Entertainment news · 30 October 2026
Patrick Stewart, Star Trek and X-Men Icon, Dies at 86
Sir Patrick Stewart, best known as Captain Jean-Luc Picard in Star Trek: The Next Generation and Professor Xavier in the X-Men films, has died at 86 after battling Alzheimer's disease and Lewy body dementia.
53rd Daytime Emmy Awards: Genie Francis to Receive Lifetime Achievement Honour
The 53rd Annual Daytime Emmy Awards will be held on Friday, October 30 at the historic Hollywood Palladium in Hollywood, California, with soap opera icon Genie Francis set to receive the Lifetime Achievement Award for her decades-long career in daytime television.
Donald Glover to Write, Direct and Star in Netflix's Live-Action PUBG Series
Netflix is developing a live-action series adaptation of Krafton's battle-royale game PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), with Donald Glover set to write, direct, executive-produce and star in the show alongside his brother Stephen Glover.
Skydance TV Co-Chair George Cheeks Reveals Executive Structure After Paramount–Warner Bros. Merger
Following the merger of Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery, Skydance TV co-chair George Cheeks has announced the executive structure that will oversee all three combined television studios: Warner Bros. Television, CBS Studios and Paramount Television Studios.
Instagram Tests 90-Minute Videos to Challenge YouTube
Instagram has begun testing a new "Features" format allowing creators to upload videos up to 90 minutes long, marking the platform's most direct challenge yet to YouTube's dominance in long-form content.