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BBC Studios Boss Confirms It Will Compete To Become The Next Producer Of ‘Doctor Who’: “We Are In It To Win It”
BBC Studios will be bidding to become the next producer of Doctor Who “with gusto,” according to CEO Tom Fussell. Speaking to Deadline on BBC annual report day, Fussell addressed the future of the BBC’s biggest sci-fi hit by confirming the production arm will put its hat in the ring when the tender process kickstarts…
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Ugly war erupts in Jersey Mike’s store after woman asked for birthday discount and manager started cursing at her
A trip to collect a birthday sandwich ended in a profantity-filled showdown between a customer and empoyees at Jersey Mikes on Sunday.
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The UK wants to catch up in the global AI race – but is too wary of risks to go all-in
UK fears a ‘triple whammy’: oversized investment in AI stocks, slower adoption of AI than predicted and the breakneck pace of AI’s development Hello, and welcome to TechScape. I’m your host, Blake Montgomery, US tech editor at the Guardian. Today, we’re discussing the UK’s difficult position in the AI race, new doubts over OpenAI’s path…
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Tricky – Different When It’s Silent
Now three decades on from his groundbreaking debut ‘Maxinquaye’, you’d be forgiven for expecting Tricky to be slowing down. No such luck. On album fifteen — and that’s just under his own name — we get a taut, exhilarating dose of his unique nocturnal world. Here, the Bristol icon leans… The post Tricky – Different…
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Levon Helm Studios Director Says Amy Helm Mismanaged Company, Sandra Helm Speaks Out
Over the past few months there’s been a struggle over control of Levon Helm Studios, the studio space and live music venue in Woodstock, New York. The late Levon Helm, legendary drummer and singer for the Band, founded the studio in the ’70s, and he began holding his Midnight Ramble shows in 2004. After his…
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EverQuest’s biggest fans are leading its revival
Live-service games and the companies that run them are in big trouble. Games and their developers are getting shut down and gutted, and publishers’ huge promises are dubious. Meanwhile, EverQuest, one of the original live-service games, is thundering back more than 25 years later. EverQuest Legends is currently in preorder beta with an upcoming release…
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Surprise: Many People Prefer AI Audiobooks, New Study Finds
Even with some of the backlash surrounding the AI Michael Caine-led audiobook of Homer’s “Odyssey” poem, it appears many listeners prefer an artificially generated voice to a human one. A new Edison Research at SSRS study commissioned by Spoken, an AI audiobook company, revealed that the company’s multi-voice productions achieved a higher favorability rating than human-narrated…
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Directors discuss Reynolds and Branagh’s Cold War thriller Mayday
The Hollywood Reporter article says writer-directors John Francis Daley and Jonathan Goldstein used a trailer breakdown to explain how their forthcoming film *Mayday* blends Cold War action-comedy with an unexpected, suspenseful opening. They said the trailer was designed to wrong-foot audiences by initially resembling a horror scenario, before revealing the film’s central odd-couple dynamic between…
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KIRK WINDSTEIN On Upcoming DOWN Album: ‘People Are Not Gonna Believe How Well PHIL ANSELMO Sings On This’
In a new interview with Poland’s Mystic Festival, DOWN guitarist Kirk Windstein and drummer Jimmy Bower spoke about the band’s long-awaited new album. Kirk and Jimmy are joined in the long-running heavy metal supergroup by vocalist Philip H. Anselmo, guitarist Pepper Keenan and bassist Pat Bruders….