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Paramount’s Warner Concessions In UK Gives “Powerful Credibility” To U.S. Lawsuit, Says Anti-Merger Group
Campaigners opposing Paramount Skydance’s $111 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery say the commitments required for UK approval strengthen the case of 12 US state attorneys general seeking to block the deal. Block the Merger argues that if remedies were needed in the less concentrated UK market, competition concerns in the United States are more…
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Seven killed after teen shooter opens fire at home and school in Thailand
A 14-year-old student killed seven people, including his grandparents and five teachers, in shootings at his home and school in Nonthaburi, near Bangkok, before taking his own life. The attack, Thailand’s second school shooting this year, has renewed concern over gun control and the enforcement of existing firearms laws. Twenty-three people were injured, with nine…
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Why GTA 6 Doesn’t Have Early Access, According To Take-Two
Take-Two has said Grand Theft Auto VI will not offer paid early access, meaning buyers of every edition will begin playing at the same time. The decision matters because it avoids giving premium-edition customers a head start on one of the industry’s most anticipated releases, limiting early spoilers and keeping the launch more equal for…
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Role Model Shares New Album ‘Chuck Timely & The Hourglass’ In Full
Role Model, the pop artist Tucker Pillsbury, has released his new album, ‘Chuck Timely & The Hourglass’, in full. The release marks the arrival of a self-written and self-produced project presented as a concise, colourful pop record with an exploratory feel. The album follows the June lead single ‘High Hopes 3000’ and the subsequent track…
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SM Entertainment revenues rose 15.4% YoY to $233M in Q2, driven by concerts and merch
SM Entertainment’s second-quarter revenue rose 15.4% year on year to KRW 349.6 billion ($233 million), driven chiefly by concerts, merchandise and licensing, as well as growth across subsidiaries. The results underline the increasing importance of live events and fan-focused intellectual-property sales to the K-pop company, despite weaker album and digital music revenue. Operating profit increased…
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Indie game publisher Devolver Digital wants to go private
Devolver Digital is seeking shareholder approval to delist from the stock market and return to private ownership after several difficult years as a public company. It argues that its current share price undervalues the business and that private ownership would let management focus more on the publisher’s long-term health rather than public-market obligations. The publisher…
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We’ll all be streaming our games in about “three years”, says Take-Two boss, raising some post-release questions about GTA 6
Take-Two chief executive Strauss Zelnick has predicted that commercially viable game streaming with low enough latency for most players will arrive within about three years. He argues this could greatly expand the number of devices capable of running games, creating new opportunities for widely appealing releases, though the article notes the prediction raises questions about…
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60th Anniversary Star Trek Doc With William Shatner Beaming Down To Regal Cinemas In October
A new documentary marking Star Trek’s 60th anniversary, The Sixty-Year Mission: How Star Trek Changed Television And The World, will be released in US Regal cinemas on 9 October. The film aims to examine how the original television series was made and why it became a lasting cultural influence, with cinema Q&As planned with franchise…
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Take-Two CEO Says Streaming Could Soon Make Expensive Consoles Matter Less
Take-Two chief executive Strauss Zelnick said game streaming could eventually reduce the importance of owning costly dedicated consoles. The comment matters because it points to a potential shift in how people access high-end games, from buying specialised hardware to playing through internet-connected devices. The argument depends on streaming becoming reliable, affordable and widely available enough…
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Meta ordered to pay $567M in child safety case
A New Mexico judge has ordered Meta to pay $567 million to address harm to young people linked to Facebook and Instagram, following a state case over child safety and mental health. The ruling matters because it also requires platform changes for New Mexico users, potentially offering a model for further legal action against social-media…