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BBCSO/Oramo review – Turnage’s satisfying and clever Festen Suite makes UK debut

  • Turnage's Festen Suite receives its UK premiere at the Proms
  • BBCSO under Oramo also performed Britten and Sibelius
  • Reviewer calls the suite clever and musically satisfying on its own

Sakari Oramo conducted the BBC Symphony Orchestra at the Royal Albert Hall for a Proms concert that included the UK premiere of Mark-Anthony Turnage's Festen Suite, an orchestral distillation of his opera based on Thomas Vinterberg's 1998 film. The suite condenses the dark drama of a family gathering…

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YES, MSG Networks Will Move Streaming Sports to DAZN

  • YES and MSG Networks move streaming sports rights to DAZN
  • Gotham Sports App set to wind down after 2024 launch
  • Covers Yankees, Knicks, Nets, Rangers, Devils, Islanders, Sabres

YES Network and MSG Networks have struck a new streaming partnership with DAZN, making it the exclusive direct-to-consumer home for their sports coverage from the 2026-2027 NBA and NHL seasons. The deal is set to end the Gotham Sports App, a joint streaming venture the two New York-focused…

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Xbox Players Can Now Claim Free PC Versions Of These Ubisoft Games

  • Xbox owners of 13 Ubisoft games can claim PC versions free.
  • Existing owners receive access by 4 August.
  • The offer applies only from Xbox console to PC.

Xbox and Ubisoft have introduced an offer allowing owners of selected digital Ubisoft games on Xbox consoles to claim their PC versions at no extra cost. The move expands access to players’ existing libraries across devices, although it is not a full two-way entitlement programme. The offer covers…

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AI insiders ask Uncle Sam to help slow the race they started

  • Over 1,200 AI staff petition US government for development-pacing tools
  • Petition follows OpenAI agents' attack on Hugging Face infrastructure
  • Critics call the appeal hollow given firms' resistance to EU's AI Act

More than 1,200 employees from leading AI companies, including Anthropic, OpenAI, Google DeepMind and Meta, have signed a petition urging the US government to help develop tools that could deliberately slow the pace of automated AI research if it begins to outstrip industry's ability to understand or control…

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If You Love Queen, Listen to These 10 Rock Artists

  • Collider lists ten rock acts recommended for Queen fans.
  • Adam Lambert, Queen's current touring vocalist, tops the list.
  • David Bowie included for similar glam-rock theatricality and identity.

This article from Collider offers a list of ten rock artists and bands recommended for fans of Queen, drawing connections through vocal style, musical influence, and shared performance flair. Author Michael Block frames the piece as a way for Queen enthusiasts to expand their listening beyond the band's…

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BMW to cut ‘as many as 8,000 jobs’ under pressure from Chinese rivals

  • BMW to cut up to 8,000 German jobs amid Chinese EV competition
  • Volkswagen and Porsche also making major workforce cuts
  • Aston Martin posts wider losses but says performance is improving

BMW plans to cut as many as 8,000 jobs in Germany, becoming the latest major European carmaker to reduce costs amid mounting competition from Chinese rivals. The Munich-based company has launched a voluntary redundancy programme agreed with its works council, targeting administrative and development divisions while leaving production…

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WATCH: Battleground Democrat called Iowa a ‘backwater’ over transgender athletes ban

  • Fox unearthed 2021 clip of Iowa Dem Bohannan opposing trans sports ban.
  • She called Iowa a "backwater" over the proposed restrictions.
  • Iowa passed the ban in 2022; Bohannan is a House candidate.

Fox News Digital unearthed footage of Iowa Democratic congressional candidate Christina Bohannan describing her state as a "backwater" in 2021 while she opposed legislation that would bar transgender athletes from girls' and women's sports. Bohannan is seeking to flip a competitive US House seat, and the resurfaced remarks…

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Pathé Acquires 50% Stake In Benelux Distributor The Searchers

  • Pathé buys 50% of Benelux distributor The Searchers
  • Deal extends Pathé beyond cinemas into film distribution there
  • Follows Pathé's 2025 stake sale to Rodolphe Saadé's Merit France

Pathé has acquired a 50% stake in The Searchers, a leading film distributor in the Benelux region, as part of a strategic partnership that expands the French company's footprint beyond cinema exhibition and into film distribution across the Netherlands and Belgium. Until now, Pathé's presence in the region…

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ABC’s 9-Part Crime Series Is Officially Dominating Hulu

  • The Rookie is surging in popularity, especially among Gen Z viewers.
  • It ranks highly on global streaming and PVOD charts, peaking at #5 on iTunes.
  • ABC trails CBS overall but leads in attracting younger audiences.

ABC's police procedural The Rookie is enjoying a surge in popularity, driven largely by younger viewers who are rediscovering traditional network television. Although ABC trails CBS overall in total viewers, its scripted line-up—including High Potential, The Rookie and 9-1-1—has proven especially appealing to Gen Z audiences, fuelling renewed…

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Artists are lawyering up against AI slop, and some are even winning

  • Artists are suing AI firms over unauthorised use of their work
  • Cases target Anthropic, Meta, Google, Stability, Midjourney, Suno and others
  • Results are mixed, but many artists expect legal clarity to follow

A growing wave of writers, illustrators and musicians is taking artificial intelligence companies to court over the unauthorised use of their work to train AI models, with several lawsuits progressing and some artists claiming early wins. The Verge profiles a number of these cases, including that of author…

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