Posts by Nathan Pine
InterTalent 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…
Read MoreHSBC names Brendan Nelson chairman in surprise move
The bank says Nelson’s appointment follows a robust process assessing internal and external candidates [LONDON] HSBC Holdings’ interim chairman Brendan Nelson will move into that role on a permanent basis, in a surprise move that came seven months after the Asia-focused lender started a search to replace its former chair Mark Tucker. The appointment comes…
Read MorePhilippines’ slow growth raises chance of December rate cut, says central bank chief
Data last month showed annual growth slowed to a four-year low of 4.0% in the third quarter [MANILA] A slower growth outlook for the Philippines raises the chances of another policy rate cut at a policy review next week, the central bank governor said on Wednesday (Dec 3). Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas governor Eli Remolona…
Read MoreGXS cuts about 10% of workforce in rightsizing exercise
[SINGAPORE] Digital bank GXS is cutting 82 jobs or about 10 per cent of its workforce across the group. This exercise is part of the group’s transition from the early growth stages of building a bank to running the operations, GXS CEO Lai Pei-Si said in a note to the company. The cuts are spread…
Read MoreNetflix, Warner Bros Discovery combo seen lowering costs for consumers: sources
Alphabet’s YouTube remains the country’s largest streaming platform by viewership [NEW YORK] Netflix’s proposed acquisition of Warner Bros Discovery’s studios and streaming unit is expected to reduce streaming costs for consumers by bundling Netflix and HBO Max, according to two sources familiar with the proposal. In recent talks with Warner Bros Discovery, Netflix said the…
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