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Judge halts Paramount-Warner Bros merger over antitrust concerns
A US federal judge has temporarily halted the Paramount-Warner Bros merger, granting a 12-state coalition’s request for a restraining order amid claims the deal would breach federal antitrust law. Judge Araceli Martinez-Olguin ruled that “serious questions going to the merits remain,” keeping the two companies operating as separate, competing businesses while the underlying antitrust challenge…
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Vin Diesel’s $7 Billion Action Franchise Is Now the #1 Biggest Series on Streaming
Vin Diesel’s Fast and Furious franchise, having grossed over $7 billion worldwide since its 2001 debut, has become the top-performing film series on streaming, with three of its instalments currently sitting on HBO Max’s global top 10 chart. The surge in viewership comes as fans await the franchise’s eleventh instalment, Fast Forever, which has faced…
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Toni Collette & Karren Karagulian Among New Additions To Netflix’s Italian-Set Romantic Caper ‘Positano’ From Daniel Roher
Netflix has expanded the cast of “Positano,” a romantic caper film directed by Daniel Roher, adding Toni Collette, Karren Karagulian, Salvatore Esposito, Michele Savoia and Lorenzo de Moor. The Italian-set project already stars Matthew McConaughey and Zoe Saldaña and follows a jewel thief who abandons his comfortable life to help a mysterious woman pull off…
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Netflix’s Iconic ’80s Sitcom Reboot Gets Official First Look
Netflix has released the first official images from its reboot of the classic 1980s sitcom *A Different World*, confirming a premiere date of 24 September. The revival returns to the fictional Hillman College, a historically Black institution, more than 30 years after the original series ended, and marks the streamer’s latest attempt to revive a…
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Travel ball insanity: Rival 15U parents brawl at Mississippi ‘World Series’ over youth sports drama
An argument between parents supporting rival 15-and-under travel softball teams escalated into a physical fight at a youth tournament billed as a “World Series” in Laurel, Mississippi, at the weekend. Eyewitnesses said the confrontation involved parents from Texas and Louisiana and left children present visibly upset, with some reportedly screaming and crying, highlighting how intense…
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Aang and friends reunite for Paramount+’s new animated sequel
Paramount+ is releasing “Avatar Aang: The Last Airbender”, an animated feature-length sequel to Nickelodeon’s popular series, on 24 July, alongside a limited theatrical run intended to qualify it for Oscar consideration. According to The Hollywood Reporter’s review, the film prioritises spectacular action sequences over strong plotting or character development, meaning it is likely to satisfy…
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Dwayne Wayne Returns (Without the Flip-Up Shades) in Netflix’s ‘A Different World’ First Look
Netflix has released first-look images and cast details for its revival of “A Different World,” the 1980s/90s Cosby Show spin-off set at the fictional Hillman College. The new series shifts focus to Deborah Wayne, the youngest daughter of original characters Dwayne Wayne (Kadeem Hardison) and Whitley (Jasmine Guy), as she carves out her own path…
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The best dark fantasy epic of 2025 is finally streaming on Netflix
Netflix has added John M. Chu’s “Wicked: For Good” (2025) to its streaming library, alongside the first instalment, “Wicked” (2024), giving subscribers the chance to watch both parts of the two-film adaptation together. The release offers a bright spot in what the article’s author calls a weak year for movie musicals, with Polygon praising the…
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Battlefield 6’s newest and largest map is good, but I worry it will end up being nothing more than a curiosity
A Eurogamer preview of Battlefield 6’s Season 4 update previews Tsuru Reef, the game’s largest map to date, set to launch the following day. The writer, having spent three hours testing all nine capture points ahead of release, praises the map’s ambitious scale and its ability to accommodate ground, air and naval combat, but expresses…
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Riverdale creators develop Afterlife With Archie series for Disney+
Disney+ has greenlit a television adaptation of “Afterlife With Archie,” the zombie-horror comic series, from the team behind The CW’s “Riverdale.” Variety confirmed the order, which reunites several of the creative figures behind that long-running Archie Comics franchise; the project had first been reported as in development at the streamer in 2025 under a script-to-series…