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As Top Streamers Battle Churn, Emerging AI Start-Up Versus Offers Ways To Hold On To Viewers
Versus, an AI start-up that has been operating in stealth mode, has emerged publicly with technology designed to help streaming platforms combat subscriber churn. The company creates interactive AI overlays that let viewers “play along” with what they are watching or reading, and it has already worked with major players including Disney+, Paramount+, HBO Max,…
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Guillermo del Toro Reunites With ‘Pan’s Labyrinth’ Stars for 20th Anniversary Panel at SDCC 2026
Details on our upcoming Pan’s Labyrinth Q&A panel at SDCC 2026, with special guests Guillermo del Toro, Ivana Baquero, and Doug Jones.
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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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A bank holiday for a World Cup win? Starmer is poised to grant a day off if the Three Lions bring it home
Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer is reportedly considering granting a bank holiday in England if the men’s football team win the World Cup, marking a first triumph in 60 years. The move matters because it would be a rare exception to the government’s usual reluctance to approve extra public holidays, which are estimated to cost…
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England to receive bank holiday if Tuchel’s side win World Cup
Sir Keir Starmer is understood to be preparing to declare a bank holiday should England’s men’s team win the 2026 World Cup, marking what would be the nation’s first triumph in the tournament since 1966. The prime minister declined to confirm a date so as not to “jinx” the team’s progress, but the day off…
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Emmy-Nominated ‘All Her Fault’ Star Dakota Fanning Gives Update On ‘The Nightingale’ With Sister Elle & Details Of New Untitled Apple TV Thriller
Dakota Fanning has received an Emmy nomination for her supporting role in the Peacock limited series All Her Fault, while her sister Elle Fanning was nominated for the Apple TV+ comedy series Margo’s Got Money Troubles. Speaking to Deadline during a break in filming, Dakota expressed delight at the sisters’ simultaneous recognition, noting that it…
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Bunnie Xo sparks dating rumors with reality star at Nashville bar as Jelly Roll divorce looms
Bunnie Xo, the 46-year-old podcast host, has been spotted with reality television star Dylan Wolf just weeks after the public end of her marriage to country singer Jelly Roll. According to footage obtained by TMZ, the pair were seen kissing during a Fourth of July event at Jelly Roll’s own JR’s Goodnight Nashville Bar, fuelling…
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Emmy Nominee Reactions: Shailene Woodley Was Getting a Lash Lift, Sepideh Moafi Cries and Jonathan Pryce Jokes About Joining ‘Love Island’
As the 2026 Primetime Emmy nominations were announced on the morning of 8 July, Variety gathered candid first reactions from a range of nominated stars, capturing the mix of surprise, emotion and humour that greeted the news. The piece matters as a snapshot of how the industry’s talent responded in real time, with some woken…
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Lollapalooza 2026: Here’s Where to Get Affordable Tickets to the Summer Music Festival Online
Billboard has published a guide on where to buy tickets for Lollapalooza 2026, the long-running Chicago music festival, which will run for four days from Thursday 30 July to Sunday 2 August at Grant Park. The piece matters chiefly as a consumer shopping guide, noting that many official dates have already sold out or are…