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#1 — Amazon MX Player Merges Into Prime Video in India

Amazon MX Player is being absorbed into Prime Video, combining India’s free and paid streaming catalogs under a single platform. The integration is expected to complete within the next few months. The unified platform will cover subscription, ad-supported, transactional, and add-on subscription offerings simultaneously, giving Prime members the choice of ad-supported or ad-free viewing. Non-subscribers

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#2 — Tennis on Sling TV: Here’s How To Watch Italian Open 2026 Live Online

Ahead of the French Open (Roland-Garros) in mid-May, the best pro tennis players from around the world, such as Jannik Sinner, Novak Djokovic, Aryna Sabalenka, Coco Gauff and others, are in Italy to compete for the Internazionali d’italia Trophy during the 83rd edition of the Italian Open — which ends on Sunday, May 17. The

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#3 — No Doubt Set List: Every Song Played at Sphere Residency Opener in Las Vegas

No Doubt kicked off their Las Vegas residency tonight at Sphere, giving a first look at what to expect from the 12 shows they have booked at the venue. The quartet, consisting of Gwen Stefani, Tony Kanal, Tom Dumont and Adrian Young, initially announced the run of shows at Sphere in October 2025, revealing that

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#4 — ‘The Boys’ Creator Eric Kripke Fires Back at Fans Who Complain the Final Season Has Too Many ‘Filler Episodes’: ‘Are You Expecting a Huge Battle Scene Every Episode?’

“The Boys” creator Eric Kripke recently fired back at fans who complained that there are too many “filler episodes” in the fifth and final season of Prime Video’s superhero satire. “None of the things that happen in the last few episodes will matter if you don’t flesh out the characters. I’m getting a lot of

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#5 — ‘Avengers: Doomsday’ Director Joe Russo Says Spoilers Are ‘Over-Policed’: ‘People Are Anxious About Engaging With Anything’

Joe Russo, one-half of the directing duo behind “Avengers: Doomsday,” recently told Metro that he thinks spoilers are “over-policed” online to the point that fans are scared to engage with any material surrounding a film before it hits the big screen. “On one hand, audiences want to be surprised, and that’s part of what makes

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#6 — Top Helmers Sip and Dish at the Variety High Tea Celebrating Female Directors

Top helmers and other industry insiders gathered May 5 in West Hollywood to sip and dish at the Variety High Tea Celebrating Female Directors. The invitation-only gathering brought together a group of production professionals who were treated to sandwiches, tea cakes and extremely scrumptious scones and brownies. The High Tea kicked off Variety’s TV Week

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#7 — James Cameron and Walt Disney Company Sued Over Unauthorized Use of Actress’ Likeness in ‘Avatar’

Director James Cameron and The Walt Disney Company have been sued for unauthorized use of an Indigenous actress’ likeness without her knowledge and consent. In the complaint, obtained by Variety, actress Q’orianka Kilcher alleges that when she was 14 and had recently appeared as Pocahontas in Terrence Malick’s film “The New World,” Cameron extracted her

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#8 — Greek Theater Audience Loves ‘Pee-wee’s Playhouse 40th Anniversary’ Show So Much, They Want to Marry It

It was an “I know you’re bittersweet, but what am I?” evening. The annual Netflix Is a Joke festival kicked off Monday night at L.A.’s Greek Theatre with a “Pee-wee’s Playhouse 40th Anniversary” show , featuring comics and musicians paying tribute to a Saturday morning kids’ show — or was it — that they grew

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#9 — ‘The Other Bennet Sister’ Producer Jane Tranter on Mary’s ‘Emotional Resonance’ and Eyeing Austen’s Other Overlooked Characters for Screen

For a long time period dramas were in the doldrums. Now, between the success of “Wuthering Heights,” Netflix’s upcoming “Pride and Prejudice” and of course “Bridgerton” going from strength to strength, there’s a surplus of bonnets and bosoms on screen. Now comes “The Other Bennet Sister,” which premieres May 6 on BritBox (it is already

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#10 — ‘The Last One for the Road’ Sweeps Italy’s David di Donatello Awards, Winning Eight Statuettes

Francesco Sossai’s sophomore feature “The Last One for the Road,” which launched from Cannes’ Un Certain Regard, is the big winner of Italy’s David di Donatello Awards, the country’s top film prizes. “For the Road” is a quirky road movie that follows two broke 50-somethings who are drinking buddies and befriend a shy architecture student.

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Updated: May 7, 2026