British Singer Duffy to Share Kidnap and Sexual Assault Story After Withdrawing From the Public Eye in New Disney+ Doc

British Singer Duffy to Share Kidnap and Sexual Assault Story After Withdrawing From the Public Eye in New Disney+ Doc

Welsh singer Duffy, who in 2020 revealed she had been drugged, raped and held hostage over several weeks, will share her story in a new Disney+ documentary. Disney+’s EMEA content chief Angela Jain announced the feature-length Hulu Original at Series Mania on Wednesday, saying that the Grammy-winning artist feels finally ready to speak. In the…

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Gary Lineker’s Goalhanger Launches Content Creator Fund Initiative ‘The Accelerator’ (Exclusive)

Gary Lineker’s Goalhanger Launches Content Creator Fund Initiative ‘The Accelerator’ (Exclusive)

Goalhanger, Gary Lineker’s media and podcast production behemoth, is launching a flagship initiative in collaboration with the U.K.’s top content creators. The Accelerator will support digital creators across entertainment, sport, politics, science, tech, and finance. “Designed as a high-impact, three-month creative business incubator, it provides investment, training and mentorship and access to Goalhanger’s senior editorial,…

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Tiwa Savage, Earl Sweatshirt, Rachel Chinouriri Among SXSW London Music Fest Lineup

Tiwa Savage, Earl Sweatshirt, Rachel Chinouriri Among SXSW London Music Fest Lineup

South by Southwest has revealed the first musical acts set to perform at SXSW London 2026, including Tiwa Savage, Earl Sweatshirt, and Rachel Chinouriri. Taking place June 1-6, the SXSW London Music Festival will once again bring together artists from across the globe, presenting “emerging voices and underground scenes alongside established acts” including Nigerian rapper…

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AI Actor Tilly Norwood Drops Debut Single and Music Video ‘Take the Lead’: “I’m Just a Tool, But I’ve Got Life”

AI Actor Tilly Norwood Drops Debut Single and Music Video ‘Take the Lead’: “I’m Just a Tool, But I’ve Got Life”

AI “actor” Tilly Norwood has released a debut single and accompanying music video. From the London-based Xicoia Studios, the release comes ahead of Norwood’s official AI acting debut later this world and offers the first glimpse into the evolving “Tilly-verse,” a new entertainment world where AI characters “live, interact and work.” “Take the Lead” is…

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Sandberg, Clegg join Nscale board as this ‘Stargate Norway’ startup hits .6B valuation

Sandberg, Clegg join Nscale board as this ‘Stargate Norway’ startup hits $14.6B valuation

Amid growing demand for data centers that can deliver AI compute at scale, Nvidia-backed British AI infrastructure company Nscale is now valued at $14.6 billion. This makes it one of Europe’s latest decacorns alongside Helsing and Mistral AI. Nscale has bet on vertical integration, from energy and data centers to compute and orchestration software. Its…

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ITV CEO on Paramount-WBD and ITV Studios After Banijay, All3Media Megadeal: “We Don’t Feel It Will Have Any Impact on Us”

ITV CEO on Paramount-WBD and ITV Studios After Banijay, All3Media Megadeal: “We Don’t Feel It Will Have Any Impact on Us”

Does U.K. TV giant ITV, led by CEO Carolyn McCall, feel more pressure to boost the scale of its production arm ITV Studios after this week’s news of the mega-merger between production giants Banijay and All3Media? What is the state of ITV’s deal talks with Comcast‘s Sky? And what does the Paramount Skydance deal for…

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