A federal judge approved a settlement with 12 state attorneys general that removes the last major legal obstacle to Paramount Skydance's approximately $110 billion acquisition of Warner Bros, setting the stage for the deal to close in early October and triggering broad implications for film production, newsroom oversight and industry consolidation across the United States.
Ohh My Dog, the Amit Rai family drama led by Pankaj Tripathi, begins streaming on Netflix in India on October 1, 2026, following an eight week theatrical window. The film’s digital bow underlines ongoing changes to theatrical to OTT release strategies for midbudget Hindi films.
The Seoul Eastern District joint investigation team that led a four-year crackdown on voice phishing and other non-face-to-face fraud is scheduled to disband on October 2, 2026. Authorities say the team’s casework and intelligence ties will be preserved under the new prosecutorial structure, while experts warn the transition could create gaps in cross-agency coordination.
Hong Kong’s government used National Day events on October 1, 2026 to underline its First Five-Year Plan, announcing that AI will be treated as a core industry and embedded across public services and strategic sectors, backed by new bodies, funding and skills plans.
Prime Video released Dupahiya Season 2 in India on October 1, 2026. The return to the small town of Dhadakpur reunites key cast members, adds regional star Nirahua, and continues the streaming platform's push for locally rooted comedies with broad appeal.
Norway’s parliament has begun rare public hearings into ties between the late US sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and a number of current and former senior Norwegian officials, prompting police inquiries, demands for transparency and questions about conflicts of interest in the foreign service.
Micron reported record fiscal fourth quarter revenue and profit and issued guidance well above Street estimates, underpinning a fresh wave of optimism for U.S. memory suppliers and prompting broader market reassessments of inflation and rate odds.
Greece’s minister for digital governance said investments including a major DEI AWS data centre and national supercomputing projects will turn Western Macedonia into a data and artificial intelligence hub, promising jobs, new industry and research links.
The inaugural Alternative Fashion Fabric Fair opened in Accra on September 19, drawing designers, manufacturers and cultural leaders to spotlight African fibres, production and intra continental trade as the foundation for a more equitable fashion industry.
India defeated South Korea 2-0 in the Asian Games 2026 semi final in Nagoya to advance to the final against defending champions China, securing at least a silver and positioning themselves to chase their first Asiad women’s hockey gold since 1982.
TheWrap’s flagship conference TheGrill opened at the DGA Theater in Los Angeles on September 30, 2026, pulling together studio chiefs, distributor executives, creator economy founders and ad and tech partners to debate AI, M and A, theatrical demand and what will actually fill seats in the coming years.
Two Singaporean men were sentenced on Sept 30 for acting as money launderers for a Malaysian criminal syndicate that channelled scam proceeds through local bank and crypto accounts. Court documents show at least 40 Singapore bank accounts and more than 60 SIM cards and 40 mobile phones were linked to the operation, with transfers traced to more than S$1.2 million.
A magnitude 5.2 earthquake was recorded in the remote Balleny Islands region on 30 September 2026. The event, detected by international seismic networks, occurred beneath the Southern Ocean in a sector claimed by New Zealand as part of the Ross Dependency. No damage or tsunami threat has been reported.
Berlin on Wednesday backed the European Commission’s proposal that would block under 13s from unrestricted social media access and place phased limits on adolescents, saying the move must be turned into enforceable EU law quickly to protect mental health and childhood development.
Chiikawa the Movie: The Secret of the Mermaid Island premieres in Philippine cinemas on September 30, 2026, as an SM Cinema exclusive release. The theatrical arrival extends the franchise’s international rollout after a record-breaking run in Japan and sets the stage for renewed anime box office momentum in the Philippines.