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Penske Media Corp. has acquired the Vox Media portfolio of digital brands, including high-profile news and lifestyle hubs Eater, The Verge, SB Nation, Popsugar, The Dodo, Punch and Thrillist as well as Vox Studios and Vox Creative. The pact makes PMC’s the world’s largest digital

As the FIFA World Cup 2026™ kicks off this week, DoorDash is turning DashPass into a tournament-season essential.   DoorDash is an official Tournament Sponsor and has kicked off Summer of DashPass, with  an eight-week long event offering exclusive member deals, in-app experiences

Once a month, the Criterion Collection announces new titles set for release in the future. New information drops around the middle of the month for releases that would come out about three months later. These announcements are highly anticipated among movie fans and cinephiles, w

The overall market is down, but Fox is up. Despite Madison Avenue pressures on TV’s annual “upfront” ad-sales market and a projection that advertisers’ budgets will be tighter than in years past, Fox Corp. has scored more commitments for its sports, news and entertainment propert

Polymarket is getting into the podcast business. The prediction market is teaming up with Dear Media to launch “What Are the Odds?,” a new weekly podcast that blends celebrity news, internet moments and real-time prediction data. “What Are the Odds?,” premiering Friday, features

Bendita Film Sales has picked up international sales rights for “3 Weeks After,” by writer-director Miroslav Terzić, which is world premiering in the Crystal Globe Competition at the Karlovy Vary Film Festival. The film, which is inspired by true events, explores violence among c

The 2026 U.S. Open tees off this week as PGA Tour players head to Shinnecock Hills on New York’s Long Island for the third major championship of the season. Shinnecock Hills returns as a US Open host for the first time since 2018, when Brooks Koepka captured his second consecutiv

“Models vs. Werewolves,” the new horror film from Charles Band and vertical production banner FMA – Full Moon Artists, has landed at microdrama platform ReelShort for its vertical premiere. The film follows five models who retreat to a remote Airbnb during a rare full moon event

Game on! “Esports World Cup: Level Up” returns for its second season on June 26, when all five episodes will drop exclusively on Amazon’s Prime Video. Directed by filmmaker R.J. Cutler (Netflix’s “Martha,” Apple TV’s “Billie Eilish: The World’s a Little Blurry”), the docuseries g