2:27 pm, Wednesday, 31 December 2025
BREAKING NEWS
HOLLYWOOD STUDIOS EMBRACE SHORTER SERIES AS AUDIENCES FRAGMENT
Format shift underway Hollywood studios are commissioning shorter television seasons as audience attention fragments across platforms. Executives say six-to-eight episode
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
