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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Unterföhring – October 30, 2026 -- Six new episodes of "Wer stiehlt mir die Show?" start on ProSieben on November 1, 2026, airing Sundays at 8:15 p.m. and streaming on Joyn. Host Joko Winterscheidt once again has to defend his own show against challengers.

Cologne – October 30, 2026 -- The new social reality series "Vibes – Find Your Fire" arrives in the ARD Mediathek on November 5, 2026, with ten episodes of 50 minutes each. TV star Motsi Mabuse accompanies nine women who spend twelve days together in a villa on Rhodes.

The participants do not know each other and are at very different points in their lives. What they share is a wish for change, sensuality, closeness to themselves and the courage to give their own needs more room.

Los Angeles – October 30, 2026 -- VIZ Media's manga catalog is now available on MangaPlaza, and readers can earn 10% back in points on VIZ titles for two weeks. VIZ Media and NTT Solmare Corp. announced the launch on the platform, which the companies describe as one of the largest digital manga libraries in the U.S.