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Statement on Ukraine which I guess will never be acceptable to Putin, it is a good proposal however...

Statement by Chancellor Merz, Prime Minister Frederiksen, President Stubb, President Macron, Prime Minister Meloni, Prime Minister Schoof, Prime Minister Støre, Prime Minister Tusk, Prime Minister Kristersson, Prime Minister Starmer, as well as President Costa and President von der Leyen

Amazon Prime Video signs deals to offer streaming service M6 in France and RTVE's live channels in Spain, "a landmark agreement", both free of charge (Georg Szalai/The Hollywood Reporter)
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business

Amazon’s Prime Video Strikes Deals to Offer M6+ in France and RTVE Live Channels in Spain Free of Charge
Elisabetta Carruba, director, Prime Video channels, EMEA, touts the content agreements as latest steps towards the "goal of becoming the number 1 entertainment destination for our customers."

Good Morning #Canada
On this day in 1948, the longest serving political leader in the British Commonwealth retired. William Lyon Mackenzie King served 21 years and 154 days as Prime Minister of Canada, in non-consecutive terms, from 1921–1926, 1926–1930, and 1935–1948. He led Canada through the Great Depression, introduced Old Age Pensions, nationalized the Bank of Canada, passed the 1938 National Housing Act to improve housing affordability, established the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, Trans-Canada Air Lines, and the National Film Board, and implemented Unemployment Insurance. His government was also responsible for Japanese Internment Camps, and he believed strongly in the occult.
This video from TVO is an excellent overview of King's career. It's probably a two coffee viewing this morning if you have the time, but IMO worth the investment.
#CanadaIsAwesome #CanadianHeroes
https://www.tvo.org/video/mackenzie-king-at-150

Découverte du jour : Angélique Arvanitaki (1901–1983), neurophysiologiste d’origine grecque née au Caire, pionnière méconnue de la neurologie.
https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angélique_Arvanitaki
Parmi ses contributions majeures : la mise e…

HBO Max nears a complete Europe rollout after launching in eight countries, including Germany and Italy; the streamer is now available in 100 territories (Jesse Whittock/Deadline)
https://deadline.com/2026/01/hbo-max-europe-launches-prime-video-deal-1236680…

HBO Max Nears Complete Euro Rollout With Prime Video Deal In Place For Germany, Italy & Austria
HBO Max just went live in eight more countries, and unveiled a distribution pact with Prime Video in Germany, Italy and Austria.

Stimme der Hoffnung
Happy Birthday Joan Baez!
#JoanBaez
https://www.stern.de/lifestyle/leute/promi-geburtstag-…

Promi-Geburtstag: Der Protest geht weiter: Musik-Ikone Joan Baez wird 85
New York - Mit glockenheller Sopranstimme sang Joan Baez gegen den Vietnamkrieg an, sie protestierte mit ihrer Akustikgitarre in der Hand gegen

"Keir Starmer and senior ministers have been urged by Scottish Labour to “stay behind their doors” in Whitehall to avoid turning the next Holyrood election into a referendum on UK government failures.
Anas Sarwar, the leader of Scottish Labour, said the prime minister’s policy failures and missteps had left voters 'angry, frustrated and impatient'"
Well, he should know.
#ScotPol

Amazon Fire TV adds an Alexa feature enabling Prime Video users to skip to movie scenes using natural language descriptions, character names, or famous quotes (Lucas Manfredi/The Wrap)
https://www.thewrap.com/amazon-fire-tv-prime-video-alexa-plus-a…

Amazon Fire TV's New Alexa+ Feature Will Let Prime Video Users Skip to Their Favorite Movie Scenes
The new AI-powered Alexa+ feature will expand to TV shows on the streamer at a later date

Paramount Skydance plans to increase Paramount prices in the US starting January 15; monthly rates will rise $1, ad-supported tier will rise $30 to $90/year (Todd Spangler/Variety)
https://variety.com/2025/tv/news/paramount-to-hike-prices-in-early-2026-12…

Paramount+ to Hike U.S. Prices in First Quarter of 2026
David Ellison's Paramount Skydance is planning to spend more on content -- and at the same time, it's going to charge more for streaming.

Paramount signs a deal with Professional Bull Riders to make Paramount the primary streamer for the PBR Unleash the Beast tour, after a similar deal with UFC (Todd Spangler/Variety)
https://variety.com/2025/tv/news/paramount-pbr-professiona…

Paramount Inks PBR Five-Year Streaming Deal for Unleash the Beast
Paramount and TKO Group's Professional Bull Riders set a new five-year media rights agreement that will make Paramount+ the primary streaming home of PBR's premier tour, Unleash The Beast, starting in the 2026 season beginning Dec. 12.