Network fee on Big Tech not a viable solution to boost EU digital rollout

Network fee on Big Tech not a viable solution to boost EU digital rollout

The European Commission does not think that imposing a network fee on Big Tech companies is a viable solution to the debate over who should fund the rollout of 5G and broadband, a spokesman for the EU executive said on Thursday. The issue pits Deutsche Telekom, Orange , Telefonica and Telecom Italia against Alphabet’s Google, […]

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Netflix says it used GenAI in Argentine TV series

Netflix says it used GenAI in Argentine TV series

Netflix said on Thursday that it used generative artificial intelligence to produce visual effects that appeared for the first time on screen in one of its original series, employing a technology that has been a source of anxiety throughout Hollywood. Co-CEO Ted Sarandos hailed AI as “an incredible opportunity to help creators make films and […]

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Roblox launches IP licensing platform, partners with Netflix, Lionsgate

Roblox launches IP licensing platform, partners with Netflix, Lionsgate

Roblox launched a licensing feature on its videogame platform on Tuesday, allowing intellectual property holders to integrate their characters and worlds into its games. It has signed licensing partnerships with companies such as Netflix, which would allow developers to use characters and names from the streaming giant’s popular shows “Stranger Things” and “Squid Game” in […]

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Squid Game Season 2 series review: Netflix‘s dystopian, bloody world of chaos and greed gets a worthy sequel

Squid Game Season 2 series review: Netflix‘s dystopian, bloody world of chaos and greed gets a worthy sequel

In 2021 when Netflix’s Squid Game first dropped, with a fraction of the fanfare its new season now has, everything was shockingly new. Every new game, new rule, new character, and a new revelation about the dystopian games that satirised capitalism with truly deadly stakes had us on edge. After a three-year break, the show […]

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Ananya Panday interview: On ‘Kho Gaye Hum Kahan’ and how it represents her generation

Ananya Panday interview: On ‘Kho Gaye Hum Kahan’ and how it represents her generation

Early on in Kho Gaye Hum Kahaan, Ahana (Ananya Panday) steals glances at her phone, conspicuously placed away from her as she tries to get some work done. The music is ominous, and as it reaches a crescendo, Ahana gives in. She picks up her phone and scrolls through the profile of her ex-boyfriend’s probable […]

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‘Sweet Home’ K-drama review: Humanity hunts for answers in this gory horror-thriller

‘Sweet Home’ K-drama review: Humanity hunts for answers in this gory horror-thriller

Early on in Sweet Home, after a monster wreaks havoc and leaves the residents of the very grandly-named Green Home Mansion apartment rattled, one of them is quick with his questions to another resident—a firefighter. “What is the government doing? We’re paying so much tax and they can’t even take care of one monster?,” he […]

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Malayalam web series see a boom with young directors making a mark with leading stars in cinema

Malayalam web series see a boom with young directors making a mark with leading stars in cinema

The success of Kerala Crime Files, the first Malayalam web series on Disney+Hotstar, has opened the floodgates to a plethora of web series in the language. Comedies, thrillers, social dramas, romance, dramedies and more are slated for streaming. The entertainment industry in Malayalam is seeing a boom in the format with several young directors making […]

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Keri Russell-starrer ‘The Diplomat’ renewed for a second season

Keri Russell-starrer ‘The Diplomat’ renewed for a second season

Keri Russell in ‘The Diplomat’ | Photo Credit: @Netflix/YOUTUBE The Diplomat, starring Keri Russell, and created by Debora Cahn, has been renewed for a second season. The American political drama, also featuring Rufus Sewell, David Gyasi, and Rory Kinnear, premiered on April 20 on Netflix. The Diplomat has been renewed for Season 2. pic.twitter.com/bnfaLvfoU1 — […]

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Robert De Niro’s Netflix series ‘Zero Day’ gets an ensemble cast

Robert De Niro’s Netflix series ‘Zero Day’ gets an ensemble cast

Robert De Niro | Photo Credit: Shannon Stapleton Veteran actor Robert De Niro’s upcoming Netflix series,  Zero Day, is getting an A-list cast. Lizzy Caplan, Jesse Plemons, Joan Allen and Connie Britton are on board the political thriller According to reports, the show will revolve around a former president, George Mullen (De Niro) who is pulled out […]

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