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Ryan Coogler's Sinners breaks the Academy Awards' nomination record with 16 nominations, surpassing the previous record of 14, held by three films (Clayton Davis/Variety)
https://variety.com/2026/film/awards/sinners-oscars-nominations-record…

'Sinners' Breaks Oscar Nominations Record With 16 Nods
"Sinners" breaks the all-time Oscar nominations record with 16 nods.

Gebroken rail vermoedelijke oorzaak treinongeval in Spanje waarbij 45 doden vielen | VRT NWS: nieuws
https://www.vrt.be/vrtnws/nl/2026/01/23/spanje-trein-ongeval-trein-rail-crash/
Waarschijnlijk dus de oorzaak van hwt ongeluk bekend. Wel pijnlijk dat in dit geval die breuk niet op tijd ontdekt is.

ElevenLabs launches an album of original tracks made by artists like Liza Minnelli and Art Garfunkel in "collaboration" with its Eleven Music AI model (Todd Spangler/Variety)
https://variety.com/2026/music/news/elevenlabs…

ElevenLabs' Eleven Album Features AI Songs From Liza Minnelli, Art Garfunkel
ElevenLabs launched 'The Eleven Album,' a partnership with artists like Liza Minelli and Art Garfunkel to 'co-create' original music with its AI-based model.

BAFTA host Alan Cumming thanks the audience for its "understanding" after outbursts from Tourette's campaigner John Davidson that weren't cut from the broadcast (K.J. Yossman/Variety)
https://variety.com/2026/film/awards/alan-cu…

Alan Cumming Addresses ‘Strong Language’ After Tourette's Outbursts
BAFTAs host Alan Cumming addresses outbursts from Tourette's campaigner John Davidson, who is the inspiration for nominated film 'I Swear.

Frankrijk ontmantelt illegale tabakshandel uit Bulgarije en Italië richting België | VRT NWS: nieuws
https://www.vrt.be/vrtnws/nl/2025/12/23/frans-gerecht-ontmantelt-tabakstrafiek-naar-belgie/
Soms vergeten wij misschien dat er naast goedkope sigaretten in België ook vervalste sigaretten zijn. De Fransen waren dat niet vergeten... 😅😅

A spate of unforced errors by Bari Weiss has kept scrutiny high on CBS News, as Paramount tries to acquire WBD and can ill afford negative attention (Brian Steinberg/Variety)
https://variety.com/2025/tv/news/bari-weiss-cbs-news-gaffes-paramount-w…

Bari Weiss' CBS News Gaffes Pile Up as Paramount Tries to Woo Warner
Bari Weiss continues to make unorthodox maneuvers at CBS News that undermine the news division. Could they hurt Paramount's quest to buy Warner?

Trump schort alle offshore windprojecten op wegens "risico's voor nationale veiligheid" | VRT NWS: nieuws
https://www.vrt.be/vrtnws/nl/2025/12/22/vs-schrapt-bouw-van-alle-windmolens-op-zee/
... Doet me ergens aan denken.
📸 bron:
https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don_Quichot_(boek)

Source: Paramount is expected to come back with a WBD offer above its previous $30 per share bid, seeking to outflank Netflix; Paramount has a Monday deadline (Variety)
https://variety.com/2026/film/news/paramount-warner-bros-d…

Paramount Expected to Raise Price of Warner Bros. Bid, Will Netflix Walk Away?
David Ellison's Paramount Skydance has a Monday deadline to submit its best and final offer for Warner Bros. Discovery -- and Paramount is expected to come back with an offer over its previous $30/share bid for WBD, angling to outflank Netflix to win the deal.

Filing: Disney CEO Bob Iger's pay package rose 11.5% in 2025 to $45.8M; the Disney board is expected to name his successor early this year (Todd Spangler/Variety)
https://variety.com/2026/biz/news/disney-ceo-bob-iger-pay-package-compensatio…

Disney CEO Bob Iger Pay Package Rose 11.5% in 2025 to $45.8 Million
Bob Iger, in his second-to-last year leading Disney as CEO, saw his total compensation increase 11.5%, to a total of $45.8 million in 2025.

Comcast extends Mike Cavanagh's contract through January 1, 2029, and grants a ~$35M performance-based stock package; he's set to become co-CEO in January 2026 (Todd Spangler/Variety)
https://variety.com/2025/tv/news/comcast-…

Comcast Extends Michael Cavanagh Contract Through 2029, Gets $35M Stock Award
Michael Cavanagh, as he's set to assume the role of Comcast's co-CEO on Jan. 2, extended his employment contract with the cable and media conglomerate that runs through Jan. 1, 2029.