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Netflix’s Bela Bajaria to Receive 2026 International Emmy Founders Award

  • Netflix's Bela Bajaria wins 2026 International Emmy Founders Award
  • Recognised for global hits like Squid Game and Adolescence
  • Award to be presented in New York on 23 November

Netflix chief content officer Bela Bajaria will receive the International Emmy Founders Award at this year's ceremony, in recognition of her role in reshaping the global entertainment landscape. Since taking over as CCO in 2023, Bajaria has overseen a run of international hits that have turned non-English and…

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After 85 Million Views, Netflix Has Crowned a New Mystery King

  • "I Will Find You" has topped Netflix's charts for a full month.
  • The Harlan Coben adaptation has amassed roughly 85 million views.
  • It has outperformed Avatar sequel and Little House on the Prairie.

Netflix's new mystery series "I Will Find You" has spent its entire first month of release atop the platform's weekly viewership charts, fending off high-profile rivals including "Avatar: The Last Airbender" season two and the newly debuted "Little House on the Prairie". The show, an eight-episode adaptation of…

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Tom Holland, Matt Damon, and Zendaya have created a rap to promote The Odyssey – and I can’t believe it either

  • Tom Holland, Matt Damon and Zendaya recorded a promotional rap for The Odyssey.
  • The move is being used to generate buzz ahead of the film's release.
  • Coverage notes surprise at the unconventional marketing approach.

Stars of the upcoming film The Odyssey, including Tom Holland, Matt Damon and Zendaya, have taken part in a promotional rap to help build hype for the project. The unusual marketing move has drawn attention largely because of its novelty, with the article's writer expressing surprise that such…

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EddFest: What Does Iron Maiden Mean To A New Generation Of Fans?

  • Iron Maiden launched their own festival, EddFest, for their 50th anniversary
  • Roughly 50,000 fans attended across two days, spanning multiple generations
  • Event featured support acts, rare memorabilia and a two-hour Maiden headline set

Iron Maiden marked their 50-year legacy by launching a new festival, EddFest, held over 10–11 July at Knebworth, drawing around 50,000 fans across generations. The two-day event featured support acts including The Almighty, Airbourne, The Hu and The Darkness, culminating in a two-hour Maiden headline set, and highlighted…

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Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced’s latest update stops unexpected mutinies triggered by ship shopping trips and forces skies to be sunnier

  • Update 1.0.4 fixes ships vanishing after dockside upgrades.
  • Also patches lighting, localisation, weather and PC frame-rate bugs.
  • Comes amid Ubisoft Barcelona layoffs and union protests.

Ubisoft has released title update 1.0.4 for Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced, fixing a bug that caused players' ships to vanish entirely if they upgraded the Jackdaw while docked. The glitch could effectively strand players and prevent them from progressing through the game, making it one of the…

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Netflix releases a VHS-quality version of Stranger Things’ first season

  • Netflix released a retro VHS-style cut of Stranger Things season one.
  • It features 4:3 ratio, grainy picture and pan-and-scan cropping.
  • Duffer Brothers may extend it to other seasons if popular.

Netflix has released a "VHS" special edition of the first season of Stranger Things, digitally recreating the look of a worn videotape. The move is the latest way the streaming giant is extending the franchise's shelf life even after the series concluded, leaning on nostalgia for viewers who…

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CLASH Film #21: The Odyssey, Animal Farm + Moana

  • Nolan's The Odyssey earns a glowing 9/10 review from Clash.
  • Animal Farm animated adaptation scores just 4/10, called too soft.
  • Moana live-action remake criticised as a near-copy of the original.

Clash's latest film column reviews three releases: Christopher Nolan's ambitious epic The Odyssey, Andy Serkis's animated take on Animal Farm, and a live-action remake of Disney's Moana. The Odyssey, Nolan's follow-up to Oppenheimer, receives by far the strongest praise, while the other two films fare less well, reflecting…

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Christopher Nolan is hoping Quentin Tarantino “won’t stay true” to retirement plan

  • Nolan hopes Tarantino ditches his retire-after-ten-films plan
  • Tarantino has long vowed to stop directing after his tenth film
  • He has made nine films so far, with one reportedly left

Christopher Nolan has said he hopes Quentin Tarantino will abandon his long-stated plan to retire from directing after making ten feature films. Tarantino has repeatedly insisted for years that he intends to stop directing once he reaches that tally, arguing that a smaller, tightly curated body of work…

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Cricket Rules India’s Streaming Viewership in New Ormax StreamView Report

  • Cricket topped India's streaming charts in Ormax's new report
  • T20 World Cup drew 246 million JioHotstar viewers, IPL 228.4 million
  • "India's Got Latent" S2 led non-sports titles with 38.5 million viewers

A new Ormax StreamView report, launched by Ormax Media in January 2026 to track long-form streaming content across India, found that cricket dominated viewership in the first half of 2026, with the ICC Men's T20 World Cup and the Indian Premier League taking the top two spots on…

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Zenimax Online Studios loses senior leaders in fresh Xbox layoffs

  • Zenimax Online Studios lost its studio head and other senior leaders
  • Over 200 jobs cut; second straight year of layoffs
  • Josh Henderson and Nick Giacomini now lead the studio

Zenimax Online Studios lost several senior leaders as part of a fresh round of Xbox layoffs, deepening concerns about the long-term future of The Elder Scrolls Online. Studio head Joe Burba, executive producer Susan Kath, game director Rich Lambert and production director Ala Diaz all departed, with Microsoft's…

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