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Ambani's JioCinema cuts subscription prices as India's streaming war heats up

By Aditya Kalra and Kanjyik Ghosh (Reuters) - JioCinema, the streaming platform run by India's Reliance Industries, on Thursday cut prices of its premium offering to as low as 29 rupees ($0.3480) a month, heating up competition for Netflix and ...

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Young Russians dance to K-pop and watch anime amid Asian culture boom

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A cover dance band performs during an event devoted to the Spring Festival, at a shopping mall in Khimki, on the outskirts of Moscow, Russia, February 10, 2024.

Eurovision euphoria boosts travel to Sweden's Malmo, eDreams says

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A sign in the city centre advertises the 2024 Eurovision Song Contest in Malmo, Sweden, April 17, 2024.

Record giant HYBE audits 'NewJeans' label as infighting returns to K-pop

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John Lennon's lost 1960s acoustic guitar to go up for auction

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Germany's RTL acquires Nickelodeon rights for children's TV network

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David Ellison attends the U.S. premiere of Transformers: Rise of the Beasts, at Kings Theater in New York, U.S., June 5, 2023.

Silicon Valley and Hollywood worlds collide as David Ellison bids for Paramount

Dawn Chmielewski |Updated a day ago |4 min read

By Dawn Chmielewski (Reuters) - David Ellison, 41, would not be the first rich guy to arrive in Hollywood with a fat bank account and dreams of making movies, though the son of billionaire Oracle founder Larry Ellison boasts the rarest of ...

FIEL PHOTO: DJ Alok performs during the celebrations of the 64th anniversary of Brasilia, at the Esplanade of Ministries in Brasilia, Brazil, April 21, 2024.

Brazilian DJ Alok infuses his dance music with indigenous songs

Rollo Ross |Updated a day ago |2 min read

By Rollo Ross LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Brazilian DJ and producer Alok is setting aside his traditional modern electronic dance music to focus on something even more traditional – indigenous songs from his country. His new album "The Future is ...

Celine Dion announces to her Instagram followers on Dec. 8, 2022 that she has a rare neurological condition that has forced her to cancel her tours. - Instagram via Reuters

Celine Dion on battle with stiff-person syndrome: 'It's still within me and always will be'

National Post · Postmedia News |Updated a day ago |3 min read

Celine Dion opened up about her battle with the autoimmune disease that has led to her taking a hiatus from touring, in a rare interview for the cover story of the May issue of Vogue France . The 56-year-old was diagnosed with stiff-person syndrome ...

Ryan Gosling and Emily Blunt present during the Oscars show at the 96th Academy Awards in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, U.S., March 10, 2024.

Ryan Gosling's 'The Fall Guy' is a love letter to stunt performers

Hanna Rantala |Updated Apr. 22, 2024 |3 min read

By Hanna Rantala LONDON (Reuters) - After serving "Kenergy" with "Barbie", actor Ryan Gosling turns the spotlight on the movie-makers whose job is to shine on screen while remaining invisible in "The Fall Guy". The film is inspired by the popular ...

Customers sit outside The Black Dog pub, believed by its owners to have been referenced in lyrics in the song The Black Dog by Taylor Swift, in London, Britain, April 22, 2024.

Taylor Swift fans descend on London pub name-checked on album

Natasha Montague |Updated a day ago |2 min read

(This April 22 story has been refiled to fix the punctuation of Poets in paragraph 1) By Natasha Montague LONDON (Reuters) - Taylor Swift fans are flocking to The Black Dog, a pub in southwest London, after it was name-checked on the U.S ...

A cartoon soldier is depicted on part of a warning sign on barbed wire on the Chinese side of the border between Russia, China and North Korea near the town of Hunchun, China, November 24, 2017.

North Koreans may have helped create Western cartoons, report says

David Brunnstrom |Updated Apr. 22, 2024 |4 min read

By David Brunnstrom WASHINGTON (Reuters) - North Korean animators may have helped create popular television cartoons for big Western firms, including Amazon and HBO Max, despite international sanctions on North Korea, a research report has found.

Singer Taylor Swift performs at her concert for the international "The Eras Tour" in Tokyo, Japan February 7, 2024.

Taylor Swift surprises with second 'Tortured Poets Department' album

Lisa Richwine |Updated Apr. 19, 2024 |3 min read

By Lisa Richwine and Marie-Louise Gumuchian LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -Taylor Swift surprised fans with her new record "The Tortured Poets Department" on Friday, revealing it was a double album featuring songs about heartbreak and a period described as ...

Signage at the Netflix booth is seen on the convention floor at Comic-Con International in San Diego, California, U.S., July 21, 2022.

Netflix to stop reporting subscriber tally as streaming wars cool

Dawn Chmielewski, Lisa Richwine |Updated Apr. 18, 2024 |4 min read

By Lisa Richwine and Dawn Chmielewski LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -Netflix on Thursday unexpectedly announced that it will stop reporting subscriber numbers each quarter, a decision seen as a sign that years of customer gains in the streaming wars are ...

Honoree Jon Bon Jovi performs on stage during the MusiCares Person of the Year Gala in Los Angeles, California, U.S., February 2, 2024.

Bon Jovi docuseries allows peek at band's private history

Hanna Rantala |Updated Apr. 17, 2024 |3 min read

By Hanna Rantala LONDON (Reuters) - Rockers Bon Jovi open up about their 40-year career in the new docuseries "Thank You, Goodnight: The Bon Jovi Story". In the four-part show, archival footage and personal videos and photos are intertwined with ...

Cast member Hugh Grant attends a premiere for the film Wonka in Los Angeles, California, U.S. December 10, 2023.

Prince Harry may have to settle Murdoch lawsuit after Hugh Grant deal - lawyer

Reuters |Updated Apr. 17, 2024 |3 min read

By Sam Tobin and Michael Holden LONDON (Reuters) -British actor Hugh Grant has settled a lawsuit against the publisher of Rupert Murdoch's tabloid newspaper, The Sun, he said on Wednesday, while the lawyer for Prince Harry said the royal could also ...