need to recogn…
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WorldPingEXCLUSIVE: Danish director Mads Mengel’s debut feature The Guest has been acquired for the U.S. and multiple European territories following its prize-winning world premiere in competition at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival in July.
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Are you telling me the president of the United States had three full months and spent $20 million and couldn't even get a pool cleaned?"…
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WorldPingAre you ready for some football? Yes, the 2026 NFL season will kick off on the night of Sept. 9 with a Super Bowl LX rematch, as the defending champion Seattle Seahawks square off against the New England Patriots.
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WorldPingIt only took five weeks to change everything. Following Hitler’s appointment as Chancellor on Jan.
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WorldPingEXCLUSIVE: Shiver me timbers! Here’s a first look at Paramount+’s upcoming pirate drama Treasure Island.
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WorldPingTokyo Gap Financing Market (TGFM), which is being held during this year’s TIFFCOM contents market in Tokyo (October 28-30), has announced a line-up of 24 projects from Asia, Europe and the Americas for this year’s edition.
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WorldPingAustralian musician Kevin Parker will also no longer take photos with fans at hotels and airports, claiming ‘autograph hounds’ using children to gain access Tame Impala frontman Kevin Parker has announced he will no longer sign autographs, citing “ag…
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WorldPingPie Aerts’s striking images of horsemen who live an extremely solitary existence reveal hidden stories of loneliness, alcoholism and a fading heritage Continue reading...
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WorldPingMatt Shea investigates the far-right activist. Plus: grooming gang victims tell their stories in an important documentary. Here’s what to watch this evening 10pm, Channel 4 Does his mum still call him Stephen?
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The singer's mother and his managers have been accused of negligence in failing to protect a minor…
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"No Thank You, I Love You, Goodbye" leads the 10th anniversary reissue of No Burden which arrives on Dec.4…
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WorldPingJon Stewart returned for an all-new episode of The Daily Show following a month-long hiatus.
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WorldPingThe crowds wept and prayed, police used their song lyrics for briefings and a vicar gave a sermon about brotherly forgiveness.
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WorldPingVeteran film and TV comedy writer Jeff Lowell died on August 24 in Virginia after a brief illness. He was 52.
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WorldPingEXCLUSIVE The elusive goal is in sight but the finish line is still a way off in the race to get a federal film and TV tax incentive bill passed and signed into law by Donald Trump, California’s junior senator says.
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WorldPingUPDATED with evacuation order: Malibu City officials have just issued an evacuation order for much of the Point Lechuza community near Broad Beach after a sinkhole opened up in the driveway of one beachfront property.
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Zoe Kazan and Jeb Stuart are adapting Larry McMurtry's novel, which previously inspired a hit CBS miniseries.
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The 'Spider-Noir' star reportedly bought the oceanfront home in 2024 for $10.5 million.
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WorldPingThe comedian and Celebrity Traitors win big - see a full list of winners and nominees from the 26th edition of the awards.
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Seth Grahame-Smith is writing the screenplay for the feature based on the 1960s series from Mel Brooks and Buck Henry.
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WorldPingPatrick Brammall and Maxine Peake star in this superbly acted and absolutely riveting drama about a father who thinks his missing daughter may still be alive after a mysterious phone call Last Seen is a classic, twisty thriller with a killer premise:…
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A police dispatcher remains convinced that his daughter is still alive 11 years after she was kidnapped in this six-episode thriller.
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WorldPingEXCLUSIVE: Talk about a dead ringer when it comes to casting: We’re getting word that 4x Emmy winner John Mulaney is eyeing to star as wisenheimer Agent Maxwell Smart in Warner Bros’ upcoming reimagining of Get Smart.
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The political commenter attacked Offerman's character, Bill, in HBO's apocalyptic drama, saying he's "Ron Swanson who likes to nail dudes."…
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The Massachusetts mother's murder trial for the deaths of her three children ended in a mistrial last week…
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The nationwide openings continue the effort from Meta to make innovative technology easier to experience.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by Hollywood Reporter
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