PHP security
Why Forgotten Sites Become a PHP Patch Problem
Two PHP core flaws, CVE-2026-109618 and CVE-2026-109619, reach any site on a vulnerable runtime. Patchstack says only a PHP update fully closes them.
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Carriage Disputes
Why Fios Customers Lost Starz on Oct. 1 When the Licensing Deal Expired Without Renewal
Carriage fights decide which channels reach a home. The Starz dispute with Verizon Fios, which led to the loss of Starz channels on Oct. 1, 2026, shows how fees, expiring deals and blackouts interact.
UK tax relief
UK's AVEC Credit Replaces Four Film and TV Reliefs, With Old System Ending 31 March 2027
The UK's Audio-Visual Expenditure Credit replaces four older reliefs for film and television, with rates from 34% to 53% and a 31 March 2027 end date for the old system.
Web security
What 27 October Means for Studio, Streamer and Ticketing Websites
Chrome is expected to remove the root behind the blocked eMudhra intermediates on 27 October. Any studio, streamer or ticketing site whose certificate chains to it needs a new one first.
Television
What HBO's Girls Revival Confirms: Five Episodes and a 2027 Production Start
Lena Dunham and nearly all of the original Girls core cast return for a five-episode HBO limited run, with production set for 2027 and no premiere date announced yet.
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Kendrick Lamar
Kendrick Lamar in 2026: The Most-Awarded Rapper in Grammy History Plots His Next Move
Two years after GNX, the Compton rapper holds records at the Grammys, the Super Bowl and the box office. Here is where Kendrick Lamar stands now, and what to watch next.
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Broadway
Billy Crystal's 860, named for his family's lost Palisades home, opens Oct. 21
Billy Crystal's one-man show 860 is in previews at Broadway's Imperial Theatre, opening Oct. 21 and running to Jan. 3, 2027, about the Palisades home his family lost.
Quentin Tarantino
Tarantino to appear at AFI Fest Oct. 23 for Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood
AFI will screen Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood at the TCL Chinese Theatre with Quentin Tarantino in conversation, weeks before David Fincher's Cliff Booth film reaches IMAX.
Academy Museum
Taylor Swift to close Academy Museum's sixth annual gala on October 17
The Academy Museum says Taylor Swift will close its sixth annual gala on October 17 in Los Angeles, which honors Charlize Theron, Colman Domingo and John Carpenter.
philanthropy
Arts Nonprofits Grew Half as Fast as Education in a Record $617.2 Billion Giving Year
Charitable giving hit $617.2 billion in 2025, but arts, culture and humanities grew at roughly half the rate of education and environmental nonprofits that captured donor attention.
studio deals
First-Look Deals Offer Freedom; Overall Deals Offer Millions and Exclusivity
Studios and streamers use two very different structures to lock down producer talent. First-look deals offer overhead and freedom; overall deals offer guarantees and exclusivity.
apprenticeships
What apprenticeships and fellowships offer new entrants to Hollywood
Union apprenticeships, fellowships, and pre-apprenticeship programs offer structured routes into the entertainment industry for hundreds of workers annually.
Hollywood Chamber of Commerce
Bradley Whitford receives his Walk of Fame star as an honor shaped by Hollywood's formal institutions
How the Walk of Fame nomination and selection process works and why it remains central to Hollywood's civic institutions.
Paramount-Warner merger
What the $110 billion Paramount-Warner consent decree requires
Judge approves $110 billion merger with consent decree requiring editorial board for CNN, 30-32 annual films, and $300 million production spending.
streaming
Netflix Agrees to Buy Radford Studios for $330 Million to $400 Million
Netflix is under contract to buy its first major Los Angeles soundstage campus as streamers shift from renting expensive production space to owning long-term infrastructure.
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