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Scotsman
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- Scotsman
In Pictures: Murrayfield Stadium gears up ahead of Oasis gigs
Fans have been stocking up at merchandise shops situated at the stadium, buying bucket hats, t-shirts and posters ahead of the shows in Edinburgh. Some enthusiastic fans like Euan Smith, 22, have spend hundreds of pounds on merchandise. He got his hands on posters, a scarf, some t-shirts and the famous adidas jersey - spending a total of £280. Asking why he spent this amount of money on Oasis merch, he said: "It is a once in a lifetime thing. I spent a long while to get tickets so I feel like not getting merch would be a bit of a miss out. It is something that I will remember and remember watching them." Superfan Lisa, 30, is seeing the Gallagher brothers live on both Friday and Tuesday. She said she has spent £250 in merch in the last three weeks and today she spent £50 on the merch shop outside Murrayfield stadium. She said the band were a big part of her life growing up and the gig will hold particular significance after a family bereavement earlier this year. She said: "It reminds me of sad times, good times and bad times. I am looking forward to dedicating a song to a auntie that passed away at the beginning of the year. Live forever will be a special song." Photos from inside the stadium show the erection of the stage and arena floor ahead of the sold out shows. The gig became the hottest ticket in town, with 200,000 expected to watch the band perform across three nights. 1 . Oasis at Murrayfield Fans from Korea Songeun Yoo, Seunghyun chun and Jeongin Choi. Between them they have spent 3k on merchandise and are seeing Oasis on Friday and Saturday Murrayfield stadium gets ready to host Oasis on their only Scottish dates with fans already on site buying merchandise from the official shop. | Katielee Arrowsmith / SWNS Photo Sales 2 . Oasis at Murrayfield Murrayfield stadium gets ready to host Oasis on their only Scottish dates with fans already on site buying merchandise from the official shop. | Katielee Arrowsmith / SWNS Photo Sales 3 . Oasis at Murrayfield Murrayfield stadium gets ready to host Oasis on their only Scottish dates with fans already on site buying merchandise from the official shop. | Katielee Arrowsmith / SWNS Photo Sales 4 . Oasis at Murrayfield Murrayfield Stadium prepares to welcome Oasis for their only Scottish dates. | Katielee Arrowsmith / SWNS Photo Sales Related topics: OasisTicketsMoneyAdidas
Korea Herald
6 days ago
- Business
- Korea Herald
ACE Doubles Down on Anti-piracy in Asia-Pacific, Adding Broadcasting Powerhouse Astro as its Newest Member
Malaysia's Leading Content and Entertainment Company Becomes Third Asia-Pacific Region Company to Join ACE in Recent Months LOS ANGELES, Aug. 5, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- The Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment (ACE), the world's leading antipiracy coalition, today welcomed Malaysia-based Astro as its newest member. Astro, a leading content and entertainment broadcasting company in Malaysia, was established in 1996 and has since built a comprehensive entertainment ecosystem that includes both pay and free-to-access TV services and OTT platforms. Currently, Astro reaches approximately 64% of Malaysian households. Astro holds an extensive library of more than 100,000 VOD titles, ranging from exclusive Astro Originals to major live sports events, while also offering over 147 live channels featuring both local and international brands. "Bringing Astro into ACE reaffirms our commitment to detect, deter, and dismantle criminal piracy throughout the Asia Pacific region and around the world," said Charles Rivkin, Chairman and CEO of the Motion Picture Association and Chairman of ACE. "Astro is already a key player and partner in the fight against piracy – educating Malaysian consumers, advancing landmark legal precedents, and fostering effective collaboration between industry and government. Now, Astro's work will grow in Malaysia and ACE's leadership will expand across the globe, delivering even greater safety and security to content creators and consumers everywhere." Astro is part of the Malaysian Cybercrime Task Force, chaired by the Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia, where it leads efforts on tackling digital piracy within the task force. "For us at Astro, fighting piracy is not just to safeguard our bottom line but rather to protect the value of creativity and the people who bring stories to life," said Euan Smith, Group CEO of Astro. "We have seen how damaging piracy can be, which is why we have taken real action: over 26,000 listings of illegal streaming devices and services removed, 327 Telegram piracy groups with 12 million subscribers shut down, and significant legal wins to set strong precedents. By joining ACE, we're stepping into a larger arena. This collaboration gives us the strength of a global alliance while ensuring local voices and creators are safeguarded. We want to ensure audiences have a better, safer, and more rewarding way to enjoy the content they love." Astro's addition to the alliance marks the third APAC region member to join ACE since the start of the year, underscoring the region's importance to the global coalition. The Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment (ACE) is the world's leading coalition dedicated to protecting the legal creative market and reducing digital piracy. Driven by a comprehensive approach to addressing piracy through criminal referrals, civil litigation, and cease-and-desist operations, ACE has achieved many successful global enforcement actions against illegal streaming services and unauthorized content sources and their operators. Drawing upon the collective expertise and resources of more than 50 media and entertainment companies around the world—including sports channels and associations—and reinforced by the Motion Picture Association's content protection operations, ACE protects the creativity and innovation that drives the global growth of core copyright and entertainment industries. The current governing board members for ACE are Amazon, Apple TV+, Netflix, Paramount Global, Sony Pictures, Universal Studios, The Walt Disney Studios, and Warner Bros. Discovery. Charles Rivkin is Chairman and CEO of the Motion Picture Association and Chairman of ACE. About Astro Astro Malaysia Holdings Berhad (Astro) is Malaysia's leading content and entertainment company, serving 5.2 million homes or 64% of Malaysian TV households, 8,900 enterprises, 16.3 million weekly listeners across FM radio and online, and 13.5 million visitors to our digital brands every month. We serve Malaysians with 3 distinct services – Astro Pay-TV, NJOI Prepaid and sooka, our own OTT for the millennials; and Astro Fibre, our own broadband service, offers greater value with its content-broadband bundles. More than a million homes are already streaming the best of home entertainment via our Hybrid 4K UHD Ultra Box and HD Ulti Box, which can be self-installed and run on both satellite and broadband. Today, our customers enjoy streaming our local signatures, Astro Originals, live sports and the best global shows from Netflix, Disney+ Hotstar, HBO GO, iQIYI, TVBAnywhere+, beIN SPORTS CONNECT, BBC Player, Viu, ZEE5, WeTV, Qalbox by MuslimPro, and our own TV companion app Astro GO. Astro Radio, home to the country's highest-rated radio brands across all key languages, and our digital brands including AWANI, SYOK, Gempak, Xuan and Astro Ulagam, connect Malaysians to content and stories that matter.
Press and Journal
09-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Press and Journal
Gallery: All the best pictures from Brave 2025 at P&J Live
From Panama hats to high kicks, Brave 2025 had it all. Held at Aberdeen's P&J Live, this year's show brought together 24 men with one thing in common — each has faced a cancer or blood disorder diagnosis, and each took to the catwalk to celebrate just how far they've come. And because Brave is no ordinary fashion show, the men displayed their endurance not with the usual smooth catwalk moves but with unfiltered enthusiasm that flowed off the stage and into the audience. There were twirls, twists and even a few kung-fu-style kicks from the nights youngest performer, 22-year-old Euan Smith, a former lymphoma patient and Korean martial arts practitioner. Months of rehearsals and fittings had built up to this one night. Backstage footage shown to the audience revealed their was as much fun taking place behind the scenes as one stage, and the camaraderie was palpable. The men sometimes danced down the runway on their own, sometimes together, linking arms and raising fists in triumph. 'There is a huge difference playing to an empty house [during rehearsals] compared to a full crowd,' said 51-year-old music teacher Owen Somervillve, who was diagnosed with prostate cancer in 2023. 'I'm exhausted but so happy.' By the end of the evening, more than £80,000 had been raised to support cancer patients in the north-east. Organisers hailed the event as a huge success. 'Aberdeen is so generous,' said Friends of Anchor's proud chairman, Sir Jim Milne. 'And I include all the country quines and loons as well.' The gallery below captures some of the highlights from the night, from the tears to the triumphs. To read a review of Brave 2025, click here. Applications to take part in Brave and Courage next year are now open. Click here to apply.
