Technology has been a key driver of the music business in the digital age. But U.K. music tech companies are facing a funding crisis when entering their growth stage, according to the second annual Sound Investments report from trade association Music Technology U.K. (MTUK), which was unveiled on Monday and will be discussed at SXSW London 2026 later in its opening day. Highlighting that funding for growth-stage firms plunged by 90 percent between 2020 and 2025 and that generative artificial intelligence continues its rapid rise, the trade group emphasized that “AI raises the stakes for government action.” The study, entitled…
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The Sheep Detectives Worldwide Box Office: Hits $100 Million Milestone (Photo Credit: Instagram) The Sheep Detectives has officially crossed its first major milestone at the worldwide box office. The family comedy starring Hugh Jackman continues to show impressive staying power several weeks into its theatrical run, despite facing bigger trending hits. It maintained a consistent hold at the international and domestic box office, helping it achieve this feat this weekend. Keep scrolling for the deets. How much has the film earned so far at the domestic box office? The family drama collected a solid $4.6 million on its 4th three-day…
Renowned animated showrunner A.C. Bradley (What..if?, Ms. Marvel) and Emmy award-winning director Rodrigo Blaas (Trollhunters: Tales of Arcadia) are on board for the upcoming animated TV series Warrior Cats, an adaptation of the best-selling children’s fantasy novels. Publishers Coolabi Group and Chinese online giant Tencent Video have greenlit the series, adapted from Erin Hunter’s novels about battling clans of feral cats, which have sold more than 90 million copies worldwide. The series will be the first authorized animated adaptation of Warrior Cats and will be based on the first series of books: Warrior Cats: The Prophecies Begin. The series has…
Deool Band 2 Box Office Collection Day 11(Photo Credit –YouTube) Snehal Tarde and Mohan Joshi’s Deool Band 2 is unstoppable at the Indian box office. It made the most of the second weekend boost, diving straight into the top 5 highest-grossing Marathi films of all time. Pravin Tarde’s directorial has also raked in 340% profits in only 11 days. Scroll below for the detailed report! Deool Band 2 Box Office Collection Day 11 The interest in Marathi films is at an all-time high, especially since the success of Krantijyoti Vidyalay Marathi Madhyam and Raja Shivaji. Deool Band 2 is now…
After announcing its winners in the spring, the Peabody Awards celebrated the 34 honorees at a Beverly Hills event on Sunday. The awards span television, podcasts/radio and the web in categories for entertainment, news, documentary, arts, children’s/youth, public service and interactive/immersive programming and media. Winners are chosen by a unanimous jury vote and selected for their potential to change culture. Heated Rivalry, Pluribus, The Pitt, Andor, The Rehearsal, Adolescence and Jimmy Kimmel Live! were among the Hollywood winners, with Kimmel having a standout moment on stage after months of publicly battling Donald Trump. Ben Affleck was on hand to honor…
Star Wars: The Mandalorian And Grogu Worldwide Box Office: Crosses $200M Milestone(Photo Credit –Facebook) Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu has witnessed a steep drop at the box office, both internationally and domestically, in its second weekend. The Disney movie is proving to be one of the worst Star Wars movies under it. However, despite the harsh declines, it has managed to cross a major milestone at the worldwide box office in its second weekend. Keep scrolling for the deets. Edges closer to the $150 million mark at the domestic box office The Mandalorian and Grogu has dropped drastically at…
[This story contains MAJOR spoilers from the season three finale of Euphoria, “In God We Trust.”] Sam Levinson is standing by his decision to have Rue (Zendaya) die in Sunday night’s Euphoria season three finale. In the post-show segment on HBO, Levinson, the show’s creator, says it felt like the right way for her character to conclude. “It felt like an honest ending,” Levinson said. “The honest ending is people like Rue don’t make it.” “I think in the end, I wanted to tell an honest story about addiction,” he continued. “I also wanted to tell a story about grief and the…
[This story contains MAJOR spoilers from the season three finale of Euphoria.] “Moments like these are rare. This season we lost Angus. Many of you loved him the way I did. He deserved more time, a longer, fuller life, ” Sam Levinson said while speaking about Angus Cloud, who played drug dealer Fezco and died in real life from an accidental overdose, at a screening of Euphoria season three Sunday night that The Hollywood Reporter attended. “But he was taken, like far too many people in this country, by fentanyl.” After the season three premiere of Euphoria opened with a tribute…
Backrooms Box Office: Opening Weekend Update(Photo Credit –YouTube) Backrooms by Kane Parsons creates history at the box office in its opening weekend alone. It exceeds expectations and has already collected an estimated 1080% more than its production cost worldwide. It has achieved a rare phenomenon of crossing a major milestone at the worldwide box office against its modest budget. Backrooms has also registered A24’s biggest domestic debut ever. Keep scrolling for the deets. A24’s biggest debut weekend ever at the domestic box office The Kane Parsons movie not only had the biggest opening weekend of any A24 movie, but also…
It’s official, Euphoria season three concluded the series. Following its season three finale Sunday, the show’s creator Sam Levinson announced the news on Popcast, The New York Times’ music podcast. The Hollywood Reporter has also confirmed the news. The season three finale saw shocking deaths and an emotional tribute to Angus Cloud, who died in 2023 at age 25 of an acute intoxication following an accidental overdose. Read THR’s recap of the finale here. The show ending doesn’t necessarily come as a surprise, since Zendaya has said in interviews she thought this season was the last one. There was also a…