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‘I’ve made a name for myself’: Aliyah Boston emerges from shadow to build own legacy
Boston could have gotten lost in A’ja Wilson’s shadow at South Carolina. Instead, the Gamecocks senior built her own legend.
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BBC Projects Deficit of $433 Million, 1,000 Hours of Commissioning Cuts in 2023/24 Annual Plan
The BBC has published its 2023/24 annual plan that projects a financial deficit, the need to find increased savings and cuts of 1,000 hours annually in content commissions across its portfolio. The corporation projects a total income of £5.53 billion ($6.8 billion) for the period, which includes its main source of income, the annual license…
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Roku Laying Off Another 200 Employees, Cutting 6% of Workforce
Roku is handing out pink slips again as the streaming platform company takes additional steps to rein in costs. The company said it will lay off about 200 employees, or 6% of the company’s remaining workforce. In addition, Roku said, it will exit and sublease (or discontinue use of) some office facilities that the company…
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Prabhas’ ‘Salaar’ by ‘K.G.F.’ Director Shooting in Italy, Including Location Where Action Prologue for James Bond Film ‘No Time to Die’ Was Set
Shooting is underway in Italy on Indian action thriller “Salaar” starring Prabhas, who is playing a dual role in the film according to sources. The hotly-anticipated blockbuster written and directed by Prashanth Neel – and produced by Vijay Kiragandur via his Hombale Films shingle – has been filming since mid-March in Matera, the ancient southern…
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‘Ted Lasso’ Star Ambreen Razia Developing Comedy Drama ‘Wasted’ With Expectation Entertainment (EXCLUSIVE)
British Asian actor and writer Ambreen Razia has secured a development deal with Expectation Entertainment (BAFTA-winning series “Alma’s Not Normal”) to write an original comedy drama series about addiction and postpartum depression between a South Asian mother and daughter. The series, which has the working title “Wasted,” will follow the story of a junior doctor…
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Shah Rukh Khan, Salman Khan’s Spy Universe Film ‘Tiger vs Pathaan’ to Commence in 2024
Shah Rukh Khan and Salman Khan will headline “Tiger vs Pathaan,” the latest film in producer Aditya Chopra’s spy universe. The film, from leading Indian studio Yash Raj Films, will commence principal photography in January 2024, sources close to the studio confirmed to Variety. Yash Raj Films declined to comment. “Pathaan,” starring Shah Rukh Khan,…
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Cohen Media Group Drops Trailer for Francois Ozon’s Drama ‘Everything Went Fine’ (EXCLUSIVE)
Cohen Media Group has dropped the trailer for Francois Ozon’s drama “Everything Went Fine” ahead of its theatrical release in New York on April 14 and Los Angeles on April 21, followed by a national expansion. “Everything Went Fine” is based on the autobiographical novel by author Emmanuèle Bernheim who previously collaborated on Ozon’s screenplays for “Under The Sand,”…
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Ajay Devgn in ‘Maidaan’: Watch First Teaser for Zee Studios Period Soccer Themed Film (EXCLUSIVE)
Ajay Devgn headlines “Maidaan,” a soccer themed film that is based on a true story. Set between 1952-1962, the golden era of Indian soccer, the film follows the story of an unknown hero who created history and records for India that have not been surpassed even 60 years later. “‘Maidaan’ is my personal favorite. I…
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Royal Shakespeare Company’s ‘My Neighbor Totoro’ to Return to London’s Barbican Theatre
The smash hit stage adaptation of Studio Ghibli’s “My Neighbor Totoro” will return to London’s Barbican Theatre for a limited run this fall. The production is from executive producer Joe Hisaishi and the Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC), in collaboration with Improbable and Nippon TV. The global stage premiere of Hayao Miyazaki’s celebrated 1988 animated feature…
