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Paramount+ Subscribers Fail to Block Warner Bros. Merger as States Will Try Again Friday
A group of Paramount+ subscribers failed on Thursday to secure a preliminary injunction that would have blocked Paramount’s $111 billion merger with Warner Bros. Discovery, with a federal judge ruling they had submitted no evidence to support the claim. The case matters because it is one of several legal challenges now threatening to delay or…
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Game of Thrones: War for Westeros Release Date Delayed to Early 2027
PlaySide Studios has pushed back the release window for Game of Thrones: War for Westeros, a real-time strategy game set in the universe of the HBO series adaptation.
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Physical games don’t matter, says GameStop CEO: “It is totally, totally irrelevant”
GameStop’s chief executive has said that physical video games no longer matter to the company’s business, describing their relevance as “totally, totally irrelevant” in recent comments. The remark reflects the ongoing shift in the video games industry away from physical discs and cartridges towards digital downloads, a trend that has significant implications for GameStop given…
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Donald Sutherland’s “really dumb” decision to turn down a 1972 masterpiece: “I regret that”
Donald Sutherland reportedly described turning down a role in Francis Ford Coppola’s 1972 film The Godfather as a “really dumb” decision that he later regretted. The article presents the missed opportunity as a notable what-if in the actor’s career because the film became one of cinema’s most acclaimed and influential works. Sutherland’s comments reflect hindsight…
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Netflix Pushes Back at Season 2 Woes Narrative, Doesn’t Release Video Podcast Data
Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos has pushed back against reports of a “season two problem” on the streamer, arguing that while second-season viewership dips are real, they are not as severe as recently suggested and remain within expected ranges. The comments, made during Netflix’s quarterly earnings update, follow a Bloomberg report highlighting steep viewing declines for…
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UFC’s McGregor-Holloway Rematch Muscles Up 6.5M Viewers Across U.S. & Latin America
UFC’s rematch between Conor McGregor and Max Holloway drew an average of 6.5 million viewers across the US and Latin America on Paramount+, marking one of the streamer’s biggest live sporting draws. The event, UFC 329, headlined by a bout 13 years in the making, underlines the continued strength of live combat sports as a…
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SpaceX suddenly aborts second Starship V3 launch after ignition
The company didn’t immediately say what went wrong. SpaceX’s stock plunged more than 4% in after-hours trading before paring losses.
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Teenage loners who ran a £29million cyber-hacking spree from their bedrooms are jailed for five years – and could be extradited to the US
Two British teenagers who ran a cyber-hacking operation from their bedrooms, causing an estimated £29million in damage, have each been jailed for five years and could face extradition to the United States. Courts heard the pair, described as isolated loners, targeted numerous organisations through hacking schemes that netted significant financial harm, highlighting the growing threat…
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Netflix Content Spend Accelerates, As Do Savings From AI, Ted Sarandos Says Streamer Has Used It In 300 Productions
Netflix expects content spending to reach around $20 billion in 2026, an increase of roughly 10% on the previous year, as co-chief executive Ted Sarandos said generative AI is helping cut costs while improving output quality. Speaking after the company’s second-quarter earnings, Sarandos said AI workflows had been used in around 300 Netflix productions, mostly…
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Netflix To Stop Biannual Viewership Reports, Opting Instead For Yearly Data Dump Amid Scrutiny Over Audience Retention
Netflix will stop publishing viewership reports twice a year and instead release a single annual engagement report from the first quarter of 2027. The company says the move will keep attention on revenue and operating profit, but it reduces the frequency of publicly available audience data as Netflix faces questions over whether viewers are returning…