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Oregon A.G. Seeks Delay of Paramount-Warner Bros. Merger, Suggests DOJ Approval Was ‘Corrupt’
Oregon’s attorney general has asked a court to delay the closing of the Paramount-Warner Bros. merger by 60 days while it continues investigating whether the deal breaches antitrust law. The move matters because it could hold up one of the largest media consolidations in recent memory, even after federal regulators cleared it, and because the…
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What time does Marvel Rivals Season 9 release in your time zone?
NetEase has confirmed that Marvel Rivals Season 9, titled The Mystery of Thebes, will launch on 10 July, marking another substantial update for the hero shooter. The season brings two new heroes, a new map, a new game mode, a rework of Black Widow, and an overhaul of the game’s Team-Up abilities, making it a…
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Anonymous Content’s Darren Walker on Company’s 10 Emmy Nominations and Nominee Sally Field’s ‘Motherly’ Dating Advice
Anonymous Content, the production and talent management company, secured 10 Emmy nominations, prompting jubilant celebrations at its Los Angeles office. The haul matters as a marker of recovery for a firm that has struggled since the death of founder Steve Golin in 2019, and it comes just five months into the tenure of new president…
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Sizewell B nuclear power plant granted a 20-year life extension
The UK government has granted the Sizewell B nuclear power station in Suffolk a 20-year life extension, allowing it to continue generating electricity until 2055 rather than closing within the next decade. The plant, which first connected to the National Grid in 1995, will now run for 60 years in total. The extension matters because…
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Emmy Noms Analysis: Diversity in Acting Nominees Down 39% While ‘The Pitt’ Cements Frontrunner Status and ‘Widow’s Bay’ Emerges as Dark Horse
The nominations for the 78th Primetime Emmy Awards were announced on Wednesday, spanning 117 categories and 610 nominations, with HBO Max reaffirming its dominance, Apple TV rising into television’s top tier and several presumed contenders falling short. HBO Max led all companies with 122 nominations, ahead of Netflix’s 111 and a company-record 87 for Apple…
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HBO’s Casey Bloys Gets Nostalgic Thinking About All Those Emmy Nominations
Since Casey Bloys took over HBO programming in February 2016, he and his team have been responsible for 1,208 Emmy nominations and 276 wins. This morning, the company landed another 122 nominations, thanks to record hauls for Hacks and huge performances for The Pitt, which landed 24 and 25 noms, respectively. HBO Max scored three…
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‘Hacks’ Spinoff Will Never Happen, Paul W. Downs Says: ‘We Feel So Happy With How It Ended’
Paul W. Downs, co-creator and star of the HBO comedy “Hacks”, has definitively ruled out a spin-off following the show’s fifth and final season. Speaking to Variety after the series broke the record for the most-nominated comedy at this year’s Emmys, Downs said a spin-off centred on his character Jimmy and Megan Stalter’s Kayla was…
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Messi and Ronaldo Are Building Tech Portfolios. Mo Salah Is Playing a Different Game
Football’s three defining stars of the past two decades — Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo and Mohamed Salah — are preparing for life after the game, and their off-pitch strategies are increasingly diverging. As the 2026 World Cup marks Ronaldo’s final tournament and another career milestone for Messi and Salah, Messi and Ronaldo have moved heavily…
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2026 Emmy Nominations Analysis: What to Make of the ‘Widow’s Bay’ Surge, Taylor Sheridan Rejection and ‘Amazing Race’ Disappearance
The US Television Academy has announced the nominees for the 78th Primetime Emmy Awards, unveiling finalists across more than 100 categories as chosen by 27,000 voters. Executive Editor of Awards Scott Feinberg analyses the picks for clues ahead of final voting (17-26 August), the Creative Arts ceremonies (5-6 September) and the Primetime telecast (14 September…
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Ariana Grande impersonator shares DM she received from singer: “You’re very beautiful as YOURSELF”
Ariana Grande impersonator Paige Niemann has shared a private direct message she says the singer sent her in 2019, publishing it in her new six-part Apple TV documentary series “Turning The Paige”. In the message, Grande gently encouraged Niemann to embrace her own appearance, writing that she was “very beautiful as YOURSELF” without heavy make-up…