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Brenda Fricker, who became the first Irish actress to win an Oscar for her turn opposite Daniel Day-Lewis in 1989’s “My Left Foot” and captured hearts as the Pigeon Lady in 1992’s “Home Alone 2,” died on Thursday in Dublin. She was 81.

Fricker’s agent, Phil Belfield, confirmed her death to the BBC on Friday. “We will never see her like again and the world is lesser for the lack of her,” he said in a statement. “I was honored to know, love and work with her and she will always have a place in my

Irish actress Brenda Fricker, who won an Oscar for her role in 1989 film My Left Foot and had well-loved parts in Home Alone 2 and TV’s Casualty, has died at the age of 81.

Fricker won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress in 1990 for playing Daniel Day-Lewis’s on-screen mother in My Left Foot, becoming the first Irish woman to win an acting Oscar.

The film told the true story of Christy Brown, an Irish man born with cerebral palsy who could only control his left foot, and went on to e

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The company earned $3.4 billion during the April to June quarter, an increase of more than 9% from $3.13 billion a year earlier. Revenue advanced 13% to $12.56 billion from $11.08 billion.

Revenue came slightly below the $12.58 billion expected by analysts, while earnings of 80 cents per share were one cent above forecasts.

Netflix shares fell as much as 8% after the company projected slower revenue growth du

The move was announced to employees during a town hall yesterday (16 July) at Marvel’s Midtown office, where staff were told the publishing division will relocate to Burbank, California, home to Marvel Studios and parent company The Walt Disney Company.

After nearly 90 years in New York City, Marvel Comics is relocating to Hollywood.

The move was announced to employees during a town hall yesterday (16 July) at Marvel’s Midtown office, where staff were told the publishing division will relocate

Netflix co-CEOs Ted Sarandos and Greg Peters faced the shareholders and media during the company’s Q2 2026 earnings call

Netflix’s co-CEO Greg Peters revealed that the company is considering launching a free-ad support television (FAST) platform, as it continues to expand its price and plan choices.

Co-CEOs Greg Peters and Ted Sarandos — along with company CFO Spence Neumann and VP of finance, Spencer Wan — fielded questions from investors and media during Netflix’s second quarter earnings i

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DC Studios has a crowded slate right now, but one of i

Depending on which side you ask, Hollywood is booming, or it’s in a state of crisis.

If you ask Paramount, it’ll say that tech and entertainment giants like Netflix, Amazon and Google have cornered the industry such that the only way to truly compete is through consolidation. By its thinking, a marriage of two legacy studios is not only the strongest card left to play but the only one — a move that will boost competition to the benefit of consumers and workers.

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The Writers Guild of America sued on Tuesday to block Paramount’s $110 billion acquisition of Warner Bros Discovery, saying the deal would jeopardize writers’ livelihoods and threaten the health of U.S. entertainment.

The case is another blow to Paramount’s bid to become a bigger rival to Netflix and Disney, a day after California and 11 other states sued to block the deal. Paramount, which argued the combination would increase opportunities for writers, must now deal with a double dose of lega

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From Friday being a big day in court to the WGA filing a lawsuit, and more, here’s the latest on the Paramount-Warner Bros Discovery deal.

We’ve got some updates to pass along regarding California Attorney General Rob Bonta and the 12 states (California, Arizona, Colorado, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Oregon, and Washington) that filed an antitrust lawsuit to block t

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Paramount Skydance Corp. (NASDAQ:PSKY), a Hollywood film, television and streaming company, is facing a major legal challenge to its proposed $110 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery Inc. (NASDAQ:WBD), a media company with film studios, cable channels and the HBO Max streaming service. California and 11 other states filed an antitrust lawsuit in federal court on Monday seeking to block the transaction, arguing that the combination could lead t

California and 11 states have sued to block Paramount’s $110 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery, alleging the deal would create a media behemoth with the power to raise prices in film and television.

The lawsuit filed in Oakland federal court threatens to derail Paramount CEO David Ellison’s bid to transform his company into a major rival of Netflix and Disney.

States including New York, Arizona, and Minnesota argued the deal would harm theaters and television distributors, raising

California, Other State AGs Sue to Block Paramount-Warner Megadeal

A coalition of a dozen states alleged the Hollywood merger would boost prices for consumers and lower quality for film and television.

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CEO of Jack Daniel’s Maker Brown-Forman to Retire

Lawson Whiting, who has led the spirits giant since 2019, will remain in the role until a successor is appointed.

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Appeals Court Revives Lawsuits Alleging Tylenol Causes Autism and ADHD

The decision puts mass litigation against the

From Sacramento to Albany and several state capitols in between, regional attorneys general are steeled to stop Paramount Skydance’s $110 billion merger with Warner Bros Discovery in an antitrust lawsuit that could hit the courts Monday.

Coming as barbed threats circulate that the David Ellison-owned PSKY could exit the Golden State in retaliation, the long anticipated AGs action, spearheaded by California’s Rob Bonta, will focus on the dire result they predict a united ParaBros would have on b

Oregon has withdrawn its push to delay Paramount’s Warner Bros. Discovery merger

Oregon’s attorney general has withdrawn a motion seeking to delay the closing of Paramount’s roughly $110 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery, according to a filing submitted Friday in Multnomah County Circuit Court. The move clears one obstacle from a deal that could close as soon as July 22, though the transaction still faces scrutiny from other states and international regulators.

Attorney General Dan

Dubai luxury, Netflix glory, and one of India’s largest betting scandals — with billions funneled into global markets. The man Netflix turned into a star is the same man accused of running Mahadev — India’s most notorious betting empire.

Who is REALLY the Mahadev of Mahadev App?

He arrived on Netflix wearing gold chains and a Rs. 3 billion smile. But somewhere in a New Delhi police database, his name was on a list — a list of people not allowed to leave India. Welcome to the story of Satish

This article covers a developing story. Continue to check back with us as we will be adding more information as it becomes available.

According to a new report from Puck, Netflix is allegedly one of several parties in early talks to purchase the movie review social media app Letterboxd. Other interested parties reportedly include Sony Pictures Entertainment, Paramount Skydance, Reddit co-founder and former executive chairman Alexis Ohanian, and TPG.

The company insists it has presented over 822,000 documents related to the state’s merger review, in addition to 1.2 million documents provided by WBD

Paramount filed a response to Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield this week, insisting the state’s motion to attempt to block the $110 billion merger with Warner Bros. Discovery is not based upon matters of antitrust law.

In a Wednesday filing, Paramount Skydance claimed the Ex Parte Motion for Order to Show Cause and Application for Statutory

Bonnie Tyler, the gravelly voiced, Grammy-nominated Welsh pop star whose 1983 chart-topping power ballad “Total Eclipse of the Heart” enchanted succeeding generations with its bombastic charms during solar and lunar eclipses, has died. She was 75.

Tyler died unexpectedly in a hospital in Portugal where she was being treated for an illness, her family said Thursday in a statement on her website. She was hospitalized in May in Faro, where she had a home, for emergency intestinal surgery. She had

The countdown to the 2026 Primetime Emmy Awards has begun following the official nominations announcement.

The first two honorees were announced on the Today show before Liza Colón-Zayas and Jeff Hiller unveiled the complete list of nominees live from the Wolf Theatre at the Television Academy’s Saban Media Center in Los Angeles on Wednesday, July 8.

“This year’s submissions reflect the undiminished creative range and vitality of our medium, celebrating both emerging talent and beloved creativ

July 7 (Reuters) – The Oregon attorney general will ask a court to pause Paramount’s $110 billion bid to acquire Warner Bros for 60 days, saying on Tuesday the company withheld records on its lobbying efforts.

While Paramount has told the state it will not close the deal before July 16, Attorney General Dan Rayfield said he will ask a court in Multnomah County to order the company to hand over records and delay the deal so the state can review them.

“We’re not going to let Paramount Skydance p

Watch: Mariska Hargitay Channels Mom Jayne Mansfield at Emmys 2025

The case is closed on who’s hosting the 2026 Emmy Awards.

After all, the Television Academy announced that Mariska Hargitay will host the ceremony at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles Sept. 14, making her the first woman to take on the honor since Jane Lynch in 2011.

“NBC continues its 100th birthday celebrations this fall,” the July 7 press release shared, “with Emmy Award-winning actor, director, producer and television ico