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Former Luma AI Exec Launches LA-Based Production Outfit Matriarch
Former Luma AI executive and filmmaker Verena Puhm has launched Matriarch, a self-funded Los Angeles production company focused on AI-native and hybrid film and television projects. The move reflects a wider push to combine entertainment production with artificial intelligence, with Matriarch intending to develop its own intellectual property as well as create work for partners…
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Matt Creasey Becomes Senior EVP, World, At Post-Merger Banijay Rights
Matt Creasey has been appointed Senior Executive Vice President, World excluding EMEA, at Banijay Rights following Banijay Entertainment’s merger with All3Media. The move clarifies the distribution division’s post-merger leadership structure as the enlarged company seeks to sell and develop its expanded catalogue internationally. Based in Los Angeles, Creasey will oversee sales, acquisitions and co-productions through…
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Saber Interactive CEO Doubles Down On AI Amid Rideshare Stimulator Controversy
Saber Interactive CEO Matthew Karch has defended the company’s use of generative AI in its forthcoming game Rideshare Stimulator, escalating a dispute with former lead writer Stella Sacco. The row matters because it raises questions over whether AI displaced creative staff and whether the game has met Steam’s disclosure requirements for AI-generated content. Sacco said…
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Slain NJ mom Brooke Hanlon’s family backs investigators two months after her stabbing death
Brooke Hanlon, a 35-year-old New Jersey mother and therapist, was found fatally stabbed at her home in Chester more than two months ago. Her family has expressed support for investigators as the homicide inquiry continues without any named suspects, underscoring the uncertainty surrounding the case. Hanlon’s husband, Conor, reportedly called emergency services after finding her…
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Postpartum mom Lindsay Clancy on trial for murder brings court to a halt with sudden breakdown
Lindsay Clancy, who is on trial for murder, broke down in court as a medical examiner began describing the autopsy of her five-year-old daughter, Cora. The proceedings were brought to a halt after Clancy sobbed and said, “I can’t do this”, underscoring the emotional nature of the testimony. The incident occurred on Wednesday during testimony…
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Pokémon Bank Shutting Down Leaves Fans in Mourning
The Pokémon Company will close the Nintendo 3DS storage service Pokémon Bank on 25 February 2027, prompting concern among players with long-held collections. The closure matters because Bank has been a key way to preserve and transfer Pokémon between older games, and some fans may struggle to move creatures saved there before access ends. Pokémon…
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Flock will add privacy guardrails to camera systems amid backlash
Flock Safety will implement new privacy and data retention policies as pressure grows on the automated license plate operator to prevent its technology from being abused or used to conduct mass surveillance. The company announced Thursday it will shorten the recommended default data retention window from 30 to seven days to cut the amount of…
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Grieving family pay tribute to ‘devoted dad’, 56, killed in street brawl sparked by deadly turf war between rival biker gangs
The family of a 56-year-old man killed in a street brawl have paid tribute to him as a “devoted dad”. The death has drawn attention to violence reportedly connected to a long-running territorial dispute between rival biker gangs. The man died after the confrontation, although the article does not establish his role in the dispute.…
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Australian Medical Drama ‘The F Ward’ Sells to 100 Markets for Paramount
Paramount has sold Australian medical drama The F Ward to broadcasters and streaming services in 100 international markets, extending the show’s reach well beyond its July premiere on Stan. The sales underline continued global demand for medical dramas and give a prominent international platform to an Australian series centred on struggling junior doctors. The six-part…
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Leonardo DiCaprio’s Appian Way Boards ‘Freeing Flipper’ Ahead Of TIFF Market, Story Of Dolphin Trainer Turned Activist Ric O’Barry
Leonardo DiCaprio’s production company Appian Way has joined as an executive producer of Freeing Flipper, a documentary about Ric O’Barry, the former Flipper dolphin trainer who became a leading campaigner against dolphin captivity. The film will be offered to international buyers at the Toronto International Film Festival market, bringing renewed attention to O’Barry’s decades-long activism…