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Study finds Asians largely ‘invisible’ in Hollywood’s top films
By Lisa Richwine LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Aside from action star Dwayne Johnson's hit movies, Hollywood's most popular films have rarely featured Asians or Pacific Islanders in leading roles on the big...
May 18, 2021
Amazon in talks to buy MGM movie studio: The Information
(Reuters) - Amazon.com Inc is in talks to acquire the iconic U.S. movie studio MGM, The Information reported on Monday, citing a person familiar with the matter. The status of Amazon's discussions wit...
May 17, 2021
The show is back on: London theatres reopen to live audiences
By Sarah Mills LONDON (Reuters) - Lining up outside London's St Martin's theatre, actress Barbara Drennan eagerly awaits to see one of the first shows back in the West End as England relaxes COVID res...
May 17, 2021
Ariana Grande marries real estate agent boyfriend
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Pop star Ariana Grande married her real estate agent boyfriend in California over the weekend, some five months after the couple got engaged, the singer's representatives and T...
May 17, 2021
Eurovision song contest prepares for slimmed down COVID version
THE HAGUE (Reuters) - The Dutch port city of Rotterdam is preparing for a slimmed down version of the Eurovision song contest this weekend with a limited live audience, amid falling but still signific...
May 17, 2021
Analysis: AT&T, Discovery deal highlights media’s thirst to be like Netflix
By Helen Coster (Reuters) - Since AT&T bought Time Warner in 2018 to compete with Netflix and Disney, the world of streaming video has only gotten more cutthroat. The telecom giant's deal with Discove...
May 17, 2021
Thrill of the silver screen returns to England as lockdown eases
By Hanna Rantala LONDON (Reuters) - Londoner Sam Poch was anticipating the thrill of the big screen lighting up as he waited on Monday to enter a cinema on Leicester Square - a once routine experience...
May 17, 2021
Amazon, Apple not to charge extra for lossless music
(Reuters) - Amazon.com Inc and Apple Inc will let users stream high-quality lossless audio at no extra charge, as they explore new ways to keep subscribers tuned in to their services amid intense comp...
May 17, 2021
AT&T to shed media assets, combine them with Discovery for $43 billion
(Reuters) -AT&T Inc, the owner of HBO and Warner Bros studios, and cable and streaming network Discovery Inc, the owner of lifestyle TV networks such as HGTV and TLC, will combine their media assets t...
May 17, 2021
Disneyland Paris to re-open on June 17
PARIS (Reuters) - Disneyland Paris said on Monday that it would re-open on June 17, as French bars, restaurants and tourism sites gradually resume their operations after having been shut due to COVID-...
May 17, 2021
