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Jun 17, 2026

Read the 14-Point Draft Memorandum Between the US and Iran - Bloomberg.com

Read the 14-Point Draft Memorandum Between the US and Iran Bloomberg.comOpinion | Trump Stages an Iran Retreat WSJRead the full 14-point agreement between the US and Iran CNNThe U.S. Had No Choice but Diplomacy—Yet Again The AtlanticThe 8 unresolved questions in Trump's Iran deal Axios

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Jun 17, 2026

BBC To Cancel Shows & “Review” TV Networks As It Cuts Content Spend By $107M

The BBC‘s new director general has announced plans to slash commissioning spend across its TV, radio, and news divisions by £80M ($107M) over the next two years. Matt Brittin, the former Google executive, told staff in an email on Wednesday (full text below) that the savings plan will mean canceling shows and reviewing

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Jun 17, 2026

U.S. Producer Autumn Bailey-Ford Teams With South Africa’s NV Film Studios To Launch AfriNova Entertainment Group

EXCLUSIVE: U.S.-based producer Autumn Bailey-Ford (On a Wing and a Prayer) and Simo Kubheka and Damien Brown of the South African-based NV Film Studios and Services have partnered to launch AfriNova Entertainment Group. The group said the new company will aim to bridge “African and international storytelling through in

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Jun 17, 2026

Amy Mackie Promoted to Managing Director, Ticketing at TEG

SYDNEY, Australia — Amy Mackie is named as managing director, ticketing at TEG, parent of Ticketek. Her appointment, announced this week, is the latest in a succession of sweeping executive changes at TEG (or Ticketek Entertainment Group), the Australia-based live entertainment, ticketing and tech giant. Those recent e

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Jun 17, 2026

Prime Video Pushes Beyond Streaming to Build APAC Entertainment Hub, Top Executives Reveal at APOS

Prime Video is doubling down on its ambition to become a unified entertainment destination across Asia-Pacific, with executives highlighting the company’s expanding ecosystem strategy during the APOS conference session “The APAC Playbook: How Prime Video Is Shaping Streaming’s Future.” Gaurav Gandhi, VP of APAC and ANZ

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Jun 17, 2026

G7 leaders to boost Ukraine air defences, tighten sanctions on Russia - Al Jazeera

G7 leaders to boost Ukraine air defences, tighten sanctions on Russia Al Jazeera'I'm the boss', Trump says at G7, as he warms to Ukraine's war aims ReutersTrump says ‘I am the boss’ at G7 summit as leaders agree ‘new steps to put pressure’ on Russia – Europe live The GuardianMacron, Zelensky heard on hot-mic talking ab

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Jun 17, 2026

As a physician, I have never been more concerned about rates of congenital syphilis - statnews.com

As a physician, I have never been more concerned about rates of congenital syphilis statnews.com42 Babies Die from 'Entirely Preventable' STI That's on the Rise People.comOutbreak of this Victorian-era disease labelled a 'health disaster and tragedy' Australian Broadcasting CorporationOne US-made drug treats congenital

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Jun 17, 2026

Robbie Williams Signs With WME for Worldwide Representation

Robbie Williams, arguably the most successful British male artist this century, has signed with WME for worldwide agency representation. Announced early Wednesday, June 17, the former Take That singer joins WME after his move to the ATC Management roster. Robbie, as he’s affectionately known to his millions of fans, is

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Jun 17, 2026

Jimmy Kimmel Roasts Trump Over Reflecting Pool Gaff: ‘He Can’t Even Get That Right’

Jimmy Kimmel took aim at Donald Trump‘s disastrous decision to paint the Washington, D.C. reflecting pool a shade of “American flag blue.” “Trump spent reportedly $14 million updating the reflecting pool on the National Mall,” Kimmel explained. “He set out to resurface and repaint it because he didn’t like the way it l

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Jun 17, 2026

Top Creator Agents Question YouTube Inclusion In UK Social Media Ban

EXCLUSIVE: The UK has become the second English-speaking country to outlaw social media for under-16s, but the inclusion of YouTube on the banned list has raised eyebrows among agents and managers in the creator space. Jordan Schwarzenberger, co-founder of The Sideman management company Arcade, said he was broadly in f

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Jun 17, 2026

‘We Won’t Get Old Together,’ From ‘Monsters.’ Director, Explores One Man’s Midlife Meltdown During the Pandemic in Bucharest

Romanian filmmaker Marius Olteanu (“Monsters.”) is readying his sophomore feature, “We Won’t Get Old Together,” a pandemic-set drama about a man struggling to rebuild his life from the ground up when everything around him comes crashing down. Olteanu is presenting the film this week in the Works in Progress program of

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Jun 17, 2026

Andy Serkis Says AI Brings New Responsibility to Storytelling: ‘The World Is Changing Fast but Human Creativity Will Evolve Alongside It’

The opportunities and risks of artificial intelligence took center stage during the APOS conference’s “The New Creative Pipeline: AI, IP & Human Craft” session on Wednesday, as actor, director and producer Andy Serkis joined Google executive Jon Zepp and filmmaker Josh Nelson Youssef to discuss the future of storytelli

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