Entertainment & Media

New York – November 01, 2026 -- TESSAN has premiered Jump Into The Unknown, a documentary that follows adventure athlete and filmmaker Jamie Leibert and his wife, Sandra Zinovyev, on a 30-day expedition through the Swiss Alps.

Leibert, known as Captain Manicorn, is behind the "climb and fly" discipline, which combines big-wall climbing with wingsuit and mini-wing flights. His expeditions have taken him to more than 80 countries. Zinovyev is the film's director of photography and editor. Their three-legged rescue dog, Journey, joined them in the mountains.

Closing weather windows rewrote the itinerary

The couple entered the Alps without a scripted ending, carrying one question: what makes an adventure truly worthwhile? Weather windows closed quickly, routes had to change, and gear and transportation added new variables. When weather blocked a flight, they waited. When routes shifted, they reassessed.

New York – October 31, 2026 -- SiriusXM starts its holiday music season on Monday, November 2, with 25 handcrafted seasonal channels in cars and on the SiriusXM app. Eligible customers can get their first three months of SiriusXM for free.

Personality and brand channels anchor the lineup

Jimmy Fallon's Holiday Seasoning Radio runs on channel 14 and the app from November 2 through December 27. It mixes his favorite festive songs with stories, fan dedications and appearances from famous friends. The playlist includes tracks from his Christmas album, Holiday Seasoning, alongside Paul McCartney, Dolly Parton, Frank Sinatra and Ariana Grande.

LOS ANGELES – October 31, 2026 -- Filmmaker Barry Sonnenfeld will host the Children's Institute (CII) 120th Anniversary Cape & Gown Gala on Sunday, November 8, in Beverly Hills, with John Mayer performing and Jamie Lee Curtis receiving a new award.

Jamie Lee Curtis receives the inaugural Reiner award

Curtis will accept the first Michele & Rob Reiner Champion for Change Award, presented by Jake Reiner. Seven-time Grammy winner John Mayer will perform, and comedian and author Chelsea Handler will also appear.

Sonnenfeld introduced Rob Reiner to Michele in 1988

CII president and CEO Martine Singer, Michele Reiner's sister, said Sonnenfeld introduced Rob to Michele in 1988 and stayed close to the couple with his wife Susan. Her pitch for him as host was short: "Also, he's hilarious."

KANSAS CITY – October 31, 2026 -- Fans of haunted attractions can now match their worst fear to a specific haunt: Amber Arnett-Bequeaith, known as the Queen of Haunts, has named 13 attractions across the US that turn common phobias into immersive experiences.

Arnett-Bequeaith works with her family's Full Moon Productions, which created Edge of Hell and Beast Haunted Attractions in Kansas City's historic West Bottoms. She admits her list has a hometown bias, but says she judges each haunt on storytelling, set design, scare timing and what stays with visitors afterward.

Erfurt – October 30, 2026 -- KiKA's November 2026 streaming lineup opens on 1 November with a 26-episode watercolor series for preschoolers, the complete first season of a time-travel fantasy and Christmas classics.

Three titles arrive on 1 November

"Baum und Biene" follows best friends Baum and Biene through everyday adventures in a watercolor world. All 26 episodes of the animated series stream on kikaninchen.de and in the Kikaninchen app.

In the fantasy series "Die Zeitfälscherin," 13-year-old Sofie receives a time machine and travels back to stop her parents' separation. Her changes to the past put her family and hometown in danger. Every episode of season 1 is on kika.de and in the KiKA app, and season 2 premieres in December.

Classic "Beutolomäus" live-action series and films, about Santa's loyal helper, also arrive on 1 November for primary school children and families.

Burlington – October 30, 2026 -- Festival fans who can't attend can now pass their Front Gate Tickets pass to another fan at exactly the price they paid, with nothing added on top. CashorTrade, the face-value ticket marketplace, has integrated with Front Gate Tickets, the Austin-based ticketing company behind festivals including Lollapalooza, Austin City Limits, Bourbon & Beyond, Lost Lands and Ultra Music Festival.

Tickets are checked directly with Front Gate

The integration brings CashorTrade's Verified Face Value Resale, technology it pioneered with Ticketmaster, to Front Gate events. Here is how it works:

Fort Worth – October 30, 2026 -- The Cody Johnson by Justin boot collection is on sale now at participating retailers and at JustinBoots.com. It covers everything from everyday wear to special occasions.

Johnson and Justin's team curated every style together

Justin Boots has added ACM Entertainer of the Year Cody Johnson to Team Justin. He and the Justin Boots team curated the collection together. The first release includes a variety of silhouettes, leathers and stitch patterns, so buyers can match a pair to their personality and needs.

Shelbi Tidwell, director of product development for Justin Brands, said Johnson wanted an all-encompassing line from the start. She said working with him produced a collection that feels authentic to him while offering something for everyone.

Miami – October 30, 2026 -- Free-to-play social gaming platform Hit Fortune now counts more than 100,000 daily active users and offers over 1,000 slot-style titles on mobile. The platform reached the milestone as it marked its two-year anniversary on Sept. 26.

Hit Fortune adds new slot-style games every week

The library spans a range of themes, visual styles and gameplay experiences. It mixes third-party titles with games built in-house by Game Wonder, the studio behind the platform.

To keep the growing catalog manageable, the game lobby includes search, developer-based browsing and a favorites system for returning to preferred games.

Guest mode lets new users explore before registering

Hit Fortune is built for adult players across North America. New users get simplified onboarding and in-app guidance, and guest-mode access lets them look around the platform before creating an account.

Leipzig – October 30, 2026 -- A new MDR documentary is streaming now in the ARD Mediathek, and the people behind one of Germany's biggest post-reunification data scandals appear on camera for the first time. "Der große Stasi-Leak – Helden oder Verräter?" (The Great Stasi Leak – Heroes or Traitors?) airs on MDR-Fernsehen on November 10 at 8:15 p.m.

An anonymous 1992 list named 4,500 alleged informants

In 1992, an anonymous list circulated in Saxony-Anhalt naming 4,500 alleged Stasi informants from Halle/Saale. Who published it stayed secret for decades. After more than 35 years, the authors now tell their story for ARD History.

Smuggled microfilms and secret hiding places drive the story

The participants describe how they decided to make the names public. They recount smuggled microfilms, hiding places and covert operations. The film frames the events as a historical true-crime and espionage case.

NEW YORK – October 30, 2026 -- For $70, you can spend Halloween night inside Hudson Yards' 150-foot Vessel while a string quartet plays haunting melodies by candlelight. A Haunted Evening of Halloween Classics, a one-night-only Candlelight concert presented by Fever, starts at 9 p.m. on October 31.

Thriller and Psycho get a string-quartet makeover

The Highline String Quartet will reimagine music from classical works, film, television and pop culture. The program includes Michael Jackson's Thriller, Bernard Herrmann's Psycho, the theme from Stranger Things and music from The Nightmare Before Christmas. Saint-Saëns' Danse Macabre and Mussorgsky's Night on Bald Mountain round out the set.