Entertainment

UK won’t intervene in Paramount’s $81 billion takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery

British regulators on Thursday gave Paramount the greenlight for its $81 billion takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery, with some new assurances from the company — clearing another hurdle for the mega merger while it still faces challenges elsewhere. The U.K.'s Competition and Markets Authority cleared the pending acquisition, ruling that a Paramount-Warner tie up does not pose a "substantial lessening of competition" in the country. Meanwhile, Britain's Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport said it also wouldn't intervene — on the basis of several "legally-binding ...

Entertainment schedule for July 31 – Aug. 6

Friday 7-31-26: — Blueberry Festival in Marquette, featuring local musicians. Main Stage 11 am - 12:30 p.m. – Steve Sandner Music with Glenn Bengry 12:30–2:15 p.m. – 906 Jazz 3-4:30 p.m. - Flat Broke Blues Band 5-6:30 p.m. – Soul Responsibility Pocket Park 12:00 noon – Make Believe Spurs 2:00 p.m. – Anna P.S. 4:00 p.m. – Yarvi Spring Street 11:30 a.m. – Finding Feathers 2:30 p.m. – Pink Violin Band 4:30 p.m. – Jenn Copeman — Hereford & Hops, 5-8 p.m. – Reflections Band — Saunders Point Brewing in Gladstone, 6-9 p.m. - Mordi Young — Leigh’s ...

Sounds of summer: Marina Fest

A decade in, Studio Ghibli Fest keeps growing as new generations flock to ‘Totoro,’ ‘Ponyo’ and more

NEW YORK (AP) — Whenever the calendar comes out, Amanda Mendoza VanCleave circles the dates. Studio Ghibli Fest, the long-running theatrical revivals of Ghibli movies, has taken on a special meaning for her, her 3-year-old daughter and her mother, Araceli. Every year, they go to see each Ghibli rerelease in theaters. "Right when she sees the opening Totoro logo, she screams 'Totoro!'" VanCleave, 34, says of her daughter. "Everyone in the theater started laughing, and I was like, 'Oh, gosh, sorry.'" Though the family discovered the Ghibli movies on HBO Max, the outings to their ...

Entertainment schedule for Friday, July 17, 2026

Editors note: Due to the current air quality alert for the area, check with event organizers for cancellations. Friday * Gary Abrahamson Music, Arts & Life Enrichment Center, 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. – Music Recital for In-Tune hosted by Cindy Collins * U.P. State Fairgrounds, 2 p.m. to midnight - 2-day YooperFest Dust Bunnies at 4 p.m. (Stage 2) Doozy at 5 p.m. (Stage 1) PickStop at 6:15 p.m. (Stage 2) Peltier Brothers at 7:30 p.m. (Stage 1) Bad Timing at 8:45 p.m. (Stage 2) Stonewall at 10 p.m. (Stage 1) * Aura Community Hall in L’Anse, 5 p.m. – midnight – Aura Jamboree ...

What to stream: ‘Heartstopper Forever,’ ‘Lucky’ and Steve Lacy

A new album from Steve Lacy and the conclusion of the “Heartstopper” series are some of the new television, films, music and games headed to a device near you. Also among the streaming offerings worth your time this week, as selected by The Associated Press’ entertainment journalists: ...