COL Group, CP Group Strike 360-Degree Partnership to Grow Thailand’s Short-Form Drama Industry

COL Group and CP Group are teaming on a partnership aimed at building up Thailand’s short-form drama business, linking creative training, local content production and distribution under a single initiative.

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‘Alice and Steve’ Renewed for Season 2 at Disney+

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Alice and Steve will return for another season at Disney+.

Created and written by Sophie Goodhart, the Canneseries winner — available on Hulu in the U.S. — will be back following a successful first installment on the platform, prompting acclaim and heated online discourse over the age-gap relationship depicted in the show.

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Dolly Parton’s Cause of Death Revealed

Country music icon Dolly Parton died peacefully at the age of 80 in Nashville on Tuesday after a “brief battle with cancer,” her reps announced.

In a statement to People, her team wrote: “Our beloved Dolly Parton spent her life and career bringing joy, laughter, hope and integrity into everything she touched. Her unmatched generosity reached the lives of countless people whom she would never meet, yet she was always there to offer a helping hand.”

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Beyoncé Pays Tribute to Dolly Parton: ‘You Were the Barometer’

Beyoncé has paid tribute to country icon Dolly Parton, who died on August 25, calling her “the barometer” and thanking her for the impact she had on the world.

In a statement posted to her website, Beyoncé wrote, “Dolly, you were the barometer. The north star. Bold and brilliant. Talented and tenacious. You taught so many lessons on how to be uniquely oneself. I am grateful for your art, your heart, your generosity, your humor, your entrepreneurship. I’m honored that I had the privilege to work with you. I will treasure that forever. Thank you for your profound impact on the world. You are an angel who has made this world a happier place because of your joyful art. You are truly one of one. Rest peacefully.”

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Jack Innanen is Perfecting the Charm Offensive

J ack Innanen remembers it like it was yesterday — the lightning bolt moment that made him change his life. It was shit. 

It was 2019 and the Canadian native, who grew up in a town roughly an hour outside of Toronto, was attending the University of Toronto for astrophysics. After returning from a family trip to Cancun, Innanen was studying at the school’s dark, brutalist library. It was below freezing. Snowdrifts felt waist deep. And a man walked in and poured a bucket of feces on a student unprompted. 

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Sam Register to Depart as Head of Warner Bros. Animation, Cartoon Network Studios and Hanna-Barbera Studios Europe (EXCLUSIVE)

Longtime Warner Bros. animation boss Sam Register is departing the company next week as his contract expires, Warner Bros. TV Group chair Channing Dungey announced in a memo to staffers this afternoon. Dungey said she and Register “mutually agreed not to renew his contract,” and that he will be exiting his long-running role as president of Warner Bros. Animation, Cartoon Network Studios and Hanna-Barbera Studios Europe.

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Dolly Parton, 1946-2026, In Appreciation: A Life of Many Colors

There’s been a lot of talk about approval ratings lately, so let’s pour one out, or a few billion, for Dolly Parton, the only superstar in the history of entertainment to rise to a 100% public approval rating for even a moment, let alone 60 years. It doesn’t matter that no empirical surveys were regularly taken; intuitively, we know that virtually every American on any side of any musical or cultural equation would unabashedly own up to Dolly love. Charlie Chaplin, Elvis, the Beatles, Tom Cruise, Taylor Swift and all the rest can eat their relatively polarizing hearts out when it comes to the universality of adoration for the woman who began her career singing as inconsequential a novelty song as “Dumb Blonde.”

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Jane Fonda on Dolly Parton’s Death: ‘I Am Devastated’

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"Dolly will always be with us because she was so present, so powerful, so generous and playful that she is woven into all our lives and hearts forever," her 9 to 5 co-star said

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Paul McCartney Honors ‘Magnificent Star’ Dolly Parton

The former Beatle said there was "no greater honor" than working with the country legend on her cover of "Let It Be"

Paul McCartney paid tribute to Dolly Parton and her “unrivaled” songwriting, singing, and philanthropic efforts in a tribute to the late country legend on Instagram.

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Watch 10 Minutes of Exclusive Sea of Remnants Gameplay as the Director Breaks Down How Roguelike Dice Mechanics Transform Your Voyages

When Sea of Remnants releases next year, it promises a free-to-play role playing experience where you’ll be able to both hit the open water on a variety of swashbuckling turn-based missions and explore land-based missions in the game’s fictional setting of Orbtopia. And now, after the release of a brand-new trailer during gamescom 2026’s Opening Night Live, IGN can exclusively reveal more than 10 minutes of gameplay, which you can see in the player above.

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