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Newsmax plans expansion to capitalize on Trump support, anger at Fox News
By Lisa Richwine and Helen Coster LOS ANGELES/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Newsmax, a conservative cable news channel promoted by President Donald Trump, plans to expand in the United States and Britain, Chie...
Dec 10, 2020
What’s next for Hollywood? Spotlight turns to Disney’s streaming plans
By Lisa Richwine LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - What will Disney do? Hollywood is asking that question a week after AT&T Inc's Warner Bros upended the film business by saying it would debut all of its 2021 m...
Dec 10, 2020
Cellist Yo-Yo Ma offers ‘Songs of Comfort and Hope’ in duo album
By Alicia Powell NEW YORK (Reuters) - Cellist Yo-Yo Ma and pianist Kathryn Stott have teamed up for the third time in "Songs of Comfort and Hope," dedicated to all the people who are going through tou...
Dec 09, 2020
Indian Air Force objects to Netflix film scenes, asks for them to be withdrawn
MUMBAI (Reuters) - India's Air Force asked Netflix to withdraw scenes from a film on Wednesday in which a veteran Bollywood actor wearing a military uniform uses offensive language, in the latest cont...
Dec 09, 2020
Canal+ wins court fight against EU, Paramount movie-licensing deal
By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Vivendi's pay-TV arm Canal+ won on Wednesday its court fight against a deal between EU competition regulators and Paramount Pictures in which the U.S. studio agree...
Dec 09, 2020
Got to get you into my life: Argentine ‘John Lennon’ channels spirit of the Beatles
By Lucila Sigal BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Argentine Javier Parisi has been a mega fan of the Beatles since the age of eight - forming a tribute band, playing at Liverpool's Cavern Club, and promoting a...
Dec 09, 2020
Carols for UK royals as they gather at Windsor to thank volunteers
LONDON (Reuters) - Queen Elizabeth and senior members of the British royal family gathered at the monarch's Windsor Castle home on Tuesday to thank local volunteers and key workers and hear Christmas ...
Dec 08, 2020
Oscar organizers see April awards ceremony as innovation opportunity
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Director Steven Soderbergh will help produce what organizers on Tuesday called a re-envisioned Oscars awards show in April, but they did not say what form the ceremony would ta...
Dec 08, 2020
John Lennon remembered 40 years after his murder
By Richard Chang NEW YORK (Reuters) - John Lennon's wife, son, former Beatles band-mates and fans paid tribute to one of the world's most revered singer-songwriters on Tuesday, 40 years to the day aft...
Dec 08, 2020
Nile Rodgers sees no good times for artists in music streaming
By Estelle Shirbon LONDON (Reuters) - Veteran U.S. musician and record producer Nile Rodgers told British lawmakers on Tuesday that artists were losing large amounts of money due to a lack of transpar...
Dec 08, 2020
