Posts by Nathan Pine
‘Hollywood Game Night’ Lands Latest International Remake
EXCLUSIVE: Hollywood Game Night is heading to Mongolia. NBCUniversal Formats has partnered with local nework Edutainment TV on the latest version of the hit format, which will launch in early 2026 in a weekly Sunday primetime slot. In Hollywood Game Night, viewers are invited to an exclusive showbiz themed party where the host referees a lively celebrity game…
Read MoreApac PE executives are the least fazed by geopolitical uncertainty in dealmaking: report
[SINGAPORE] Private equity (PE) executives in the Asia-Pacific are the least fazed by geopolitical uncertainty when it comes to making deals, compared with their counterparts in other parts of the world, a report by law firm Dechert released on Tuesday (Dec 2) found. Its eighth annual Global PE Outlook, which surveyed individuals from 100 PE…
Read MoreBanijay UK Sues Caryn Mandabach After Buying Out ‘Peaky Blinders’ Producer’s Company
EXCLUSIVE: Banijay UK has launched legal action against Caryn Mandabach over a disputed tax bill after buying out the Peaky Blinders producer’s company last year. Banijay acquired Caryn Mandabach Productions Limited in June 2024, giving it control over the BAFTA-winning Peaky Blinders brand. Financial terms were not disclosed at the time, but a recent Banijay…
Read MoreRaffles Education sells 51 Merchant Rd to LaSalle JV for S$121.8 million; reaps S$53 million gain
Four-storey commercial building with conserved buildings and basement car parks sold for about 78% over book value [SINGAPORE] Raffles Education has sold its corporate building at 51 Merchant Road for S$121.8 million to a joint venture (JV) between Elevate Capital and LaSalle Investment Management. The sale price is about 78 per cent more than the…
Read MoreAirAsia founder urges Airbus to re-look software tests
The budget carrier is a major customer of Airbus, which is facing fallout from a weekend software glitch [HONG KONG/SINGAPORE] AirAsia, one of Airbus’ largest customers of single-aisle jets, says testing protocols for the aircraft software need to be re-examined, in the wake of the weekend glitch that required an urgent update. Tony Fernandes, the…
Read MoreBritish Microdrama Firm Onset Octopus First To Board Irvin Gelb’s Standard-Setting Micro-Series Certified Alliance
EXCLUSIVE: Here’s one for the vertical video crowd. Onset Octopus Micro Drama UK, one of Britain’s few microdrama-first production houses, has become the founding partner of global quality and ethics standard bearer Micro-Series Certified Alliance. L.A.’s IGM Media established the alliance as a counter to what it claims is “global fatigue caused by the repetitive…
Read MoreTamara Kotevska, Jacqueline Lentzou & Rubaiyat Hossain Films Set For Les Arcs Work in Progress Showcase
Oscar-nominated Macedonian director Tamara Kotevska will be among the directors presenting their upcoming films at the Les Arcs Film Festival’s Work in Progress showcase in later this month. Her debut fiction feature Man Vs Flock, about an elderly farmer fighting for his land after it is earmarked for the construction of a new highway, will…
Read MoreTravel platform Klook to delay US listing until early 2026: sources
The company expects investors to be more receptive to an IPO once the holidays are over [HONG KONG] Klook Technology plans to list in the US early next year, according to people familiar with the matter, as the online travel platform waits for the market to turn more favourable. Klook had previously considered listing in…
Read More‘Heist: Robbing The Bank Of England’ Producer Sells Minority Stake To Rosegown
John Farrar’s Homecoming Studios has sold a minority stake to Rosegown Investments. Rosegown has backed its fourth UK indie over the past three years by investing in Homecoming, which recently landed its first commission – the Marcel Theroux-hosted Heist: Robbing the Bank of England for Crime & Investigation. Rosegown’s “strategic investment” will help with formats…
Read MoreSingapore Bank OCBC’s shares hit record as wealth unit shines
OCBC shares gained as much as 0.6%, above the previous high from more than two weeks ago [SINGAPORE] Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp (OCBC) shares hit a fresh record as the wealth-management business outperforms, according to analysts. OCBC shares gained as much as 0.6 per cent, above the previous high from more than two weeks ago. The…
Read MoreOCBC shares continue record-breaking streak to hit S$18.95 as wealth unit shines
[SINGAPORE] OCBC shares surged further to another new high on Wednesday (Dec 3) after a record-breaking performance on Tuesday. OCBC is supported by “outperformance in the wealth franchise, and the optionality of higher dividends in 2026”, said Jayden Vantarakis, the head of Asean equity research at Macquarie Capital. “We identified the stock as having room…
Read MoreJon Stewart Unpacks Trump Calling Tim Walz The R-Slur: “On Thanksgiving?!”
As Americans return to their routines after Thanksgiving, Jon Stewart returned to The Daily Show to unpack Donald Trump‘s unhinged holiday address. Following Trump’s divisive Thanksgiving day post, in which he called Minnesota’s Gov. Tim Walz “seriously re****ed,” the comedian called out the president over the casual use of the ableist slur, which Trump doubled…
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