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‘Baywatch’ Honors Hero 16-Year-Old Lifeguard Ryder Williams During Set Visit (EXCLUSIVE)
The producers and cast of Fox’s upcoming “Baywatch” revival honoured 16-year-old lifeguard Ryder Williams during a visit to the programme’s set in Century City. Williams had recently saved a 10-year-old boy from dangerous surf at Santa Cruz, and the tribute linked the drama’s lifeguard theme to a real-life rescue. The visit took place on the…
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The Best Sci-Fi Series of the ’90s Is Officially Getting a Disney+ Reboot
Disney+ is developing a new adaptation of the 1990s young-adult science-fiction series *Animorphs*, with Ryan Coogler attached as an executive producer. The reboot brings back a franchise known for combining an alien invasion story with unusually dark themes, including body horror, war and loss, for its intended younger readership. Bayan Wolcott will write and serve…
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Watching Roku’s AI channel is like eating from a trough
Roku has launched Fairground AI Creator TV, a 24-hour free, advertising-supported channel carrying AI-generated videos from startup Fairground. The move gives Fairground a much larger distribution platform, but The Verge’s review argues that the channel’s uneven, low-polish programming offers little of the discovery value usually associated with FAST channels. Roku added the channel alongside feeds…
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Don’t worry about $1,000 consoles, you’ll be streaming your games soon enough, reckons Take-Two CEO: “I think we’ll be in commercial streaming mode in 3 years”
Take-Two Interactive chief executive Strauss Zelnick has suggested that concerns over consoles potentially reaching $1,000 may be eased by a shift towards game streaming. He said he expects the industry to enter a commercially viable streaming phase within three years, which could reduce players’ reliance on expensive local hardware. The comments frame streaming as a…
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Scotland beat Canada to reach World Cup Qualifier
Scotland secured a place at next year’s Cricket World Cup Qualifier by beating Canada by nine runs in a tense League 2 match at Forthill. The result means Canada can no longer catch Scotland in the standings, making the victory significant despite a late Canadian recovery. Fin McCreath made 112, his first international century, as…
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Ahead of Henry Cavill’s Reboot, Highlander: The Series Is Officially Free to Watch
Highlander: The Series is now available to watch free of charge on Fandango at Home, giving viewers a way to revisit the franchise before Henry Cavill’s forthcoming film reboot. The move is significant because the television series expanded the mythology introduced by the 1986 Highlander film and remains a major part of the property’s long-running…
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New Sherlock Holmes Series Officially in the Works Following Guy Ritchie’s Franchise Return
USA Network is developing Sherlock’s Secretary, a mystery procedural inspired by the real practice of answering letters sent to Sherlock Holmes at 221B Baker Street. The series would follow a woman who begins investigating the mysteries in those letters herself, offering a contemporary, cosy spin on the Holmes legacy as interest in new screen adaptations…
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What Rockstar Games’ Netflix Pact for ‘GTA 6’ Reveal Signals About Hollywood’s Growing Relationship With Gaming
Rockstar Games will give Netflix exclusive first access to an extended preview of “Grand Theft Auto VI” on 27 August, before releasing it online six hours later. The arrangement positions the forthcoming game as a major entertainment event alongside film, television and sport, illustrating Hollywood’s increasing interest in gaming itself rather than only adaptations of…
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Fortnite Chapter 7 Season 4 Will Bring More Sprites
Epic Games has confirmed that Fortnite players will retain their sprite collections when Chapter 7 Season 4 begins, with additional sprites joining the game. The decision matters because sprites became a major progression feature in Season 3, although some players have criticised their collection requirements as overly time-consuming and driven by fear of missing out.…