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Disney licenses lineup of movies, TV shows to Netflix including 'Ice Age,' 'Will Trent'

Disney licenses 'Ice Age' and 'Percy Jackson' to Netflix, adding major titles to the streaming platform's library

Published 03 Oct, 2026 02:32pm

Movies & Music

Would-be Taylor Swift concert attacker loses privacy case against Disney

A man jailed for a foiled Taylor Swift attack lost his privacy suit against Disney over his parents' home in a documentary

Published 30 Sep, 2026 03:57pm

Movies & Music

Horror movie 'Resident Evil' tops North American box office

'Resident Evil' stormed the North American box office, raking in a massive $60 million on its opening weekend and dethroning 'Practical Magic 2'

Published 21 Sep, 2026 08:22pm

Movies & Music

Lady Gaga welcomes first child with fiance

Pop superstar Lady Gaga and fiancé Michael Polansky have welcomed their first child, marking a significant personal milestone for the couple

Published 12 Sep, 2026 03:24pm

Movies & Music

Gaza film, Malkovich drama vie for Venice top prize

Venice Film Festival concludes, with awards for politically charged films like 'NAZA' and Malkovich's acclaimed performance

Published 12 Sep, 2026 03:10pm

Movies & Music

'A legend': Celine Dion poised for emotional comeback in Paris

Celine Dion returns to the Paris stage after six years, overcoming illness for a powerful, long-awaited performance

Published 12 Sep, 2026 03:01pm

Movies & Music

Venice premiere charts Russell Crowe's lifelong love of music

Russell Crowe's 'What Love Builds' shows how his acting and music careers are not separate, but flow from the same creative wellspring

Published 12 Sep, 2026 12:47pm

Movies & Music

Toronto International Film Festival targets younger audience with independent premieres

TIFF champions dialogue and art, offering a global array of independent films that reflect our complex world and captivate diverse audiences

Published 09 Sep, 2026 07:20pm

Movies & Music

Venice film shows Murdoch shaking up hidebound Britain

Boyle's "Ink" reveals Rupert Murdoch's media empire, from disruption to its darker implications for journalism

Published 02 Sep, 2026 08:02pm

Movies & Music

Venice's Gyllenhaal says women directors face 'systemic' barriers

Gyllenhaal declares cinema inherently political, fostering empathy and reflecting life, rejecting the idea that films should avoid politics

Published 02 Sep, 2026 07:13pm

Companies

Sony, Warner Music sue Anthropic over songs used in AI training

Sony and Warner sue Anthropic, alleging its Claude AI pirated songs from artists like Taylor Swift for training

Published 31 Aug, 2026 07:46pm

Movies & Music

Teacher of Oscar-winning Russian filmmaker behind 'Mr. Nobody Against Putin' calls him a traitor

Oscar-winning team's film exposes Russian school war justification, leading to filmmaker Pavel Talankin being called a 'traitor'

Published 27 Aug, 2026 04:45pm

Movies & Music

'We will always love you' - world mourns Dolly Parton

The world mourns Dolly Parton, a 'giant of an artist' whose iconic music and philanthropy touched hearts across all divides

Published 26 Aug, 2026 07:29pm

Middle East

Venice adds Gaza documentary by Oscar-winning team to main competition

Israeli directors' new film 'NAZA' exposes systems behind civilian deaths in Gaza, following their Oscar-winning work on Palestinian communities

Published 24 Aug, 2026 07:03pm

Movies & Music

Odyssey effect: stars sell Greece to a new wave of US tourists

Greece's tourism thrives: 1.55M US visitors, 30% more flights, and celebrity buzz are fueling a massive economic boost

Published 22 Aug, 2026 02:33pm

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Disney, ABC sue US regulator over threats to broadcast licenses

Trump repeatedly urges broadcasters to drop comedy or news programs he dislikes

Published 18 Aug, 2026 07:47pm

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Madonna tops Taylor Swift in nominations for MTV's Video Music Awards

Madonna earned 11 nominations for next month’s VMA ceremony,

Published 18 Aug, 2026 07:25pm

Movies & Music

Disney reveals Marvel's new 'X-Men' cast, 'Frozen 3' at D23 fan event

Disney's D23 event unveiled the X-Men cast, Frozen 3, Incredibles 3, and Coco 2, promising an exciting slate of upcoming films

Published 15 Aug, 2026 02:31pm

Movies & Music

Spotify to launch badge identifying AI music

'Alongside artist profiles that self-disclose as AI Personas, we will also start applying badges to relevant profiles,' company says

Published 11 Aug, 2026 08:39pm

Movies & Music

'Las Azules' Season 2 blends fact and fiction for tale of corruption and growth

Mexico's 'Las Azules' Season 2 on Apple TV+ uncovers dark truths behind 1970s student massacres, led by its first female police force

Published 10 Aug, 2026 05:09pm

Movies & Music

British music festivals stage tentative revival with perks and payment plans

'We’ve had a rough time through the pandemic and through Brexit, but we’re coming out of the other side,” says AIF

Published 08 Aug, 2026 02:43pm

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As Nolan's ‘Odyssey’ draws global audiences, Sicily's Favignana braces for film tourism

Local authorities want to turn the association with Nolan’s film into a lasting attraction for Favignana

Published 05 Aug, 2026 03:47pm

Companies

Disney and TikTok strike short-form video-sharing deal

TikTok will offer creators access to assets from hundreds of Disney films

Published 05 Aug, 2026 03:38pm

Movies & Music

Spotify reaches 777 million active users

Spotify registered 300 million paying subscribers in the quarter

Published 04 Aug, 2026 07:40pm

Movies & Music

'Ted Lasso' returns to the pitch with a new challenge on Apple TV

Ted Lasso takes on a women's soccer team in Season 4, exploring the distinct needs and challenges of female athletes with his signature feel-good spirit

Published 03 Aug, 2026 05:28pm

Movies & Music

Venice chief blames Hollywood woes, not festival, for studio absence

Venice director Barbera defends the festival's lack of women directors, arguing the problem lies with industry barriers and funding, not festival choices

Published 30 Jul, 2026 05:01pm

Movies & Music

Oscar-winning Irish musician Glen Hansard dies in motorcycle crash, Irish media report

Irish police say a man in his 50s dies after a single-vehicle motorcycle collision in the west of Dublin

Published 29 Jul, 2026 04:48pm

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'The Odyssey' sparks IMAX stampede -- and a backlash

Nolan becomes the first director ever to use the highest-resolution 70mm IMAX film with a specially designed camera for shooting

Published 25 Jul, 2026 11:30am

Movies & Music

US singer Chris Brown pleads guilty to affray over London nightclub incident

Chris Brown pleaded guilty to affray over a 2023 London nightclub incident involving a bottle attack, facing potential jail time

Published 24 Jul, 2026 06:48pm

Movies & Music

AMC posts surprise profit, record revenue as blockbuster films lift ticket sales

Shares of the Leawood, Kansas-based entertainment company jumped 16.5% in premarket trading on Monday

Published 20 Jul, 2026 05:42pm

Movies & Music

'The Odyssey' brings in $264.1 million in worldwide ticket sales, studio says

Half of US and Canada moviegoers chose enhanced formats, including 23% at IMAX

Published 20 Jul, 2026 02:56am

Movies & Music

Marvel Comics to move publishing operations to California, source says

Marvel is now seeking to have all of the New York-based employees of the comics and franchise group

Published 18 Jul, 2026 02:52pm

Movies & Music

New Zealand actor Sam Neill dies aged 78

The Jurassic Park actor announced in April he was cancer-free after undergoing treatment for stage-three blood cancer

Published 13 Jul, 2026 11:57am

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Taylor Swift paid $160,000 for New York wedding permit: mayor

The billionaire pop singer covered the bill for this month’s star-studded extravaganza

Published 11 Jul, 2026 01:15pm

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Stars pay tribute to 'Total Eclipse' singer Bonnie Tyler, who has died at 75

Tyler is instantly recognisable as the queen of the 1980s power ballad

Published 10 Jul, 2026 06:49pm

Movies & Music

Anthony Hopkins, 88, signs record deal as a composer

'Bracken Road' features on his upcoming 'Life is a Dream' album, a collection of orchestral works written over six decades

Published 10 Jul, 2026 05:34pm

Movies & Music

Mick Jagger says Rolling Stones hope to tour new album 'Foreign Tongues'

It marks the Stones’ second studio album since the 2021 death of drummer Charlie Watts

Published 09 Jul, 2026 07:48pm

Movies & Music

Sign of the times: Harry Styles sets record with 12-night Wembley run

He 'has broken the record for longest residency by a musician at Wembley Stadium… with his shows at the iconic UK venue,'

Published 08 Jul, 2026 07:24pm

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Matt Damon calls 'The Odyssey' the most challenging film of his career

'The Odyssey,' the epic poem, dates back in written form to around the seventh or eighth century BC

Published 08 Jul, 2026 07:15pm

Movies & Music

Swift and Kelce marry as global stars swarm 'royal wedding'

The anticipation is even greater as Swift and Kelce make no public announcements about their wedding plans

Published 04 Jul, 2026 12:09pm

Movies & Music

Madonna releases 15th studio album 'Confessions II'

The singer reunites with Stuart Price, the co-producer and co-writer of its predecessor, for the 16-track dance-pop album

Published 03 Jul, 2026 07:54pm

Companies

Paramount offers remedies for Warner deal, making EU approval likely

Paramount would propose ditching its film distribution joint venture with Universal Pictures

Published 01 Jul, 2026 02:39pm

Movies & Music

From old to new: unsold concert T-shirts repurposed for music tours

The band is the first to use blanks that UMG’s merchandising division Bravado has upcycled from more than 400,000 unsold T-shirts

Published 23 Jun, 2026 06:03pm

Movies & Music

James Burrows, prolific innovator in US TV comedies, dead at 85

Burrows won 11 Emmy awards for excellence in television and helmed more than 1,000 episodes of hit programs

Published 20 Jun, 2026 01:21pm

Movies & Music

Spielberg's 'Disclosure Day' debuts atop N. America box office

the action-packed film follows an effort to reveal a decades-long coverup of extra-terrestrial visitations

Published 15 Jun, 2026 08:15pm

Companies

US clears Paramount's $111bn Warner Bros. takeover

The Antitrust Division approves the blockbuster deal without demanding a single change

Published 13 Jun, 2026 10:34am

Movies & Music

Taylor Swift becomes youngest woman in Songwriters Hall of Fame

Artists become eligible for the Hall of Fame 20 years after the release of their first commercial track

Published 12 Jun, 2026 07:40pm

Movies & Music

Bollywood's Imtiaz Ali bets on Gen Z thirst for love

'I think young people… are more desperate to find something that they can hold on to for longer – forever perhaps,' Imtiaz Ali says

Published 10 Jun, 2026 07:37pm

Companies

Paramount, Warner Bros deal under EU subsidy scrutiny, decision due July 14

The US entertainment giant sought EU approval under its Foreign Subsidies Regulation, which targets unfair foreign state aid

Published 10 Jun, 2026 06:43pm

Movies & Music

‘Schmigadoon!’ wins best musical on Broadway's biggest night

'Liberation,' a drama examining the legacy of the 1970s women’s liberation movement, added to its 2026 Pulitzer Prize for drama

Published 08 Jun, 2026 03:11pm

Movies & Music

Madonna stuns fans with New York pop-up concert

Madonna, along with Shakira and K-pop megastars BTS, will headline a Super Bowl-style halftime show at the World Cup final

Published 05 Jun, 2026 09:04pm

Movies & Music

Paramount+ to stream UFC main cards in Canada from 2027

The deal is the latest step in Paramount’s push to become a live sports streaming destination

Published 04 Jun, 2026 08:54pm

Movies & Music

Newlyweds Dua Lipa and Callum Turner arrive in Sicily for wedding celebrations

The celebrity couple marry in a simple ceremony in London last weekend

Published 04 Jun, 2026 08:49pm

Movies & Music

Nicholas Galitzine finds footing as He-Man in 'Masters of the Universe' movie

'I think the love and desperation to play the character kind of grew,' says Galitzine

Published 03 Jun, 2026 08:17pm

Movies & Music

AI music startup Suno raises funding at $5.4 billion valuation

Suno plans to begin rolling out its first music model developed in partnership with WMG in the coming months

Published 03 Jun, 2026 07:14pm

Movies & Music

Jason Momoa says having best year of his career

'It was an epic moment because my kids got to see me do the looping (voiceover),' Momoa says

Published 01 Jun, 2026 09:47pm

Movies & Music

Myles Smith on turning therapy into a debut album

There’s no better way to tell my story than through me learning about myself and going back over those notes

Published 30 May, 2026 12:28pm

Movies & Music

Kanye West cleared to play in Netherlands

The mayor of the eastern city of Arnhem, Ahmed Marcouch, has granted a permit for the June concerts

Published 29 May, 2026 06:53pm

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Taylor Swift concert attack plan accused to be sentenced in Austria

The defendant — who is arrested the day before the cancelled concert and has been detained since — pleads guilty to all charges

Published 28 May, 2026 05:26pm

Movies & Music

Russian war drama among favourites for Cannes top prize

'Those who agree that it’s time to put an end to this hell, and that it’s a nightmare and a disaster for Russia,' Zvyagintsev tells

Published 23 May, 2026 11:36am

Movies & Music

Who will win the 2026 Cannes Film Festival's top prize?

Winning an award at Cannes typically transforms careers

Published 23 May, 2026 11:18am

Hockey

Pakistan announce squad for FIH Pro League matches in Belgium, England

The Pakistan Hockey Federation on Thursday announced a 20-member national squad for the upcoming FIH Pro League...

Published 21 May, 2026 08:55pm

Movies & Music

Disney sends Baby Yoda to bring 'Star Wars' fans to theaters

The series introduces a small green creature with oversized eyes, initially dubbed Baby Yoda and later revealed to be named Grogu

Published 21 May, 2026 06:26pm

Movies & Music

Netflix to add Charlamagne tha God's 'The Breakfast Club' as first daily live show

The morning show features guests such as former US presidents Barack Obama and Joe Biden

Published 21 May, 2026 05:56pm

Movies & Music

India's Nykaa seeks to include Meta in music copyright fight with Zee

Zee Entertainment Enterprises sues Nykaa for allegedly using its copyrighted songs in Instagram reels to promote its products

Published 20 May, 2026 07:48pm

Companies

Indian broadcaster Zee posts quarterly loss on weak ad demand, higher costs

Zee’s advertising revenue, which accounts for nearly 40% of the total, fell 3.5% in the quarter

Published 19 May, 2026 07:02pm

Movies & Music

Stellar German actress Huller feels war guilt 'every day'

'I feel the guilt every day, and also I never get bored of it,' Huller tells

Published 16 May, 2026 12:01pm

Movies & Music

'Beyond the Oscar': Travolta gets surprise Cannes prize

'I just can’t believe it. This is beyond the Oscar, really,' says Travolta

Published 16 May, 2026 11:52am

Movies & Music

Drake drops three albums at once

Surprise! Drake unleashes three new albums, including 'Iceman,' packed with 43 tracks and fresh jabs at Kendrick Lamar and other industry giants

Published 16 May, 2026 11:44am

Movies & Music

Reliance-Disney launch legal battle against Indian TV rival over Bollywood films

Billionaire Mukesh Ambani’s JioStar is the No. 1 player in India’s vibrant $30 billion media and entertainment industry

Published 15 May, 2026 03:54pm

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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Oct 2	277.27
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Oct 2	277.07
USD to Japanese Yen / Oct 2	157.85
USD to Swiss Franc / Oct 2	0.83
Pound Sterling to USD / Oct 2	1.32
Euro to USD / Oct 2	1.13
SOFR % / Oct 1	3.87

Stock	Volume
India Sensex / Oct 1	71,909.70
S&P 500 / Oct 2	7,722.72
Tokyo Nikkei / Oct 2	68,309.46
Nasdaq / Oct 2	27,190.86
Hang Seng / Oct 2	23,972.29
FTSE 100 / Oct 2	10,461.95
Dow Jones / Oct 2	51,176.96
Germany DAX 30 / Oct 2	25,231.20
France CAC40 / Oct 2	7,897.19

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Oct 2	91.11
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Oct 2	18,280
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Oct 2	377,774
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Oct 2	4,141.19
Cotton US¢/pound / Oct 2	78.88
Petrol/Litre / Oct 3	392.76
Diesel/Litre / Oct 3	399.64

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Dewan Sugar / Oct 2 Dewan Sugar Mills Limited(DWSM)	7.21 ▲ 1 (16.1%)
Apna Microfin. / Oct 2 Apna Microfinance Bank Limited(AMBL)	19.88 ▲ 1.81 (10.02%)
Dandot Cement / Oct 2 Dandot Cement Company Limited(DNCC)	19.87 ▲ 1.81 (10.02%)
D.S. Ind. Ltd. / Oct 2 D.S. Industries Limited(DSIL)	17.25 ▲ 1.57 (10.01%)
Arpak Int. / Oct 2 Arpak International Investments Ltd.(ARPAK)	141.82 ▲ 12.89 (10%)
First Imrooz Mod. / Oct 2 First Imrooz Modaraba(FIMM)	315.63 ▲ 28.69 (10%)
Mandviwala / Oct 2 Mandviwala Mauser Plastic Industries(MWMP)	93.26 ▲ 8.48 (10%)
Noon Sugar / Oct 2 Noon Sugar Mills Limited(NONS)	87 ▲ 7.91 (10%)
Towellers Ltd. / Oct 2 Towellers Limited(TOWL)	132.36 ▲ 12.03 (10%)
Kohinoor Energy / Oct 2 Kohinoor Energy Limited(KOHE)	16.76 ▲ 1.52 (9.97%)

Stock	Price
F.Credit & Inv / Oct 2 First Credit and Investment Bank Limited(FCIBL)	35.70 ▼ -3.97 (-10.01%)
Ashfaq Textile / Oct 2 Ashfaq Textile Mills Limited(ASHT)	40.96 ▼ -4.55 (-10%)
Asim Textile / Oct 2 Asim Textile Mills Limited(ASTM)	112.10 ▼ -12.46 (-10%)
Buxly Paints / Oct 2 Buxly Paints Limited(BUXL)	418.57 ▼ -46.51 (-10%)
First Tri-Star Mod. / Oct 2 First Tri-Star Modaraba(FTSM)	39.63 ▼ -4.4 (-9.99%)
First Punjab Modaraba / Oct 2 First Punjab Modaraba(FPJM)	23.53 ▼ -2.61 (-9.98%)
Dadex Eternit / Oct 2 Dadex Eternit Limited(DADX)	131.41 ▼ -12.77 (-8.86%)
Barkat Frisian Agro / Oct 2 Barkat Frisian Agro Limited(BFAGRO)	28.51 ▼ -2.71 (-8.68%)
JS Global Cap. / Oct 2 JS Global Capital Limited(JSGCL)	137.38 ▼ -12.15 (-8.13%)
Oilboy Energy / Oct 2 Oilboy Energy Limited(OBOY)	17.03 ▼ -1.35 (-7.34%)

Stock	Volume
F. Nat.Equities / Oct 2 First National Equities Limited(FNEL)	42,508,520 ▲ 0.01
WorldCall Telecom / Oct 2 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	40,080,634 ▲ 0
D.S. Ind. Ltd. / Oct 2 D.S. Industries Limited(DSIL)	29,509,663 ▲ 1.57
First Punjab Modaraba / Oct 2 First Punjab Modaraba(FPJM)	28,172,021 ▼ -2.61
Kohinoor Spinning / Oct 2 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	25,073,393 ▼ -0.27
K-Electric Ltd. / Oct 2 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	23,525,673 ▼ -0.09
Pak Int.Bulk / Oct 2 Pakistan International Bulk Terminal(PIBTL)	22,226,008 ▼ -0.51
Cnergyico PK / Oct 2 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	20,891,792 ▼ -0.26
Pak Refinery / Oct 2 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	17,786,560 ▼ -0.87
Tasdeeq Info. Serv. / Oct 2 Tasdeeq Information Services Limited(TISL)	12,475,872 ▼ -0.11

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