Josh D’Amaro On Balancing Legacy And Innovation As Disney CEO Spotlight Lands On Parks Chief: “I’m Ready For The Challenge”

[ad_1] Josh D’Amaro, who was anointed the next CEO of Disney on Tuesday morning, stayed mostly out of the spotlight today but sat down with David Muir on Disney-owned ABC’s World News Tonight alongside outgoing chief Bob Iger to talk about his new gig, AI, working with Dana Walden and more. Asked about balancing legacy…

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J.K. Rowling Didn’t Invite Jeffrey Epstein To ‘Harry Potter & The Cursed Child’s Broadway Opening & Sex Offender Was Turned Away At Door

J.K. Rowling Didn’t Invite Jeffrey Epstein To ‘Harry Potter & The Cursed Child’s Broadway Opening & Sex Offender Was Turned Away At Door

[ad_1] Jeffrey Epstein was refused entry to Harry Potter and the Cursed Child‘s Broadway opening party, according to U.S. Department of Justice files on the sex offender. The Epstein documents revealed that the late financier wanted to attend the Cursed Child event in April 2018 and was sent tickets by the stage show’s producers, but…

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Films About Life In Gaza, Hebron Childhoods & Bedouin Displacement Among First Recipients Of Palestine Film Fund

Films About Life In Gaza, Hebron Childhoods & Bedouin Displacement Among First Recipients Of Palestine Film Fund

[ad_1] EXCLUSIVE: The Palestine Film Institute (PFI) has announced the first recipients of its new Palestine Film Fund (PFF) following its launch at the Cannes Film Festival last year. The inaugural funding round has supported six-feature-length films and three short films in various stages of development and production, with financial support totalling 45,000 Euro ($53k).…

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Singapore’s payments sector raises over US$319 million in funding for 9M 2025

Singapore’s payments sector raises over US9 million in funding for 9M 2025

[ad_1] This surpasses combined fintech funding of US$104 million for Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Thailand, and Vietnam [SINGAPORE] Investment in Singapore’s payments sector remains robust, with over US$319 million in funding raised in the first nine months of 2025, surpassing the combined fintech funding for Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Thailand, and Vietnam, which stood at…

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Hollywood Guilds Raise Concerns With Senate Antitrust Subcommittee Over Warner Bros. Sale Amid Netflix Congressional Hearings

Hollywood Guilds Raise Concerns With Senate Antitrust Subcommittee Over Warner Bros. Sale Amid Netflix Congressional Hearings

[ad_1] As Ted Sarandos endured hours of questioning from the Senate Judiciary antitrust subcommittee about Netflix’s pending acquisition of Warner Bros., several of the Hollywood guilds raised concerns again with lawmakers regarding any potential sale of the storied studio. The Directors Guild of America, Producers Guild of America and Writers Guild of America all weighed…

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UBS posts higher profit, signals US$3 billion buyback with upside

UBS posts higher profit, signals US billion buyback with upside

[ad_1] Published Wed, Feb 4, 2026 · 02:29 PM [LONDON] UBS Group posted a profit which beat expectations in the fourth quarter, as the bank announced a US$3 billion buyback programme for 2026 with the potential for more. The Swiss lender maintained its financial targets for 2028, including a profitability metric of 18 per cent…

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L.A. Officials Call On Casey Wasserman To Resign As City’s 2028 Olympics Chair After Racy Ghislaine Maxwell Emails Surface

L.A. Officials Call On Casey Wasserman To Resign As City’s 2028 Olympics Chair After Racy Ghislaine Maxwell Emails Surface

[ad_1] Los Angeles County Supervisor Janice Hahn and other local elected officials today called on LA 2028 Olympics committee chair Casey Wasserman to resign over a string of racy emails with Ghislaine Maxwell, who’s been convicted of sex trafficking for her role in a widespread sexual abuse scandal involving the late Jeffrey Epstein. Hahn, who…

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