Spotify is making a major push into the audiobook sector, adding more than 150,000 titles to its existing Premium subscription plans. The streaming company announced details at an event at its New York headquarters today headlined by CEO Daniel Ek. The UK and Australia are the initial territories with audiobooks, and other parts of the world will soon follow, including […]

EXCLUSIVE: In a major shakeup at Miramax, CEO Bill Block will exit the company this week, a move that will come as soon as Tuesday when his contract expires. It does not look like there was much if any negotiation on a new deal for Block, which raises questions of exactly which areas the multi-faceted company will lean into. Block’s […]

EXCLUSIVE: xXPonyBoyDerekXx, described as “a boundary-breaking digital play fusing theater, film, and mixed digital media into an epic multi-week online event,” will play out across the internet on X (formerly Twitter) and OnlyFans starting today, executive producer John Cameron Mitchell announced. The project, from Mitchell and producer Arterial Projects, is written by playwright Gage Tarlton and co-directed by Tarlton and […]

Residents from across the Front Range donned their wrestling masks and extraordinarily large belts to celebrate the final show at Broomfield’s 1stBANK Center for  All Elite Wrestling’s Dynamite and Rampage event. AEW, known for its passionate fans and wild professional wrestling performances, delivered on the promise to put on a great show at Wednesday’s event. From pyrotechnics, flying sparks and […]

Gun ownership is a constitutional right in the United States, and one that many Americans choose to exercise. With an estimated 433.9 million civilian-owned firearms nationwide, according to the National Shooting Sports Foundation, there are about 1.3 firearms for every American citizen, making the U.S. the only country in the world with more guns than people.  However, gun ownership in […]

European stocks are seen opening mostly lower on Tuesday despite U.S. stocks finishing in positive territory overnight. Risk sentiment remains fragile as elevated U.S. yields and crude oil prices fueled concerns about inflation and further rate hikes. Chicago Fed President Austan Goolsbee said on Monday that high inflation remains the “biggest risk” to the economy and the Fed needs to […]

The news is dominated by the day to day combat in Ukraine and the heart wrenching stories of the Ukrainian people. In the news coverage, many scenes are reminiscent of news reels from World War II: bombed buildings, phalanxes of tanks, artillery battles, munitions lighting up the night sky, and helmeted soldiers stalking the enemy. But this is not your […]

The end of the writers’ strike isn’t the only inflection point Ted Sarandos is marking this week. “Today, after 25 years, we ship our last DVD,” the Netflix co-CEO posted this morning on social media. “Those iconic red envelopes were so loved that we shipped more than 5 billion of them to cities and towns, big and small that otherwise […]

Police in Las Vegas have arrested a man in connection with the 1996 killing of fabled rapper Tupac Shakur, according to the Associated Press. Citing two officials with firsthand knowledge of the case, the news org said Duane “Keefe D” Davis, who long has been tied to the Shakur shooting, was taken into custody early today. Related Stories Tupac Shakur […]

‘The assessment of most people is that there is a stable economic and political environment in India and that is attractive to investors.’ Nick Allan, CEO of the London-headquartered global risk consultancy firm Control Risks, says there has been a real shift in the past 18-24 months in terms of client interest towards India as an investment destination. In a […]