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Asked whether Disney’s layoffs last month of about 1,000 workers could be followed by more cutbacks, executives said Wednesday the company is exploring all options as it builds “a culture of efficiency.” Newly minted CEO Josh D’Amaro and CFO Hugh Johnston fielded questions about cost savings, staffing and artificial intelligence during the company’s quarterly earnings call with Wall Street analysts. D’Amaro largely focused on uses of AI to improve the creative process and the guest experience at theme parks, leaving Johnston to provide the primary outlook on the workforce. One analysts noted the April cuts, per a question read aloud…
Survivor 50 is just about nearing its conclusion—but is there a new episode on tonight? The hit CBS reality competition series welcomed back 24 franchise alumni for its historic season, the current season, “In the Hands of the Fans”—which has aptly granted power to the fans to vote on what they would like to see in the season’s game play—and is now down to the following nine contestants, per Detroit News: Cirie Fields, Rizo Velovic, Aubry Bracco, Jonathan Young, Rick Devens, Joe Hunter, Tiffany Ervin, Emily Flippen, and Ozzy Lusth. The series also welcomed MrBeast on last Wednesday’s (April 29)…
The Sheffield DocFest has revealed its 2026 industry program, completing the lineup for its 33rd edition, which is taking place June 10-15, with a promise to “combine urgent global issues and conversations with the practical realities of working in documentary today.” Events will cover topics ranging from conflict reporting, citizen journalism, inclusivity, accessibility and environmental sustainability to the evolving role of AI and political suppression. Among a broad lineup of speakers, Nevine Mabro, the BBC’s new head of doc strand Storyville, and Fiona Campbell, the BBC’s director of factual, will discuss their commissioning strategy, while Academy Award-nominated directors Maite Alberdi (The Mole…
Credit: Getty Images Josh Duggar is currently in prison, and a text message he sent to his mother, 19 Kids and Counting‘s Michelle Duggar, has been unveiled. If you don’t know, Duggar was accused of sexually abusing five girls when he was a teenager, two of which were revealed to be his sisters Jill Duggar and Jessa Duggar. These allegations came to light in May of 2015. He was later convicted of receiving and possessing child pornography. He was first arrested in 2021. It’s unclear exactly when he sent this message, but People obtained the following text: “[I]ts (sic) hard…
Since its premiere back in 2019, Virgin River has been one of the most popular Netflix shows and has also made history as one of the streamer’s longest-running original series. But as with any long-running show, that comes with the unfortunate reality of cast changes.While much of the show’s core main cast — including Alexandra Breckenridge, Martin Henderson, Colin Lawrence, Tim Matheson, Annette O’Toole, and Benjamin Hollingsworth — has remained the same, other series regulars, recurring characters, and guest stars have come and gone.The most recent seventh season featured another casting shakeup that leads into some shocking exits for Virgin…
After 13 years of hearing “no,” Paul Anthony Kelly was ready to walk away. “I was really toying with the idea of giving up and maybe moving back to Canada and raising a family and doing something totally different,” the actor tells Gold Derby. “I was about to give up.” Instead, everything changed — fast. Just three weeks before filming began on FX’s Love Story, Kelly landed the role of John F. Kennedy Jr., stepping into one of the most recognizable figures in contemporary American history. There was no long runway, no months of preparation — just a crash course…
Billie Eilish has spoken. The 24-year-old—who is a self-proclaimed Survivor fan—has played a big role in the show’s 50th season, serving as the namesake for the “Billie Eilish Boomerang Idol.” Now, she’s revealing how the cameo came to be. “So basically like I wrote a letter to the contestants being like, ‘Here’s your secret idol,’” she told Amy Poehler on the May 5 episode of Good Hang, using air quotes. “‘If you use this idol, you can, you know.’” Indeed, if contestants find the idol, they can use it for immunity during Tribal Council—except Billie’s comes with a twist. Players…
Some streaming hits take over the charts and then quietly move on. Others apparently start dragging 11-year-old electronic songs back into the conversation, because that’s where we are now. A Netflix thriller has already climbed to No. 1 on the platform’s Top 10, but its success has now spilled into music in a very unexpected way. One of the film’s standout needle drops has become a fresh obsession for viewers, which is honestly a pretty ideal side quest when your movie is already working. Apex features The Chemical Brothers’ 2015 track “Go” during one of its most memorable scenes. The…
Picture: Shangri-La Frontier, Kill Blue and Assassination Classroom 2026 has been an incredible year so far for new anime on Netflix, from licensed content to new weekly and original titles, which doesn’t seem to be slowing down anytime soon, as even more licensed anime is on its way to Netflix in June 2026. We also have an ongoing preview of anime you can look forward to watching on Netflix in 2026. New Licensed Anime on Netflix in June 2026 Assassination Classroom (Season 2) Episodes: 25Genre: Action, Comedy | Runtime: 23 minutesCast: Fukuyama Jun, Nobuhiko Okamoto, Mai Fuchigama, Aya Suzaki, Tomokazu SugitaNetflix Release…
The Karlovy Vary International Film Festival (KVIFF) is expanding and broadening its industry program, unveiling new initiatives on Wednesday, in time for the fest’s 60th edition. Among the innovations are a book-to-screen program and a move from a regional to a global focus at the renamed works-in-progress market KVIFF Promises. Fest organizers said that its industry program will this year be structured around two strands, the Cinematic Focus and the Screen Focus, in “responding to the evolving needs of audiovisual professionals in Central Europe.” Topics discussed in various industry sessions will include the likes of high-quality production values, the ethics of true crime stories,…