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Xbox’s ‘Contraband’ Video Game on Hold After More Than Five Years in Development
Xbox and Avalanche Studios have stopped “active development” on their upcoming “Contraband” video game. First announced by Microsoft Gaming in 2021, “Contraband” is described as “a co-op smuggler’s paradise...

American Film Market Returns to Los Angeles With Top Companies Already Registered, Including Neon, Studiocanal, AGC and Lionsgate
The American Film Market looks like it’s on track to bounce back from underwhelming Las Vegas escapade. As previously reported, the market will return to its original location in...

Ice-T to Host 2025 Clue Awards; True Crime TV, Film, Podcasting, Publishing Nominees Announced (EXCLUSIVE)
Hip-hop icon and “Law & Order: SVU” star Ice-T has signed on to host the 2025 Clue Awards, set to take place Sept. 6 during the annual CrimeCon convention....

Spencer Pratt Visits D.C. to Support L.A. Fires Investigation, Escalating Battle With Gavin Newsom and Karen Bass: ‘I’m Literally Their Worst Nightmare’ (EXCLUSIVE)
Mr. Pratt goes to Washington, indeed. On Aug. 4, the reality star touched down in the nation’s capital for a three-day trip to meet with a slew of top...

Olga Tañón, Producer Eric Schilling and More to Receive Latin Recording Academy Special Awards
The Latin Recording Academy has revealed the award recipients for Lifetime Achievements, as part of its annual Special Awards Presentation. Olga Tañón, Susana Baca, Enrique Bunbury, Ivan Lins and...

Dick’s Sporting Goods Launches Production Studio, Sets Little League Documentary and More Original Sports Programming (EXCLUSIVE)
Dick’s Sporting Goods is launching a production banner called Cookie Jar & A Dream Studios, which will make its official debut on an ESPN documentary titled “Big Dreams: The...

Warner Bros. Discovery Swings to Q2 Profit, Boosted by HBO Max Expansion, ‘Minecraft’
The story of Warner Bros. Discovery is quickly becoming a tale of two companies — and that’s a narrative executives would really like Wall Street to hear. The company...

Alief Boards Campbell X Helmed ‘Low Rider’ Ahead of Edinburgh World Premiere (EXCLUSIVE)
U.K.-French sales-production outfit Alief has boarded world sales rights to “Low Rider,” the sophomore narrative feature from “Stud Life” director Campbell X. The news comes ahead of the film’s...

Bavaria Fiction Claims Global First After Headquarters Secures Demanding Sustainability Validation (EXCLUSIVE)
German production house Bavaria Fiction has become a green pioneer by securing validation for its headquarters under the Eco-Management and Audit Scheme, the world’s most demanding environmental management system,...

Kamal Aljafari’s Locarno Competition Opener ‘With Hasan in Gaza’ Rediscovers Lost Existence of Land and People
Palestinian filmmaker Kamal Aljafari’s “With Hasan in Gaza” will be for many a hauntingly poignant visual journey through Gaza as it existed in 2001. Based on recently rediscovered video...