Kurt Cobain 'MTV Unplugged' Guitar Sells for Sky-High $6 Million

With more streaming services on the market than ever and a global pandemic incentivizing people to stay at home, it's not a leap to assume the amount of data being collected about viewing habits has hit a fever pitch. And it's happening as California's newest data privacy law has become ripe for enforcement and an even stronger version has been approved for the November ballot.

Independent game company Manticore Games unveiled a $1 million pilot program on Wednesday to pay developers through its free video game creation platform, Core, which launchedin open alpha mode in March. In a blog post on Medium, the newly formed, California-based company explained that the program was designed and based around "one simple concept": The more people play your game, the more you should get paid.

Tom Tapp Deputy Managing EditorLast week, Governor Gavin Newsom ordered 19 counties to immediately close all bars and suspend indoor operations at restaurants, movie theaters and card rooms for three weeks. Those counties had been on the state’s watch list at least three days due to elevated COVID-19 levels.Five more counties were added the state’s monitoring list over the weekend.

Andreas Wiseman International EditorEXCLUSIVE: Pablo Larrain’s Princess Diana movie Spencer, which is set to star Kristen Stewart as the former royal, was a hot seller for FilmNation out of the Cannes virtual market.The New York-based firm all but sold out on the project, closing deals for the UK, France, Italy and Benelux (STX Entertainment), Germany and Switzerland (DCM), Australia/NZ (Roadshow), Latin America, Spain and Portugal (Sun), South Korea (Green Narae) and Japan (Tohokushina).Buyers

the Associated Press reported.Last year, Rush was awarded the largest ever defamation payout to a single person in Australia after successfully suing The Daily Telegraph for, what he called, “false, pejorative and demeaning claims.”The Telegraph, which had published a statement from the Sydney Theatre Company in which Rush was accused of having engaged in “inappropriate behavior,” appealed the award and the court’s decision.Also Read: Geoffrey Rush Awarded $1.9 Million in #MeToo Defamation

Andreas Wiseman International EditorSunac Culture has pre-bought Chinese distribution rights to George Miller’s anticipated fantasy-romance Three Thousand Years Of Longing.Idris Elba and Tilda Swinton are due to star in the feature, which was meant to start production in March but was pushed back by the pandemic.

Justin Bieber, 26, is fighting back against two women who accused him of sexually assaulting them in 2014 and 2015 by suing them in a $20 million defamation lawsuit. The singer filed the lawsuit in Los Angeles Superior Court on June 25 after he denied the claims and posted what he called “proof” that what they’re accusing him of is “factually impossible.” Although the lawsuit is for a large sum of money, California lawyer George T. Kelly, from The Law Offices of George T.

Anthony D'Alessandro Editorial Director/Box Office EditorIt’s official — at least for the time being: Disney said Friday it is moving Niki Caro’s Mulan release date from July 25 to August 21, the weekend after Tenet‘s five-day opening from August 12-16.We were hearing noise about this earlier this week, as we told you, with COVID-19 cases surging nationwide and theaters reopening in New York, Los Angeles and China up in the air.

Tom Grater International Film ReporterEXCLUSIVE: Following news last week that Stage Mother, Thom Fitzgerald’s comedy starring Jacki Weaver and Lucy Liu, had sold to Momentum Pictures for North America and Altitude for UK, sales agent Film Mode Entertainment has inked a series of further Cannes deals on the title.The pic has now gone to Australia and New Zealand (Madman), Italy (Eagle Pictures), Japan (Regents), Taiwan (Deepjov), Middle East (Eagle Films), and South Africa (African Entertainment

Nicolas Cage fronted thriller Willy's Wonderland has sold in key international territories — including the U.K., Canada, Australia, and Latin America — out of the Cannes virtual market. Willy's Wonderland, a working title,stars Cage as The Janitor, an out-of-towner, who is forced to clean a family entertainment center in exchange for having his car serviced after it breaks down.

Amanda N'Duka pmc-editorial-managerForesight Unlimited has announced key international territory sales for the Nicolas Cage-led thriller Willy’s Wonderland (working title), including U.K., Canada, Australia, Italy, Germany and Latin America. Directed by Kevin Lewis, the film follows The Janitor (Cage), an out-of-towner, who is forced to clean a family entertainment center in exchange for having his car serviced after it breaks down.

Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorLeBron James and business partner Maverick Carter have raised $100 million in funding from backers including Guggenheim Partners and Elisabeth Murdoch.

The Sun has asked the High Court to throw out Johnny Depp’s libel claim against the newspaper over the Hollywood star’s alleged failure to disclose text messages of him apparently trying to buy drugs in Australia.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefThe Australian federal government said on Thursday that it would provide the film and industry with $34.4 million ($A$50 million) as a post-coronavirus relief measure.

Tom Grater International Film ReporterEXCLUSIVE: As the Cannes virtual market gets underway, Warsaw-based sales co New Europe has finalized key territory deals on two of its major titles.Disco, which played Toronto and San Sebastian last year, has been bought for North America and UK by 1091.