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DAZN secures control of News Corp's Foxtel as $2.1 billion deal goes through
(Reuters) - Rupert Murdoch's News Corp on Wednesday said it completed the sale of its Australian cable-TV business Foxtel to British-owned sports network DAZN in a A$3.4 billion ($2.14 billion) deal. ...
Apr 02, 2025
Nintendo to reveal Switch 2 details with pricing, launch date in focus
By Sam Nussey TOKYO (Reuters) - Nintendo is set to reveal details of its Switch 2 on Wednesday with investors looking for the pricing and launch date of the successor to the home-portable Switch gamin...
Apr 02, 2025
Actor Val Kilmer, star of 'Batman Forever', dies at 65, NYT reports
(Reuters) - Actor Val Kilmer, best-known for his roles in "Batman Forever" and "The Doors," died in Los Angeles at the age of 65, the New York Times reported late on Tuesday. (Reporting by Surbhi Misr...
Apr 02, 2025
Film 'Warfare' immerses viewers in real-time Iraq War mission
By Hanna Rantala LONDON (Reuters) - New A24 movie "Warfare" places audiences among a platoon of U.S. Navy SEALs as they battle insurgents during the Iraq War. Written and directed by combat veteran Ra...
Apr 01, 2025
Australia's Star fails to secure Salter Brothers loan, eyes Bally's previous lifeline
(Reuters) - Australia's Star Entertainment said on Wednesday that its refinancing proposal with investment group Salter Brothers Capital worth up to A$940 million ($590.70 million) has now been withdr...
Apr 01, 2025
Cinema group pushes for movies to stay in theaters longer
By Lisa Richwine LAS VEGAS (Reuters) -Movie theater owners are making a new push to keep films in cinemas for a longer period before they are available for audiences to watch at home. Cinema United, a...
Apr 01, 2025
Jack Black, Jason Momoa square off in 'Minecraft' video game movie
By Rollo Ross and Danielle Broadway LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Actor Jack Black found the world of the Warner Bros film "A Minecraft Movie" easy to navigate because he had played the 2011 Swedish video g...
Apr 01, 2025
Ghibli effect: ChatGPT usage hits record after rollout of viral feature
By Akash Sriram (Reuters) - The frenzy to create Ghibli-style AI art using ChatGPT's image-generation tool led to a record surge in users for OpenAI's chatbot last week, straining its servers and temp...
Apr 01, 2025
Sony reveals cast for four 'bingeable' movies about The Beatles
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Sony Pictures said its big-screen story about The Beatles will be told through four films released in April 2028, each from the perspective of one of the Fab Four. Director Sam...
Apr 01, 2025
Rami Malek leads 'relatable' revenge thriller 'The Amateur'
By Hanna Rantala LONDON (Reuters) - Oscar winner and former Bond villain Rami Malek plays an unlikely action hero in the espionage thriller "The Amateur". The movie is based on Robert Littell's 1981 b...
Mar 31, 2025
