AMC Networks — the company behind such cable channel brands as AMC, IFC and Sundance TV, as well as such streaming services as AMC+, Acorn TV and Shudder — reported a 13 percent drop in first-quarter U.S. advertising revenue on Friday, following a 23 percent decline in the fourth quarter of 2023. After returning to streaming subscriber growth in the third quarter of last year after two quarters of declines, the company added 100,000 users in the first quarter to end March with a total of 11.5 million subs, compared with 11.4 million as of the end of the year and 11.2 milli ..read more

The balance between medical cases and touches of personal storylines continues. The interns were mostly endearing during Grey’s Anatomy Season 20 Episode 7, but the connections to the medical cases were most compelling. If it slipped anyone’s mind that the new batch of interns has shades of the OG interns, then this installment was a reminder of how much Simone Griffith is her class’ Meredith Grey. Most of the season has focused on the interns simply navigating life at Grey Sloan. And sometimes, we don’t delve into their personal elements nearly as much as we should. The balance b ..read more

Asus ROG Ally X is set to arrive next month as an incremental upgrade to the 2023 ROG Ally from the Taiwanese firm. It will arrive with noteworthy upgrades to some components on Asus’ original handheld gaming console that made its debut last year, according to a report. The upcoming ROG Ally X will reportedly be equipped with the same 7-inch display and AMD processor found on the first-generation device, while offering more RAM and battery life, as well as support for larger storage upgrades. The company teased the arrival of the Asus ROG Ally X in a YouTube video, where it suggested that th ..read more

Dressing well for warm weather is no cakewalk. Dressing well for hot weather is downright difficult. In fact, we’d go as far as to say that prioritizing both style and sweat-prevention is enough to bring any man to the brink during the warmer months. Even the professionally stuffy organizers of Royal Ascot have suggested they relax the race day’s stifling dress code this year – which, in the Royal Enclosure, would normally require black or grey morning dress, including a waistcoat, tie and top hat at all times. Even if your summer plans don’t involve a sweaty flutter on the gee-gees you still ..read more

The Fly Team is getting some help for a major case as FBI: International Season 3 wraps up. (The good news: The CBS drama has already been renewed for Season 4!) Eva-Jane Willis previously told TV Insider to think of the final episodes as a two-part finale. It all begins with the May 14 episode, “Gift,” which introduces Colin Donnell and Teri Polo’s characters, about whom we previously knew nothing. But the logline reveals that Donnell plays the Bureau’s liaison to the NSA, Brian Lange; when the owner of a prominent cyber security company is murdered in Copenhagen, mass amounts of ..read more

After its massively successful streaming release last November, Emerald Fennell’s film Saltburn dominated cinematic discourse for months. A 2006-set period piece that starts as a 21st-century Brideshead Revisited and morphs into an ironic erotic thriller, its carefully honed aesthetic, plot twists, and off-kilter sexuality divided critics and audiences. Some lambasted the film for lacking subtlety; others admired its dark humor and transgressive sexuality. The “Saltburn discourse,” though, left out some of the film’s key features: Fennell embeds a complex set of influences, and conscious rif ..read more

Books have the ability to transport us to worlds we might never see and introduce us to people we would never meet. They instill emotions and inspire thoughts we might have never otherwise felt or thought on our own. It’s no secret that reading is good for you. But especially these days, reading’s ability to provide you with the tools to think more decisively and connect with others is more handy than ever. Not to mention, books make us look more attractive to others and give our homes a worldly vibe. So it’s time to make room for books in your life. And in case you need more convincing, let u ..read more

(Left) Peter Jackson, multiple Academy Award winner for his work on “The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King,” poses with one of his Oscars in the press room during the 76th Annual Academy Awards from the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood, CA on Sunday, February 29, 2004. Credit/Provider: HO. Copyright: AMPAS. (Right) Andy Serkis as Gollum in ‘The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King’. Photo: New Line Cinema. Preview: Peter Jackson is aboard to produce two new ‘Lord of the Rings’ movies. Andy Serkis will direct the first, ‘The Hunt for Gollum’. Warner Bros. made the announcement, with ..read more

A robot is producing auto parts on the production line of an auto parts company in Minhou County, Fuzhou, China, on May 7, 2024. Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images BEIJING — European companies in China are finding it harder to make money in the country as growth slows and overcapacity pressures increase, according to a survey released Friday by the EU Chamber of Commerce in China. In the metropolis of Shanghai, business members even reported delays in getting paid as it became more difficult to enforce contracts versus the prior year, according to chapter head Carlo D’Andrea. “State-owne ..read more

Brad Smith, vice chair and president of Microsoft, speaks at Gateway Technical College in Sturtevant, Wisconsin, on May 8, 2024. Alex Wroblewski | Bloomberg | Getty Images A House committee wants Microsoft‘s top lawyer, Brad Smith, to attend a hearing this month on exploits of the company’s software that resulted in hackers obtaining U.S. government officials’ emails. Politicians regularly request that technology companies send their leaders to Washington. The CEOs of Alphabet, Meta and TikTok have all answered questions from members of Congress in recent years. Microsoft, the world’s most ..read more