Warner Bros. CEO open to making MORE Harry Potter films… if J.K. Rowling agrees

Nov 4 2022

Potterheads rejoice! If you’ve been hanging on since 2011 for a glimmer of hope on the return of The Wizarding World in the form of more Harry Potter films… there may be a chance.

Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav has stated that he is open to further the boy wizard’s story and make more Harry Potter films, but only if original writer J.K. Rowling agrees. The CEO revealed this in a recent investors call, highlighting that the company hasn’t made a Potter film in 15 years and a Superman film in 13 years, both of which brought a significant amount of profit to the company.

Zaslav’s interest in continuing the Harry Potter universe will definitely bring a smile to the face of fans around the world, but the media turmoil surrounding Rowling following a number of comments made in the past may put a spoke in the wheels of such plans.

Penning the original seven Harry Potter novels, the British author was met with considerable backlash after making comments about transgender women and the sexes back in 2020. Her statements, such as “If sex isn’t real, there’s no same-sex attraction”, were called transphobic and spreading of hate speech towards trans communities.

Franchise stars such as Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, Rupert Grint and even Fantastic Beasts star Eddie Redmayne have since released statements supporting the transgender community… all while the future of the Potterverse hangs in the balance.

Do you want MORE Harry Potter films?

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WATCH: Local rap duo taking TikTok by storm by dropping bars in Maltese

Nov 4 2022

As temperatures being to drop ahead of the Winter season, the islands have been hit by a premature breath of fresh air in the form of rap duo ONE11 and LOKKO’s latest track ‘Ħin Wara Ħin’.

In their first collaborative foray, the dynamic duo brings the heat in their native tongue of Maltese, dropping some aggressive bars atop a dark and eerie beat produced by V3to.

A clip posted by ONE11 himself showcasing a fraction of the rapper’s bars has also been performing well on TikTok, with many taking to the comments to send some love the local musicians for their track.

This ONE11’s latest track to be added to his repertoire, dropping a number of other heaters during the course of 2022, with LOKKO continuing to contribute to the Maltese rap landscape following his collaboration with Eddie Fresco ‘600F‘ around a year ago.

What do you think of the track?

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Cold weather, rain and thunderstorms expected to hit Maltese Islands on Saturday night

Nov 4 2022

If you’ve been out and about in the Maltese Islands over the past few days, you can’t not have noticed the persistently warm weather, despite December being only a few weeks away.

However, if you’re after a stint of cold weather you will be relieved to hear that local weather page ‘It-Temp Madwarna’ has forecasted an extensive front of cold weather to hit the Maltese Islands on Saturday night, with rain and thunderstorms to follow soon after.

Such weather conditions will be complemented by increasingly strong Gale Force 8 winds with a sharp decline in temperatures to follow. The weather page reported that “temperatures are expected to drop by around 7°C.”

Such forecasts are corroborated by Malta’s Met Office on maltairport.com, which also noted temperature lows to hit 15°C.

Are you ready for cold weather?

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Is SMS dead? Malta sends 10.7 million less text messages as WhatsApp & Messenger take over

Nov 4 2022

The Malta Communications Authority (MCA) has revealed that the vast majority of mobile users much rather use free-to-use chat applications such as WhatsApp and Facebook Messenger than standard SMS, with numbers for the latter dropping drastically over the past few years.

A report by the MCA stated that 10.7 million less SMSs were sent in 2021 when compared to 2020, with the document suggesting that such a drop may ‘potentially’ be caused by platforms such as Meta’s WhatsApp and Messenger.

The report went on to state that the average mobile user sent 267 SMS messages in 2021, a drop of 52% from 2017.

Despite the drop in text messages via SMS, the MCA also noted a marginal increase in phone calls and minutes spent by over a quarter, with the average number of calls rising to 786 in 2021, with average minutes surging to 1,855 per year.

The MCA’s document also noted a 27% drop in landline minutes and calls, constituting ‘the biggest year-on-year decline’ since 2018.

When was the last time YOU sent an SMS?

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