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The 79-year-old director's UFO thriller starring Emily Blunt and Colin Firth has handed Universal the summer's most encouraging original-movie launch, even as a soft CinemaScore raises questions about its long legs.
The 21-27 June festival rolls out a star-studded slate, with first looks at Laika's 'Wildwood', Pixar's 'Gatto' and Disney's 'Hexed', plus lifetime honours for Mike Judge and the Quay Brothers.
The Lachlan Murdoch-led broadcaster is buying the streaming hardware and ad platform it once sold its stake in, aiming to fuse Tubi with Roku's 100 million-plus households.
The streamer is bolting three more star-driven titles onto its exclusive video podcast deal with iHeartMedia, deepening a push to make podcasts mainstream streaming content.
Focus Features' micro-budget chiller has done something almost no wide release ever manages: grown its audience weekend after weekend, smashing records and turning into the studio's highest-grossing film of all time.
New Microsoft Gaming chief Asha Sharma has told staff the division's heavy spending and thin margins 'cannot continue', with closures reportedly facing Compulsion Games and talks under way to spin off Double Fine and Ninja Theory.
Steven Spielberg's UFO thriller starring Emily Blunt debuted at number one in the United States, marking his strongest launch for an original film since 2018.
The world's leading animation festival opens with Illumination's Minions & Monsters and a packed slate of previews, underlining animation's commercial pull.
The Luton singer-songwriter, a former BRITs Rising Star winner, releases his debut through Sony UK, capping a swift ascent from viral covers to arena-sized ambitions.
As the royal family gathered at Buckingham Palace, the Duke of Sussex addressed crowds at the Invictus Games festival in Germany.
The flagship Swiss fair gathers 290 galleries from 43 countries and a new Basel Exclusive showcase, arriving as the latest Art Basel and UBS report points to a modest recovery in global sales.
Illumination and Nintendo's animated sequel has cleared the $1bn mark worldwide, pushing the Mario film franchise past $2bn and cementing Universal's grip on family entertainment.
Travis Knight's long-gestating He-Man epic, starring Nicholas Galitzine and Jared Leto, has become one of 2026's most painful box office misfires, opening behind even infamous tentpole disasters.
The emo titans mark the twentieth anniversary of their landmark album with a global stadium run, opening their European leg at Liverpool's Anfield before Wembley and beyond.
From Sam Ryder taking on Jesus at the Palladium to Stephen Mangan in The Truth and a free weekend of musicals in Trafalgar Square, London theatre is heading into a blockbuster summer.
The former England captain was honoured in Los Angeles by wife Victoria Beckham and longtime friend Tom Cruise, as the city geared up for the World Cup.
The pop star duetted with a 10-year-old singer at SoFi Stadium as the United States kicked off its home tournament.
New York's Tribeca Festival handed its top narrative prize to addiction drama Cotton Fever and its documentary award to Cameroonian music film Jail Time Records.
Matt Reeves has confirmed cameras are rolling on the long-delayed sequel, with Robert Pattinson back as the Caped Crusader and an October 2027 release locked in.
You Seem Pretty Sad for a Girl So in Love arrived to record-breaking streaming figures and is on course for the biggest first-week sales of the 23-year-old's career.
Known for his bushy moustache and wordplay, the broadcaster spent nearly four decades reviewing films and books on American breakfast television.
The pop star's fifth concert tour spans 41 shows from Oakland in June to London's O2 in September, her first major outing in years as live music's demand for marquee names intensifies.
Amazon MGM says the search for the next 007 is being handled with 'care and deep respect', with names including Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Callum Turner and Harris Dickinson among those reported in the frame.
The Irish singer's fourth solo record gives him the biggest opening week of his career and draws him level with former One Direction bandmate Harry Styles on three UK chart-toppers.
Netflix has confirmed the hit British mystery will return for a concluding run of four episodes, with filming already wrapped.
Disney and Pixar's latest sequel is projected to deliver the franchise's biggest-ever debut and the largest opening of the year so far when it lands on 19 June.
The K-pop trio will mark their 20th anniversary with a 31-date global stadium run promoted by AEG, including a stop at London's Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in September.
Swift's I Knew It, I Knew You sits at number one on the Official Singles Chart for the week ending 18 June, while Niall Horan's Dinner Party debuts atop the albums countdown.
The painter behind A Bigger Splash and a pioneer of digital art died peacefully at his home, weeks before his 89th birthday.
Television Academy members have begun casting nominating ballots ahead of the 78th Primetime Emmy Awards in September.
Studio closures and restructurings continued into the year, with major publishers reshaping their organisations even as hit hardware and software mask deeper structural strain.
The drinks giant has launched a review of its roughly $4bn global media, technology and data business, pitting incumbent WPP against rival Publicis in a contest framed around AI-driven planning.
Antoine Fuqua's Michael Jackson biopic has crossed roughly $912m worldwide to dethrone the 2018 Queen film, with a release in Japan tipping it toward the billion-dollar mark.
Netflix has confirmed the hit romantic comedy will end with Season 6, with Lily Collins promising a finale shot across Greece, Monaco and Paris that closes Emily's story 'in the most chic way'.
The New York band's seventh album, recorded in Costa Rica with Rick Rubin, lands this month as the group prepares to bring a global tour to British arenas for the first time in twenty years.
After a months-long bidding war, Netflix declined to match Paramount Skydance's escalated offer for Warner Bros. Discovery, ceding HBO, the studios and CNN — and turning to a $25bn share buyback instead.
Apple Original Films has secured One Month Mark, a spec romantic comedy that triggered one of the most aggressive post-strike bidding wars in recent memory.
The Peaky Blinders creator's Dublin-set period saga has been recommissioned after a strong debut run, with the writer signalling ambitions to take the dynasty all the way to the 1960s.
The Devon rockers will play Manchester and London in November in support of their new Warner-released record, due at the end of June.
Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice's rock opera returns to the West End for a limited summer run, with a rotating cast of celebrity Herods and a Drury Lane transfer already booked.
The Czech festival will hand its President's Award to the two American actor-directors, with Gyllenhaal premiering her film The Bride! as the event marks a milestone year.
Within days of each other, the streamer renewed its hit teen mystery and its acclaimed video-game anime for third and final seasons, completing two stories built as trilogies from the start.
The pop star opened her long-awaited return to the road in Oakland, adopting a multi-night residency format across each city and pointing towards a new album later in the summer.
With Denis Villeneuve directing for Amazon MGM and casting veteran Nina Gold leading the search, reports point to a shortlist of rising British and American actors for 007.
The public-service broadcaster says its digital viewing minutes are rising faster than rivals from the BBC to Netflix, as it positions younger audiences at the heart of its strategy.
Comedian Druski takes over hosting duties for the 2026 ceremony, with Cardi B leading the nominations and Teyana Taylor named Icon of the Year.
Cardi B tops the field with six nods, including Album of the Year, as BET introduces two new categories ahead of a ceremony airing later this month.
The Wayans-led horror spoof opened to roughly $55m in North America, handing Paramount its biggest comedy launch on record and outpacing Amazon MGM's costly Masters of the Universe.
The US reimagining of the ITV comedy favourite has been picked up across more than a dozen territories, with Sky and NOW taking UK rights as the format proves its international pull.
A multi-year partnership will reserve a pair of tickets for an artist's most dedicated Premium listeners before general sale, using streaming data to identify genuine fans rather than touts and bots.
Strong software attach rates and a blockbuster Mario Kart launch have powered the hybrid's debut year, with the company forecasting 19 million units by the close of its fiscal year.
Chief executive Dame Carolyn McCall has told staff the broadcaster will cut around 200 roles across its media and entertainment, commercial and technology divisions in a drive to save £50m a year.
Following a record-breaking album and tour cycle, industry attention turns to how the Houston star will translate her genre-bending country project into a fresh run of live dates.
The stage version of the Apple TV comedy took the top prize, while a revival of Death of a Salesman led the night with six wins and Pink made her hosting debut.
At its upfront, the retail giant unveiled tools that automatically tailor ad messaging to what viewers are watching, sharpening its assault on the traditional TV advertising market.
The rapper's affordable hair-care line sold out within an hour of launch, the latest celebrity to make the leap into beauty.
The actress's Los Angeles-based intimates label, organised around four personas, sold out its debut collection within hours, the latest sign of celebrity ventures borrowing creator-economy tactics.
After a run of surprise pop-up shows and a sold-out acoustic set at Madison Square Garden, the songwriter is heading out on a full autumn tour with new music on the way and a charitable twist on ticket sales.
Death of a Salesman set a record with six wins and Ragtime took Best Revival, but it was the stage adaptation of the cult comedy that claimed Broadway's top musical prize.
Geoff Keighley's annual showcase leaned hard on legacy revivals and 2027 release windows, with Capcom, Sony and Square Enix dominating a packed slate of more than 60 games.
The thriller author's relentless release schedule and a hit film adaptation have made her one of publishing's most bankable names, with The Divorce arriving as her latest chart contender.
Additional photography on Avengers: Doomsday is gearing up in London as Marvel sequences its two-part finale, with Secret Wars eyeing a later production start.
Following a steep subscription increase, Apple is stacking its streaming service with Formula 1, Major League Soccer and baseball as it seeks to justify the higher tariff to viewers.
Square Enix capped Geoff Keighley's Los Angeles showcase with the closing chapter of its FF7 remake trilogy, as publishers used the post-E3 calendar slot to load 2027's release schedule.
Love/Hate creator Stuart Carolan and Veep director Chris Addison team up on a crime drama starring Aidan Gillen and Ella Lily Hyland, with a rare two-season order from the outset.
Organiser Emily Eavis has confirmed there will be no festival in 2026, with the land resting before Glastonbury returns to Worthy Farm in June 2027.
The British actor, beloved as Rupert Giles, died of complications from pneumonia, prompting emotional tributes from his former co-stars.
Society of London Theatre data shows record footfall in 2025 even as average ticket prices held steady, with theatre outperforming football and cinema for audience growth.
The two-time Grammy winner behind Beauty and the Beast and A Whole New World has died following a stroke.
Showrunner Adi Shankar confirms the anime adaptation will close out its planned trilogy, capping a streaming success that repeatedly cracked the platform's global top 10.
The prolific star of The Thing and Platoon was celebrated by friends and collaborators at an emotional ceremony on Hollywood Boulevard.
The media group is separating its HBO Max and studios business from its cable and news networks, a structural overhaul that reshapes the global content landscape.
The R&B star has confirmed a Live Nation-promoted European and UK run, with arena dates in London and Manchester and support from Odeal and Waseel.
Disney's broadcast arm has reluctantly complied with an accelerated regulatory review it says is unconstitutional, in a dispute with political roots that is rattling the US TV business.
The streaming giant will let paying subscribers create AI covers and remixes of opted-in songs, with Universal artists sharing in a new revenue stream built on consent, credit and compensation.
The audio group has extended Scott Aukerman's long-running improv comedy podcast through its 20th season, keeping a cornerstone title within its expanding comedy network.
Fresh from a seventh Palme d'Or win, Neon co-founder Tom Quinn used a Hollywood industry conference to warn that mega-mergers threaten competition and creativity.
The songwriting awards honoured CMAT's Euro-Country and named Sam Fender Songwriter of the Year, while Thom Yorke received the Academy Fellowship at the Grosvenor House ceremony.
The two-night Las Vegas event returns to T-Mobile Arena in September with Capital One as presenting sponsor and a livestream split across Disney+ and Hulu.
The indie distributor outlasted a crowded field including Netflix, Searchlight and Mubi to secure worldwide rights to the comedian's directorial debut.