Posts by Nathan Pine
Apple TV Europe Boss Jay Hunt Approached About BBC Director General Role
EXCLUSIVE: Apple TV executive Jay Hunt has been sounded out about becoming the next director general of the BBC. Deadline understands that Hunt, the European creative director at Apple TV, has been approached about succeeding Tim Davie, who dramatically resigned in November amid a scandal over a Panorama documentary about Donald Trump. Sources have consistently…
Read MoreMaersk’s 2026 earnings drop with gradual opening of Red Sea, cuts jobs
It expects its underlying Ebitda to be between US$4.5 billion and US$7 billion this year, down from US$9.6 billion in 2025 Published Thu, Feb 5, 2026 · 07:12 PM [COPENHAGEN] Danish shipping company Maersk plans to cut jobs and focus on cost discipline this year, as the container giant seeks to insulate its earnings against…
Read MoreUK Cinema Admissions Tumble 30% Below Pre-Covid Levels
Cinema admissions across the UK in 2025 totalled 123.5 million, a 2% decrease on 2024 and a steep 30% lower than pre-Covid 2019 stats. The figures were released this morning as part of the BFI’s annual statistics report. While admissions fell last year, box office takings in the UK in 2025 totalled £996.8 million, up…
Read More‘Peaky Blinders’ Maker Kudos Invests In ‘Sex Education’ Producer’s Indie
Peaky Blinders producer Kudos has invested in Senti Films, the indie run by Sex Education producer Rem Conway. Kudos has made an undisclosed investment in Senti and the pair will work on projects together. Conway is already a development producer for Kudos Knight, the Birmingham-based Kudos hub launched by Peaky Blinders creator Steven Knight, who…
Read MoreElon Musk posts cryptic message: ‘money can’t buy happiness’
Elon Musk has shared a cryptic message that has quickly raised eyebrows and concern online. “Whoever said “money can’t buy happiness” really knew what they were talking about,” followed by a sad face emoji, the richest man in the world, wrote on X, the platform he owns. The adage “Money can’t be happiness” has been…
Read MoreCapitaLand Ascendas Reit H2 DPU falls 2% to S$0.07528
[SINGAPORE] CapitaLand Ascendas Reit (Clar) on Thursday (Feb 5) posted a 2 per cent drop in its distribution per unit (DPU) to S$0.07528 for the second half of the year ended Dec 31, 2025, from S$0.07681 in the year-ago period. Distributable income for the same period rose 2.7 per cent to S$347.2 million, compared with…
Read More‘A Family’ Trailer: Carice Van Houten Stars In Emotional Berlin-Bound Divorce Drama Told Through Children’s Perspective
EXCLUSIVE: Carice van Houten hits the Berlinale this month in Mees Peijnenburg’s Dutch-language drama A Family and Deadline can unveil the trailer. The feature sees the Game of Thrones and Black Book star return to the big screen for the first time in six years, after a slew of TV dramas including thriller Malice, in…
Read MoreSTI rises 0.2% to new high, edging closer to 5,000 mark
Across the broader market, gainers beat losers 306 to 299 after 1.5 billion securities worth S$2 billion change hands [SINGAPORE] Singapore stocks ended higher on Thursday (Feb 5), with the Straits Times Index (STI) marking a third straight session at record levels and moving closer to the psychological 5,000-point mark. The blue-chip barometer rose 0.2…
Read MoreJo Martin To Receive BUFF Honorary Award For Outstanding British Contribution To Film & TV
EXCLUSIVE: The British Urban Film Festival (BUFF) will hand its honorary award for outstanding contribution to film and television to actor Jo Martin. Previous BUFF outstanding contribution recipients, first awarded in 2015, include Amma Asante, Angela Griffin, Ashley Walters, and last year’s honouree, Femi Oyeniran. “What an honour – I’m over the moon. Thank you,…
Read MoreDonald Trump approval rating suddenly changes direction
President Donald Trump’s approval rating has sharply reversed course, according to data from a new national poll. White House spokesperson Kush Desai told Newsweek: “The Trump administration remains laser-focused on continuing to cool inflation, accelerate economic growth, secure our border, and mass deport criminal illegal aliens.” Why It Matters Trump’s approval rating has returned to…
Read MoreBudget Cuts, Technological Disruption & Streamer Dominance Are Creating A Risk-Averse Industry Environment, Says ARTEF Report
The film and TV industry is currently operating in a climate of fear, scarcity, and pressure that is stifling creativity and forcing stakeholders to default to tried and tested formulas rather than taking chances on new voices or unfamiliar narratives, according to a new expansive report by the anti-racism think tank for European Film (ARTEF). …
Read MoreBNP Paribas vows more cost cuts after profit tops forecast
BNP reported net income of 2.97 billion euros (S$4.46 billion) for the three months ending in December Published Thu, Feb 5, 2026 · 05:18 PM [PARIS] BNP Paribas nudged up its 2028 profitability target on Thursday (Feb 5) and pledged more cost cuts, after reporting a better-than-expected fourth quarter profit despite a mediocre performance at…
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