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Twitter officially adds podcasts to its platform

Twitter officially delves into the world of podcasts. The microblogging platform announced today that it’s integrating podcasts into its platform as part of its newly designed Spaces tab. The r... Read more

‘House of the Dragon’ premiere draws almost 10M viewers in the US

HBO’s latest show, “House of the Dragon,” drew almost 10 million viewers in the US alone during its Sunday night debut and briefly led the HBO Max streaming platform to crash for a f... Read more

Embracer Group acquired rights to “Lord of the Rings” films and other J.R.R. Tolkien IP

Swedish entertainment company Embracer Group said it agreed to acquire Middle-earth Enterprises. Middle-earth Enterprises owns the global rights to “The Lord of the Rings” and “The ... Read more

Disney+ rises to 152.1M subscribers, topping Netflix

Walt Disney edged past Netflix Inc. with 221 million streaming customers and announced it would hike prices for customers who want to watch Hulu or Disney+ without commercials. The media behemoth wil... Read more

Thor: Love and Thunder secures $302M globally on its release weekend

Thor: Love and Thunder has earned $302 million in its first weekend since its release at the global box office and secured a victory worthy of a seat in Valhalla. The latest movie from Marvel and a p... Read more

Stranger Things 4 becomes the second Netflix show to hit 1B hours viewed

Stranger Things 4, the newest season of the hit show set in 1970s, just became the second Netflix show ever to surpass a billion hours viewed. Since the season's first installment dropped on May 27t... Read more

Minions sets box offices ablaze with $108.5M debut

Families went gaga over Minions this weekend at the theatres. “Minions: The Rise of Gru” raked in an estimated $108.5 million in box office collections from 4,391 North American screens, U... Read more