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If there’s one thing celebrity wedding planner Mindy Weiss knows, it’s how to create a moment. Now, the woman behind the recent wedding of Selena Gomez and Benny Blanco, plus weddings and parties for Finneas, Justin Bieber and The Kardashians is putting her touch on Ring Pop, the

VidCon’s flagship event for digital creators and their fans is leaving its Anaheim home after 16 years in Southern California. LIONS, the company that produces the Cannes Lions marketing festival, announced that it is merging VidCon with its creator-focused events in North Americ

Macro, the multi-platform entertainment company founded by Charles D. King, has acquired Allblk, the streaming distribution platform dedicated to Black audiences, from AMC Global Media. “At a time of significant disruption and consolidation across the media industry landscape, Ma

James Ransone’s widow Jamie McPhee is calling out the Television Academy for excluding the late actor during the Emmys In Memoriam tribute, which marked the second time this year Ransone was snubbed by a major awards ceremony. The Oscars also excluded the actor from its own In Me

The world of Magic: The Gathering will break with the upcoming release of new mainline set “Reality Fracture,” something Magic maker Wizards of the Coast says fans have been asking for for a long time. “Doing another ‘what if’ set is a frequent player request, so it was something

Sequels can be just as bad as their predecessors, and we’re in the midst of another unfortunate one. On Monday at the 78th Emmy Awards, in the lead and supporting races for drama and comedy, in addition to lead actor and actress in a limited series, all 10 actors who crossed the

Anime drew a larger monthly audience than any other genre on Asian streaming platforms between July 2025 and August 2026, and viewing on Netflix grew nine times faster than the service overall, according to a new report from Media Partners Asia (MPA). “The Anime Economy” report d

Asian Shadows has boarded international sales rights to Eddie Cahyono’s “Ibuku,” starring Christine Hakim and Ayushita Nugraha, which the Busan International Film Festival has selected for its Competition lineup. “Ibuku” centers on Sumiati (Hakim), a widow in her 60s isolated in

The 31st Busan International Film Festival (BIFF) has confirmed seven jurors for its Competition section, with Chinese director Zhang Yimou serving as jury president for the section’s second edition. Zhang has won prizes at each of the three major European festivals: the Golden B

Virender Sehwag-hosted reality series “Rise & Fall Season 2” is heading to Prime Video this September, with the first four of 15 contestants set to compete across the 42-day run confirmed. The Banijay Asia production will be available free of charge on Prime Video and the MX Play

Paul Walter Hauser spoke out about the Epstein files with a pin he wore to the “Resident Evil” premiere on Tuesday night in Los Angeles. The numbers on the pin affixed to his black T-shirt were the coordinates of the Zorro Ranch in New Mexico. “It was at one point owned by Jeffre

Duncan Sheik, the singer behind hits like the Grammy-nominated “Barely Breathing,” has been hospitalized and is currently receiving medical treatment, per a statement shared on his Instagram page on Wednesday. “We would like to share an update with Duncan’s fans and the public,”

“South Park” — or rather “South America” — made its Season 29 debut Wednesday night and wasted no time introducing audiences to the newly named town. The episode, titled “South American Biker Gangs,” kicked off with an updated theme song ringing in the name change — “I’m goin’ do

Bran Flakezz is anything but “Unwell.” Brandon Edelman, better known as Bran Flakezz online, just emerged as one of four winners of the “Unwell Summer Games” on YouTube, created through Alex Cooper’s “Unwell” network. The four-episode series brought 16 content creators together a