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.

KANSAS CITY – October 30, 2026 -- Two Kansas City haunted attractions, Edge of Hell (open since 1975) and Beast Haunted Attraction (open since 1991), build their scares on more than a monster in a mask, says industry spokesperson Amber Arnett-Bequeaith, known as the Queen of Haunts.

Mainz – October 29, 2026 -- A new documentary from ARD Wissen, "Meine Träume – Was verraten sie über mich?" (My Dreams – What Do They Reveal About Me?), is streaming now in the ARD Mediathek. It asks whether people are helpless against their nightmares or can learn to shape them.

Hamburg – October 29, 2026 -- NDR television chef Zora Klipp starts a six-part culinary road trip through northern Germany on Friday, October 30, at 9:15 p.m. on NDR Fernsehen. The series "Zora schmeckt's – Zu Gast in ..." runs weekly and is also available in the ARD Mediathek.

Saint Paul – October 29, 2026 -- PBS will air the documentary Medicine Ball on November 9 at 8 pm CST, during Native American Heritage Month. The film follows two Native college basketball players at the University of Minnesota Morris.

Munich/Leipzig – October 29, 2026 -- The 32nd José Carreras Gala airs live from Leipzig on Wednesday, December 16, at 8:15 p.m. on MDR, HR and SWR, with a parallel livestream in the ARD Mediathek. It is the first time three ARD broadcasters have carried the charity event together.

Mainz – October 29, 2026 -- German public broadcasters ZDF, 3sat and phoenix will cover the COP31 climate summit in Antalya, Turkey, from November 9 to 20, 2026, with daily news segments, documentaries and streaming premieres.

Turkey hosts the 31st UN climate conference, while Australia chairs the negotiations. The source notes that the Pacific region and its island states are especially threatened by climate change, and that implementation and financing of projects will be debated heavily this year.

LONDON – October 29, 2026 -- McLaren's car for the Mexico City Grand Prix carries a 'Livery of Dreams': bespoke sticker artwork built from fan wishes submitted earlier in the season to Velo and the McLaren Mastercard Formula 1 Team.

The artwork also appears on paddock screens and in the garage during race weekend. Adult Velo consumers and motorsport enthusiasts from around the world were invited to share their most unique fan wishes, and the best submissions became part of the design.

Berlin – October 29, 2026 -- WELT TV will air the roughly 43-minute documentary "Vantara - Sein Herz für Tiere" ("Vantara - A Heart for Animals") for the first time on Sunday, 1 November 2026, at 14:50. The film goes inside an Indian rescue center where injured and formerly captive wildlife get a second chance.

One of its stories centers on the elephant Leelavati. She was left tied up when a circus tent caught fire, and burning debris fell on her body. She suffered severe burns but survived, and she now receives medical care at Vantara.

Birmingham – October 29, 2026 -- A free three-part docuseries about the Catholic rite of exorcism, "In Jesus' Name," premieres Oct. 28 at 4 pm ET on EWTN+ and EWTN.com, with new episodes on Oct. 29 and Oct. 30.

The series trades Hollywood horror for first-person accounts

EWTN Studios and Cumberland Creative produced the series. It features experienced exorcists and survivors of demonic oppression describing how, in their telling, evil enters human lives and how it can be overcome.