A superstar, not a challenger: Zendaya WASHINGTON: From film to fashion, former teen actor Zendaya has emerged as one of the few bona fide A-list... Published 11 May, 2024 12:15pm
Life & Style Disney, Warner Bros Discovery launch US streaming bundle NEW YORK: Disney and Warner Bros Discovery announced a joint streaming offering on Wednesday that will bring... Updated 09 May, 2024 02:13pm
Life & Style Ambani’s JioCinema cuts subscription prices as India’s streaming war heats up JioCinema, the streaming platform run by India’s Reliance Industries, on Thursday cut prices of its premium offering... Updated 25 Apr, 2024 02:16pm
Business & Finance Blackwells sues Disney over disclosure in relationship with ValueAct NEW YORK: Blackwells Capital upped the pressure on Walt Disney in a long-running boardroom battle by suing the... Published 30 Mar, 2024 05:15am
Life & Style Ambani wedding: Rihanna, Zuckerberg in India for party thrown by Asia’s richest man JAMNAGAR, India: Rihanna and Meta chief Mark Zuckerberg were in India Friday for an extravagant pre-wedding party... Published 01 Mar, 2024 06:39pm
Business & Finance Reliance, Disney to merge India media assets to create $8.5bn powerhouse NEW DELHI: India’s top conglomerate Reliance Industries and Walt Disney on Wednesday announced the merger of their... Updated 28 Feb, 2024 10:17pm
Business & Finance Uday Shankar to be vice chair of India’s merged Reliance-Disney media business NEW DELHI: Former Walt Disney executive Uday Shankar will be named as vice chairman of the board following a merger... Published 28 Feb, 2024 04:44pm
Business & Finance Disney and India’s Reliance agree merger NEW DELHI: India’s Reliance Industries has signed a “binding pact” for a merger deal with Walt Disney’s local unit,... Published 26 Feb, 2024 12:19pm
World India’s Zee Entertainment seeks to revive $10bn merger with Sony, ET reports BENGALURU: India’s Zee Entertainment is making a final attempt to restart discussions with Japan’s Sony Group to... Updated 20 Feb, 2024 02:30pm
Life & Style Gosling, Stone and a canine star mingle at Oscar nominees’ lunch LOS ANGELES: Stars of ‘Barbie,’ ‘Oppenheimer’ and other Oscar-nominated films came together on Monday at the annual... Published 13 Feb, 2024 02:42pm
Life & Style ‘Peaked TV’: US scripted shows dropped in 2023 PASADENA, California: The number of scripted television series in the United States declined by 14% in 2023, FX... Published 10 Feb, 2024 01:39pm
Business & Finance Disney beats forecasts as streaming struggles improve SAN FRANCISCO: Disney on Wednesday reported higher than expected profit in the final three months of last year as it... Published 08 Feb, 2024 07:14pm
Life & Style Mickey Mouse horror films announced as Disney copyright expires LOS ANGELES: Oh boy! Barely 24 hours after Disney’s initial copyright on Mickey Mouse expired, two new indie horror... Published 03 Jan, 2024 04:39pm
Life & Style Legal battles loom as first Mickey Mouse copyright ends LOS ANGELES: Almost a century after his big-screen debut, Mickey Mouse enters the public domain Monday, opening the... Published 29 Dec, 2023 01:49pm
Life & Style A Disney-Reliance India entertainment merger may be beset with antitrust headaches NEW DELHI: A merger of Walt Disney’s India unit and billionaire Mukesh Ambani’s media business would create an... Published 15 Dec, 2023 04:33pm
Life & Style Netflix, Viacom18 among streaming firms set to oppose India broadcasting bill NEW DELHI: Netflix, billionaire Mukesh Ambani’s Viacom18 and other streaming companies plan to collectively lobby... Published 01 Dec, 2023 07:44pm
Sports Disney says 518mn Indian users watched cricket World Cup on TV BENGALURU: A record 518 million Indian viewers watched the recently concluded men’s cricket World Cup matches on... Updated 23 Nov, 2023 05:06pm
Life & Style Actors’ union says no agreement on studios’ ‘final’ offer LOS ANGELES: The union representing striking actors said Monday it could not agree to studios’ “last, best and final... Published 07 Nov, 2023 01:37pm
Life & Style Swift stays on top but ‘Flower Moon’ impresses on N.America screens LOS ANGELES: The new Taylor Swift concert movie held on to the top spot in North American theaters this weekend, but... Published 23 Oct, 2023 05:52pm
Life & Style Talks to end Hollywood actors’ strike suspended LOS ANGELES: Talks between Hollywood actors and studios over an ongoing strike were suspended Wednesday, both... Published 12 Oct, 2023 05:56pm
Life & Style Robert De Niro takes on Argentine swear words and steak in new TV dramedy BUENOS AIRES: Oscar-winning actor Robert De Niro will make his small-screen debut this week, starring in an... Published 10 Oct, 2023 05:12pm
Business & Finance Disney in talks with Adani, Sun TV to sell India assets BENGALURU: Disney has held talks with Indian billionaires Gautam Adani and Sun TV Network owner Kalanithi Maran as... Published 06 Oct, 2023 05:02pm
Life & Style Hollywood writers’ guild leaders call off months-long strike LOS ANGELES: The leaders of the Writers Guild of America on Tuesday called off a monthslong strike that has... Updated 27 Sep, 2023 07:36pm
Life & Style Apple TV+ to launch on Tata Play Binge in India Tata Play Binge, the Indian channels aggregator, is all set to incorporate Apple TV+ onto its platform in a... Published 12 Sep, 2023 03:19pm
Life & Style Warner Bros delays ‘Dune,’ ‘Lord of the Rings’ films due to strike LOS ANGELES: The Warner Bros movie studio will delay the planned November release of a big-budget ‘Dune’ sequel... Published 25 Aug, 2023 01:56pm
Life & Style Striking writers take antitrust aim at Disney, Amazon, Netflix LOS ANGELES: The striking Writers Guild of America (WGA) on Thursday urged federal regulators to increase their... Published 18 Aug, 2023 05:42am
Business & Finance Disney cost cuts exceeding targets but quarterly revenue missed LOS ANGELES: Walt Disney on Wednesday exceeded Wall Street’s estimates on adjusted per-share earnings and said it... Published 15 Aug, 2023 06:30am
Life & Style George Clooney, Meryl Streep among a dozen stars to donate millions to striking actors LOS ANGELES: A dozen of Hollywood’s highest-earning stars, from George Clooney to Meryl Streep, have each donated $1... Published 03 Aug, 2023 06:18pm
Life & Style Hollywood shuts down as actors go on strike LOS ANGELES: Tens of thousands of Hollywood actors will go on strike at midnight Thursday, effectively bringing the... Published 14 Jul, 2023 06:02pm
Life & Style ‘Succession’ tops nominations for strike-threatened Emmys LOS ANGELES: ‘Succession,’ the HBO drama about an ultra-wealthy family fighting for control of a sinister media... Updated 13 Jul, 2023 01:46pm