Discovery to Acquire New Zealand TV Channels From MediaWorks

Netflix has snatched up another hot French film, acquiring English-language rights in North America, the U.K., Australia/New Zealand, South Africa and the Middle East for DNA, the latest drama by and starring multitalent Maïwenn (Polisse). In her sixth feature as a director, Maïwenn stars as Neige, a divorced mother of three who retains a close connection to her Algerian grandfather, visiting him regularly in the nursing home where he lives.

Ruby Fields has shared her first new song of 2020.The new song, ‘Pretty Grim’, is out now and the video – directed by Jamieson Kerr – is available to watch below.‘Pretty Grim’ was initially penned by Fields in 2018 following the end of a gruelling Australian tour.

METZ have shared the video for their latest single, ‘Blind Youth Industrial Park’.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefWarner Bros. is to end its decades-old film distribution relationship in Australia and New Zealand with Roadshow Films.The studio has notified the Australian distributor that its current contract to handle the theatrical releases of Warner titles will not be renewed beyond its expiry at the end of December.

Allbirds is a New Zealand-American footwear company that uses a direct-to-consumer approach and only sells their shoes on their own website and in their own stores. Their goal: designing environmentally friendly sustainable footwear.The Allbirds style is basic design, form and function that you can wear anywhere and everywhere -- their first shoe was the Wool Runner, which is made from New Zealand superfine merino wool.

Miley Cyrus has promised a star-studded new album.

Miley Cyrus has revealed today (September 14) that she worked with Dua Lipa and Billy Idol on her new album.Cyrus told New Zealand’s The Edge radio that both artists would appear on the album, after saying she had a song that sounds like if “Britney and Trent [Reznor] had a song together”.“You guys think I’m joking, like Britney and Nine Inch Nails, but I’m not, I’ve got Billy Idol and Dua Lipa on the same record,” she said.Hear the snippet of the interview archived on Twitter below.

Jason DeRulo is showing off his best TikTok moves in the official music video for “Savage Love (Laxed – Siren Beat)” with producer Jawish 685.

Naman Ramachandran London-based specialty title outfit Jinga Films has launched a new distribution arm, Danse Macabre. Operating under the Jinga umbrella, Danse Macabre will focus on the distribution of horror films in Anglophone territories, including the U.K., Ireland, the U.S., Canada, Australia and New Zealand.Danse Macabre will also act as a horror sales sub-label within Jinga Films while the parent company Jinga itself expands to include a wider range of genres, including arthouse.

The Toronto Film Festival has unveiled around 30 indie movie titles that will screen as part of its inaugural TIFF Industry Selects sidebar during this year's online-only film market.

Alexandra Del Rosario Associate Editor/Nights & WeekendsEXCLUSIVE: EQ Media Group has announced industry vets Kevin Joseph and  Simon Fleming will head the company’s United States and New Zealand development, respectively. “Kevin and Simon have impressive track records and we are lucky to have them in the company.  Their skills and experience will help EQ Media continue the pattern of growth we are seeing in 2020,” said EQ Media CEO and executive producer Greg Quail. In their new roles, Joseph

hereThe winner will also legally be named Lord or Lady of Melling for at least one year, reports Lancashire Live.Owners Guy and Julie Vass have already received entries from all over the world including Australia, New Zealand, USA and Canada, as well as Russia and even Hong Kong.After 18 years restoring and living in Melling Hall with their family, the couple have now decided it’s time to downsize.Rather than simply selling their home, NHS worker Julie and husband Guy decided to offer the house

Christopher Vourlias Curzon Artificial Eye has acquired distribution rights in the U.K. and Ireland for “Apples,” the feature directorial debut of Greece’s Christos Nikou, which opens the Horizons section of the 77th Venice Film Festival on Sep.

The Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ), the recall has only been implemented in South Australian supermarkets, cafes and restaurants. Particulalrly those with the best before date of 6 AUG 2021.

Alexandra Del Rosario Associate Editor/Nights & WeekendsFacebook announced Monday that it plans to stop publishers and people from sharing both local and international news on the social media platform.