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ritish rock Genesis, known you have to play because the audi- Bfor hits such as “Land of ence, you know, will feel cheated if Confusion” and “I Can’t Dance”, you didn’t,” he said. “And then it’s a announced plans yesterday for their question of putting the rest of the first tour in 13 years. , the stuff together from songs that maybe lead singer and drummer who went on we haven’t played for a long time.” to have a successful solo career, will Genesis has sold more than 100 join guitarist and million albums since its formation in keyboard player for the 1966 by school friends Banks and UK tour dubbed “The Last Domino?” Rutherford together with Peter The trio, all aged 69, will be joined Gabriel, who left in 1975. He was by Collins’ son Nicholas, 18, who will replaced on vocals by drummer take over from his father on drums, Collins, who himself left in 1996 to go In this file photo Phil Collins, lead and longtime sideman Daryl Stuermer it alone. Tickets for the tour go on sale singer of British pop band Genesis, per- on guitar and bass. Appearing with on Friday, with eight UK dates so far forms at the Live Earth concert at Rutherford and Banks on BBC radio, listed on their website in November Wembley stadium in London. In this file photo Daryl Stuermer, Mike Rutherford and Phil Collins of British prog rock band Genesis perform at the Parc des Collins said they would be playing a and December.—AFP Princes stadium in Paris. — AFP photos mix of big hits and some of their older songs. “There are songs that you feel

elatives of some of the thousands killed in said organizer Flavie Villanueva, a former drug shot dead by masked gunmen riding pillion on the Philippines’ war on drugs acted out user-turned-priest who is critical of President motorcycles. ovie director and New York a confrontation with security at the venue. R their journey of loss and healing in a the- Rodrigo Duterte’s anti-narcotics campaign. Rights group said the police summarily exe- MKnicks fan Spike Lee says he will Lee told ESPN he had been unfairly treat- atre performance in Manila yesterday, capping a “The first time they came to me, there was noth- cuted suspects. But police said they acted in self not attend any more games at ed by security staff who objected to him month-long therapy program for grieving urban ing but tears, anguish and anger,” said defence after suspects violently resisted arrest. Madison Square Garden this season after a using the wrong entrance. “I’ve been using poor families. Bereaved mothers, wives and chil- Villanueva, who launched ‘Paghilom’ - ‘healing’ “Through ‘Paghilom,’ I let out all my tears,” said row with the team over what entrance he the same entrance for 20-plus years,” Lee dren took to the stage at a high school in the in Tagalog - in 2016 to comfort grieving fami- Analyn Mamot, 33, whose husband, an illegal can use. Lee, 62, is one of the Knicks’ most said. Lee eventually arrived in his seat to business center of the capital in front of a crowd lies. drugs user, was killed by unidentified gunmen watch the Knicks defeat the Houston of 500, most of them students. They danced to More than 5,600 suspected drug dealers and two years ago. “Now I feel new, like a new per- Rockets 125-123 in an upset on Monday. pop songs, and performed monologues and users have been killed in police anti-narcotics sonality is alive in me.”— Reuters Lee was later seen exchanging words political sketches. operations since Duterte took office in July with Knicks owner James Dolan during the “If you would look at the performers, there 2016, according to government data. Thousands game. The Knicks on Tuesday pushed back are so many smiles. They were dancing in joy,” more died in mysterious circumstances, some at the suggestion Lee had been unfairly treated. “The idea that Spike Lee is a vic- tim because we have repeatedly asked him to not use our employee entrance and instead use a dedicated VIP entrance- which is used by every other celebrity who enters The Garden-is laughable,” the team In this file photo Director Spike Lee attends said in a statement. “It’s disappointing that the premiere of Universal Pictures’ “Glass” Spike would create this false controversy at SVA Theatre in New York City. — AFP to perpetuate drama. He is welcome to come to The Garden anytime via the VIP famous celebrity superfans, faithfully sit- or general entrance; just not through our ting at courtside despite the team’s strug- employee entrance, which is what he and gles in recent seasons. However Lee told Jim agreed to last night when they shook ESPN on Tuesday he would no longer hands.” The Knicks have not posted a win- attend games at Madison Square Garden ning season since 2013 and this year are this season. “I’m coming back next year, languishing near the foot of the Eastern but I’m done for the season,” Lee said. “I’m Conference once again with a 19-42 done.” Lee’s comments came after video record. — AFP footage circulated on social media on Monday appearing to show the director in

etflix and Amazon are battling a popular series about a troubled police offi- dizzying array of homegrown outfits, cer starring top Bollywood actors, and has N Relatives of victims killed in the Philippines’ drug war act a scene during their theatre performance on their journey of loss and healing in a Catholic school in from Bollywood producers to broad- a slate of new productions in the works. casters, for dominance of India’s streaming They plan to invest 30 billion rupees Makati City, Philippines. — Reuters market, a key target as growth in Western ($420 million) in Indian content in 2019 and countries slows. As more Indians shift to 2020. “This is India’s golden age of enter- viewing movies and shows online, industry tainment,” Srishti Arya, Netflix India’s revenues from streaming in the country are director of international original film, told set to jump from $500 million in 2018 to as AFP. “There are so many opportunities in much as $5 billion in 2023, according to streaming, creators are not restricted by Boston Consulting Group. length, duration.” Fellow US titan Amazon With many Western markets saturated also has a strong foothold in India with its and Asia’s top economy China effectively Prime Video service and, like Netflix, typi- daredevil French climber scaled one what I do, climbing without a rope, which closed off to foreign streamers, a nation of cally appeals to wealthier urbanites who Aof the tallest skyscrapers in can cause some fear. And the same hap- 1.3 billion where phone ownership is fore- want to see Western as well as Indian con- Barcelona without a harness in what pens with coronavirus. In my case, we can cast to rocket makes for a tantalizing prize. tent. It is planning to release around one he said was a protest against panic over talk about a fear that is controlled, domes- “India is super important, for both Netflix Indian original production a month over the n investigative journalist who chronicled Hollywood the deadly coronavirus epidemic. ticated.” Robert is famous for his daredevil and Amazon,” Tony Gunnarsson, a stream- coming year, and is ramping up its produc- Asex abuse claims that implicated his estranged father Bystanders and police watched as Alain approach to scuttling up buildings with ing analyst from consultancy Ovum, told tion of shows in regional Indian languages. Woody Allen has parted ways with his publisher over Robert, dubbed the French “Spiderman” nothing more than some chalk on his hands AFP at the recent Asia TV Forum in Netflix has been lagging behind Amazon its decision to release the director’s memoirs. The filmmaker for his exploits in climbing buildings and climbing shoes on his feet, often to Singapore. in terms of subscriber numbers but looks behind “Annie Hall” and “Manhattan” has long been around the world, climbed up and then promote a political message. He has con- “Netflix... need to continue to generate set to move ahead from 2021, according to accused of molesting his adoptive daughter Dylan Farrow descended the 145-metre (475 foot) Torre quered more than 100 structures world- new subscribers, and there is no better Ovum. Nevertheless both will likely strug- when she was seven years old in the early 1990s. The 84- Agbar, a glass-covered office building wide including Dubai’s Burj Khalifa com- place than India.” But the US giants face gle to catch up to Hotstar, which reached year-old was cleared of the charges, first leveled by his known for its night-time illuminations, plex, the Eiffel Tower in Paris, Malaysia’s tough competition in the vast, ethnically 300 million active monthly users last year, then-partner Mia Farrow, after two separate months-long completing the feat in 47 minutes. iconic Petronas Twin Towers, and the and religiously diverse country where the although the Indian streamer works on a investigations, and has steadfastly denied the abuse. But Police detained the 57-year-old when Sydney Opera House without safety streaming scene is rapidly evolving. There different model, offering some content for Dylan, now an adult, maintains she he reached the ground while onlookers equipment. Worldwide around 3,200 peo- are dozens of subscription streaming serv- free and other shows only to subscribers. was molested. applauded his feat. “What is more conta- ple have died from COVID-19, with more ices in India, according to Ovum, and some To compete in a crowded market, the Her brother Ronan Farrow gious today is not the coronavirus, it is than 90,000 infections-with China, South domestic outfits have more experience in US titans are offering their services for less revived the allegations in 2016 and fear. There are probably some three billion Korea, Italy, Iran and Japan the worst producing content tailored for local audi- than in the West-Netflix introduced a lashed out at the media for failing people who are scared because of this dis- affected. —AFP ences and in the country’s myriad lan- package for India priced at only 199 rupees to ask hard questions about the ease, which after all, we can’t control,” he guages. A major player is Hotstar-originally ($2.80) a month, which allows consumers to director. Farrow later helped spark told AFP TV before starting his climb. a homegrown outfit which later became watch only on a phone or tablet, and the #MeToo movement against “There is a certain analogy between part of the Disney empire-which has Amazon Prime is 999 rupees ($14) for a sexual harassment with his report- attracted an army of followers in part by year. And the scene is about to get even Woody Allen ing on disgraced movie mogul streaming Indian Premier League cricket more competitive with the launch of the Harvey Weinstein, who was con- matches live. Disney+ streaming service in India next victed of rape and sexual assault Other Indian rivals include ZEE5, run by month via Hotstar. by a New York court last month. His book-length account major broadcaster Zee Entertainment, and of that investigation, “Catch and Kill,” was released last year ALTBalaji, the video-streaming service of Entertainment shake-up by publisher Hachette and became an overnight bestseller. Bollywood producers Balaji Telefilms. As The streaming boom has also shaken But Farrow said Monday he was dismayed to learn that a well as offering their services direct to con- up India’s massive entertainment indus- subsidiary of the company had acquired the rights to Allen’s sumers, streamers are bundling their con- try, generating new business opportuni- memoirs, which it will release next month. “Hachette did not tent with mobile phone services in a bid to ties. Reliance Entertainment-which pro- fact check the Woody Allen book,” said Farrow in a state- broaden their reach. duced “Sacred Games” for Netflix-has ment posted on Twitter. He alleged that the publisher was 40 to 45 series in development for “wildly unprofessional” for never contacting his sister for ‘Golden age’ streaming platforms, including Hotstar, her side of the story. “It also shows a lack of ethics and Netflix, the world’s biggest subscription Amazon, and Hong Kong-based Viu, said compassion for victims of sexual abuse,” said Farrow. streaming service, has made expanding in Group CEO Shibasish Sarkar. Two years “I’ve also told Hachette that a publisher that would con- India a priority and aims to attract 100 mil- ago their business was about 90 percent duct itself in this way is one I can’t work with in good con- lion subscribers in the country-an ambi- making films but work for streamers “is science.” Hachette chief executive Michael Pietsch defend- tious goal given analysts estimate it will the fastest-growing space right now”, he ed the decision to release Allen’s memoirs in a phone inter- only reach about seven million this year. told AFP.—AFP view with the New York Times. “We do not allow anyone’s The company made a mark with its first publishing program to interfere with anyone else’s,” Pietsch French skyscraper climber Alain Robert, known as the French Spiderman, climbs the Agbar Indian original “Sacred Games”, a hugely told the newspaper. — AFP Tower in Barcelona. — AFP