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New York: Before the pandemic, the theatrical and digital markets for entertainment were roughly similar in size. Last year, however, digital revenue was more than three times that of global box office, according to a new report by the Motion Picture Association. The MPA’s annual study of theatrical and home entertainment, published Monday, crystalized just how much streaming has come to dominate the media landscape. In 2021, the digital market accounted for 72% of the combined theatrical and home market. In 2019, digital accounted for $45.5 billion worldwide; last year it ballooned to $71.9 billion. Streaming services have led the boom.…

Bahrain :  The Customs Affairs and Bahrain Airports Services (BAS) have signed a Service Level Agreement (SLA). Customs President Shaikh Ahmed bin Hamad Al Khalifa and BAS Chief Executive Officer Mohammed Khalil Ahmed attended the signing of the deal, which aims to enhance the standard of customer services. The agreement was sealed within the framework of constructive cooperation between the Ministry of Interior’s Customs Affairs and Bahrain Airport Services (BAS).

Bahrain : On the occasion of World Kidney Day, Kozhikode District Pravasi Forum (KPF) conducted Kidney Awareness Class, related tests and doctor consultation. KPF President Sudheer Thirunilath on Thursday inaugurated the three-day camp at the Bahrain Specialist Hospital Juffair. BSH Representatives Mr Majed K Ardati COO, Mr Yatheesh Kumar ( Sales & Marketing Executive) Dr. Theerath Kumar, Nephrologist, Internal Medicine Consultant ,Dr. Raees Yusuf Sheikh, Consultant Nephrologist; Dr.Sarah Fakhruddin, Consultant Nephrologist, Nurses, Mrs. Sharol, Marina D’Souza, Winnie Alexander, Maria Angel Fernando, Gina John, Revathi and Anu Varghese Lizzy as part of the camp and meeting .The doctors suggested some regular…

Bahrain : National Football Team Portugese coach Helio Sousa, has lined up 26 players to take part on the training camp which will open on Tuesday and run until March 29. The list includes Abbas Ayyad (Al Ahly), Abdulla Hazza and Ali Haram (Al Tadhamun, Kuwait), Ali Madan (Al Oruba, UAE), Abdulaziz Al Sheikh, Abdulla Daij (Budaiya), Ahmed Abdulla, Mahdi Humaidan, Mohammed Al Hardan, Sayyed Dhiya Said (Al Khaldiya), Ammar Mohammed, Mahdi Abduljabbar, Ibrahim Al Khattal (Manama), Abdulawab Al Maloud, Amine bin Uday, Hamza Al Jabn, Hassan Al Karani, Walid Al Hayyam, Sayyed Mohammed Jaffer (Muharraq), Abdulla Fraih, Hamad Shamsan,…

Bahrain : HH Shaikh Nasser bin Hamad Al Khalifa International Endurance Cup will be held on March 18 -19 at the Bahrain International Endurance Village. His Majesty the King’s Representative for Humanitarian Work and Youth Affairs, Bahrain Royal Equestrian and Endurance Federation (BREEF) Honorary Chairman HH Shaikh Nasser bin Hamad Al Khalifa will patronise the event. The organising committees have stepped preparations for the races following directives from BREEF Chairman HH Shaikh Isa bin Abdulla Al-Khalifa. HH Shaikh Nasser bin Hamad praised BREEF-led efforts to ensure the success of the endurance cup, expectining the final races of the season to…

Berlin : Erling Haaland and Gio Reyna returned from injury Sunday as Borussia Dortmund cut Bayern Munich’s Bundesliga lead to seven points with a 1-0 win over coronavirus-hit Arminia Bielefeld. Marius Wolf’s first-half goal was enough for Dortmund to re-inject a measure of excitement into the title race with eight rounds left. Dortmund still has a game in hand on Bayern and can further reduce the nine-time defending champions’ lead to four points on Wednesday with a win at Mainz in their postponed match. With Haaland and Reyna back in action, Dortmund fans will feel anything is possible. Dortmund coach…

India has decided to temporarily relocate its embassy in Ukraine to Poland in view of the rapidly deteriorating security situation in the war-torn country. The decision comes amid increasing Russian attacks on the Ukrainian capital Kyiv and several other prominent cities. “In view of the rapidly deteriorating security situation in Ukraine, including attacks in the western parts of the country, it has been decided that the Indian Embassy in Ukraine will be temporarily relocated to Poland,” the Ministry of External Affairs said.

Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces, met King Hamad of Bahrain on Sunday. The two met at the Bahraini monarch’s residence in Abu Dhabi to review relations between both countries. They also discussed ways to expand co-operation across all fronts in a way that that enhances their sustainable development efforts and contributes to realising the aspirations of their peoples. Sheikh Mohamed also conveyed to King Hamad the greetings of the President, Sheikh Khalifa. The meeting between the two followed Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid, Vice President and Ruler of Dubai’s meeting with King Hamad on Saturday.

KVIY : Russian missiles pounded a military base in western Ukraine on Sunday, killing 35 people in an attack on a facility that served as a crucial hub for cooperation between Ukraine and the NATO countries supporting its defense. The barrage marked an escalation of Moscow’s offensive and moved the fighting perilously close to the Polish border. The attack so close to a NATO member-country raised the specter that the alliance could be drawn into the fight and was heavy with symbolism in a conflict that has revived old Cold War rivalries and threatened to rewrite the current global security order.

ROME :  A bus carrying Ukrainian refugees overturned on a major highway in northern Italy at dawn on Sunday, killing a young mother, Italian firefighters and news reports said. Italian state TV said there were also five people injured, but none of the injuries was serious, in the crash on the A14 highway near Forli’, a town in the Emilia-Romagna region in northeastern Italy. It said the rest of those aboard were safely evacuated. The bus landed on its side on a grassy slope just beyond a highway guardrail and near a farm field. Firefighters used two cranes in an operation to…