Fri 17 May 2024: Netflix’s ad-supported plan, which is cheaper and shows commercials between television shows and movies, reached 40 million global monthly active users, up from 5 million a year ago. “Over 40% of all signups in the ads countries now come from the ads plan,” the online streaming platform said Wednesday. Netflix said […]
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Wed 15 May 2024: Cannes, France – The world’s most popular film festival opens on Tuesday with a French comedy, The Second Act, by prolific film director and musician Quentin Dupieux. It is among 58 films of the official selection in the next 12 days which are likely to set the agenda of the global cinema […]
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Mon 13 May 2024: The team member involved in creating the documentary about Shamima Begum, the London-born woman who joined ISIS at the age of 15, expressed profound surprise at winning at the 2024 Bafta TV awards. Titled “The Shamima Begum Story,” the documentary delves into the controversial and much-debated journey of Begum, and it […]
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Sun 12 May 2024: A court in Barcelona said Thursday it will shelve a tax fraud case against Shakira. It was the second investigation surrounding the Colombian singer and tax evasion in Spain. Prosecutors alleged that Shakira used an international network of corporations to avoid paying €6.6 million ($6.5 million) in Spanish taxes in 2018. […]
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Tue 07 May 2024: On Tuesday, Kevin Spacey, the Oscar-winning American actor, overturned a court ruling in London that had effectively found him liable for an alleged sexual assault on a British man. This reversal came about due to an error by his legal team, who inadvertently failed to serve a defence to a civil […]
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Tue 30 April 2024: Iranian authorities have banned the Egyptian TV drama “The Assassins”, which focuses on the historical figure Hassan-i Sabbah, the founder of an offshoot Shia sect during the 11th century CE. The medieval sect was notorious for its political assassinations and the series portrayed their story through a 30-episode narrative. According to […]
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Sat 27 April 2024: This week, Elon Musk’s X unveiled an app for smart TVs, expanding the social media platform into the streaming space. On Tuesday, X announced features that will be familiar to users of other video apps like YouTube These features include trending videos, cross-platform smartphone compatibility, and algorithmically generated suggestions, according to The […]
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Wed 24 April 2024: The film “Civil War,” which depicts America on the brink of collapse, had a successful box office debut in the United States during its first week of release. According to a statement from TME Films, the movie premiered in the U.S. on April 12th and earned $25.7 million in its opening […]
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Sun 21 April 2024: Zimmerman and Axelman discuss their film, Israelism, challenging the merging of Jewish identity and Israeli nationalism. The documentary Israelism examines the rift among Jews regarding Palestine, highlighting young people’s increasing criticism of Israel and Zionism. This divide is driven by firsthand accounts of Israel’s actions in Gaza and the occupied West […]
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Tue 16 April 2024: Two persons including a man who allegedly opened fire outside Bollywood actor Salman Khan’s residence in Mumbai have been arrested from Gujarat, police said on Tuesday. The Bishnoi gang, accused of several murders and extortion rackets, hails from a wider desert-based religious sect that considers the species to be the reincarnation […]
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