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YouTuber Markiplier acquires 8.5% stake to become GoPro’s largest shareholder
YouTuber Mark “Markiplier” Fischbach has become GoPro’s largest shareholder after acquiring an 8.5 percent stake in the company, according to Bloomberg. He told Bloomberg he believes GoPro “seems undervalued” and frames the investment as part of a broader ambition to make filmmaking more accessible, a goal linked to his first feature film, Iron Lung, released…
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Watch: DOWN Performs In Silver Spring, Maryland During ‘Strap It Down’ Summer 2026 Tour
Sludge metal supergroup DOWN played a full headline show at The Fillmore in Silver Spring, Maryland on 30 August, part of their “Strap It Down” Summer 2026 tour, with fan-shot footage of the complete concert now circulating online. The gig featured the live debut run of new material ahead of the band’s upcoming fifth studio…
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Chicago Cubs Sets Rom-Com Series ‘Nine Innings to Love’
The Chicago Cubs are launching a scripted rom-com series called “Nine Innings to Love” on the club’s TikTok account, marking the baseball team’s expansion into original entertainment content. The series draws on the real phenomenon of fans meeting and forming connections during games, aiming to reach Gen Z and millennial audiences with a format blending…
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Pittsburgh youth football coach loses his mind & fights opposing coaches, Maria Sharapova at the beach & Flair
A Fox Sports/Outkick sports columnist’s daily “Screencaps” round-up touches on several loose threads from the weekend, most notably footage of a youth football coach in Pittsburgh losing his temper and clashing with opposing coaches during a game, after which the coaches reportedly forfeited the match. The item is one of several anecdotes in the column,…
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Alex Cooper Doubles Down On YouTube With ‘Unwell Summer Games’
Alex Cooper’s media company Unwell is expanding its YouTube competition franchise with Unwell Summer Games, launching on 7 September, following the success of Unwell Winter Games earlier this year. The move underlines Cooper’s push to build original entertainment formats for YouTube, part of a wider trend of production companies seeking ways to develop content specifically…
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Alex Cooper’s Unwell Launches Reality Competition Sequel on YouTube
Alex Cooper’s media company Unwell is launching a second reality competition series, Unwell Summer Games, on YouTube from 7 September, bringing together 16 reality stars and creators competing for a $250,000 prize. The launch comes as the company pursues rapid expansion, but it is also being overshadowed by reports of internal turmoil, including staff turnover…
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Chicken Shop Date reflects YouTube’s growing power over television
YouTube’s growing dominance over traditional television was underlined at the Edinburgh TV festival, where Pedro Pina, the platform’s head for Europe, the Middle East and Africa, delivered the industry’s prestigious MacTaggart lecture, insisting YouTube was “not the villain” of TV even as he acknowledged that the era of broadcaster monopoly was over. The presenter Amelia…
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The Definitive ’80s Sci-Fi Thriller Is Officially Streaming for Free on YouTube
John Carpenter’s 1982 film The Thing, now widely regarded as a horror and sci-fi classic, is available to stream for free on YouTube. Although Carpenter had already built a strong reputation with Halloween (1978) and The Fog (1980), The Thing was met with harsh reviews on release, including a scathing critique from Roger Ebert, and…
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OnlyFans and AI training: why gen Z doesn’t care where our money comes from | Alice Lassman
This Guardian comment piece argues that generation Z, facing unaffordable housing, insecure jobs and delayed family formation, has grown indifferent to traditional career paths and, increasingly, to how money is earned at all. The author terms this “production nihilism”: a shift away from stable, prestige-driven employment towards fragmented “polyworking” that includes freelance platforms, content creation,…
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Watch: IRON MAIDEN’s NICKO MCBRAIN Kicks Off 2026 TITANIUM TART Mini-Tour In Sanford, Florida
Iron Maiden drummer Nicko McBrain launched a short Florida and Georgia tour with his solo project Titanium Tart, playing his first show on Saturday 29 August at The Barn in Sanford, Florida. The tour lets fans see McBrain perform Iron Maiden material live following his retirement from touring with the band, which he announced in…