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Netflix shares slide on cautious third-quarter revenue outlook
Netflix’s shares fell as much as 9% in after-hours trading on Thursday to their lowest level in over a year, after the streaming giant paired in-line second-quarter results with a softer-than-expected outlook for the third quarter. The share slide reflected investor anxiety over whether Netflix’s viewer engagement is cooling, with forward guidance weighing more heavily…
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Americans Are Listening to Less Music in English, Thanks To Bad Bunny and BTS
A new midyear report from music-data firm Luminate has found that Americans are streaming less English-language music than ever before, with the shift being driven largely by the success of Spanish-language stars such as Bad Bunny and K-pop acts like BTS. English-language songs fell to 87.1% of US streams, down from 88% last year, a…
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The Deals: ‘Yellowstone’ & ‘Avengers’ Composer Brian Tyler Sells Music Rights to CEG
Cutting Edge Group (CEG), which holds the music catalogues of Warner Bros. Discovery and AMC Studios, has acquired composer Brian Tyler’s rights and royalty streams across his major film and TV soundtracks. The deal, announced on 15 July, is described as one of the largest ever completed for a single film and TV composer’s rights,…
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Chloe Fineman Is Leaving ‘SNL’ After 7 Seasons: ‘It Does Feel Like the Right Time’
Chloe Fineman has announced she is leaving “Saturday Night Live” after seven seasons on the NBC sketch show, becoming the first cast member to confirm her departure ahead of season 52’s autumn premiere. She revealed the news on Instagram on 16 July, thanking creator Lorne Michaels and describing her time on the programme as “the…
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10 Greatest Heroes in ‘Batman: The Animated Series’ Who Aren’t the Dark Knight
Collider has published a listicle ranking the ten best heroes from Batman: The Animated Series, the acclaimed 1990s DC cartoon, who are not Batman himself. The piece highlights how the show, despite centring on Bruce Wayne’s alter ego, built out a rich supporting cast of allies, from law enforcement figures to civilians, who help combat…
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Netflix K-Drama ‘Teach You A Lesson’ Among Most-Watched Series Globally In First Half Of 2026
Netflix’s Korean drama “Teach You A Lesson” has emerged as one of the streamer’s biggest global hits of the year, ranking sixth among the most-watched series worldwide in the first half of 2026 despite premiering as late as 5 June. The action series has notched up 54.9 million global views in its first six weeks,…
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Kemi demands Andy Burnham stop bowing to ‘Net Zero zealots’ like Ed Miliband and back North Sea oil and gas drilling
Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch has called on Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham to abandon what she describes as deference to “Net Zero zealots” such as Energy Secretary Ed Miliband, urging him instead to support new North Sea oil and gas drilling. The intervention reflects the Conservatives’ continuing push to position themselves against Labour’s net zero…
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The singer Stevie Nicks felt always looked down on her: “How dare you”
Stevie Nicks reportedly clashed with Tom Petty after he suggested that Fleetwood Mac were soft rock rather than a genuine rock and roll band. The disagreement mattered because it exposed a rare point of tension in a close creative friendship between two musicians who collaborated extensively and otherwise respected each other’s work. According to Stephen…