Packham celebrates evolution with quirky ode about anuses before heads

Disney is expected to lay off thousands of employees in its biggest round of job cuts this year, according to Variety. The cuts at a major entertainment company signal continued cost-cutting across the media industry and will affect a large number of workers.

Roku reported a strong third quarter, with sales climbing 24% year over year, according to Variety. The company credited its fastest growth in media and entertainment advertising spending in four years. The results signal that streaming ad budgets are recovering, a positive sign for the broader connected-TV ad market.

Singer James Blunt has said he deliberately tried to get himself banished from the BBC reality show The Traitors, but his fellow contestants kept him in the game. He discussed the experience in an interview with the BBC. The show's format sees players vote each other out, so failing to be banished meant his plan backfired.

Tips Films and Tips Music have joined the production of Rooh, a musical horror film starring Emraan Hashmi. The exclusive Variety report says the addition brings the Indian music and film companies into the project. The partnership matters because it pairs Hashmi with established Bollywood entertainment firms for a genre-blending release.

Melanie Lynskey pushed back on rumors that she made millions of dollars from Two and a Half Men, calling the idea insane. She clarified her pay from the sitcom, addressing misconceptions about actors’ earnings from early roles. The remarks offer a rare correction of public assumptions about TV salaries.