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Argentine judge argues Liam Payne's manager, hotel employees acted imprudently before singer's death
(Reuters) -An Argentine judge argued that the manager of former One Direction singer Liam Payne and employees of the hotel where he was staying did not act as they should have before the singer's deat...
Dec 30, 2024
'Wicked' director wants fans to see characters soar
By Danielle Broadway LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Jon M. Chu, the director behind the musical film "Wicked", felt pressure from both himself and the rest of the team at Universal Pictures to make a masterp...
Dec 27, 2024
In Bollywood-obsessed India, art-house film wins accolades, audiences
By Shanima A and Rupali Shukla MUMBAI (Reuters) - Indian cinema is best known for Bollywood extravaganzas, but an art-house film about three women navigating loneliness and love in a metropolis is gai...
Dec 26, 2024
NBA-Christmas Day viewership jumps as league contends with NFL-Netflix appeal
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The NBA saw its most-watched Christmas Day lineup in five years, the league said on Thursday, as it went head-to-head with the NFL's splashy debut on streaming giant Netflix. An a...
Dec 26, 2024
China's Christmas Eve box office plunges to 13-year low
By Sophie Yu and Brenda Goh BEIJING (Reuters) - China's box office revenues for Christmas Eve plummeted to the lowest in at least 13 years, data from ticket booking platform Maoyan showed on Wednesday...
Dec 25, 2024
Chinese tricksters take cue from Squid Game to prey on the indebted
By Ryan Woo, Ethan Wang and yukun zhang BEIJING (Reuters) - In China's take on Squid Game, fraudsters are preying on the financially distressed in a slumping economy with promises of prize money, debt...
Dec 25, 2024
Alec Baldwin manslaughter case dropped by New Mexico prosecutor
By Brad Brooks (Reuters) - A New Mexico criminal case against actor Alec Baldwin stemming from a fatal shooting on the set of his movie "Rust" in 2021 ended on Monday, with a prosecutor dropping her a...
Dec 23, 2024
NFL-Christmas Day games on Netflix to help NFL expand global reach
By Amy Tennery and Rory Carroll (Reuters) - A pair of Christmas Day games on Netflix will help the NFL build on its international footprint, league officials say, as the most popular professional leag...
Dec 23, 2024
Soccer-Netflix inks US broadcast deal with FIFA for 2027 and 2031 women's World Cups
NEW YORK (Reuters) - FIFA and Netflix have signed a deal to broadcast the 2027 and 2031 editions of the Women's World Cup in the United States, world soccer's governing body said on Friday. FIFA said ...
Dec 20, 2024
Sigourney Weaver makes West End debut in 'The Tempest'
By Sarah Mills LONDON (Reuters) - Oscar-nominated Hollywood star Sigourney Weaver has made her West End debut as the magician Prospero in William Shakespeare's "The Tempest" and said she was glad she ...
Dec 20, 2024
