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Zach Bryan has learned a powerful lesson—don’t drink and tweet. The country singer found himself in hot water on Sept. 18 when he tweeted about Taylor Swift and Kanye West with the message,

CHONBURI, Thailand — Only a month after Thailand’s adorable baby hippo Moo Deng was unveiled on Facebook, her fame became unstoppable both domestically and internationally. Zookeeper Atthapon Nundee has been posting cute moments of the animals in his care for about five years. He never imagined Khao Kheow Open Zoo’s newborn pygmy hippo would become an internet megastar within weeks. [time-brightcove not-tgx=”true”] Read More: She’s an Icon, She’s a Legend, and She Is the Moment.

Arty 2018 Indian folklore horror film “Tumbbad” has belatedly found new life at the box office. Its 2024 rerelease in India has grossed $1.5 million and counting. This success compares with the film’s initial $2 million global haul six years ago and breathes new energy into what has become a cult favorite.

Revenues from India’s premium video-on-demand sector surged by 38% to generate $1.04 billion in the first half of this year, compared with $760 million in the first half of 2023. Local content, especially live sports, were the dominant programming categories, across the country’s ad-supported (AVOD), freemium and paid subscription (SVOD) services, according to a new […]

Warner Bros. Discovery will give Max, its enhanced streaming service, its first outing in the Asia-Pacific region beginning next week in a partnership with Japan’s U-Next. As in Europe and other territories where it has already launched, Max represents both a wider content offering to Japanese viewers than forerunner HBO and a technological upgrade.

George Clooney and Brad Pitt are optimistic about the upcoming presidential election, which is less than 50 days away. “I’m feeling very hopeful,” Clooney told Variety‘s Marc Malkin at the “Wolfs” premiere in Los Angeles on Wednesday night. “Feeling hopeful,” Pitt chimed in. Vice President Kamala Harris will go head-to-head with former President Donald Trump […]