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Mad Solutions and IRTH Form Strategic Partnership to Develop and Distribute Arab Entertainment Content
MAD Solutions, the Cairo-based film and talent group, and pan-Arab drama company IRTH have concluded a strategic partnership to jointly develop, package and support Arab film and television projects for regional and international markets. The tie-up was announced at the Venice Film Festival and pairs IRTH’s development expertise and writer network with MAD’s established strengths…
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Food delivery riders call on platforms to open up AI ‘black box’ they say has cut pay
Food delivery riders in Edinburgh are calling on platforms including Deliveroo, Uber Eats and Just Eat to reveal how their pay-setting algorithms work, arguing that growing use of automation has driven down earnings even as workloads have stayed the same. Riders working with the Workers’ Observatory, a charity founded by gig economy workers and academics…
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MAD Solutions & IRTH Strike Pan-Arab Development & Production Strategic Partnership – Venice
Cairo-based film and talent group MAD Solutions has struck a strategic partnership with IRTH, the pan-Arab drama development and production company founded by Egyptian author and screenwriter Haitham Dabbour. The tie-up combines MAD Solutions’ regional and international expertise in distribution, sales, talent management and marketing with IRTH’s creative development infrastructure and network of Arab writers,…
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Bayeux Tapestry makes historic UK debut at British Museum as King Charles and Macron view medieval artefact
The Bayeux Tapestry has arrived at the British Museum for its first public display in the United Kingdom since its creation nearly 1,000 years ago. King Charles and French President Emmanuel Macron visited the exhibition
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Bayeux Tapestry goes on display as Reform UK councillor quits
Charles and Macron viewed the historic tapestry, a Reform councillor quit amid financial mismanagement claims, a British couple died in Spain, Diddy’s defamation case advances, a US murder trial ended in mistrial, and Jack Lowden is tipped for Bond.
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4 Beatles Lyrics That Are Surprisingly Deep
This piece highlights four Beatles lyrics that carry unexpected emotional or philosophical weight beneath the band’s often playful reputation. Though The Beatles are widely associated with whimsical songs such as “Yellow Submarine” and “I Am The Walrus,” the article argues their catalogue also contains lines of genuine depth, drawn from tracks including “Nowhere Man,” “Eleanor…
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The Tetris Company wants nothing to do with the White House’s new copycat game
The Tetris Company has publicly and repeatedly distanced itself from “Build the Wall”, an immigration-themed browser game hosted on the White House website, confirming it had no involvement in its creation and did not authorise or license the Tetris brand for the title. The company stated it is “currently reviewing the matter,” language that leaves…
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‘Sara Bareilles: Good Grief’ Doc Timed To New Album, Chinese Box Office Hit ‘Dear You’, Thriller ‘Onslaught’ Mark Indie Holiday Weekend – Specialty Preview
Deadline previews an eclectic Labour Day specialty box office weekend, headlined by a documentary on singer-songwriter Sara Bareilles timed to her new album, A24’s wide slasher release “Onslaught,” and the strong US expansion of Chinese box-office hit “Dear You.” The mix reflects the traditional end-of-summer scramble among independent and specialty distributors to capture audiences with…
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Tetris Maker Officially Responds to White House’s Hateful Tetris Clone
The Tetris Company has responded after the White House published a series of arcade-style games on Thursday featuring the Trump administration’s political messaging, including a Tetris-branded game called “Build the Wall” that tasked players with constructing a border wall and arresting virtual migrants of colour. In an Instagram post, the company said it believed “in…
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Reform UK suspensions, North Sea gas green light, and rising Russia tensions dominate
Reform UK suspends two senior figures over a foreign-funding probe as ministers move to approve the Jackdaw gas field; Norway seizes a Russian ship near Svalbard and Germany reports fresh grid sabotage attempts amid heightened Russia alert.