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Netflix chief executive Ted Sarandos. Under the deal Netflix will become owner of the HBO network, along with its library of hit shows such as The Sopranos and The White Lotus. AP

Netflix strikes $72bn deal to buy Warner Bros studios

Acquisition brings together two of industry’s biggest players and changes entertainment landscape

Prince Naseem Hamed biopic opens Red Sea Film Festival

InterviewHow will Stranger Things end? Duffer Brothers say goal 'isn’t to please everyone'

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Tai-Lee Chan on Hong Kong action cinema and finding creative freedom as director

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Wicked's Cynthia Erivo to star in desert-set Othello adaptation filming in Qatar

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Episode 100: A day out at the newly-opened Natural History Museum Abu Dhabi

Culture BitesA day out at the Natural History Museum Abu Dhabi

How stories of migration come to life at Abu Dhabi Art

Culture BitesHow stories of migration come to life at Abu Dhabi Art

What to look forward to at this year's Abu Dhabi Art

Culture BitesWhat to look forward to at this year's Abu Dhabi Art

How Dhai Dubai festival artists are using light as a medium

Culture BitesHow Dhai Dubai festival artists are using light as a medium

Scratch and sniff art comes to Abu Dhabi

Culture BitesScratch and sniff art comes to Abu Dhabi

Sell it or melt it: What will the thieves do with their stolen Louvre jewellery?

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The mighty mushroom: UAE’s desert-dwelling marvel

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