The federal government renewed public-facing materials on the Safe Social Media Act, known as Bill C-34, on September 29, 2026, restating objectives and regulatory tools for protecting children online as scrutiny from privacy advocates and industry grows.
The acclaimed Belfast police drama Blue Lights returns to BBC One and BBC iPlayer on 29 September 2026, with the full fourth series available as a box set on iPlayer from 6am and an evening linear premiere at 9pm. The new season expands the show's focus on frontline officers while centring a high stakes murder trial that threatens to unsettle both the force and the community.
Australia head into Tuesday night’s friendly with Brazil at Suncorp Stadium buoyed by a 1-1 draw in Townsville, a young squad gaining experience and full availability from the 25-player group, with several uncapped players still in reserve.
Bangladesh’s UN envoy reiterated Prime Minister Tarique Rahman’s appeal for a concrete roadmap to ensure early, safe and dignified repatriation of more than 1.2 million Rohingya, warning that shrinking humanitarian funding and lack of political progress risk turning a protracted emergency into a generational crisis.
London’s BFI Southbank hosts Screen Summit 2026 today, gathering studio chiefs, distributors, streamers and independent producers to tackle financing gaps, inward investment and new commercial models for British film.
Maddock Films will launch the trailer of Prahaar: The Untold Story of Ujjwal Nikam at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus on September 29, marking an unprecedented film promotion at the station tied to the 26/11 attacks.
Federal agencies and major financial firms are sounding the alarm about a surge in AI enabled scams that impersonate government departments and trusted institutions. Officials urge Canadians to verify communications and to report incidents to the Canadian Anti Fraud Centre immediately.
Amazon Web Services stages a Public Sector AI Symposium in Ottawa today, September 29, 2026, highlighting Canadian AI adoption in government, data sovereignty concerns, and the announcement of Canada recipients of the AWS Imagine Grant for nonprofits.
Popular actress and model Mousumi Mou has been announced as Ispahani Mirzapore Tea’s new two year brand ambassador and the host of the show Banglabid, a move that links a high profile celebrity with a cultural campaign to revive Bangla language interest among young viewers.
Dhaka police on Monday arrested 15 activists of the banned Bangladesh Chhatra League from the capital residence of fugitive former MP Showkat Hasanur Rahman Rimon, authorities said. Officials said the group had gathered at the house for a private event and legal action is underway.
China’s central bank supplied hefty short term cash to markets on September 28 as quarter end and the week long National Day holiday approach, combining overnight, seven day and 14 day reverse repos to smooth money market strains even as net liquidity was modestly withdrawn after accounting for maturing facilities.
A 73 year old retired professor in Ahmedabad says he was coerced over days by callers posing as law enforcement into transferring Rs 16.18 lakh. The case underlines the growing use of video calls, forged documents and intimidation in so called digital arrest frauds across India.
O3 Medya has begun international sales for Şapkacı Kadınlar, retitled The Hatmaker, unveiling a MIPCOM poster featuring Pınar Deniz and Selahattin Paşalı. Eccho Rights will represent the series to buyers as production prepares to start in Turkey in November and a domestic premiere is slated for early 2027.
Spain’s film community has named three contenders to represent the country in the Best International Feature Film race, with Javier Calvo and Javier Ambrossi’s La bola negra joining Rodrigo Sorogoyen’s El ser querido and Alauda Ruiz de Azua’s Los domingos in the short list. The Academy of Cinematographic Arts and Sciences will name the final Spanish submission in mid September.
Disney Plus and Korean production partners confirmed today that filming for the second season of the hit Korean series Moving has resumed in Seoul, with a new major cast addition and a refreshed production schedule targeting a 2027 release window.