Posts by Nathan Pine
Casting “Well Underway” On ‘Saturday Night Live UK’
Sky is making progress on its Saturday Night Live UK cast. The show that has got the British comedy community talking is taking further steps since Deadline revealed its creative team month, according to Sky unscripted boss Phil Edgar-Jones, who was speaking at Content London. “Casting at the moment is well underway,” said Edgar-Jones. “We’re…
Read MoreAsian exchanges play key role in providing global investors with diversification: SGX chief
Loh Boon Chye expects product innovation for derivatives to move towards multi-jurisdictional operations [SINGAPORE] The chief executive officer of the Singapore Exchange (SGX) on Wednesday (Dec 3) cited the dual-listing framework with Nasdaq and the launch of institutional-grade crypto perpetual futures as examples of how the bourse is advancing product innovation. Loh Boon Chye, speaking…
Read MoreBanijay’s Patrick Holland On Balancing Budgets & Big Ambitions As The Picture Changes For UK Drama
Richard Gadd’s Half Man and the Peaky Blinders movie are 2026 drama moments in-the-making. The world of scripted TV drama has, however, been reshaped in a few short years since Covid, and as Executive Chairman of Banijay UK, Patrick Holland’s task is making sure those scripted moments work for both the broadcasters and streamers and…
Read MoreAirbus cuts 2025 delivery target after issues with top-selling jet
[PARIS] Airbus cut its 2025 delivery target to around 790 commercial aircraft on Wednesday (Dec 3), 30 fewer than previously expected, but maintained financial goals following a quality issue with fuselage panels on its popular A320 family of jets. Reuters first reported the industrial quality problem on Monday, on the heels of an emergency recall…
Read MoreInterTalent Launches Sports Division
EXCLUSIVE: InterTalent is moving into the sports game. The London agency, which reps the likes of Maya Jama and Joan Collins, has opened a division led by Hayden Clottey, who joins from Alpha Talent where he was Head of Sport. Together with Joe Brooke Barnett, who he will work alongside, they start with a roster…
Read MoreSingapore’s benchmark STI rises for the sixth day, up 0.4%
Across the broader market, decliners beat gainers 297 to 275, after 1.3 billion securities valued at more than S$1.4 billion are transacted [SINGAPORE] Singapore shares rose on Wednesday (Dec 3), with both the benchmark Straits Times Index (STI) and the iEdge Singapore Next 50 Index closing higher. The STI was up 16.56 points or nearly…
Read More‘Fool Me Once’ Star Richard Armitage & Annabel Scholey Leading Police Procedural ‘Winter’ For PBS & ITV
Fool Me Once star Richard Armitage and Annabel Scholey (Rivals) are leading a police procedural for PBS Masterpiece and ITV about one of the most gifted pathologists of his generation. Based on long-running French crime series Balthazar, Winter follows the titular Ethan Winter, who possesses an analytical mind capable of deductive reasoning, which perfectly complements…
Read MoreHow banks handle interest rate swings may soon be clearer to investors
Newly proposed rules by International Accounting Standards Board centre on new Risk Mitigation Accounting model [SINGAPORE] The International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) on Wednesday (Dec 3) proposed new rules to help banks show more clearly how they protect themselves against changes in interest rates. These rules centre on a new approach called the Risk Mitigation…
Read MoreJeremy Clarkson Says He Doesn’t Believe ‘The Traitors’ Gameplay Is Real
Jeremy Clarkson has declared his love for The Traitors, but has quibbles about its authenticity. Speaking to The Sun newspaper, the Clarkson’s Farm presenter congratulated the BBC on a “belter” of a hit, but said his TV experience leaves him with questions about how The Traitors is produced. “Come on, I’ve worked in television for…
Read MoreHBO Max 2026 Launch Date For Germany, Italy & More Revealed
HBO Max‘s long-awaited launches in Germany and Italy will take place on January 13, 2026. The Warner Bros. Discovery service will also go live in Austria, Switzerland, Luxembourg, and Liechtenstein on the same day, marking a key expansion. No word, however, as to when HBO Max goes live in the UK. HBO Max is already…
Read MoreNetflix Teams With Gary Lineker To Stream Daily ‘The Rest Is Football’ Show During FIFA World Cup
Gary Lineker‘s podcast is going global on Netflix. The former BBC presenter will host a daily version of the show, alongside Alan Shearer and Micah Richards, during the FIFA World Cup in North America next year. The Rest Is Football will be anchored from a studio in New York and feature analysis and reporting from…
Read MoreInside Ozzy Osbourne and Sharon Osbourne’s Epic Love Story
His fairer half would agree. “No relationship is easy, and you have to work at it,” Sharon told E! News in 2023. “You get your ugly times, your bad times and your horrific times. But if you love each other enough, you’ll work through.” In their final years together, they relished being grandparents, Jack a…
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