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Banijay Officially Unveils New Sales Team Led By Cathy Payne With Five Key Lieutenants
Banijay Entertainment has announced its restructured sales team leadership following the All3Media merger, establishing a distribution powerhouse with over 250,000 hours of content. Chief Cathy Payne will oversee the combined unit alongside five senior lieutenants, as the merged company seeks to eliminate duplication and drive growth across global markets. The new leadership structure comprises Matt…
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RSC brings stage adaptations of Woolf and Clarke novels to the Swan
The Royal Shakespeare Company is taking on ambitious stage adaptations of Virginia Woolf’s *Mrs Dalloway* and Susanna Clarke’s *Piranesi*, novels whose focus on characters’ inner lives makes them difficult to translate for theatre. The productions reflect the RSC’s wider effort to bring literary works to its stages alongside Shakespeare, and will be presented in its…
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Zimbra flaw breaches email servers; Huawei overtakes Nvidia in China
A critical Zimbra vulnerability is being exploited to steal corporate emails and credentials. Huawei claims its Ascend processors have overtaken Nvidia in China’s chip market.
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Netflix Co-CEO Sarandos Acknowledges Slower Growth, Downplays Paramount-WB Merger Threat
Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos acknowledged the platform’s engagement growth is slower than desired, defended the company’s unsuccessful bid for Warner Bros. Discovery, and downplayed competitive threats from Paramount’s acquisition of the studio. His comments come as the streaming giant faces investor and media scrutiny over growth, though he argued that changes to how Netflix reports…
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Ben Affleck Doesn’t “Worry About SkyNet” When It Comes To AI; “It’s Another Form Of Computing”
Ben Affleck spoke at a Bloomberg Screentime event about artificial intelligence in entertainment, striking a notably optimistic tone compared to other tech leaders. Unlike OpenAI, Anthropic and Meta executives who emphasise existential AI risks, Affleck (whose InterPositive AI company Netflix acquired for $587 million) views AI as simply another technological tool. He argued that filmmaking…
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Muslim immigration drops 96% as Russia issues nuclear warning to NATO
The White House celebrates a dramatic fall in Muslim immigration whilst Moscow escalates rhetoric over Kaliningrad. Also this week: Fed audit findings and Reddit’s content restrictions.
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Kathleen Kennedy says leaving Lucasfilm after 14 years brought relief
Kathleen Kennedy says she felt “a bit of relief” after leaving Lucasfilm in 2026, following 14 years leading the Star Wars franchise. Speaking at Bloomberg’s Screentime event in Los Angeles, she described succeeding George Lucas as an “incredible challenge” and said the role’s hardest part was balancing fans’ expectations with the need to create new…
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Netflix plans wide cinema release for KPop Demon Hunters sequel
Netflix is refining its theatrical strategy for different film types, treating family tentpoles distinctly from art house releases based on their audience potential and streaming value. Co-CEO Ted Sarandos announced the shift at Bloomberg’s Screentime event, revealing that the KPop Demon Hunters sequel will receive a wide global theatrical release in 2029, marking Netflix’s commitment…
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Ben Affleck says AI was used extensively in upcoming Netflix thriller
Ben Affleck has revealed he used AI “for lots of things” in his upcoming Netflix thriller Animals, but declined to specify which elements of the film employed the technology. Drawing a comparison to a magician revealing trade secrets, Affleck explained that he was reluctant to disclose the AI-assisted aspects because his film sought to maintain…
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Sarandos says Netflix engagement growth is slower than he wants
Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos said the company’s audience engagement is growing more slowly than he wants, even as it expands into live programming. Speaking at Bloomberg’s Screentime conference, he said Netflix was working to speed growth and defended the company’s unsuccessful bid for Warner Bros. Discovery as a long-term investment that it had priced responsibly.…