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		<title>&#8216;Vikram Betal&#8217; AI-Enabled Film Set at India&#8217;s Collective Studios Historyverse (EXCLUSIVE)</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Naman Ramachandran]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2026 07:52:05 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Historyverse, the culturally focused content label within India&#8217;s Collective Studios, has announced &#8220;Vikram Betal,&#8221; an AI-enabled film adaptation drawing on the ancient Indian folk tradition of King Vikramaditya and the spirit Betal. Birla Open Minds will serve as knowledge partner on the project. The source material – rooted in the &#8220;Baital Pachisi,&#8221; a collection of [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>&#8216;Kiki&#8217;s Delivery Service&#8217; Live-Action Series Set at BBC Studios, Kadokawa and Wheel in Motion</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Naman Ramachandran]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2026 07:01:29 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[BBC Studios Kids &#38; Family has unveiled a three-way partnership with U.K. production company Wheel in Motion and Japan&#8217;s Kadokawa Corporation to develop a live-action television series based on Eiko Kadono&#8217;s novel &#8220;Kiki&#8217;s Delivery Service,&#8221; marking the property&#8217;s first live-action television treatment. Currently in development, the project is planned as 10 half-hour episodes drawn primarily [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>‘Sicko’ Director on Why Gory Kazakh ‘Parasite’ ‘Not as Violent as Life Itself’: ‘Life Has Much More to Be Afraid Of’</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Postcardjunky]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2026 06:34:27 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[There will be blood — and lots of it — in Kazakh director Aitore Zholdaskali’s solo debut, “Sicko,” a hard-boiled crime thriller about an internet scam gone wrong that plays this week at the Transilvania Intl. Film Festival.&#160; Written by Zholdaskali, Kazybek Orazbek and Aldiyar Zhaparkhanov,&#160;“Sicko” follows a cash-strapped couple who hatch a get-rich-quick scheme [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>France TV Distribution Lands &#8216;Building Paris,’ a Documentary Offering an Immersive View of the City of Light&#8217;s Iconic Monuments (EXCLUSIVE)</title>
		<link>https://variety.com/2026/tv/global/doc-series-building-paris-launches-at-sunny-side-of-the-doc-1236781038/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Roberto Prieto]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2026 06:30:43 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[France TV Distribution has added the documentary “Building Paris” (“Construire Paris”) to its lineup and will premiere it at Sunny Side of the Doc, running June 22-24 and designed to bring the international documentary community together in France. The doc focuses on 19th century Paris and the radical changes it went through after Emperor Napoleon [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>&#8216;Gone,&#8217; &#8216;Tip Toe&#8217; Star David Morrissey on Relying on Gut Instinct: &#8216;Analysis Can Be Paralysis Sometimes&#8217;</title>
		<link>https://variety.com/2026/tv/global/gone-tip-toe-david-morrissey-1236782262/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Leo Barraclough]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2026 06:20:27 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[British actor David Morrissey tries not to think of the audience when making TV shows &#8220;but once you push the boat out of the harbor you&#8217;re just praying and hoping that people like it,&#8221; he tells Variety at the Monte-Carlo Television Festival. As the star of ITV&#8217;s hit thriller “Gone,” which is in competition at [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Jon Stewart Slams Fighter Josh Hokit as a &#8216;F&#8212;ing A&#8211;hole&#8217; For Saying &#8216;Michelle Obama Is a Man’ at UFC Freedom 250</title>
		<link>https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/jon-stewart-slams-fighter-josh-hokit-michelle-obama-ufc-250-1236782245/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack Dunn]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2026 03:54:24 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[On Monday night’s episode of “The Daily Show,” Jon Stewart slammed fighter Josh Hokit for saying Michelle Obama was a man during his post-fight interview at Sunday night’s UFC Freedom 250 event, which was hosted by the Trump administration on the White House lawn. After playing Hokit&#8217;s soundbite, Stewart said, “My God, what a fucking [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>India&#8217;s All Living Things Environmental Film Festival Launches Green Doc Fund (EXCLUSIVE)</title>
		<link>https://variety.com/2026/film/news/india-green-doc-fund-alt-eff-1236781649/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Naman Ramachandran]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2026 03:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The All Living Things Environmental Film Festival has launched one of India&#8217;s largest environmental film funds, an INR1.2 crore ($126,000) initiative backed by Rohini Nilekani Philanthropies that will provide grants to three documentary projects. Applications are open through June 30. The fund, developed in partnership with documentary platforms Greenstories and DocedgeKolkata, targets films built around [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Sheryl Crow Slams Trump Administration for Staging UFC Fight at White House: &#8216;Disgraceful and Void of Decency&#8217;</title>
		<link>https://variety.com/2026/music/news/sheryl-crow-slams-trump-for-ufc-fight-at-white-house-1236782215/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Steven J. Horowitz]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2026 01:43:43 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Sheryl Crow has slammed President Donald Trump and his administration for staging the UFC Freedom 250 event last night at the White House, describing it as &#8220;disgraceful and void of decency.&#8221; The singer-songwriter, who has been very outspoken against Trump in the past, shared a post on Instagram Stories that decried the event for being [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Neymar Jr. Partners With FlareFlow on 16-Title AI Microdrama Franchise</title>
		<link>https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/neymar-jr-flareflow-ai-microdrama-franchise-1236771243/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Naman Ramachandran]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2026 01:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Soccer icon Neymar Jr. has signed on for a 16-title AI-powered live-action microdrama franchise with COL Group&#8217;s FlareFlow platform, with the first six titles to debut globally beginning June 19. The partnership was unveiled ahead of FlareFlow chief marketing officer and COL Group general manager Timothy Oh appearance on the APOS conference&#8217;s microdrama industry panel. [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Inside APOS 2026: AI, Microdramas and the Future of Asian Streaming Take Center Stage in Bali</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Naman Ramachandran]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The chiefs of Asia-Pacific operations for Netflix, Prime Video, Walt Disney and Warner Bros. Discovery will share a stage at APOS 2026, as the annual summit convenes June 16-18 in Bali. The four executives &#8211; Netflix VP of content for APAC excluding India Minyoung Kim, Prime Video APAC and ANZ VP Gaurav Gandhi, Disney Asia [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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