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🚀 SpaceComputer Set to Launch into Space

Singapore-based startup SpaceComputer is ready to launch the first practical phase of deploying its orbital computing infrastructure. Between March and April 2027, the company plans to conduct a test mission transferring a payload from low Earth orbit (LEO) to geostationary orbit (GEO).

🚶‍♂️ David Fincher to Part Ways with Netflix

David Fincher does not plan to renew his overall deal with Netflix when it expires next year. The director behind iconic films such as Fight Club, The Social Network, and Gone Girl has collaborated with the streaming giant for years, playing a key role in launching flagships like House of Cards and Mindhunter.

🏆 Universal Tops 2026 Global Box Office

Universal Studios has become the first film studio to cross the $5 billion threshold in global box office revenue in 2026. This marks only the third time in the major studio’s history that it has achieved this milestone, following previous $5 billion years in 2015 and 2017.

🎥 Avengers: Endgame Reclaims Box Office Crown

The special theatrical re-release of Avengers: Endgame dominated the global box office, triumphantly capturing the top spot in North America with $26 million over the weekend. International markets contributed an additional $60 million, bringing the re-release’s worldwide total to $86 million.

🙅‍♂️ VoD-platforms drop shows more often than traditional TV

The winds of change in the media market have dispelled the myth that streaming services are the safest home for new shows. According to “The Show Must Go Off,” a study by analytics firm Luminate, major SVoD platforms renew just 44% of their series for a subsequent season.

🥐 French Cinema on the Brink of Chaos

The French film and television industry is sounding the alarm over government plans to slash state funding for the public broadcaster France Télévisions.