40 h. ago What Netflix's £54bn takeover of Warner Bros means for Hollywood and TV fans

Netflix managed to win a drawn-out bidding battle to acquire the Warner Bros Discovery's film and television operations. The deal includes the HBO Max streaming service

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52 h. ago Netflix becomes frontrunner in Warner Bros Discovery streaming and studio sale

Steaming service now in exclusive talks over deal that would change film and TV landscapeWarner Bros Discovery has entered exclusive talks to sell its streaming and Hollywood studio business to Netflix, a move that would dramatically change the established film and TV landscape.Netflix is in competition with Paramount Skydance and Comcast, which owns assets including Universal Studios and Sky, to buy the owner of the Hollywood studio Warner Bros, HBO and the HBO Max streaming service. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago HBO Max Touts ‘Euphoria,’ ‘Industry’ in London, Touches on WBD Bidding, and Brings Out Lisa Kudrow to Talk AI

HBO Max Touts ‘Euphoria,’ ‘Industry’ in London, Touches on WBD Bidding, and Brings Out Lisa Kudrow to Talk AI-Themed ‘The Comeback’  The Hollywood Reporter

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3 d. ago Mad Men fans appalled by ‘terrible’ editing errors in remastered re

HBO Max has released a 4K remastered version of the AMC drama 10 years after its conclusion

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4 d. ago Mad Men begins streaming on HBO Max and viewers spot bizarre mistakes

The award-winning drama series has received a 4K restoration that has seen jumbled up episodes and a vomit machine goofA recent 4K restoration of Mad Men has brought new fans to HBO Max – as well as technical headaches.Bemused and bewildered fans of the groundbreaking television series, which ran from 2007 until 2015 on AMC, have spotted numerous errors after the supposedly sleek restoration began streaming on HBO Max, including several episodes out of order and one particularly glaring post-production goof. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Joanna Prior, Tom Weldon and Bob Carrigan among London Book Fair 2026 industry speakers

Joanna Prior, Tom Weldon and Bob Carrigan among London Book Fair 2026 industry speakers  The Bookseller

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1 week ago It's A.I. kind of magic! Queen bid to follow Abba by bringing back Freddie in hologram concert

Queen guitarist Sir Brian May, 78, has revealed he and drummer Roger Taylor are exploring ways to recreate their original line-up with Freddie, and bass player John Deacon, 74.

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2 w. ago Dame Helen Mirren to appear on The Repair Shop to restore Second World War instrument

The instrument belongs to Denville Hall, a north London care home for entertainment industry professionals, which Dame Helen supports

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3 w. ago Lisa Kudrow, 62, doesn't look like this anymore as she reprises iconic role after more than a decade

The star, 62, was seen filming scenes for the third season of the show in Los Angeles on Wednesday, twenty years after the first series aired.

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3 w. ago Now, it’s her story: HBO's steamy 'Seduction’ reimagines ‘Dangerous Liaisons’ with a female gaze

It’s a well-known story, returning this time with a female gaze

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3 w. ago Alan Rickman’s personal scripts and mementoes up for auction

Lots include the annotated shooting script for Die Hard and a hand-drawn Halloween card from his Harry Potter co-star Rupert GrintAlan Rickman’s obsessive attention to detail is revealed in the copious annotations he made on all his scripts, as a number of film-related items from the late actor’s personal collections are put up for auction including screenplays from Die Hard and Harry Potter.Propstore, the Los Angeles and London-based auction firm that specialises in entertainment industry memorabilia and recently sold a Star Wars lightsaber for £2.7m, is staging a three-day sale in which a number of lots originating from the Alan Rickman archive will be available. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago London Luton Airport joins the Aviation Industry Skills Board to shape career pathways

London Luton Airport joins the Aviation Industry Skills Board to shape career pathways  Luton Today

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