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Video generation startup PixVerse raises $439M, valuation soars past $2B

• PixVerse raises $439M, valuation tops $2 billion
• Alibaba among new investors in Series C extension
• Claims 150M+ registered users, faces growing global competition

Singapore-based video-generation startup PixVerse has raised $439 million in a Series C extension, pushing its valuation past $2 billion. The company plans to use the funds to expand its "world model" offerings and grow its customer base internationally, as competition in AI video generation intensifies from rivals such…

TriStar Pictures Lands Feature Rights To Trevor Henderson’s Viral Internet IP ‘Cartoon Cat’

• TriStar pre-emptively buys film rights to Henderson's "Cartoon Cat" creature.
• It's Henderson's second feature deal in two weeks, after Warner Bros' "Siren Head."
• Studios are chasing viral internet horror IP following Backrooms and Iron Lung's success.

Sony's TriStar Pictures has pre-emptively acquired feature film rights to "Cartoon Cat," another viral internet creature created by Trevor Henderson, following a bidding war for his "Siren Head" concept that landed at Warner Bros. It marks the second Henderson property optioned for film within a fortnight, underlining a…

Daytime Emmys Announce 2026 Nominations (UPDATING)

• 53rd Daytime Emmy nominations announced 13 July 2026 by NATAS
• Ceremony moves to a single event on 30 October 2026 in Los Angeles
• New rules include episode-based submissions and scaled nomination counts

The 53rd annual Daytime Emmy nominations were announced on 13 July 2026, administered by the New York-based National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS). Early nominees included the recently ended talk shows "The Kelly Clarkson Show" (nominated for talk series and talk host) and "Sherri" (nominated for…

4 Iconic One-Hit Wonders That Were Also Debut Singles

An American Songwriter feature highlights four hit songs that were remarkable for being the debut singles of the acts who recorded them, a rare feat given how few artists strike gold on their first release. The list spans four decades of pop and rock, from 1979 to 2000,…

Noah Kahan Becomes Fourth Artist to Be Inducted Into the Fenway Music Hall of Fame After Four Sold Out Shows in Boston

• Noah Kahan inducted into Fenway Music Hall of Fame after four sold-out shows.
• He joins Billy Joel, Paul McCartney and Zac Brown Band in the honour.
• His world tour continues through the US, Oceania and Europe into December.

Singer-songwriter Noah Kahan has become the fourth artist inducted into Fenway Park's Music Hall of Fame, an honour previously bestowed only on Billy Joel and Paul McCartney. The recognition came after he sold out four consecutive nights at the Boston stadium during his Great Divide World Tour, making…