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International Insider: ’28 Years Later’ Arrives; Landmark Netflix-TF1 Deal; NHK At 100
Another week down, Insiders, and it was a hot one in Europe. We had journalists in France and Spain (at two separate events) to gather up the top stories...
BBC Hits AI Startup Perplexity With Legal Threat Over Content Scraping Concerns
The BBC has sent a legal threat to Perplexity, citing allegations that the AI startup is scraping the British national broadcaster’s content. In one of its first major copyright...
Chris Brown Pleads Not Guilty To Grievous Bodily Harm Charge At London Court Appearance
Chris Brown entered a not guilty plea in his grievous bodily harm case this morning at a court in London. The 36-year-old is accused of an unprovoked attack on...
BBC’s BAFTA-Winning Doc Series ‘Once Upon A Time In…’ Turns Eye To Middle East
The BBC will trace the history of conflict in the Middle East in a documentary series that extends its BAFTA-winning Once Upon A Time In… brand. Once Upon a...
Australian ‘Guilt’ Remake; Nine Entertainment Restructure; ‘Lemurian Candidate’ Adds Cast; British Short Film Awards Sold – Global Briefs
BBC Dark Comedy ‘Guilt‘ Remade In Australia Guilt, the dark BBC comedy out of Scotland starring Mark Bonnar and Jamie Sives, in being remade in Australia. Production has begun...
Danny Boyle Says He Would Never Make Oscar-Winner ‘Slumdog Millionaire’ Now Amid “Cultural Appropriation” Concerns
Danny Boyle says he remains proud of Slumdog Millionaire, but he would never make the Oscar-winning film in the current climate. Reflecting on his 2008 Best Picture winner in...
’28 Years Later’ $5M+, ‘Elio’ $2.5M-$3M Previews – Thursday Night Box Office
EXCLUSIVE: Sony’s 28 Years Later is coming in with a preview gross tonight that’s well north of $5M, we are hearing from sources. But don’t start comping it yet...
Trump Wins Continued Control Of California National Guard Over Newsom, For Now
Three federal appeals court judges have ruled that Donald Trump can continue to be in charge of the California National Guard over Gavin Newsom. However, with a preliminary injunction...
James Gunn Teases His “Favorite” DCU Project “Has Not Been Announced” Yet
With the new DCU kicking off its Gods and Monsters phase, James Gunn is teasing his next superhero passion project. As he prepares to release Superman, Season 2 of...
Lou Christie Dies: ‘Lightnin’ Strikes’ & ‘I’m Gonna Make You Mine’ Musician Was 82
Lou Christie, the falsetto singer-songwriter known for such songs as ‘Lightnin’ Strikes’ and ‘I’m Gonna Make You Mine’, has died. He was 82. The musician’s family announced his death...
