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Matt Stein Joins Pocket.watch From Philo
Pocket.watch, the kids and family media company behind Ryan’s World and Love, Diana, has hired Matt Stein as its new VP of Marketing and Franchise, poaching him from pay-TV streaming service Philo. The appointment underlines pocket.watch’s push to scale its creator-led franchises across multiple platforms and formats as the wider industry increasingly moves into the…
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Marvel’s Spider-Man sequel breaks all-time US opening weekend record
Marvel and Sony’s *Spider-Man: Brand New Day* has taken $360 million (US) at the North American box office in its opening weekend, setting a new all-time domestic opening record and overtaking the previous benchmark set by *Avengers: Endgame*. The result marks a significant milestone for the Spider-Man franchise and underscores the continued box-office pull of…
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DC Reveals Terrifying New Joker
Prime Video’s “Batman: Caped Crusader” has unveiled its Season 2 Joker, with actor Matthew Needham describing a version of the villain that diverges sharply from previous portrayals, including Mark Hamill’s celebrated animated take. Speaking at San Diego Comic-Con, Needham explained that a single detail in the casting brief, describing the character as “European and humourless”,…
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Overwatch season 4 will introduce some much-needed map changes to Paraiso and Busan
Blizzard has announced a series of map updates for Overwatch season 4, set to launch on 11 August, aimed at fixing longstanding gameplay frustrations on several maps. Producer Ren Soanes revealed the changes during the dev segment of Sunday’s Overwatch Champion Series midseason tournament, with adjustments to Paraiso, Eichenwalde and Busan intended to open up…
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First Look At Josh Henderson In Cold Case Thriller ‘Bulldogs’ As Filming Gets Underway In L.A.
Filming has begun in Los Angeles on “Bulldogs”, a cold case crime thriller from writer-director Cole Mueller, with actor Josh Henderson leading the cast and taking on an executive producer role. Deadline has released first-look images from the production, which pairs Henderson with co-star and fellow executive producer Sade Katarina under her Effloresce Entertainment banner.…
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‘Ted Lasso’ Season 4 Release Schedule: When Do New Episodes Come Out?
“Ted Lasso” is returning to Apple TV+ for a fourth season, premiering on 5 August 2026, with Jason Sudeikis reprising his role as the folksy American football coach. This time, having gone home to Kansas City to be near his son and ex-wife, Ted is drawn back to England to coach a women’s football team,…
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Five music success stories that blur the line between luck and genius
An article from Far Out Magazine explores five famous songs where it’s unclear whether their success stemmed from artistic genius or sheer chance, touching on the unpredictable relationship between musicians and public taste. It cites Noel Gallagher’s view that audiences don’t know what they want until they get it, using examples from David Bowie, Blur…
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4 Rock Songs From 1985 That Every 80s Kid Can Still Sing Word for Word Today
American Songwriter has published a light retrospective feature revisiting four rock songs from 1985 that it argues remain instantly recognisable to those who grew up in the 1980s. The piece is part of an ongoing series of nostalgia-driven music lists from the outlet, celebrating tracks from the era that have endured in popular memory decades…
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Best Pokemon TCG Pocket Mega Rayquaza ex deck
This dragon deck for PTCGP generates energy as fast as it can burn it up, and Mega Rayquaza is its heavy hitter
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Kendrick Lamar, Billie Eilish, 2Pac & More Soundtrack the West Coast Momentum Mix: Listen Now
Billboard has released the “West Coast Momentum Mix”, a playlist curated in partnership with Planet Fitness that draws on streaming and consumption data from Luminate to reflect the music people in West Coast cities are listening to during workouts, road trips and daily routines. The mix is part of Billboard’s broader “Movement Mixes” series, which…