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A video game trader says his industry faces the loss of thousands of jobs because of the phase out of physical media.

The Federal Government said on Friday that it was targeting the creation of two million jobs in the creative industry by 2030 as it moves to turn the country’s cultural assets and creative talent into commercially

RIYADH: Since lifting the cinema ban in 2018, Saudi Arabia has rapidly transformed its film industry into a key engine of job creation and economic diversification.

Music composer Amaal Mallik has spent the last week defending his song ‘Yeh Awarapan’ from Emraan Hashmi’s film ‘Awarapan 2.’ The track, sung by Arijit Singh, has triggered a public back and forth between Mallik and unnamed sections of the film and music industry. Here is what happened, step by step.

Aug 24 — The national film industry must be more open so industry players may produce more creative and critical works, but stay true to local culture and values, said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim

Locarno Pro closed its largest edition to date, passing 2,000 accreditations for the first time and reinforcing its position as an increasingly consequential meeting point for independent cinema.

Producer Marco Perego came to Locarno’s industry strand with the sort of recent record that normally invites a victory lap.

In the 1970s, the phrase “You’ve Come a Long Way, Baby” was a slogan for a brand of American cigarettes, Virginia Slims. They were thinner and longer than regular brands and designed for a feminine hand.

0:00Hundreds of film industry professionals protested in Cape Town on 28 January 2026. Ashraf Hendricks/GroundUp

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