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DWTS The Next Pro: Disney Turns Dance Into a Streaming Pipeline
With The Next Pro and the first Season 35 announcements, Dancing With the Stars becomes a continuous machine for casting, audience and streaming.
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Cinema, music, arts, festivals and global cultural trends.
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Hachette Turns 200: The French Giant That Put the World in a Library
From Paris to the United States, Britain and Africa, Hachette marks two centuries of a venture that transformed the global circulation of books.
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Sam Smith Prepares Hazel Eyes: Romantic Pop as a New Strategy of Power
Before Hazel Eyes arrives on August 21, 2026, Sam Smith turns love, New York and vulnerability into a global pop repositioning.
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James: Getting Away With It Turns the Rock Documentary Into a Living Cinema Event
The James documentary opens on August 17 with a Manchester premiere, a live performance and a direct broadcast to cinemas.
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Gamescom 2026: Cologne Turns Video Games Into a Global Attention Market
One week before Opening Night Live, gamescom 2026 is becoming a strategic test for platforms, studios and brands trying to win players back.
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James Bond Is Looking for a New Face: Amazon MGM Bets on Patience Over the Algorithm
The search for the next 007 is entering a decisive phase, but Nina Gold is making clear that social popularity cannot replace presence, craft and the ability to carry a global franchise.
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The Nolan Effect: How The Odyssey Is Turning Favignana Into a Global Destination
The success of The Odyssey is no longer measured only at the box office. In Sicily, Favignana is becoming a film-tourism laboratory capable of converting mythological imagery into local economic value.
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Venice Immersive 2026: When Cinema Puts On XR Glasses
With 68 projects from 26 countries, Venice Immersive confirms that XR is no longer a trade-show gadget but a new prestige arena for festivals, studios and cultural brands.
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The Crime Novel Deal Exposing Publishing’s AI Trust Crisis
The withdrawal of Call Me, I'll Hide the Body after AI suspicions turns a multimillion-dollar literary deal into a global signal for publishing, authors and creative industries.
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Ludwig Season 2 Shows How the BBC Turned Cosy Crime Into an Export Product
Before its reported August 20 return, Ludwig confirms the strength of a rare British model: a funny, family-friendly detective series that can travel globally and win a third season before season two airs.
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The Sinking City 2 Turns Ukrainian Horror Into an Act of Resistance
On the eve of release, The Sinking City 2 is more than another horror title. Frogwares is launching a survival game shaped by pressure, independence and cultural resilience.
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A record crowd awaits: V and B Fest is entering a new league
From August 20 to 23, Robbie Williams, Moby, Damso and more than 100 artists will turn Château-Gontier into one of Europe’s most closely watched music destinations.