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Disney Names James Gorman as New Chairman, to Announce Next CEO in Early 2026

FILE - In this Nov. 13, 2019, photo, a Disney logo forms part of a menu for the Disney Plus movie and entertainment streaming service on a computer screen in Walpole, Mass. (AP Photo/Steven Senne, File)
FILE - In this Nov. 13, 2019, photo, a Disney logo forms part of a menu for the Disney Plus movie and entertainment streaming service on a computer screen in Walpole, Mass. (AP Photo/Steven Senne, File)
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Disney Names James Gorman as New Chairman, to Announce Next CEO in Early 2026

FILE - In this Nov. 13, 2019, photo, a Disney logo forms part of a menu for the Disney Plus movie and entertainment streaming service on a computer screen in Walpole, Mass. (AP Photo/Steven Senne, File)
FILE - In this Nov. 13, 2019, photo, a Disney logo forms part of a menu for the Disney Plus movie and entertainment streaming service on a computer screen in Walpole, Mass. (AP Photo/Steven Senne, File)

Walt Disney said on Monday it would appoint a new chief executive officer in early 2026 and named James Gorman as its chairman.
Gorman, executive chairman of Morgan Stanley, would step down from that role at the end of 2024 and take on the position at Disney in January.
He would succeed Mark Parker, who is leaving the media giant's board after nine years, according to Reuters.
Gorman is currently the chair of Disney board's succession planning committee, which is working to identify its next CEO.
Bob Iger returned to Disney as CEO in November 2022, less than a year after he retired, to revamp the media company after the board ousted his hand-picked successor, Bob Chapek.
Iger had initially planned to stay for two years but agreed to extend his tenure through 2026.

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Israeli Oscars Entry Evokes Empathy to Palestinians but Irks Government

Basel Adra, from left, Rachel Szor, Hamdan Ballal, and Yuval Abraham accept the award for best documentary feature film for "No Other Land" during the Oscars on Sunday, March 2, 2025, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)
Basel Adra, from left, Rachel Szor, Hamdan Ballal, and Yuval Abraham accept the award for best documentary feature film for "No Other Land" during the Oscars on Sunday, March 2, 2025, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)
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Israeli Oscars Entry Evokes Empathy to Palestinians but Irks Government

Basel Adra, from left, Rachel Szor, Hamdan Ballal, and Yuval Abraham accept the award for best documentary feature film for "No Other Land" during the Oscars on Sunday, March 2, 2025, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)
Basel Adra, from left, Rachel Szor, Hamdan Ballal, and Yuval Abraham accept the award for best documentary feature film for "No Other Land" during the Oscars on Sunday, March 2, 2025, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)

The director of Israel's entry for the 2026 Oscars about a Palestinian boy's quest to see the sea hopes it will help arouse compassion in his homeland during so much conflict. Prospects for lasting peace between Israelis and Palestinians have rarely looked so bleak after the October 7, 2023 Hamas attacks, two years of war in Gaza and surging settler violence in the West Bank.

However, director and writer Shai Carmeli-Pollak has taken heart from the reception to his film "The Sea" which won Israel's top film prize so was automatically submitted for the foreign-language Oscar prize to be decided in March, Reuters reported.

"I met the audience that came to watch it and it was amazing that people could be emotional and sometimes shed a tear for this story while violence and atrocities happened not far from here," Carmeli-Pollak said in an interview this week after a viewing.

"The Sea" tells the story of Khaled, a Palestinian boy in the Israeli-occupied West Bank who fears growing up without seeing the sea and makes the perilous journey alone and without travel papers into Israel to try to reach the coast.

He had recently been turned away at a checkpoint on a school trip to the sea, and his sudden disappearance from home leads his father, an undocumented labourer in Israel, to risk arrest by setting out in search of him.

"The Sea" won Best Picture at September's Ophir awards, the Israeli equivalent of the Oscars, prompting condemnation from Culture Minister Miki Zohar, who pulled funding from the ceremony over the movie's portrayal of the Israeli military.

Israel's government since 2022 has been among the most right-wing in its history, adamantly opposed to Palestinian statehood and committed to expanding settlement in the West Bank.

The 2023 Hamas attack on Israel, which killed more than 1,200 people, has hardened many Israelis towards Palestinians and made criticism of the army more sensitive.

'COMPASSION AND LOVE'

Carmeli-Pollak and the Israeli-Palestinian producer of "The Sea", Baher Agbaria, said it was important to make films that helped people hear each other's stories.

"I hope that the film will open other channels - channels of compassion and love - and give other ways that we can live together in this place," Carmeli-Pollak told Reuters.

Agbaria said it felt surprising to bring a Palestinian story to mainstream cinemas in Israel against the backdrop of the war.

"Because (of) what is happening this is time also for this film, you know, for this kind of story, to listen to the others," he said.

The film was released in cinemas in Israel in July and is still running. At the 2025 Oscars, an Israeli-Palestinian film "No Other Land", about the Israeli displacement of a Palestinian community in the West Bank, won the documentary feature film award, also angering Israel's government.

Carmeli-Pollak, a longtime peace activist, said that even though the government did not want him to represent Israel, he was proud to be part of a community of filmmakers who chose to honour "The Sea".

"I represent every people, like both Israelis and Palestinians, that aspire for peace and for equality and for living together in a different way than this government is working for."

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Apple Streaming Service Restored after Brief Outage

FILED - 16 September 2023, US, New York: The Apple logo, taken at the Apple Store on 5th Avenue in Manhattan. Photo: Michael Kappeler/dpa
FILED - 16 September 2023, US, New York: The Apple logo, taken at the Apple Store on 5th Avenue in Manhattan. Photo: Michael Kappeler/dpa
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Apple Streaming Service Restored after Brief Outage

FILED - 16 September 2023, US, New York: The Apple logo, taken at the Apple Store on 5th Avenue in Manhattan. Photo: Michael Kappeler/dpa
FILED - 16 September 2023, US, New York: The Apple logo, taken at the Apple Store on 5th Avenue in Manhattan. Photo: Michael Kappeler/dpa

Apple's streaming service resumed for users in the United States after a brief outage late Thursday, Apple's status page showed.

The number of users reporting issues with Apple TV had dropped to 208, from a peak of about 15,000, according to tracking website Downdetector.com.

The company also experienced issues with Apple Music and Apple Arcade services, both of which were also restored, according to its status page.

Downdetector tracks outages by collating status reports from several sources including users.

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Red Sea Film Festival Launches Mobile App Ahead of Fifth Edition

Red Sea International Film Festival logo
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Red Sea Film Festival Launches Mobile App Ahead of Fifth Edition

Red Sea International Film Festival logo
Red Sea International Film Festival logo

The Red Sea International Film Festival has unveiled its newly redesigned mobile app, offering a fully integrated digital experience that provides visitors with seamless access to all festival details ahead of its fifth edition, set to take place this December in the historic Al-Balad district of Jeddah.

The updated app enables users to explore the full film lineup, including screening schedules and synopses, browse panel discussions and special events, reserve tickets, and navigate festival venues through interactive maps.

The app is now available for download on the Apple App Store and Google Play, serving as an essential companion for festival-goers.