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TelevisaUnivision Posts Q2 Loss Despite Boost From Mexico World Cup Telecasts
Spanish-language media giant TelevisaUnivision reported a second-quarter net loss of more than $10 million, even as revenue jumped 10% thanks to advertising and licensing income tied to its rights to broadcast the FIFA World Cup in Mexico. The result underscores the continued financial strain facing the company, which was formed from the merger of Univision…
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15 years after Amy Winehouse, has artist wellbeing actually improved?
Fifteen years after Amy Winehouse’s death, the article examines whether the music industry has meaningfully improved how it protects artists’ mental health and wellbeing. It argues that, despite greater public awareness and more visible support initiatives, many of the pressures associated with fame, workload, addiction and exploitation remain entrenched. The piece places Winehouse’s experience in…
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Venice Film Festival Lineup: Casey Affleck, Werner Herzog, Hirokazu Koreeda, Lee Chang-Dong & Martin McDonagh In Competition
The Venice Film Festival has unveiled its 2026 lineup, with festival director Alberto Barbera announcing a star-studded competition slate that notably excludes any major studio titles. Running from 2-12 September, the competition features Casey Affleck’s directorial effort “Company,” Lee Chang-Dong’s first film since 2018’s “Burning,” Hirokazu Koreeda’s second festival title this year, and Martin McDonagh’s…
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Marvel’s Wolverine Actor Reveals The Performance That Terrified Him
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Homeowners claim their flats are worthless after major building work by coffee shop underneath ’caused their walls to crack and floors to sink’
Homeowners in a block of flats say building work carried out below them by a coffee shop has left their properties structurally damaged and effectively unsellable. Residents report cracked walls and sinking floors, which they attribute directly to construction or renovation work undertaken on the commercial unit beneath their homes, raising concerns about accountability for…
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Venice Biennale President Slams EU For Pulling Funding Over Russia’s Presence At Art Biennale At Film Festival Conference
Venice Biennale Foundation President Pietrangelo Buttafuoco publicly criticised the European Commission after it withdrew €2m ($2.3m) in funding over Russia’s participation in this year’s Art Biennale. Speaking at the press conference unveiling the 83rd Venice Film Festival lineup, he accused Brussels of “abandoning” the institution through a political rather than legal or cultural decision, arguing…
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10 Best Meal Delivery Services, Tested by an Ex-Restaurant Critic
This WIRED guide ranks the best meal delivery and meal kit services of 2026, based on testing by a former restaurant critic who has evaluated more than two dozen such services since 2017. The piece aims to help readers cut through cluttered pricing and marketing to find services that genuinely ease meal planning, reduce grocery-shopping…
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A Trove of Cars Fit for the Racetrack, a Beauty Pageant, or a Date with 007
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The End of ‘El Mayo’ Is Only the Beginning
Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada, a co-founder of the Sinaloa cartel, has been sentenced in the United States to life imprisonment without parole after decades of drug trafficking. The article argues that his case may have wider consequences because his capture, treatment and possible cooperation with US prosecutors could expose alleged links between Mexican politicians and…
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Comcast Q2 Boosted by World Cup, Profits at Peacock
Comcast’s second-quarter results were lifted by World Cup coverage on its Telemundo network and by its Peacock streaming service, which turned a profit for the first time since launching in 2020. Despite these gains, the media and broadband giant reported a decline in overall profit compared with the same period last year, largely because the…