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Early Coldplay studio recordings and unheard Chris Martin ‘James Bond’ demo go to auction

• Coldplay's earliest studio recordings and production materials from 1999 entering public auction
• Collection includes unreleased acoustic demo where Chris Martin pitched a James Bond theme for 'The World Is Not Enough'
• Archive documents creative evolution of songs before their final commercial release on debut album

The archive items "document a crucial moment in the band’s development", ahead of their seminal debut album 'Parachutes' The post Early Coldplay studio recordings and unheard Chris Martin ‘James Bond’ demo go to auction appeared first on NME.

Amazon has enough satellites to launch its Starlink competitor

Amazon says it now has enough satellites operating in low-Earth orbit to light up its Starlink internet competitor. With last night's launch, Amazon Leo has 396 satellites deployed, which is "enough to support continuous service across initial latitudes," according to Chris Weber, VP heading up business and product…

Kane’s Late Heroics Rescue England From World Cup Brink in 2-1 DR Congo Thriller

• Harry Kane scores twice late to complete England's comeback from brink of World Cup exit, defeating DR Congo 2-1
• England's performance was worrying throughout most of the match under manager Thomas Tuchel before Kane's intervention
• Victory secures England's progression to face Mexico in the next round

England narrowly escaped a catastrophic World Cup exit when Harry Kane struck twice in the closing stages to secure a 2-1 victory over DR Congo. For the majority of the match, Thomas Tuchel's side delivered a concerning

‘The Crow Girl’: Paramount+ Reveals Trailer For Season 2 Of Dark Crime Drama

• The Crow Girl Season 2 debuts July 20, 2026 on Paramount+ in UK and Ireland
• Returning leads investigate asylum seeker deaths alongside a mummified body in a church wall and corpse in a freezer
• Six-episode series produced by Buccaneer Media and ITV Studios, adapted from Erik Axl Sund's novel

EXCLUSIVE: “Justice will be hers,” warns the trailer for the second season of The Crow Girl. The British crime drama for Paramount+ will return to the streamer on July 20 in the UK and Ireland, and we have an exclusive first trailer for you above. Eve Myles and…

Proposed Merger Of Korean Cinema Chains Lotte & Megabox Collapses

• South Korea's 2nd and 3rd largest cinema chains abandoned their merger after 13 months of negotiations and three extensions
• The collapse reflects parent company JoongAng Group's financial crisis, with multiple subsidiaries filing for restructuring
• Korean box office suffered significant declines in 2025, with domestic films particularly hard hit

South Korea’s second and third largest cinema chains, Lotte Cinema and Megabox, have called off their proposed merger. Lotte Shopping revealed in a corporate filing on Wednesday that the memorandum of understanding signed with Megabox parent company Contentree JoongAng to merge the two chains was terminated on June…

Prendergast starts as Osborne makes wing switch for Ireland

• Ireland selects fly-half Sam Prendergast following strong club form whilst managing absences of Jack Crowley and other key players in upcoming Nations Championship match.
• Jamie Osborne shifts from full-back to left wing as Ireland faces Australia with 11 Leinster players and deploys Tom O'Toole at an unfamiliar loose-head prop position.

Sam Prendergast's strong end to the season with Leinster earns him a recall to the Ireland starting team for Saturday's Nations Championship opener against Australia in Sydney.

Madonna’s Confessions II is finally here – but is it worth the 21-year wait?

• Madonna released Confessions II, a direct sequel to her acclaimed 2005 dance album, as her first project since recovering from a serious illness
• The record delivers strong club-oriented production in its opening half but becomes repetitive in the middle before recovering with autobiographical material
• Critics find the album comes close to its predecessor but ultimately falls short of matching the original's consistent impact

The pop star's 15th album starts on the dancefloor, but ends with deep personal revelations.

X is making a fresh push for live video with new creator payouts

• X launches Live Studio with $1M creator payout fund to encourage live streaming
• New tools enable scheduling, audience control, and real-time viewer metrics
• Feature requires Premium subscription ($3/month); past live events have experienced outages

X has launched a new live streaming command center and additional creator payouts.

Prime Video Adapting Ulf Kvensler’s Debut Novel ‘Sarek’ As Psychological Thriller Series Starring ‘Quicksand’ & ‘Barracuda Queens’ Actors

• Swedish psychological thriller 'Sarek' adapted into 4-part miniseries for Prime Video
• Story follows hikers in Sarek National Park with conflicting survivor accounts of trauma
• Production begins July 2026, launching on Prime Video Nordics in 2027

EXCLUSIVE: Prime Video is adapting Ulf Kvensler’s debut novel into four-part psychological thriller miniseries Sarek. Based on the book of the same name, the show will star Felix Sandman (Quicksand), Kitt Walker Johansson (Burden of Justice), Alva Bratt (Barracuda Queens) and Nora Rios (Caliphate). Set in the landscape…