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Aniplex sets out global expansion plan under new president Nishimoto Shu
Aniplex, the Sony Music Entertainment Japan subsidiary behind the global hit “Demon Slayer”, has laid out a global expansion strategy under Nishimoto Shu, who was appointed president earlier this year. In his first extended interview since taking the role, Nishimoto set out plans to deepen the studio’s presence in international markets, treat each of its…
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Boy of 17 killed his mother and shot at father amid discipline row in Alabama
A 17-year-old boy has been charged with murder and attempted murder after prosecutors say he fatally stabbed his mother and tried to kill his father during an argument over discipline at the family’s home in Daphne, Alabama, on Sunday night. According to the Baldwin County Sheriff’s Office, a domestic argument turned violent, with the teenager…
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Endless Reach: how RuneScape reached its 25th anniversary and looks ahead
The massively multiplayer online role-playing game has grown into a virtual social space and part of daily life for thousands of playersIn a small stone chapel, on the edgelands of a medieval wilderness, two women are getting married. The attenders are draped in rainbow capes, glowing armour and top hats. A scantily clad, muscular man…
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Jefferson County judge accused of spending public funds on self-promotion
An Alabama judge, Jefferson County Probate Judge Yashiba Blanchard, is alleged to have spent more than $1 million (about £790,000) of taxpayers’ money on consultants, radio commercials, glossy mailers and promotional campaigns that critics say served to raise her own public profile. Newly released records show she approved the spending over little more than a…
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Zara Larsson leaves Epic for RCA in Sony internal move
Zara Larsson has left her decade-plus home at Epic Records and signed with RCA Records, Variety can confirm. Two sources tell Variety that the pop star has inked a new deal with RCA. The sources say that Larsson was entertaining offers from multiple labels but that Sony, which houses subsidiaries Epic and RCA, wanted to…
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Los Angeles gang members charged following major sex trafficking operation
DHS executed 20 federal warrants and arrested 10 Hoover Criminals Gang members in Los Angeles, identifying 51 sex trafficking victims as young as 14.
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Virtual production technology arrives at Los Angeles studio Television City
The historic L.A. complex is now housing Orbital Studios, the tech-savvy company that has worked on Netflix’s ‘Nemesis,’ and multiple LED walls.
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Tiny Fugitives comedy with Johnny Knoxville set for September cinema release
Inaugural Entertainment has landed domestic rights to writer-director Michael Lewen’s feature about chaos at summer camp.
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The DJI Osmo Pocket 3 lookalike is down to $329
Initially, I was going to tell you about a good deal happening on the DJI Osmo Pocket 3, which is down from the $500 it’s sold at most of the year to $378 at multiple retailers. But there’s a better deal happening on a nearly identical portable camera, the Xtra Muse, which is $329 (roughly…