David Ellison may have believed that Paramount Skydance could have closed its $111 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery by now. The deal was approved by the Justice Department in June (apparently over the objections of staff reviewing it). It has been officially cleared by the EU, and Paramount agreed to the relatively minor concession
Patreon, the creator-focused monetization platform, said Thursday it would lay off 20% of its employees as it changed how its internal structure works. The cuts will affect 93 Patreon employees, who will be given at least 16 weeks of severance pay. In a note to staff posted online, CEO Jack Conte said the company’s “core
Xbox is launching a test for ad-supported cloud gaming that will be available on a voluntary basis to members of its fan feedback community, Xbox Insiders. Starting Thursday, Xbox Insiders with an Xbox account will have the option to try the free, ad-supported experience through a selection of games players already own, including “Forza Horizon
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Italian director Dario Albertini’s family drama “Armony” is distributed in Switzerland through Xenix Filmdistribution ahead of its world premiere in the Piazza Grande section of the Locarno Film Festival. Sold internationally by True Colours, “Armony” is produced by Fremantle company The Apartment, Damocle and Rai Cinema in association with HBO Max. It stars Valerio Mastandrea,
Writer George Kay certainly knows how to solve a mystery. The success of his Netflix series “Lupin” and his Apple TV drama “Hijack” (especially the first season) have proven his abilities. With his latest crime drama, BritBox’s “Gone,” loosely inspired by Julie Mackay and Robert Murphy’s true crime novel, “To Hunt A Killer,” Kay further
