Posts by Nathan Pine
BBC Studios Sales Boss Exiting
BBC Studios sales boss Janet Brown is exiting and the role is relocating to the UK. Brown is the second senior BBC Studios bod based in the States to leave over the past few months following Rebecca Glashow, CEO of BBC Global Media & Streaming. BBC Studios wants to relocate Brown’s role to London HQ…
Read MoreUnited Hampshire US Reit acquires Wallingford Fair Shopping Centre for US$21.4 million
The price of the freehold property is 8.2% lower than an independent valuation of US$23.3 million [SINGAPORE] The manager of United Hampshire US Real Estate Investment Trust (Reit) has acquired Wallingford Fair Shopping Centre in the US for US$21.4 million, it said on Thursday (Jan 15). The price of the freehold retail property is 8.2…
Read MoreElon Musk’s X To Stop Grok From Creating Sexualized Images After Backlash
Elon Musk’s X has bowed to pressure and will stop the Grok image tool from editing photos of real people in revealing clothing following backlash around the world. X last night said that it has “implemented technological measures to prevent the Grok account from allowing the editing of images of real people in revealing clothing…
Read MoreEddie Peng & Sean Lau Lead Chinese-language Adaptation Of ‘The Night Manager’
The Ink Factory has wrapped production on a Chinese-language adaptation of its popular series The Night Manager in co-production with 127 Wall Productions. Shot in Hong Kong, Macau, Bangkok, Kanchanaburi, and Phuket, the series reimagines John le Carré’s original novel as a spy thriller set across Asia. The series will premiere on Youku in mainland…
Read MoreKeshet Picks Up Channel 5’s ‘Number One Fan’ Drama Series About The Cutthroat World Of Daytime TV To Headline London Screenings Slate
EXCLUSIVE: Keshet International (KI) has found its slate headliner for the London TV Screenings with Channel 5’s (now 5) daytime TV drama series Number One Fan. Announced by Paramount-owned 5 earlier this week and directed by The Day of the Jackal’s Paul Wilmshurst, the show stars Jill Halfpenny as TV presenter Lucy and Sally Lindsay…
Read MoreMicrosoft in record deal for soil carbon credits as data centres surge
It will buy a record 2.85 million soil carbon credits linked to regenerative agriculture [LONDON] Microsoft has agreed with Indigo Carbon to buy a record 2.85 million soil carbon credits linked to regenerative agriculture in the United States, as the tech giant aims to become “carbon negative” by 2030 despite surging emissions linked to AI.…
Read More‘Saturday Night Live’s Kam Patterson Says Show Is “Really Gay,” Jokes He’s “Never Seen” It
After joining the storied NBC sketch comedy show in 2025, Kam Patterson recently took some shots at Saturday Night Live in his new stand-up special. The SNL featured player called the show “really gay” and said he’s “never seen” it as he performed during Netflix Is a Joke’s showcase of controversial comedians, Kill Tony: Once…
Read MoreTimothy Busfield Dropped By Innovative Artists As Child Sex Abuse Case Moves Forward In Courts
EXCLUSIVE: Timothy Busfield has been dropped by Innovative Artists on the same day the actor made his first court appearance over child sex abuse charges. A rep for the company confirmed to Deadline the actor and director was no longer with the agency but declined to comment further. Busfield was with IA for several years.…
Read MoreOil tanker rates spike as US push into Venezuela redraws flows
The global oil industry is working through the consequences of Washington’s move earlier this month [HONG KONG] The shipping market is being shaken up by Washington’s intervention in Venezuela, as the prospect of more oil being exported to the US boosts regional tanker rates to their highest level in almost two years. After US forces…
Read MoreTeyana Taylor Confirms Leonardo DiCaprio Was “Laughing And Kiki-ing” About ‘KPop Demon Hunters’ During Animated Globes Convo
After Leonardo DiCaprio‘s animated performance in the crowd at the 83rd Golden Globe Awards went viral, his co-star is revealing what all the fuss was about. The 3x Globe-winning actor’s One Battle After Another co-star Teyana Taylor said Leo “was talking to me” in the clip about KPop Demon Hunters, during an exchange as the…
Read MoreRHB initiates “buy” on Coliwoo amid rising expat, foreign student demand
The bank assigns it a target price of S$0.82, a 41% upside from its latest closing price of S$0.58 on Wednesday [SINGAPORE] RHB has initiated coverage on co-living operator Coliwoo with a “buy” call, citing demand tailwinds for mainboard-listed company and profit growth forecasts. On Thursday (Jan 15), the bank assigned Coliwoo a target price…
Read MoreChina drinks maker Eastroc Beverage said to gauge interest for billion-dollar plus Hong Kong listing
The company makes energy and sports beverages, as well as other soft drinks such as teas and juices [HONG KONG] Chinese energy-drink maker Eastroc Beverage Group has started gauging investor interest for a second listing in Hong Kong that may raise more than US$1 billion, according to sources familiar with the matter. The company, whose…
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