What do James Bond and Barbie have in common? It’s all in the brand

What do James Bond and Barbie have in common? It’s all in the brand

Don’t expect to see 007 driving a Toyota. When it comes to product placement,nothing is accidental.

  • byMichael Idato

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Foxtel aims to disrupt with ‘Project Magneto’ in quest to translate users into profits

Foxtel aims to disrupt with ‘Project Magneto’ in quest to translate users into profits

Exuberance in terms of subscription numbers passed a long time ago,says Foxtel CEO Patrick Delany ahead of the launch of its new streaming aggregation product.

  • byCalum Jaspan
World’s biggest fan convention goes ahead without star power

World’s biggest fan convention goes ahead without star power

The Hollywood strike meant Comic-Con had to go ahead without A-list stars,but there were still some surprises,such as the hot Australian horror film Talk To Me.

  • byMichael Idato
Fran Drescher’s very public takedown of Disney’s $40 million man

Fran Drescher’s very public takedown of Disney’s $40 million man

Bob Iger was brought out of retirement to steer Disney through a difficult time - and until this interview,he hadn’t put a foot wrong.

  • byMichael Idato
‘We’re not going to compromise’:Actors’ union says strike could last until 2024

‘We’re not going to compromise’:Actors’ union says strike could last until 2024

The actors’ union chief negotiator Duncan Crabtree-Ireland says the actors’ strike might last until next year,and explains the key issues.

  • byThomas Mitchell
119 wigs,4600 hours:How this actor transformed into the Beast

119 wigs,4600 hours:How this actor transformed into the Beast

Sydney’s Brendan Xavier draws on his childhood and kilograms of prosthetics to play Disney’s famous horned anti-hero.

  • byAngus Dalton
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Less choice and more ads:Why traditional TV is making a comeback

Less choice and more ads:Why traditional TV is making a comeback

Free and ad-supported? The next generation of streaming TV looks awfully like the ghost of TV past.

  • byMichael Idato
Why the Little Mermaid tanked in China

Why the Little Mermaid tanked in China

Gong Ziji burst into tears when he heard Halle Bailey sing as Ariel. But few Chinese viewers are as enthusiastic as Gong about the Disney remake.

  • byEmma Ding andEryk Bagshaw
Disney delays Avatar,Star Wars films in major shakeup

Disney delays Avatar,Star Wars films in major shakeup

Two upcoming films in Marvel’s multibillion-dollar Avengers franchise will be delayed,along with the third instalment of Avatar.

  • byThomas Buckley
Can Elemental break Disney’s animation rut?

Can Elemental break Disney’s animation rut?

Pixar is hoping its $200 million film will bring ‘everybody’ back to cinemas.

  • byStephanie Bunbury
I’m sorry to say the new Little Mermaid is extremely mediocre
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I’m sorry to say the new Little Mermaid is extremely mediocre

The film is even less imaginative than you’d expect from one of the live-action remakes Disney grinds out relentlessly – and fails to be about anything at all.

  • byJake Wilson