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Rohit Sharma, Ajay Devgn, Madhuri Dixit Nene and A.R. Rahman Lead Sony Pictures Networks India Content Slate
Sony Pictures Networks India (SPNI) has unveiled a broad new content slate spanning fiction, reality, sports and regional programming, headlined by cricket star Rohit Sharma’s first foray into entertainment. Sharma will anchor and present his own show on Sony Entertainment Television and streamer SonyLIV from September, joining a roster of major names including Ajay Devgn,…
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Sony LIV Confirms ‘Scam 2010’ Production Will Go Ahead Despite Legal Threat
Sony LIV has confirmed that production of Scam 2010: The Subrata Roy Saga, the third instalment of its Scam crime drama franchise, will proceed despite a legal threat from Sahara India Pariwar. Sony Pictures Networks India (SPNI) said it has secured the rights to the series, based on Tamal Bandyopadhyay’s book, and filming has now…
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Glyn Johns hated recording with Keith Richards: “No one ever said anything”
Not an easy alliance. The post Glyn Johns hated recording with Keith Richards: “No one ever said anything” first appeared on Far Out Magazine.
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3 Acoustic Folk Songs From the 1960s With Melodies That Still Echo Decades Later
An American Songwriter article highlights three acoustic folk songs from the 1960s that the writer considers to have enduring, timeless melodies. The piece is a short, opinion-led retrospective celebrating an era when folk music served as both entertainment and social commentary, rather than a report on any current event. The selections are Bob Dylan’s “Don’t…
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Joby Talbot’s Path of Miracles / György Kurtág’s Kafka Fragments – Bristol Proms reach for the heavenly
A review of two contrasting concerts closing the BBC Proms’ Bristol weekend highlighted how the same idea of ritual can produce very different results in performance. Nigel Short’s choir Tenebrae marked its 25th anniversary at St George’s Bristol with Joby Talbot’s Path of Miracles, a piece inspired by the Camino de Santiago pilgrimage, while at…
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“They don’t understand art” – id Software lead slams Xbox, says it’s “impossible” to make games like 2016’s Doom now
A lead developer at id Software has publicly criticised Microsoft over recent layoffs at the studio, saying it is now “impossible” to make triple-A games like 2016’s Doom with half the staff. Chris Hayes, id Software’s lead services provider, made the comments in a roughly 90-minute interview on the Well Played podcast, disputing Microsoft’s claims…
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Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 Gets Huge Boost 3 Years After Launch Thanks to Box Office Phenomenon Spider-Man: Brand New Day
Marvel’s Spider-Man 2, Insomniac’s PS5 and PC game from 2023, has seen a major resurgence in players and sales following the box office success of the film Spider-Man: Brand New Day. Analysts describe it as a striking example of a “transmedia halo effect”, where a hit film drives renewed interest in a related video game,…
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‘I can’t watch it without sobbing’: your happiest TV endings
Guardian readers have nominated their favourite happy endings in television history, celebrating finales that left them moved, uplifted or reduced to tears. The feature, a follow-up to an earlier piece on TV’s happiest endings, gathers reader submissions spanning sitcoms, dramas and romances, highlighting how satisfying conclusions can cement a show’s legacy and provide lasting emotional…
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Steven Spielberg’s Colossal 4-Part Netflix Series Surges Toward 100M Viewing Hours in 2026
Steven Spielberg’s Netflix docuseries The Dinosaurs is on course to rack up close to 100 million viewing hours in 2026, cementing it as one of the streamer’s standout non-fiction hits of the year. The four-part series, narrated by Morgan Freeman, sees the 79-year-old director return to a subject he first popularised through Jurassic Park, this…