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Qatar Tribune
12 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Qatar Tribune
beIN renews Sony Pictures dealacross MENA & Türkiye regions
Tribune News Network DOHA beIN MEDIA GROUP (beIN), the leading global media group, has announced the extension of its long-standing content agreement with Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE), securing exclusive multi-year rights to a broad portfolio of award-winning films and acclaimed television series for audiences across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) and Türkiye. The renewed partnership ensures that beIN will retain first and second window rights to a wide array of SPE's blockbuster films, iconic classics, and genre-defining TV series. Upcoming and recent titles expected to reach beIN audiences include I Know What You Did Last Summer, 28 Years Later, Until Dawn, and Karate Kid: Legends. Also part of the line-up are Venom: The Last Dance, Kraven the Hunter, Saturday Night, and I'm Still Here—the 2025 Academy Award winner for Best International Feature Film. Audiences can also look forward to the heartwarming Paddington in Peru. The agreement covers a variety of hit series as well. Fans will be able to enjoy complete seasons of Outlander (Seasons 1 to 8), The Good Doctor (Seasons 1 to 7), and Twisted Metal (Seasons 1 and 2). In addition, anime lovers will appreciate the inclusion of popular titles from Crunchyroll such as Jujutsu Kaisen and My Hero Academia (Seasons 1 and 2). In MENA, this content will be available in both Arabic and English across beIN's entertainment channels, beIN ON DEMAND, and its leading OTT platforms TOD and beIN CONNECT. In Türkiye, viewers can enjoy content in English and Turkish through Digiturk's entertainment channels, as well as on TOD and beIN CONNECT. Esra Özaral Altop, Chief Entertainment Content Officer at beIN MEDIA GROUP, said: 'We are proud to extend our valued relationship with Sony Pictures Entertainment — a creative powerhouse that continues to captivate global audiences. This renewed agreement not only reflects our dedication to curating premium entertainment for viewers across MENA and Türkiye, but also marks a new chapter in strengthening our entertainment portfolio. From iconic blockbusters to genre-defining series, we remain committed to delivering bold, diverse, and unforgettable stories that resonate with every audience.'
Broadcast Pro
a day ago
- Entertainment
- Broadcast Pro
BeIN extends content deal with Sony Pictures Entertainment across MENA and Türkiye
As part of the renewed deal, beIN will continue to hold first and second window rights to several film titles from SPE's diverse library. BeIN Media Group has renewed its longstanding partnership with Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE), securing exclusive multi-year rights to a wide selection of critically acclaimed films and television series for viewers across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) and Türkiye. The extended agreement ensures beIN audiences will continue to enjoy top-tier content from SPE's extensive library following its theatrical release window. The renewed deal grants beIN first and second window rights to a range of SPE's hit titles, including blockbusters, award-winning classics, and popular TV series. Viewers in MENA will be able to access this content in both Arabic and English via beIN's entertainment channels, beIN On Demand, and its over-the-top (OTT) platforms TOD and beIN Connect. In Türkiye, the content will be offered in both English and Turkish through Digiturk's entertainment channels and the same streaming platforms. SPE's upcoming release slate features several hotly anticipated titles such as I Know What You Did Last Summer, 28 Years Later, Until Dawn, and Karate Kid: Legends. The agreement could also bring recent box office hits like Venom: The Last Dance, Kraven the Hunter, Saturday Night, the Oscar-winning I'm Still Here (Best International Feature Film, 2025), and Paddington in Peru to beIN's content lineup. The deal further encompasses a strong catalogue of popular television series, including all eight seasons of Outlander, seven seasons of The Good Doctor, both seasons of Twisted Metal, and beloved anime titles from Crunchyroll, such as Jujutsu Kaisen and My Hero Academia (Seasons 1–2). Commenting on the extended deal, Esra Özaral Altop, Chief Entertainment Content Officer, beIN Media Group, said: 'We are proud to extend our valued relationship with Sony Pictures Entertainment — a creative powerhouse that continues to captivate global audiences. This renewed agreement not only reflects our dedication to curating premium entertainment for viewers across MENA and Türkiye, but also marks a new chapter in strengthening our entertainment portfolio. From iconic blockbusters to genre-defining series, we remain committed to delivering bold, diverse, and unforgettable stories that resonate with every audience.' Mark Young, EVP, Distribution & Networks, EMEA, Sony Pictures Television, added: 'Our passion at Sony Pictures is to bring great stories to great audiences, and our friends and partners at beIN remain the perfect home to bring this plethora of amazing content to audiences across MENA and Türkiye. We are thrilled that their wide audiences will continue to enjoy the wealth of content from SPE's future slate as well as our vast library of beloved classics, and we join them in being incredibly pleased to make this announcement today.' First signed in 2021, the renewed agreement builds on the longstanding collaboration between beIN and Sony Pictures Entertainment.
UPI
6 days ago
- Entertainment
- UPI
Movie review: 'Karate Kid: Legends' is false advertising
1 of 5 | From left, Jackie Chan, Ben Wang and Ralph Macchio star in "Karate Kid: Legends," in theaters Friday. Photo courtesy of Sony Pictures Entertainment LOS ANGELES, May 28 (UPI) -- Karate Kid: Legends, in theaters Friday, promises the merging of two Karate Kid worlds. Unfortunately, original star Ralph Macchio doesn't show up for 55 minutes and the film rushes through all the moments fans were waiting for, along with everything else. Jackie Chan returns as Shifu Han from the 2010 Karate Kid remake. Han has a student in his Beijing dojo named Li Fong (Ben Wang), whose mother, Dr. Fong, (Ming-Na Wen) takes a job in New York and forbids Li to fight, or even practice, martial arts. In New York, Li meets Mia (Sadie Stanley) working at her father, Victor's (Joshua Jackson) pizza restaurant. Mia's ex, Conor Day (Aramis Knight), trains at a mixed martial arts gym where Victor owes the owner money. Conor bullies Li just for being friends with Mia. Karate Kid: Legends is much more about Li's relationship with Victor than with Daniel LaRusso (Macchio). Li uses Kung Fu he learned from Han to defend Victor against thugs from the gym's loan shark. Victor is impressed and asks Li to teach him moves for the upcoming boxing match he entered in hope of paying off his debt and keeping the restaurant open. Making the new Karate Kid a teacher is an interesting twist, especially when he has to hide it from his mother. A child teaching an adult fighter is the most original idea Karate Kid: Legends brings to the series. Unfortunately, the movie wants to do so much, it rushes through this relationship and its training montages, never exploring the pressure this puts on Li or the inversion of authority roles. The film rushes through all the more familiar plot elements too, such as breezing through Li and Mia's relationship. Wang and Stanley are charismatic young performers saddled with scenes and dialogue that are contrived to be unnaturally adult, especially when teenager Mia has an unusually mature perspective on her relationship with Conor. Meanwhile, Conor is just a rage machine who already lost Mia before he ever met Li. The film only shows Li spend one day in school, though another rushed subplot shows Li studying with a calculus tutor (Wyatt Oleff). The movie teases the reason Li no longer has an older brother when it is completely obvious the reason is martial arts. Dr. Fong said she already lost one son and Li has flashbacks to training with his older brother Bo (Yankei Ge), who is no longer in the picture. Bo's fate is not a surprise so should not be milked as such. Still, the film can't decide whether Li is eager to use his martial arts or paralyzed with fear because of this traumatic event. 50 minutes into the movie, Han visits New York himself and decides to enroll Li in the Five Boroughs Tournament, the New York equivalent of The Karate Kid's All-Valley Karate Tournament. This is a rather reprehensible act considering Dr. Fong's objection. A mother has every right to forbid her teenage son from competing in an MMA fight and Han shows up to not only enable it but encourage Li. Han gives lip service to the idea that one tragedy should not make the rest of the family give up on martial arts, which ostensibly teaches positive qualities. That needs more nuance to justify training a teenager for hand-to-hand combat, a nuance the original films and the series Cobra Kai addressed. Karate Kid: Legends is much more of a Jackie Chan movie than a Karate Kid movie. Li's fights and training of Victor are choreographed by Xiangyang Xu and executed by the Jackie Chan Stunt Team, clearly influenced by Chan himself, utilizing pots and pans or fire escapes in the choreography. Chan-inspired movement is always captivating, even if it is not particularly well shot in Legends, with the camera often too close to see the entire move and cut together choppily. It's still an American Jackie Chan movie so it compromises what is great about his Hong Kong films. Chan also finds moments to ham up his comedy, which livens up moments but is inconsistent with the 2010 film, in which he played Mr. Han dramatically. Three-quarters of the way into a review seems the appropriate time to discuss Daniel LaRusso, because it is 55 minutes into the film when Han visits California to ask Mr. Miyagi's best student to help him train Li for the Five Boroughs Tournament. Daniel only vaguely alludes to his life post Cobra Kai so as not to contradict anything in the series or potential spinoffs. His reasons for deciding to fly to New York after all are equally vague. He mentions wanting to pass Miyagi's lessons on to as many new students as possible, which is why Daniel should have jumped at the opportunity Han was offering immediately. Macchio and Chan have good chemistry in the brief scenes in which they are training Li, so it is a shame the film does not devote much time to exactly what Karate Kid fans, and martial arts fans in general, came to see. Legends also retcons Mr. Miyagi adding a story about the Han family to his speech about the origins of Miyagi-Do from Karate Kid Part II. Though only audio, they either cast a soundalike or used AI to achieve this spurious connection. There's also an absolutely laughable Photoshop job of 1985-era Jackie Chan with 1985-era Pat Morita. Given Macchio's amenability to reprising his role in another movie, it is a shame the script could not find a more meaningful way to incorporate his character. Along with Daniel, Karate Kid: Legends underdevelops the very kid in the title as well. Fred Topel, who attended film school at Ithaca College, is a UPI entertainment writer based in Los Angeles. He has been a professional film critic since 1999, a Rotten Tomatoes critic since 2001, and a member of the Television Critics Association since 2012 and the Critics Choice Association since 2023. Read more of his work in Entertainment.
Economic Key
27-05-2025
- Business
- Economic Key
Madinet Masr Launches Shark Tank Business Park in Collaboration with IMP and Sony Pictures Entertainment
Shark Tank Business Park, the world's first business park themed after the global hit show Shark Tank, has officially launched at a spectacular event in Taj City. Developed by Madinet Masr, one of Egypt's leading real estate developers, in strategic collaboration with Sony Pictures Entertainment and Innovative Media Production (IMP), the 20 acre development in Taj City reimagines how entrepreneurs work and play – all in one unforgettable destination. Designed around immersive, experience driven principles, Shark Tank Business Park fuses fluid architecture with rooftop terraces, gaming pods, and lush garden brainstorming zones that spark spontaneous collaboration. The development integrates next generation office space with cultural venues, while also housing a dedicated co working space. The event featured the unveiling of the world's first Shark Tank commercial art sculpture, produced by NotToys— the Middle East's first art toys company. Positioned proudly at the heart of the park, the piece embodies the bold entrepreneurial spirit that defines Shark Tank Business Park, a milestone for Egypt's innovation landscape. Since launching in 2001 as 'Money Tigers' on Nippon TV in Japan and known around the world under titles including 'Dragons' Den', 'Shark Tank', and 'Lions' Den', the Sony Pictures Television-owned format has become the world's number one adapted business reality television show, in terms of the number of territories launched. Produced in territories on every continent, the format sees aspiring entrepreneurs pitch to secure investment from some of the top names in the business world. Engineer Abdallah Sallam, President and CEO of Madinet Masr, commented: 'Shark Tank Business Park is the first of its kind globally. Inspired by the worldwide success of Shark Tank, the project reflects our vision to create spaces that go beyond functionality. This is more than just office space; we are building a fully integrated ecosystem, featuring thoughtfully designed landscapes and architecture. Every detail has been curated to foster creativity, productivity, and overall, well being within a vibrant business community.' Robert Herjavec, Shark Tank US star & CEO, Cyderes, commented: 'Shark Tank Business Park gives global entrepreneurs and investors a community like home. I can't believe no one has done this before. And I believe you'll see this replicated all over the world. You can't keep a great idea down.' Spanning 20 acres and comprising 16 buildings, the first phase will be delivered by 2029, backed by an investment of almost USD 1 billion. Launch highlights The grand launch welcomed more than 900 distinguished guests, including senior Egyptian business leaders, government officials, GCC investors, and international media representatives. High profile personalities in attendance included: • Robert Herjavec – Shark Tank US star & CEO, Cyderes • Arch Dyson – Senior Production Consultant, Sony Pictures Entertainment • Abdallah Sallam – President & CEO, Madinet Masr • Ahmed Tarek Khalil – Founder & CEO, Allianz Middle East • Ahmed El Sewedy – CEO, Elsewedy Electric Group • Mohamed Farouk – Chairman & CEO, Mobica • Ayman Abbas – CEO, ADES International Holding • Dina Ghabbour – Board Member of Ghabbour Group & CEO GB Foundation • Hilda Louca – Founder & CEO at MITCHA ظهرت المقالة Madinet Masr Launches Shark Tank Business Park in Collaboration with IMP and Sony Pictures Entertainment أولاً على المفتاح الاقتصادي.
Extra.ie
25-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Extra.ie
Academy Award winning Saoirse Ronan film on TV tonight
An Academy Award winning period drama starring Saoirse Ronan is showing on Irish TV tonight (Sunday, March 25). The Irish actress stars alongside an ensemble cast including Emma Watson, Florence Pugh, Eliza Scanlen, Laura Dern, Meryl Streep and Timothée Chalamet. The 2019 film adaptation of Little Women airs on RTÉ One at 9.35pm on Sunday with Saoirse playing the lead role of Josephine 'Jo' March. An Academy Award winning period drama starring Saoirse Ronan is showing on Irish TV tonight (Sunday, March 25). Pic: Sony Pictures Entertainment/YouTube The film is the seventh movie adaptation of the 1868 novel by Louisa May Alcott with Greta Gerwig writing and directing the latest adaptation The classic tells the story of the March sisters — Jo; Beth; Meg and Amy — as they enter womanhood and deal with the ups and downs of life, including everything from personal development and love to family and death. said: 'In 1868, New York City teacher Jo March goes to Mr Dashwood, an editor who agrees to publish a story she has written. She reflects back and forth on her life, telling the story of the March sisters — four young women, each determined to live life on her own terms. The 2019 film picked up six Academy Award nominations including Best Actress for Saoirse Ronan. Pic: Sony Pictures/ Youtube 'Writer/ director Greta Gerwig's adaptation of the Louisa May Alcott novel, starring Saoirse Ronan, Emma Watson ad Florence Pugh.' The 2019 film picked up six Academy Award nominations including Best Actress for Saoirse Ronan. The nomination was Saoirse's fourth Academy Award nomination having previously been nominated for Best Actress in Brooklyn (2016) and Lady Bird (2018) as well as Best Supporting Actress for Atonement in 2008. Little Women came away with one Academy Award, with Jacuqeline Durran picking up Best Costume Design. Little Women's airing on Irish TV on Sunday comes not long after the star of the film, Saoirse, wowed at the Louis Vuitton Cruise 2026 photocall in Avignon, France. The Outrun star stunned in a striking dress from the French luxury house, having been styled by Danielle Goldberg. The actress, who is married to Scottish actor Jack Lowden, opted for a minimalist hair and make-up look to set off the black dress she wore.
