Madelyn Cline

Madelyn Cline in talks to star opposite Glen Powell in Judd Apatow comedy

Madelyn Cline is set for a potential new big-screen collaboration as she enters advanced talks to headline a major studio comedy opposite Glen Powell. The untitled feature, being developed at Universal, will be directed by Judd Apatow and marks an original project co-written by Apatow and Powell. According to a UNI report, the film is positio...


Spotify

Spotify hikes US premium subscription price to $12.99

Spotify has announced that it will raise the price of its monthly Premium subscription plan by $1, taking the cost to $12.99 in the United States, as well as in Estonia and Latvia. The Swedish music streaming platform said the revised pricing will come into effect on subscribers’ respective billing dates starting February, with users being infor...


Netflix to boost 2026 spending on programming; confident of WBD deal

Netflix to boost 2026 spending on programming; confident of WBD deal

Netflix capped last year with another solid financial performance despite slowing subscriber growth that underscored the importance of its contested $72 billion bid to take over Warner Bros.’ movie studio and slot HBO Max into its video streaming line-up. The fourth-quarter results announced on January 20 eclipsed the projections of stock mar...


Britain mulls Australia-style social media ban for children

Britain mulls Australia-style social media ban for children

Britain is considering an Australian-style ban on social media to better protect children online, with Prime Minister Keir Starmer (in the picture) warning yesterday they risk being pulled into "a world of endless scrolling, anxiety and comparison".

Starmer, according to a Reuters re...


Netflix switches to $82.7bn all-cash WBD deal to block Paramount

Netflix switches to $82.7bn all-cash WBD deal to block Paramount

Netflix has switched to an all-cash offer for Warner Bros Discovery's studio and streaming assets without increasing the $82.7 billion price in a bid to shut the door on Paramount's rival efforts to snag the Hollywood giant. The new all-cash bid --- at $27.75 a share --- has unanimous support from the