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Entertainment

STREAMING GIANTS BET ON GLOBAL STORIES TO DRIVE GROWTH IN 2026

Content strategies shift Major streaming platforms are doubling down on international productions as competition intensifies and subscriber growth slows in

Police investigate deaths of filmmaker Rob Reiner and wife as apparent homicide

What investigators say so far Police in Los Angeles investigated the deaths of filmmaker and actor Rob Reiner and his

Rolling Stone AU/NZ names 300 defining songs of the 21st century

Lorde, Kylie and Troye lead a regional celebration Rolling Stone’s Australia/New Zealand edition has unveiled a list of the 300

PARAMOUNT’S HOSTILE WBD BID SHAKES UP ASIA’S STREAMING AND CINEMA MAP

Hollywood consolidation could reshape content pipelines into key APAC markets Paramount Global has stunned Hollywood and investors by launching a

KATE WINSLET’S SNL STORY ABOUT EMINEM GOES VIRAL

A candid backstage anecdote lights up Hollywood chatter Oscar winner Kate Winslet has unexpectedly become one of the day’s most

Metallica fans hit with lifetime stadium ban after risky stunt

A dangerous climb at a packed show Two Australian Metallica fans have been handed lifetime bans from Perth’s Optus Stadium

MARRAKECH SPOTLIGHTS MOROCCO’S NEW WAVE OF FILMMAKERS

Four rising directors show how North African cinema is changing At this year’s Marrakech International Film Festival, a new generation

‘Stranger Things’ table read reveals Will Byers’ shocking new power

Cast reaction video sends fandom into overdrive A new Rolling Stone report breaks down footage from the Season Five table

Lady Gaga Returns to Australia With High-Voltage Stadium Show

A decade of pop anthems condensed into one night Lady Gaga has launched her first Australian tour in years with

BLACKPINK’S LISA LANDS NETFLIX ACTION SPINOFF

K-pop star joins ‘Tygo’ series in Extraction universe K-pop powerhouse Lisa is set to headline a new Netflix action series,