Philippines To Impose 12% Tax On Foreign Streamers – Global Bulletin

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TAXING SITUATION The Philippines is to impose a 12% value-added tax on overseas digital service providers operating in the country, including Netflix, HBO and Disney. The measure was signed into law on Wednesday by President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. “If you are reaping the rewards of a fruitful digital economy here, it is only right that […]

Erik and Lyle Menendez have been behind bars for killing their parents for more than three decades—but the brothers haven’t been out of the spotlight. Their story inspired Ryan Murphy’s hit Netflix drama Monsters, which came out in September, and the streamer will follow it up on Oct. 7 with the documentary The Menendez Brothers, featuring phone interviews with the brothers in prison. [time-brightcove not-tgx=”true”] The Menendez brothers have never denied killing their parents in their Beverly Hills mansion on Aug.

“The Villains of Valley View” has been canceled after two seasons at Disney Channel, according to series co-creator and executive producer Chris Peterson. “All good things must come to an end… and after two incredible seasons such is the case with ‘The Villains of Valley View,'” Peterson wrote in a statement posted on X Wednesday […]

Ron Hale, known for his role as Dr. Roger Coleridge on the ABC soap opera “Ryan’s Hope,” has died. He was 78. Hale, who lived in St. George, S. C. died Aug. 27, his family announced. A cause of death was not disclosed. Hale played Roger Coleridge in more than 900 episodes of “Ryan’s Hope” from […]

Iranian cinema icon Jafar Panahi will mark the lifting of his 14-year travel ban by attending the 35th Singapore International Film Festival (SGIFF). The festival’s lineup spotlights rising Singaporean talent and international auteurs. The festival will open with Yeo Siew Hua’s “Stranger Eyes,” the first Singaporean film to premiere in the main competition at the […]