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Elder Scrolls Online roadmap shifts two days before Season One launch after Xbox cuts
Yesterday brought the news that Microsoft were cutting 1600 staff, spinning out four studios, and finding a further 1600 jobs to cut in the year to come. Xbox CEO Asha Sharma said in an email to staff that she was “making reductions” and “shifting investment to focus on higher priority projects”.Today, we’re starting to learn…
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Sarajevo Film Festival launches Prix Cineplexx award backing cinema theatrical releases
Voted for by the audience, the prize has a total value of 20,000 euros ($22,855) to support a marketing campaign for the winning film’s theatrical distribution.
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Manchester return marks BTS first UK appearance in seven years
The group’s ‘Arirang’ world tour weaves aspects of traditional Korean music, architecture and dance into the production The post BTS celebrate England’s World Cup win and bring Korean symbolism to London as they return to UK first time in seven years appeared first on NME.
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Taylor Swift defeats copyright claim over her song lyrics in court
The case has been ongoing since 2024, and claimed the pop star stole lines from poems to write lyrics to songs on ‘Midnights’, ‘Lover’ and ‘The Tortured Poets Department’ and more The post Taylor Swift wins “absurd” copyright lawsuit over her song lyrics appeared first on NME.
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Sarajevo CineLink reveals co-production and drama lineups and Critics’ Week partnership
CineLink, the industry strand of the Sarajevo Film Festival, has finalized its list of projects for its Co-Production Market and CineLink Drama sections and has also unveiled a new award €10,000 award and partnership with Cannes’ Critics’ Week. The final selections comprise of 16 feature film projects and eight drama series projects, with women directing…
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Rival studio ZeniMax Online reportedly cuts up to half its workforce
A second wave of massive Microsoft layoffs has reportedly hit Zenimax Online Studios, with some sources claiming “up to half” of the studio has been cut. Read more
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Larry David quit Seinfeld to make a film Roger Ebert despised
Larry David quit Seinfeld at the peak of its popularity to write and direct the comedy Sour Grapes, which was a disaster with critics.
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Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle arrives on Crunchyroll this month
Crunchyroll has confirmed that Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – The Movie: Infinity Castle will begin streaming on its platform at the end of the month, announced during Anime Expo. The news matters because the film was a major commercial success following its 2025 cinema release, becoming the highest-grossing anime film of all time and…
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Zinc Media forms dedicated AI label Cicada to centralise operations
Zinc Media Group, the UK-based factual production and distribution company behind labels such as Brook Lapping, Rex, Supercollider and Tern, has launched a dedicated artificial intelligence label called Cicada. The move matters because it formalises the group’s growing AI operations into a single unit, reflecting a wider industry trend of production companies creating official AI…
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BBC boss Matt Brittin to speak at final Edinburgh Television Festival
BBC Director General Matt Brittin will make his first major industry appearance at the Edinburgh Television Festival this August, taking part in an ‘In Conversation’ session about his opening months in one of British media’s most closely watched roles. The appearance matters because it comes at a pivotal moment for the corporation, with charter renewal…