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One of Mip London’s featured panels was sold out as executives revealed that the microdrama platform spends 90% of its budget on marketing rather than production, highlighting how the fast-growing short-form storytelling sector is evolving into a user acquisition business akin to mobile gaming. “Ninety percent of the budget goes to marketing,” said Timothy Oh, general manager of COL Group International, explaining how the company is testing thousands of trailer variations across social platforms to drive downloads. Oh said the economics of the field closely mirror the gaming model, with success largely dependent on user acquisition and retention rather than…

There was more than icing on the cake. Sources tell Page Six that A$AP Rocky and Rihanna had a private dinner at Giorgio Baldi in Santa Monica, Calif., for his 38th birthday, before checking into a luxury hotel for the night. And I hear that Rocky filled the presidential suite with diamonds for this occasion. A$AP Rocky planned Rihanna’s perfect birthday. NBC (via Getty Images) Previously, the restaurant’s private rooms were decorated with silver balloons that read “Happy Birthday” and bundles of red, white, green and blue balloons. The “Umbrella” singer and rapper have been a power couple since they…

Nick Reiner on Monday pleaded not guilty in the deaths of his parents, Rob and Michelle, who were found stabbed to death in their Brentwood home on Dec. 14. Mr. Reiner, 32, appeared in Los Angeles Superior Court, argued once, and agreed to a future court date of April 29. Reiner has been charged with two counts of murder and, if convicted, could face the death penalty or life in prison without parole. He will be represented by Assistant Public Defender Kimberly Green, who took over the case after the original attorney, Alan Jackson, resigned last month. There was no…

Dr. Mimi Sanders is no longer sitting on the sidelines. In a new interview on Page Six’s “Virtual Reali-Tea,” the psychiatrist, who is “married to medicine,” admitted that last year he was just observing the drama, but this season has been a complete “chaos.” From diagnosing cast members’ communication disorders to providing updates on their family life, here are the biggest takeaways from Dr. Mimi’s candid conversation. Dr. Mimi jokingly clarified that she doesn’t formally psychoanalyze her castmates because it “costs money,” but she’s not afraid to use her professional background to “call out their behavior.” Dr. Mimi Sanders stopped…

Hans Zimmer and his composer collective Bleeding Fingers Music will score the upcoming Netflix series All the Sinners Bleed. As previously announced, the show is an adaptation of SA Crosby’s novel of the same name. Joe Robert Cole will adapt the book into a film, and in addition to directing the first episode and several episodes, he will also serve as executive producer and showrunner. The Obamas’ Higher Ground Productions and Amblin Television also serve as executive producers with Cosby. “‘All the Sinners Bleed’ lives in the tension between faith, violence, and redemption, and in the moral complexity that music…

2 minute readrundownSelena Gomez is on a winter break, and yesterday pictures of her and Nina Dobrev enjoying a girls’ trip with friends in Los Cabos, Mexico, were shared.This afternoon, the actress gave fans a first look at her trip, but it wasn’t the type you might expect. Instead of posting photos of beaches and yachts, Gomez shared a photo of herself napping on her hotel bed with her iPad nearby on her Instagram Stories. She wore a strapless brown bandeau and peach and white striped pants.InstagramThe Instagram Story was published hours after paparazzi published a photo of Gomez wearing…

Ethan Hawke has been making movies for decades. But the role envisioned by longtime collaborator Richard Linklater, born of years of shared theater travel and a mutual love of the stage, ultimately earned him his first Best Actor nomination. “I don’t think anyone else would have thought of me for this role,” Hawke said in Variety’s “For the Love of the Craft: The Nominees” video. “But he knows me so well that he knew how passionate I felt about it.” Hawke, who was nominated for Best Actor for his role as lyricist Lorenz Hart in Linklater’s Blue Moon, said he…

Ethan Hawke has opened up in a cheeky sex confession while answering “Is it wrong to eat in bed?” “There are some incredibly vile things going through my mind right now,” the Training Day star told British Vogue and British GQ in an interview published on Monday. “I like to eat in bed, but I don’t eat food.” In January, Ethan Hawke, pictured with his wife Ryan Shawhughes, made a sexual confession in interviews with British Vogue and British GQ. Getty Images The “Training Day” star, whose photo above was taken on Feb. 9, answered whether it’s “bad to eat…

Collectibles brand Funko has signed an agreement with Rideback, producer of The Lego Movie series, Netflix’s Avatar: The Last Airbender, and AI-enabled entertainment company Spree to develop and produce film, television and animated content. Under the agreement, Spuree (currently working on the “Magic Tree House” animated television series) and Rideback will serve as Funko’s content partners for Funko-led original projects across animated, hybrid, live-action, scripted and unscripted formats. Funko’s brand portfolio includes Funko, Loungefly, and Mondo, all of which collaborate with existing IP and release original products from major media companies such as Disney, NBCUniversal, Warner Bros. Discovery, and Netflix.…

Meghan Markle’s estranged father, Thomas Markle Sr., is preparing to live with a prosthetic leg after sustaining a serious injury that required his leg to be amputated. According to the Mirror, Thomas Markle Jr. said during a livestream that he was undergoing “therapy” and “physical rehabilitation” in the Philippines, where his father lives. “We need to get him fitted with a prosthetic leg here soon so he can walk again,” he added, calling it the 81-year-old’s “goal” and “priority.” In early December, it was revealed that Thomas Sr. had been admitted to the intensive care unit after undergoing emergency surgery.…