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SpaceX calls for better coordination in orbit after near-misses with Starlink
These led to conjunctions of tens of meters to hundreds of meters. Way too close to comfort."
Casper DDA supports pair of downtown business projects through Boost grant program
CASPER, Wyo. — The Casper Downtown Development Authority board approved funding for two downtown projects while turning down a sponsorship request for an
Tottenham’s 47-Game Comeback Drought Puts Leadership Under Scrutiny
Tottenham’s inability to recover after conceding first has become a major concern as Roberto De Zerbi attempts to turn around the club’s winless Premier League start.
Wrexham Receive Encouraging International Fitness News
Phil Parkinson welcomes encouraging news on Wrexham’s international players as the squad prepares to return to Championship action at Derby.
Johnson unsure on ‘next chapter’ if Republicans lose majority
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) cast doubt on his future in GOP leadership for the first time Thursday, saying he is unsure “what my next chapter of life is” if Republicans lose the House majority. “If God moves on our hearts and says we should, you know, go back to my hometown of Shreveport and […]
David Eccles School of Business announces $10 million Deanship
This transformational gift is a cornerstone of the recently launched Climb to Excellence, a five-year, $37 million fundraising campaign.
Can Nikola Jovic Replicate Miami Heat Record-Breaking History?
After Bam Adebayo eclipsed Kobe Bryant’s scoring mark, Miami Heat's Nikola Jovic claims he can top the new record as he enters a high-stakes, championship-or-bust season.
Trump touts new AI investments, awards top science honors
President Donald Trump on Thursday announced new investments in artificial intelligence, aimed at maintaining American leadership in the technology.
Trump touts new AI investments, awards top science honors
President Donald Trump on Thursday announced new investments in artificial intelligence, aimed at maintaining American leadership in the technology.
2027–2028 Harvard LEAD Fellowship for Promoting Women in Global Health application is now open
The LEAD Fellowship, a one-year fellowship designed to advance leadership skills among individuals from low- and middle-income countries, is now accepting applications. The program supports the continued development of leaders in global health. Deadline: November 15, 2026
President Trump Presents National Medals of Science and National
President Trump presented National Medals of Science and National Medals of Technology and Innovation, our nation’s highest honors for exemplary achievement and leadership in science and technology,
RiverValley Behavioral Health’s vice president of operations receives 2026 Kelly Award for Business and Partnership
RiverValley Behavioral Health’s Vice President of Operations Cate Gaddis was presented with the Kentucky Board of Education’s (KBE) 2026 Kelly Award for Business and Partnership at its Oct. 8 meeting. At the presentation were, from left, KBE Awards Committee Chair Julia
RiverValley Behavioral Health’s vice president of operations receives 2026 Kelly Award for Business and Partnership
RiverValley Behavioral Health’s Vice President of Operations Cate Gaddis was presented with the Kentucky Board of Education’s (KBE) 2026 Kelly Award for Business and Partnership at its Oct. 8 meeting. At the presentation were, from left, KBE Awards Committee Chair Julia
Can Sean Miller Turn Texas Into an SEC Title Contender?
After suffering a heartbreaking loss to Purdue in the Sweet 16, Sean Miller's challenge at Texas this year will be turning a talented roster into one ready to contend for an SEC championship. The Longhorns' frontcourt size and scoring options give Texas fans reason to be excited. Texas' success will ultimately depend on how these …
Whitesides Cosponsors Motion Picture, Television, Entertainment Act
Rep. George Whitesides (CA-27) hzs announced his cosponsorship of the bipartisan, bicameral Motion Picture, Television and Entertainment Revitalization Act
Low-cost Android phones ship with residential proxy malware
A malware campaign dubbed 'Midnight Mimosa' has been discovered on low-cost Android smartphones that ship with malicious software embedded in their firmware, allowing attackers to silently install apps, perform ad fraud, and turn devices into residential proxies.
Presbyterian College alumna Liz Wolverton ’96 to deliver 2026-27 Vance Lecture on Nov. 9
Learn how business ethics shape leadership with Liz Wolverton at the Vance Lecture on Nov. 9 at Presbyterian College.
Brackets: 2026 Section 2 girls' tennis team tournament fields set
Play gets underway Friday. Championships are scheduled for next Wednesday and Thursday.
NYC Health + Hospitals' NYC Care Program Celebrates Growing Partnerships With Latin American Consulates
In celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month, NYC Health + Hospitals’ NYC Care program today announced that it has reached 16,874 people through tabling
Madison County Business League supports education and schools with scholarships, grants and workforce development efforts
Sam Kelly, Chairman of the Madison County Business League & Foundation and Chairman of the Madison County School District, and Jan Collins, Executive Director of the Madison County Business League, visited Today at 11 with information about how the Business League supports education and schools through the county.
Tim Cook Says He's 'Not Meddling' With Apple's New CEO John Ternus
In his new role as the executive chairman of Apple's board of directors, Tim Cook told The Independent's David Phelan that he is "not meddling" with Apple's new CEO John Ternus. "First of all, John and I have an incredible level of trust in each other," said Cook. "The relationship must be based on trust, and the communication must be frequent and significant. But other than that, what I'm focused on right now is worldwide policy.
U.S. Lawmakers Launch Sexual Abuse Probe of Youth Sports Giant AAU
Bipartisan leadership of a powerful House committee demanded answers from the Amateur Athletic Union after a ProPublica and Washington Post investigation found that the massive youth sports organization has failed to protect kids from sexual abuse.
For the Record: The Sun Belt has unfinished business, a championship reunion, and 39 letters of trouble
Week 6 brings an old Louisiana rivalry back to life and sends an unbeaten team into unfriendly territory.
Fundamental Brings Nexus to LA Galaxy and L.A. Live Through New Official Partnership with AEG
Fundamental's NEXUS model joins two of Southern California's most iconic sports and entertainment properties, bringing predictive technology to the business of sports and live entertainment LOS ANGELES, Oct. 8, 2026 -- Fundamental, an AI company whose Large Tabular Model (“LTM”), NEXUS is reimagining enterprise decision-making, and AEG, the world’s leading
Sandwiches to socialism: How a DSA chapter in Austin is building political power
The Democratic Socialists of America’s membership has more than doubled to 126,000.
Elon Musk to receive National Medal of Science after Trump rift
President Trump is scheduled to present Elon Musk with the National Medal of Science on Thursday, an honor that several people familiar with their relationship say reflects a reconciliation after last
University of Michigan to host Elevate HER Summit celebrating women in sports
The University of Michigan is bringing together some of the biggest names in women’s sports for an event focused on leadership, mentorship and creating opportunities for the next generation.
Endeavor Health joins multi-institution Chicago Breast Cancer Research Consortium
The Lynn Sage Breast Cancer Foundation announced a new partnership with Endeavor Health on Thursday morning.
DAVE THE DIVER DLC ‘Subnautica 2 Content Pack’ announced
MINTROCKET has announced DAVE THE DIVER’s final downloadable content pack—a Subnautica 2-themed expansion in partnership with Unknown Worlds Entertainment. It will launch free of charge…
The New Golden Age of Science: The Trump Administration's Over $6 Billion Investment in Science
The Trump administration has announced a more than $6 billion investment across the Federal Government, industry, academia, and philanthropy as part of “the most ambitious set of science initiatives in decades.” “Under President Trump’s leadership, we are ushering in a New Golden Age of Science powered by super intelligence, a return to merit, and bold […]
Applications reopen for 2026 KOSBE Small Business Awards
The Kingsport Office of Small Business and Entrepreneurship has reopened applications for the 2026 KOSBE Small Business Awards until Oct. 23.
Missouri Jury Awards $10 Million In Marijuana Business Ownership Dispute
“We are here trying to get back the business that they stole from us.” By Rebecca Rivas, Missouri Independent A St. Louis jury awarded $10 million Tuesday to three plaintiffs in a sprawling ownership battle over six Missouri cannabis licenses involving more than 20 businesses and individuals. Over a week of testimony, jurors heard about […]
Law firm with Garden City office expands legal team
Moritt Hock & Hamroff is expanding its Garden City office. It has hired seven new associates from the 2026 law school graduating class. The firm emphasizes mentorship and AI training to prepare young lawyers for evolving legal challenges while growing its Long Island presence and maintaining a collaborative environment.
Foundation welcome Ukraine U15s in sporting exchange programme
This summer, the Leeds United Foundation, in partnership with Jet2, the University of Leeds, local MPs and community partners, proudly welcomed a group of young footballers from Ukraine to the UK for ...
NVIDIA Commits $1B to Advance US Science Over the Next 5 Years
Commitments Will Strengthen Fields Critical for US Leadership Including Quantum Computing, Healthcare and Energy Security SANTA CLARA, Calif., Oct. 8, 2026 — NVIDIA today announced commitments valued at $1 billion to build out the United States’ capacity for artificial intelligence research and development in fields critical for U.S. leadership, including quantum computing, healthcare and energy […]
Waterbury Police Department
The Waterbury Police Department, in partnership with the Waterbury Health Department and other community partners, will be participating in National Prescription Drug Take Back Day. This event...
Department of War Announces $350 Million in Quantum Computing Initiati
The Office of the Undersecretary of War for Research and Engineering announced new initiatives and programmatic updates totaling approximately $350 million to strengthen U.S. leadership in quantum
Disney Believe: Homeport, maiden, venues, shows announced for new cruise ship
Disney Cruise Line’s newest ship will sail out of Fort Lauderdale by the end of 2027, the company announced during a livestream event Wednesday. The Disney Believe, the cruise line’s
XBOX Unveils New Movies, TV, Live Entertainment Unit – CSO Matthew Ball Says It Aims To Be ‘Number One Entertainment Company In The World’
XP will combine activities into four businesses: XBOX Pictures, XBOX Products, XBOX Places and XBOX Partnerships.
NVIDIA Announces $1 Billion Commitment to Advance U.S. Science, Quantum Computing and Super Intelligence Research
NVIDIA commits $1 billion to enhance U.S. scientific research and leadership in super intelligence and quantum computing over five years.Quiver AI SummaryNVIDIA has announced a $1 billion commitment over the next five years to advance super intelligence research and development in the U.S., focusing on key areas like quantum computing, healthcare, and energy security. This announcement was made during the Science: A New Golden Age event in Washin
Rochester native named new leader of Jordan Health
Jordan Health named Rochester native Natasha Jackson as president and CEO, bringing over 20 years of healthcare leadership experience.
Retired Rear Admiral Tim Gallaudet Talks Marine Science, Leadership At St. Mary’s College
LEXINGTON PARK, Md. — The Patuxent Partnership and the Steny H. Hoyer Center for the Study of Democracy at St. Mary’s College of Maryland hosted an evening with Rear Admiral Tim Gallaudet, Ph.D., USN (Ret.), on Sept. 30, at the College’s Dodge Performing Arts Center. The recital hall was full, with SMCM college students, alums, […]
UFC AND CLEVELAND CLINIC RENEW LONGSTANDING PARTNERSHIP
UFC To Provide $1 Million Contribution To Fund Professional Athletes Brain Health Study Through 2030 WWE Joins Study; Zuffa Boxing Athletes Now Eligible To Participate
South Korean shipbuilders face potential mass strikes
South Korea’s shipbuilding industry faces mounting headwinds as wage and collective bargaining talks continue, with HD Hyundai Heavy Industries Company Ltd. and Hanwha Ocean Company Ltd.
PENN Entertainment (PENN) Gets A Fresh Look After Deutsche Bank Upgrade And NFL Deal
PENN Entertainment (PENN) drew fresh attention after Deutsche Bank shifted its rating to Buy. In addition, theScore Bet signed a multiyear NFL partnership that provides access for sports wagering and online casino operations in Canada. Recent trading has been choppy for PENN Entertainment. The share price slipped 1.19% over the last day and 7.91% over 30 days, after a 24.02% decline over 90 days. It still shows a 5.86% year to date share price gain, while 1-year total shareholder return is...
Flooding threatens supply chains
Flooding across Thailand is disrupting rice logistics and delaying planting for the November harvest, market participants told Platts, Hellenic Shipping News reported. High water levels and strong…
More older vessels on seas raise underwriting risks
Declining ship demolition rates have pushed the average age of merchant ships on their final voyages to 22 years, increasing pressure on underwriters, according to Ilias P. Tsakiris…
BNP Paribas’ Securities Services business appointed by Bpifrance to support “Bpifrance Défense” fund
This partnership demonstrates BNP Paribas’ capability to deliver advanced services, combining operational efficiency with great flexibility to adapt to market requirements.
All Roads Lead to Texas: 15th Annual Texas Life Science Forum to Bring Together Biotech’s Builders and Backers on Nov. 10 in Houston
The Rice Alliance for Technology and Entrepreneurship and BioHouston today announced that the 15th Annual Texas Life Science Forum is set for Tuesday, Nov. 1...
The Good, Bad, and Ugly from Brewers' Series-Clinching Win
The Milwaukee Brewers bullpen stifled the San Diego Padres to secure a return to the National League Championship Series.
Is Flutter Entertainment (FLUT) Cheap As Leadership Changes Test Its 44% Undervalued View?
Flutter Entertainment (NYSE:FLUT) is back in focus after chief legal officer Don Liu resigned at the end of September, with group company secretary Edward Traynor stepping in as interim legal head from October 1. Amid that leadership change, Flutter Entertainment’s US$75.85 share price has had a difficult period, with the 30 day share price return down 24.23% and the year to date share price return down 65.25%. Over the past year, the total shareholder return has fallen 69.17%, indicating...
Student baking business exists for more than sugar
Caption: Baker Robert Smith, Badalamenti, and volunteer Samara Williams. The Collegian | Matthew Tolbert For senior Abriana Badalamenti, a lifelong care for people with special needs has blossomed into a baking business. Special Creations, a business in Career Services’ Kehoe entrepreneurship fellowship, provides baked goods for Penny’s coffee shop in Kirn Residence. Badalamenti bakes in...
Sandwiches to socialism: How a DSA chapter in Austin is building political power
The Democratic Socialists of America has seen its membership more than double to 126,000 over the past two years.
Microsoft Xbox broadens entertainment push with new XP division
Microsoft Xbox launches new XP division to expand franchises into movies, TV, merch, partnerships and theme parks.
Dodgers NLDS notes: Yoshinobu Yamamoto, Dave Roberts
The Dodgers beat the Braves in four games to win the National League Division Series, and have advanced to their eighth National League Championship Series in the last 11 years with Dave Roberts at the helm. But before we dig into the celebration and aftermath from Game 4, here are a few leftover notes from […]
Open science is compatible with research security, says Canada’s chief science advisor
Open science is “not incompatible” with research security and science leaders and policymakers should “demystify” the false dichotomy between the two, according to Mona Nemer, Canada’s chief science advisor. More than a decade ago, EU policymakers were promoting open science, open innovation and open collaboration across the world. It was a political movement that aimed to make scientific research, data, software, publications and methodologies transparent, accessible and reusable for everyone.But that rhetoric has changed over the past few years. After Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022 and Donald Trump came back to power in 2025, international partnerships have become more pragmatic. Countries are trying to implement protectionist policies and governments are increasingly worried about technology espionage. According to Nemer, science can remain open if the sector can come up with improved security protocols that would protect research data from undue manipulation by foreign actors. “If anybody can fiddle with the with the data, then [open science] is actually quite dangerous and quite useless,” she told Science|Business. Universities and research institutions are increasingly vulnerable to attempted espionage and other types of foreign interference. In September, the UK’s domestic counter-intelligence service MI5 issued a security warning against collaborations with the China General Technology Research Institute. And earlier this year, Germany’s Helmholtz Center for Information Security was criticised by federal research minister Dorothee Bär, who told a parliamentary hearing that “existing rules and systems” at the institute “were not suitable” for preventing leaks to China. According to Nemer, universities and research institutions should perhaps follow the example of the private sector, as companies have been able to safeguard their research while still publishing results. “I think that there is a level of research security hygiene that researchers and institutions need to just adopt,” she said. “You don't have to tell Sanofi or IBM how to safeguard their research, which they end up publishing anyway.”While certain areas of research will not be open for collaboration with certain partners, in other areas cooperation is necessary even with researchers based in adversarial countries. “I stress this because politics change,” she said. “Science and politics don't make for good fellows, and whether we like it or not, politics will influence certain things.”Researchers will play an important role in “protecting the integrity of science,” said Nemer. “I think that it's time that there's a commitment to a certain scientific compact, so that citizens don't think that science is actually an open door for espionage and for anti-nationalism.”New partnershipsNemer spoke with Science|Business on the margins of the Hamburg Science Summit on September 17, the day when Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney called for increased cooperation with the EU, including in science and technology. Canada is looking to strengthen ties with partners in other corners of the world, after the Trump administration threatened to put tariffs on Canadian goods and services and even openly suggested Canada could become the 51st state. In parallel, the US government has indicated it wants to retreat from international science projects, including US collaboration with Europe’s CERN particle accelerator and other big science labs.Related articlesThe stats we need to better understand R&DCanada looks to deepen research and education links with the EUCan researchers trust that AI models won’t leak their ideas?Nemer said the US is still a science “powerhouse,” but Canada and Europe will have to work closely together on global challenges. “It’s important for both [sides], but I think it's also important for the rest of the world, because the cut in funding for development, in health, in regions like Africa and other places, have dramatic effects.” The Trump administration is also planning a review of the Nelson memo, a Biden-era document that mandated that results of federally funded research would be openly available. With that idea being called into question, Nemer said it could be “very disruptive” to scientific collaborations and could jeopardise research on climate change, the Arctic and global health. “When your collaborator suddenly tells you I'm not going to share the data with you as a researcher, if this happens, I think it's very worrisome,” she said. “I'm certainly hoping that a lot of the Canadian institutions, funders, researchers, have started looking at joining forces on databases and using more European research infrastructures,” Nemer added.
AirPods 5 vs. AirPods Pro 3: I’ve Listened to Both Earbuds, and This Pair Wins
The latest AirPods 5 have enhanced active noise canceling and a more functional design, but how do they stack up to Apple’s flagship pair? Here are the key differences.
Business Briefs: Oct. 9, 2026
Bank collecting donations to support veterans SHELBURNE FALLS — Greenfield Cooperative Bank invites the community to its Shelburne Falls branch to contribute to a household essentials collection drive supporting veterans through Project New Hope Inc. The drive is offered in partnership with the Northeast Chapter of American Daughters of Conservation and the Massachusetts Bowhunters Association. […]
News and notes from Iowa Startup Week
Last week’s Iowa Startup Week event featured a packed four days of keynotes, panels, and networking opportunities, all aiming to spotlight and celebrate entrepreneurship in Iowa. The Business Record attended several sessions and gathered reactions from attendees. Here are snapshots of what we heard. Iowa is an ‘incredibly rich community’ to help startups Joseph Nelson, co-founder…
Harris County Health Leaders Unite to Transform Care for the Region's Most Vulnerable Residents
/PRNewswire/ -- Too many Harris County residents fall through the cracks between the very systems meant to care for them. A bold new partnership aims to change...
Wisconsin, Ohio State top USCHO rankings ahead of championship rematch
Just four games into the year, the Wisconsin Badgers women's hockey program is set for a national championship rematch with Ohio State.
JJ Redick gushes about Lakers' new additions and how they fit with Luka Doncic
Coach JJ Redick is extremely giddy that the Lakers got Walker Kessler, Quentin Grimes, and Collin Sexton to help Luka Doncic's pursue an NBA championship.
Is the new best stadium in America in Evanston, Illinois? MoneyCall
The latest free weekly sports business newsletter from The Athletic, also featuring Tebowmania at 20 and an exciting internship opportunity.
Pick of the stats: Swansea City v Norwich City
BBC Sport highlights some of the key stats and facts for the Championship game between Swansea City and Norwich City.
L.A.’s comedy mentors teach kids more than how to write jokes
Across Los Angeles, comedy mentors are using stand-up and improv to help young people find their voices, build confidence and connect with others.
Pick of the stats: Derby County v Wrexham
The key stats before Derby County's clash with Wrexham in the Championship on Saturday.
Pick of the stats: Bolton Wanderers v Stoke City
The key stats before Bolton Wanderers host Stoke City in the Championship on Saturday.
Pick of the stats: West Bromwich Albion v Birmingham City
The key stats before West Bromwich Albion's clash with Birmingham City in the Championship on Saturday.
Arsenal youngster receives MBE from Prince William
The Arsenal forward was honoured for services to association football after helping England win a second successive European Championship.Photo by Matthias Hangst/Getty ImagesMichelle Agyemang describ...
Long-Deployed Aircraft Carrier U.S.S. Abraham Lincoln Set for Homecoming
The ship, whose crew endured food shortages, spent much of its nearly 11-month deployment in combat without a day off.
Janesville News Gazette editor discusses ballot referendums, new city leadership and area business growth
Janesville journalist Neil Johnson discusses ballot referendums, new city leadership and agriculutre growth in the small city of Evansville.
The Math Singularity Is Here, and Science May Be Next
OpenAI has released an extraordinary body of mathematical work produced by an unreleased frontier model: 722 manuscripts spanning 372 research families across fields including number theory, complexity theory, and mathematical physics. Each result required, on average, the equivalent of roughly three hours of ChatGPT Pro reasoning. A New Era of Discovery We may be witnessing the beginnings of a “math singularity”: a point at which machine-generated discovery accelerates beyond humanity’s ability to independently reproduce, verify, or fully absorb it. If frontier models can generate hundreds of meaningful results in the time it takes a human researcher to investigate one, the constraint will no longer be producing new mathematics. It will be our capacity to validate, interpret, and integrate it. This does not make mathematicians obsolete. It changes their role. They may increasingly serve as guides, critics, and meaning-makers. Increasingly, they will decide which questions matter, determining which results can be trusted, and explaining why they are important. Mathematical insight may become abundant, while human judgment becomes more valuable than ever. Mathematics May Be Only the Beginning Every scientific discipline could eventually experience a similar acceleration. AI systems could generate and test hypotheses, connect findings across specialized fields, and explore possibilities at a scale no human research community could match. In medicine, imagine models identifying overlooked disease mechanisms, designing drugs and clinical trials, personalizing treatments, or discovering cures in months rather than decades. In materials science, AI could help create better batteries and cleaner industrial processes. In climate science, it could accelerate advances in energy, forecasting, and carbon removal. In biology, it could uncover relationships hidden across enormous genomic and molecular datasets. The result would not simply be faster research. It could expand the frontier of what is scientifically possible. The New Bottleneck Scientific discovery, however, is not the same as scientific progress. A medical breakthrough must still survive laboratory testing, clinical trials, regulatory scrutiny, manufacturing constraints, and real-world deployment. As machine-generated ideas multiply, the bottleneck may shift from producing breakthroughs to validating them safely and translating them into practice. We may soon have more hypotheses than laboratories can test, more drugs than clinical trials can evaluate, and more mathematical results than experts can review. That imbalance will require better systems for automated verification, reproducible research, prioritization, peer review, and collaboration between AI and domain experts. The importance of OpenAI’s work is not merely the number of manuscripts produced. It offers a glimpse of a world in which intelligence can explore thousands of intellectual paths in parallel. If ideas cease to be scarce, humanity’s defining challenge will be deciding which are true, which matter, and how to turn them into progress. The math singularity is not the end of human inquiry. It is the beginning of a new kind—one in which machines expand the frontier of knowledge and humans decide where it should lead. Subscribe Share Leave a comment
AI use lifts participation in WorldQuant contest
Hedge fund WorldQuant said on Wednesday registrations for this year's flagship global quant research contest have almost doubled from a year earlier, as increased adoption of AI has helped more university students build trading models.
Disney Believe to debut new entertainment and dining experiences in December 2027
Disney Cruise Line’s Disney Believe will enter service on 18 December 2027, with the new Wish-class ship set to introduce new entertainment, dining and accommodation across its public spaces and...
Release | We’ve partnered with a podcast!
The Bundesliga Show (TBS) & Get German Football News (GGFN) are delighted to announce a brand new partnership for the 2026/27 season and beyond!As a result, there will be an alliance to bring you the ...
Why early-season data points to Premiership style shift
Underlying numbers from the start of the Scottish Premiership season suggest a refreshed approach could be taking hold across the league.
Oil prices climb amid supply fears and shipping attacks; prospect of rate rise weighs on UK housing market
Brent crude heads towards $103 a barrel while Asian shares slide
Colorado’s girls deserve same sporting lessons I had
I learned to swim at the Piney Creek Pool in Centennial. I was a kid chasing the girl in the next lane, with no idea that water was about to become my classroom. That pool led me to Smoky Hill High School, where I won back-to-back state championships in the 200 individual medley and set […]
NFL Canada Partnership Could Be A Game Changer For Penn Entertainment Stock (PENN)
PENN Entertainment recently saw its theScore Bet unit secure a multiyear role as an official NFL partner for sports betting and online casino in Canada, alongside an analyst upgrade that reflected these business developments. The Canadian NFL tie-up gives PENN Entertainment another channel to push its digital betting brand into a live sports audience, which could affect user acquisition costs and long term engagement across its broader entertainment ecosystem. We will now look at how PENN...
Dodgers, Brewers meet again in second straight NLCS
If the Dodgers are going get back to the World Series to finish off their third consecutive championship, they’ll have to travel the same path as in 2025 to complete their trek through the National League. The Dodgers will play the Milwaukee Brewers in the NLCS beginning Sunday night, October 11 at American Family Field […]
Husker football scouting report: Indiana
Nebraska hosts its first ranked opponent of the season. Indiana’s football team will bring a championship-winning team to Memorial Stadium to face the Huskers.
Exclusive: ICE agents told to ramp up daily immigration arrests despite GOP unease as midterms near
Immigration and Customs Enforcement leadership told agents nationwide on Tuesday to increase immigration arrests by 1,000 more people daily, returning to a previous goal of 3,000 daily arrests, according to two sources familiar with the verbal directive.
The Good, Bad, and Ugly From Dodgers' Series-Clinching Win
The Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the Atlanta Braves on Wednesday and booked their ticket to the National League Championship Series, but they still have a lot to improve.
Could Dodgers Face Padres in Southern California NLCS Battle?
Imagine seeing the Los Angeles Dodgers and San Diego Padres renew their rivalry with a trip to the World Series on the line in the National League Championship Series.
Oil rises as Middle East supply concerns persist amid shipping attacks
Oil prices rose on Thursday on persistent worries about supply from the key Middle East producing region amid an increase in attacks on shipping in the Gulf and the Strait of Hormuz.
Who Won August and September: Original Films or Franchises?
(Welcome to the Entertainment Strategy Guy, a newsletter on the entertainment industry and business strategy. I write a weekly Streaming Ratings Report and a bi-weekly strategy column, along with occasional deep dives into other topics, like today’s article. Please subscribe.) I just heard someone say that if you’re reading a pundit or data analyst, and they don’t tell you that they got anything wrong, they’re not a pundit but an “influencer”. I agree with that. You have to tell your audience when you get things wrong, or they won’t (or shouldn’t) trust you as much. Today, we’ve got another edition of “What I Got Right, What I Got Wrong”. In general, I’m patting myself on the back (and patting very hard) about a few things like IP at the box office, LIV golf, horror films, crowdfunding movies, superheroes, and old people going to the theaters. That said, I also made a couple of data mistakes on the streaming bubble popping and HBO’s datecdotes, so I’m not perfect. But first, I need your feedback... Subscribe Follow-Ups: What Should We Call Mid-Budget Movies Which Aren’t Cinematic Enough for Theaters But Are Too Expensive to Make Money on Streaming? After I asked for feedback on what we should call straight-to-streaming films that are too big to pencil out on streaming but not really big enough to resonate in theaters, I got some great suggestions from you all, including... “Moldilocks” from John Aboud “Little Big Indie” from Travis Frick1 “Midflicks” from Jonathan Funke. “Extra-Medium” from Jona Nwuke. (Read the explanation in the footnote.) Between these and Brandon Katz—who suggested “Bermuda Budget Triangle”, “The Platform Gap” and “The Distribution Deadzone”—we’ve got some excellent suggestions. And they’re better than my suggestion, the “Streaming Budget Dead Zone”, so let’s take a poll! The winning entry becomes the new term. Loading... RIGHT: LIV Golf is Fully Bankrupt…Is Anyone Else Next? A few years ago, I was always a bit perplexed at all the articles I’d read praising LIV Golf and their strategy to disrupt the PGA. LIV Golf, a brand new professional golf league, offered PGA stars ten times what they made on the PGA Tour to join their new league. And folks praised this strategy for its initial “success” in that a lot of big names did indeed leave the PGA. Yeah, of course the players came over. LIV Golf paid them so, so, so much more! But LIV Golf hadn’t discovered a way to increase potential revenue. So think about this in basic business terms… They paid much more in costs… …but had no real way to increase revenue. That’s not a strategy! That’s deficit financing. It won’t work unless you bankrupt the competition (and then turn around and pay those same golfers much, much less). It’s not a sustainable strategy and only lasts as long as the company/person/nation backing it decides they’re cool with losing money. For LIV Golf, that meant Middle East oil wealth, in particular Saudi Arabian money. Clearly, the current Iran War has hurt Middle East finances, so they need to trim their more exorbitant spending. And LIV Golf was part of that trimming. This should be a major warning for others. TGL’s parent company, TMRW Sports, just got a $1 billion valuation, despite TGL’s (the indoor golf league) horrible TV viewership of less than half a million viewers per match. Unrivaled, the women’s basketball league, just secured a $650 valuation, despite its horrible TV viewership and a new rival (Project B) entering the scene next year. To relate this to streaming, Hollywood should ask which streamers may have wealthy patrons funding their losses. (Let’s be clear: Google, Amazon and Apple.) Could those patrons lose their appetite? For Amazon, probably not. But Apple has a new boss, so maybe! WRONG: My Analysis of the Streaming Bubble Was Missing a Week I’m going to be congratulating myself a lot today, but I make mistakes too, like this data goof. When I last compiled the data on the decline in TV shows, I was missing one week at the end of June. If you look at the first image, you can see that one week was mislabelled as “July”. Mainly, this image got updated to show a 27% decline, not 29%: This change doesn’t really impact the overall analysis, but it is two percent better. By the way, through the third quarter, the decline increased and it’s now a 30% decrease since 2022. (I’ll write/visualize this in an upcoming article.) But I want you to trust me and my data. Especially these days, when many people are using LLMs that I know are inserting faulty data into their charts, I want to keep earning my audience’s faith. So that’s the accurate data. RIGHT: IP Remains Very, Very Popular In July, I wrote a giant (and I mean giant) article on Backrooms, Obsession, and the box office, going over what we know, what we don’t know about what works in theaters, looking at YouTubers, IP, the horror genre, comic book movies, and a whole lot more. The month of August really tested a lot of my theses and, being honest, mostly supported my arguments. Let’s start with IP. Looking at 8-Aug (the weekend after Spider-Man: Brand New Day came out) to 18-Sep (the weekend that Resident Evil came out, which I think provides a nice bookend to this time period), there were seven films based on pre-existing IP: Resident Evil (2026) ($126 million) Practical Magic 2 ($65 million) _Insidious: Out of the Furthe_r ($65 million) Coyote Vs. Acme ($59 million) Paw Patrol: The Dino Movie ($53 million) Tony ($15 million) Super Troopers 3 ($7 million) Compare those to the notable original films from the past month—I actually could have included more movies, but here are just thirteen, bringing us to an even twenty films—including.... The End of Oak Street ($54 million) Buddy ($26 million) Mutiny ($15 million) By Any Means ($15 million) The Dog Stars ($14 million) Runner ($14 million) One Night Only ($11 million) Hope ($8 million) Spa Weekend ($7 million) The Uprising ($6 million) Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma ($6 million) Onslaught ($3 million) Eli Roth’s Ice Cream Man ($2.8 million) Here’s that in chart form: Five of the top six films in this time period were all based on IP. I made a big chart of films that grossed over $200 million at the box office before Spider-Man: Brand New Day and The Odyssey hit theaters. Let’s update that chart! By the way, if you want to see how I categorized each film—so another bar chart—here it is: I know that many of my fellow critics/pundits/analysts dislike films based on IP and how Hollywood is making so many of them. And I’m sympathetic to this point of view. As I’ve written many, many times before, you need a balance between existing franchises, new IP, and original films. And Hollywood clearly needs to make more films like Resident Evil (a well-made film from a visionary director) and fewer Practical Magic 2’s (which didn’t get critical or customer buzz). But at some point, critics and pundits need to contend with what audiences are telling them: Movie-goers aren’t showing up to original films. Audiences are speaking with their dollars, telling you they want more IP and franchises. You can try to convince studio heads to make fewer IP-based films and franchises, but the data and numbers aren’t there. Instead, critics need to work harder to convince audiences to show up for original films. Aim your ire/concern at the average person, not studio heads.2 Because they’re just making the films that audiences are telling them to make. WRONG: Original Horror Films Didn’t Break Out I’ll be honest, even though I wrote an article casting some skepticism on the horror genre in July, if you asked me to make a prediction, I would have predicted that, in August, a new, original horror film would have blown up. No, seriously, I just assumed that Obsession and Backrooms presaged a change in audience behavior. But none of the buzzy new original horror films from August—Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma, Onslaught (not an action film in spite of the ads), The End of Oak Street, Eli Roth’s Ice Cream Man, or _Buddy—_broke out. To be clear, exactly one of those films (Buddy) had good “ROI”, but again—I try to be specific in my language—none were “popular” in any broad sense of the word. None of them will be “saving” movies theaters like Backrooms or _Obsession_helped save the summer. The new Insidious film and Resident Evil, both based on IP, were far and away the biggest horror films since July. (We’ll see if this changes in October/Halloween season.) RIGHT: Stay Skeptical about Crowdfunding... I’ve long been skeptical about crowd-investing platforms as one of Hollywood’s saviors, mainly because there’s so much hype/buzz. People need to stay more skeptical about more things, explaining both the potential upside but also the downsides. In particular, the media often hypes crowdfunding at the start and never checks in on the actual results after they’ve come in later. And August gave us our first update! _Ice Cream Man—_directed by Eli Roth—grossed $6 million off of a $5.5 million budget. This is a production of The Horror Section, which was one of the first “crowd investing” studios with 2,400 investors, which means that 2,400 investors probably lost money. They certainly aren’t getting as great of returns as if they had just invested their dollars in the stock market. Hopefully Stiletto (Tagline: “Someone’s Going to Make it Rain Blood!”) does better next month. WRONG: Another Data Goof Here’s another data error. When the first episode of House of the Dragon came out, HBO put out that it had 21.5 million viewers in the first three days, and I read that to mean in the US…but no, it was global. So my US-only datecdotes charts shouldn’t have included it. We never got US-only numbers for the first episode, but for the final episode, HBO put out that it had 11 million US viewers. (And that global dropped to 21 million viewers.) Here’s the updated chart (which I’ve since used in the Streaming Ratings Report): Still, this show is absolutely huge. RIGHT: Superhero Films Remain Very, Very Popular After Supergirl flopped, I read a few takes that “comic book movies are going the way of the Western”. Post-Spider-Man: Brand New Day, that take didn’t age well. To be fair, I have a very nuanced take on the superhero genre right now; it’s down right now, for a lot of reasons. But it’s not “dead”. Maybe _Spider-_Man is just a really popular character? I saw that take, and it’s a fair counter-argument. (But pundits arguing that superhero movies were dead should have mentioned this $1.5 billion counter-argument…) But is it just Spider-Man? The next Avengers film already has $50 million in pre-sales (and I was skeptical that that film would do well) and the Avengers: End Game re-release topped the box office two weekends ago (over three original films). And I wouldn’t bet against Batman or Superman. So maybe it’s just Spider-Man, Batman, Superman and the Avengers. Oh, and Deadpool, of course. And Black Panther. And Wolverine. And probably the X-Men. Plus a well-made Wonder Woman or the Hulk film could break out. But that’s it! It’s just those ten characters/teams. Oh, what’s that? Lanterns is also doing well on HBO? (See previous section…) To be fair, I’m actually pretty sympathetic to the argument that more popular characters—like Spider-Man and Batman—anchor more popular films. In fact, I made that exact argument three years ago when I first wrote about the “Marvel-cession”. In many ways, you can blame The Guardians of the Galaxy for fooling Marvel Studios (and the rest of us) into believing that any character could pop. It turns out, the list of iconic characters is probably smaller than most people think. But it’s probably too early to say that superhero films and comic book movies are dead unless “death” means a slight decline over a longtime. RIGHT: Who Killed Theaters? Old People I get frustrated whenever I see headlines or analysis about how young people are “returning” to theaters. As I’ve detailed(for years), young people have always powered the US box office, despite narratives about “kids these days” and their “phones”. Really, what’s changed post-2020/pandemic is that old people aren’t going to the movies nearly as much. This summer, I saw a movie (from an older director) in a theater near a retirement community, and multiple older people at the theater were talking about how this was their first time seeing a movie in years. I dislike personal anecdotes, so YouGov can fill in the data, best summarized by this headline: “Who killed movie theaters? Not the youths”. According to them, 64% of people aged 18-29 have seen a movie in the last year, but only 30% of 65-and-older. 20% of 18-29 have seen a movie in theaters in the last week and 42% in the last month. Here’s the polling data: Most concerning? Many Americans (17%) think theaters are a worse or much worse experience than watching films at home. Slight WRONG: Hadestown Opens Big A live theater capture of the Broadway musical, Hadestown, made $20 million at the US box office, which begs the question: was I wrong to be skeptical about musicals a few years ago? Yes and no. On the one hand, $20 million is a far cry from being “popular”, so yeah, the genre isn’t that popular overall and Hadestown is one of the more popular musicals from recent years (i.e. the “Taylor Swift Data Fallacy” in action). On the other, I doubt filming this cost all that much, and I don’t think that they spent much on marketing, so this is a good source of ancillary revenue. Smaller Updates WRONG: As I mentioned in a Streaming Ratings Report, I underestimated the budget for Enola Holmes 3. It probably cost more like $50 million, if not more. But... I’m not sure that it really matters? At sub-10 million hours, prices have to come down to make this work. WRONG: Netflix is giving Ink a 27-day in theaters! To quote the kids/YouTubers these days, let’s go! Now I might actually have a chance to see Danny Boyle’s latest in theaters. I’d complained about this in a “Coming Soon” section, but I was heartened to read that Netflix is giving multiple films longer theatrical windows this year. RIGHT: Netflix is sending 4-5 films per year to theaters. Netflix is slowly but surely sending more and more films to theaters, as I cautiously predicted earlier this year. For now, it’s just three big films and a number of awards contenders, but still, this is great news. And they’ll be releasing box office grosses! Just this week, Ted Sarandos confirmed that KPop Demon Hunters 2 will come to theaters (and my guess is it performs in the box office top ten at a minimum). WRONG: Angel has 3 million subscribers! How do I know this? Well, they told Deadline, who reported it. I marked this as “wrong”, since they’ve doubled their subscribers in one year but, you know, they don’t really have a hit film to speak of and they’re still losing money. WRONG: Furious was only renewed for one more season. I accidentally wrote “two more seasons” in my latest “Renewals, Cancellations, Un-Orders and Removals Update”. RIGHT: House of David is ending with its third season. In July, Prime Video renewed House of David for a third season, as I just wrote in my latest “Renewals and Cancellations” report. Well, now it’s ending after that third season. Why? As I’ve been writing, its viewership wasn’t great. I got feedback that this show didn’t cost very much, but it cost enough that its limited viewership didn’t save it. WRONG: Adults was a Hulu original! So I missed Adults when it first came out last year; I saw that it aired on FX and just assumed that it was a linear-first program. Turns out, it aired three episodes on FX, but binge-released the rest of its episodes the next day on Hulu. Huh. So I should have covered it last year! But I just wrote about it. 1 “When I was a kid in the 90s, if you wore a t-shirt to school that wasn’t too big and also wasn’t too small, but somehow didn’t quite fit, we’d say you were wearing an “extra-medium” shirt.” 2 As always, a huge exception is Disney, which barely makes anything original anymore.
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