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Xbox’s Halo and Fallout strategy shows signs of following Marvel
Xbox CEO Asha Sharma has announced a company reset, laid out in a 6 July memo, that pairs thousands of layoffs with a promise to reinvest resources into ventures the company believes will boost revenue. In this opinion piece, Polygon argues the strategy — funnelling investment away from smaller studios and towards a handful of…
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‘It’s a national reclamation’: the 12-year festival bringing Samuel Beckett back to Ireland
The Guardian reports on the Samuel Beckett Biennale, an ambitious 12-year festival organised by Seán Doran through his cross-border organisation Arts Over Borders, which aims to reclaim the playwright as a figure of both Ireland and Britain. Staging experimental “performed readings” at locations significant to Beckett’s life — from Enniskillen, Belfast and Dublin to Folkestone,…
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Taylor Sheridan’s ‘Landman,’ ‘The Madison’ snubbed by Emmys as expert hails him as TV’s ‘six-time champion’
Taylor Sheridan’s television output was almost entirely overlooked by the 2026 Emmy Awards, extending what the article frames as a persistent pattern of snubs from the Television Academy. Despite the popularity of his shows, his TV universe secured only a single nomination — a stunt coordination nod for “Tulsa King” — while acclaimed titles such…
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Vertical Media Takes its Place Alongside Film and TV as a Powerful Audiovisual Language
In a column for Variety, media adviser Hernan Lopez argues that vertical media has emerged as a distinct third “audiovisual language”, taking its place alongside film and television rather than merely imitating them. He contends that just as film and television each developed their own talent pools, aesthetics and business models, vertical content—led for now…
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Japanese Boy Band Psychic Fever Wants You to Know They’re All ‘Different’: ‘We Don’t Want to Fit in a Box’
Japanese seven-piece boy band Psychic Fever have released their second full-length album, “Different”, on 10 July via Warner Music and 10K Projects, four years after their 2022 debut “P.C.F.” The record is built around the idea that each of its members sounds, looks and thinks differently, a concept the group present as a deliberate statement…
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International Insider: Sky Buys ITV; Banijay-All3 Complete Merger; Emmy Noms
Comcast-owned pay-TV group Sky has agreed to buy the ITV network and streaming business — though not the production arm, ITV Studios — for a total consideration of £1.6bn ($2.1bn), marking Sky’s first move into ownership of a British public service broadcaster. The deal matters because it would place two of the UK’s public service…
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Cage the Elephant Signs With Big Loud Rock
Grammy Award-winning rock band Cage the Elephant have signed a label deal with Big Loud Rock, the rock/alternative imprint of Big Loud Records, and have simultaneously released “Beaches in Tennessee”, their first new music in two years. The signing marks what the band describe as a “new chapter” and reflects a renewed creative energy, with…
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Palworld Finally Launches in Full Today on PS5, and the Patch Notes are Colossal
Palworld, the survival, crafting and monster-collecting game from developer Pocketpair, has left early access and reached its full 1.0 release on PS5 today, 10th July 2026. Having been playable on the console since September 2024, the title has now received an enormous update that overhauls large portions of the game, to the extent that commentators…
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Trophy Wife talk sex, blame, and power play: “You end up on the floor regardless”