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Art spans visual culture, film, music, design and the objects people make and collect. It includes creative work and the institutions that preserve and present it, as well as the people, businesses and public funding that shape what audiences can see.

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Xbox restructuring axes 3,200 jobs and cuts four studios loose

  • Xbox restructuring cuts 3,200 jobs across the division.
  • Four studios spun off into independent operations.
  • ZeniMax Online and id Software survive but face deep cuts.

Microsoft's Xbox division carried out a sweeping restructuring that eliminated 3,200 jobs and separated four studios—Compulsion Games, Double Fine Productions, Ninja Theory and Undead Labs—into independent operations. The scale of the cuts and the loss of established studios marks one of the most significant shake-ups in Xbox's history,…

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Serbian Director’s ‘Everyday Violence’ Drama Explores Normalisation of Peer Aggression at Karlovy Vary

  • "3 Weeks After" examines how peer violence normalises within high school communities, competing in Karlovy Vary's main selection
  • Director Miroslav Terzić wrote the film in 2023 during an actual Serbian school shooting, infusing fictional narrative with urgent real-world parallels
  • The film directly addresses late-intervention suicide conversations in Bulgaria, intentionally provoking audiences to recognise violence they otherwise overlook

Serbian director Miroslav Terzić's third feature film, "3 Weeks After," premiered in the main competition at the Karlovy Vary Film Festival, centring on a high school trip to Bulgaria. The narrative investigates how viol

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Sky Acquires ITV Media Business for £1.6bn, Consolidating British Broadcasting and Creating Streaming Rival

  • Sky to buy ITV's Media and Entertainment arm for u00a31.6bn.
  • ITV Studios becomes an independent global content producer.
  • ITV shareholders receive around u00a3950m; deal completes late 2027.

Comcast-owned pay-TV operator Sky has agreed to acquire ITV's Media and Entertainment division for £1.6 billion, with the transaction expected to complete in the second half of 2027. The deal fundamentally separates ITV's business: its production arm, ITV Studios, will operate as an independent global content creator, while…

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England’s Azteca Triumph: Three Lions Edge Mexico 3-2 in World Cup Classic

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  • England beat Mexico 3-2 at the Azteca to reach the quarter-finals.
  • Bellingham scored twice, with Kane netting the winner.
  • Henderson hurt his wrist celebrating, raising fitness concerns.

England produced one of their finest World Cup performances at Mexico's iconic Azteca Stadium, beating the hosts 3-2 to reach the quarter-finals in a display some have compared to the class of 1966. Jude Bellingham scored twice and Harry Kane added the decisive goal in a fiercely contested…

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