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Sean Duffy’s America 250 Reality Show Draws Just 2,900 Viewers
Sean Duffy’s new six-part YouTube series, “The Great American Road Trip,” has attracted only a few thousand viewers despite months of promotion, delays and funding questions ahead of its launch on the US Department of Transportation’s official channel. The show, which follows the Transportation Secretary, his wife Fox News host Rachel Campos-Duffy, and several of…
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Thrilljoy Reveals Terrifying Cute IT: Welcome to Derry Pennywise Figures
Toy maker Thrilljoy has unveiled a new range of vinyl figures based on HBO’s IT: Welcome to Derry, adding creepy-cute renditions of the show’s killer clowns to its blind-box PIX! collectible line. IGN was given exclusive first access to photographs of the figures, which put a stylised, wide-eyed spin on Bill Skarsgård’s Pennywise and his…
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“I won’t talk about it”: the iconic 1994 movie Denzel Washington “had problems” with
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Netflix Veteran Andy Weil Joins Amazon MGM Studios As Head Of Comedy
Andy Weil, Netflix’s VP Comedy and one of its longest-serving programming executives, is leaving after more than 11 years to become Head of Comedy at Amazon MGM Studios, starting on 14 September. The move is significant as it marks the first time a currently serving Netflix executive has been recruited by Amazon MGM’s Head of…
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Sonic the Hedgehog to Headline Fortnite’s ‘Override’ Season (Gaming News Roundup)
Fortnite is launching a new “Override” season featuring Sonic the Hedgehog, marking a major crossover to celebrate the character’s 35th anniversary. Players who buy the Battle Pass will be able to play as Sonic and unlock companion content, with Sega saying the collaboration gives longtime fans a fresh way to enjoy the franchise’s beloved characters.…
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Netflix’s New Gritty Spy Thriller Officially Sounds Like ‘John Wick’ in the Suburbs
Netflix has confirmed it is developing a new spy thriller series, Bannerman, co-written by Shane Black with Craig Silverstein, who will also serve as showrunner. The project marks Netflix’s first series to be jointly developed and distributed with AMC, with the show set to premiere on AMC in the US and Canada before arriving on…
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Apple Music to tag AI-generated songs this year
Apple Music has announced it will introduce “Made With AI” labels on its platform later this year, requiring record labels and distributors to tag tracks where a substantial portion of content was created using artificial intelligence. The move builds on the AI Transparency Tagging system Apple introduced in March, and reflects growing pressure across the…
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Netflix’s 3-Part Horror Series Is the Stephen King-Like Show You Probably Missed
Netflix’s *Locke & Key*, a three-season fantasy horror series based on the comic by Stephen King’s son Joe Hill and Gabriel Rodríguez, is being highlighted as an underappreciated show that channels King’s signature style of putting young people through supernatural peril that mirrors their unresolved emotional turmoil. Though not a King adaptation itself, the series…
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Metal band Demon Hunter sues Netflix and AEG over ‘KPop Demon Hunters’
The US metal band Demon Hunter, active for around 25 years, has filed a trademark lawsuit against Netflix, Netflix Studios and concert promoter AEG Presents over the title of the hit animated film “KPop Demon Hunters”. The band’s corporate entity, Hyde Lane, Inc., argues that Netflix has no more right to the name than it…
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Publishing Briefs: Ayra Starr Production Duo The Elements Signs With Electric Feel
Electric Feel Publishing has signed Swiss-German production duo The Elements, made up of Keven Wolfsohn and Paul Bogumil Goller, marking the latest addition to a roster that already includes Post Malone and prominent songwriters and producers. The pair, who came up through London’s Tape London creative hub, executive produced Ayra Starr’s forthcoming album Starr Girl…