Category Archives: (Midwest Communications, Inc. Syndication Interface) Entertainment News (Master Feed)
K-pop's profligate CD output draws fire as South Korea hosts plastic waste talks
By Minwoo Park and Daewoung Kim SEOUL (Reuters) - K-pop music may be South Korea's buzziest export but the industry needlessly creates mountains of plastic in its home market by churning out CDs that ...
Nov 21, 2024
Cirque du Soleil picks Berlin for first permanent European show
BERLIN (Reuters) - Cirque du Soleil will kick off its first permanent European show next year in Berlin's central Potsdamer Platz, the Canadian circus company announced on Wednesday, promising a produ...
Nov 20, 2024
Comcast to spin off some cable TV networks as streaming dominates
(Reuters) -Comcast plans to divest the bulk of its once-coveted NBCUniversal cable TV assets, including MSNBC and CNBC, as the rising dominance of streaming platforms relegates legacy media businesses...
Nov 20, 2024
'Rust' gets low-key debut, honours cinematographer killed on set
By Malgorzata Wojtunik TORUN, Poland (Reuters) - Alec Baldwin's Western "Rust" premiered at a low-key Polish film festival on Wednesday, three years after cinematographer Halyna Hutchins died when Bal...
Nov 20, 2024
One Direction stars join mourners at Liam Payne's funeral
By Ben Makori AMERSHAM, England (Reuters) - The former members of boy band "One Direction" were among the mourners at the funeral of their band mate Liam Payne on Wednesday, just over a month after he...
Nov 20, 2024
Indonesia can reach net zero emissions before 2050, president says
JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia is optimistic it can reach net zero emissions before 2050, a decade earlier than previously targeted, President Prabowo Subianto told a G20 forum, Prabowo also said Indon...
Nov 20, 2024
Jailed in Italy, Malian singer Rokia Traore to be handed over to Belgium
(Reuters) - Renowned Malian singer Rokia Traore, arrested in Rome in June over an international child custody dispute, will be handed over to Belgium in the coming days after Italy's highest court rej...
Nov 20, 2024
Speak up against Band Aid Christmas hit, British-Ghanaian singer tells music stars
(Corrects typographical error in headline) By Catarina Demony LONDON (Reuters) - British-Ghanaian musician Fuse ODG has urged other artists to follow in the steps of Ed Sheeran and speak up about the ...
Nov 19, 2024
Liam Payne's funeral to take place on Wednesday, British media reports
LONDON (Reuters) - The funeral of former One Direction star Liam Payne, who died last month in a fall from the balcony of his Buenos Aires, is expected to take place on Wednesday, British media report...
Nov 19, 2024
Andreessen Horowitz-backed studio Promise to start producing movies, series using AI
(Reuters) - Promise, backed by former News Corp President Peter Chernin and venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz, will produce films and series using generative AI tools, the company said on Tuesd...
Nov 19, 2024
