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Reacher’s fourth season shifts to Mission: Impossible-style espionage
Prime Video’s “Reacher” returns for a fourth season that overhauls the show’s usual formula by borrowing heavily from the Mission: Impossible playbook. Rather than the drifter simply wandering into trouble and beating it out of people, Jack Reacher is thrust into a sprawling conspiracy involving secret government agencies, mercenaries and a mysterious flash drive, forcing…
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Spotify says it won’t recommend music from ‘AI Personas’
Spotify has announced it will label AI-generated artist profiles and exclude their music from recommendations, as streaming platforms grapple with a growing wave of AI-produced content. From mid-September, profiles that do not represent a real person will carry an “AI Persona” badge, and such music will no longer appear by default in editorial suggestions or…
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Disney+ Grabs Global Rights to Formula E Racing Events
Disney+ has secured global streaming rights to the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship in more than 140 territories, a landmark deal that brings uniform coverage to the electric racing series worldwide. In the United States, races will instead air on ESPN+ (now branded ESPN Select), while Disney’s arrangement allows Formula E to retain its…
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PaleyFest NY Launches New Award; Billy Crystal, ‘American Horror Story,’ ‘Dexter’ Among First Recipients
The Paley Center for Media has launched a new PaleyFest Award, to be presented annually as part of its PaleyFest NY festival, marking the honour’s debut alongside the Center’s 50th anniversary. The award recognises that selection for PaleyFest itself represents a mark of distinction, and winners’ work will become a permanent part of the Paley…
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Spotify to label artificial artist profiles with AI Persona badge
Spotify has confirmed it will introduce an “AI Persona” badge from mid-September to flag artist profiles that are not human, whether disclosed voluntarily by the artist or identified through the platform’s own review process. The move is intended to preserve trust between listeners and artists as generative AI increasingly enables synthetic musicians and performer identities,…
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‘Small Town Scandal’: ‘Only Murders In The Building’-Inspired Show From New Zealand Comic Royalty Proves Podcasts Can Be Perfect “Proof Of Concept”
BBC Studios is taking the New Zealand comedy-mystery series “Small Town Scandal” to a global audience, after it proved a hit for Sky New Zealand. The show, created by comic Tom Sainsbury, began life as a popular true crime parody podcast before being adapted for television, illustrating how podcasts can serve as an effective testing…
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Infantino, Trump, Bezos and Mourinho: together at last: Football Weekly – video
This is a video episode of the Guardian’s Football Weekly podcast, in which host Max Rushden is joined by Nicky Bandini, Lars Sivertsen and Paul Watson to discuss recent football talking points. The main topic is Donald Trump’s complimentary remarks about Gianni Infantino, the Fifa president who has faced mounting pressure and criticism in his…
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‘The Simpsons’ Took Its Best Tradition From This Beloved Sci-Fi TV Series
The article argues that “Treehouse of Horror”, The Simpsons’ long-running annual Halloween anthology special, owes its format and spirit to The Twilight Zone, the classic science-fiction anthology series. First appearing in Season 2 in 1990 and continuing through Season 37 in 2025, the segment exemplifies how The Simpsons historically reworked pre-existing stories and pop-culture touchstones…
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Seriesly Berlin Sets Paramount+’s ‘Jossi’ & Disney+’s ‘City Of Blood’ Among 13 Premieres
Seriesly Berlin has unveiled a line-up of 13 series premieres for its September event, featuring shows from major streamers including Paramount+ and Disney+. The screenings, which run from 14-17 September alongside the Seriesly Berlin Conference on 15-16 September, showcase international scripted and documentary projects, several of which will see their creators and casts attend in…
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HBO’s ‘Big Little Lies’ Season 3 Still Faces a Major Problem, Even With a Sequel Book
HBO’s long-awaited third season of Big Little Lies has moved a step closer to production with news that author Liane Moriarty is releasing a sequel novel, Big Little Truths, on 25 August. The book, Moriarty’s first-ever sequel, picks up with the “Monterey Five” a decade after the original story and will serve as the source…