Posts by Nathan Pine
Prime Video Set To Replace DAZN As Biggest Sports Rights Spender In Streaming – Ampere
Prime Video is set to replace DAZN as streaming’s largest investor in sports rights. The global platform will contribute 27% of the total $14B.2 streaming spend on sports rights in 2026, Ampere Analysis predicted. This was ahead of the previous big spender, DAZN, which will account for 22%, followed by YouTube TV (14%), Paramount+ (8%)…
Read MoreRotterdam Heads On The Importance Of Supporting Filmmakers That Fall “Somewhere On The Margins” & Developing Audiences That Are “Responsive To Risk-Taking”
The International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) got underway on Thursday evening with Providence and the Guitar, the latest feature from Portuguese filmmaker João Nicolau. Freely inspired by Robert Louis Stevenson’s eponymous novel, the film follows Leon and Elvira, two struggling 19th-century itinerant performers trying to keep their stage careers afloat. As they travel across Portugal,…
Read MoreMichael Jackson’s Relationship With Children Spotlighted Again This Week In Shocking Remarks From Previously Unheard Audio
New audio footage from before Michael Jackson’s trial more than 20 years ago have revealed shocking remarks the singer made about his relationship with children. The audio can be heard across the four episodes of Channel 4’s Michael Jackson: The Trial, which launches Wednesday at 9 p.m. GMT (1 p.m. PT). In the never-before-published audio,…
Read MoreSingapore stocks slip on Monday as precious metals rout deepens; STI down 0.3%
[SINGAPORE] Singapore stocks ended lower on Monday (Feb 2), tracking regional peers amid a sharp sell-off in precious metals that extended from the previous week. The benchmark Straits Times Index (STI) fell 0.3 per cent, or 12.86 points, to close at 4,892.27. The iEdge Singapore Next 50 Index declined 0.4 per cent, or 5.48 points,…
Read MoreWatch: Footage Of King Charles Delivering One Of His First Speeches About The Environment Over 50 Years Ago In New Amazon Doc
EXCLUSIVE: We have first footage of a 21-year-old King Charles III (then just a humble Prince) delivering one of his very first speeches about what was to become one of his biggest passion projects, the environment. The footage from more than 50 years ago comes via Prime Video’s Finding Harmony: A King’s Vision doc, which…
Read More‘The Amazing Maurice’ Producer Cantilever Teams With Architect & Tees Up Animated Movie Adaptation Of ‘Bird Brain’
EXCLUSIVE: The Amazing Maurice producer Cantilever Media and sales and financing outfit Architect have formed a joint venture that aims to get two animated movies per year up and running. The pair have their first project, a family feature adaptation of Guy Kennaway’s novel Bird Brain. Dana Dorian (Lego City Adventures) will direct. The JV…
Read MoreIn S-E Asia, can quick commerce become a key growth driver for food delivery platforms?
This approach improves rider utilisation rates and could catalyse subscription services [SINGAPORE] Quick commerce is evolving in Singapore as food delivery platforms seek to improve unit economics, with customers moving beyond last-minute order top-ups towards larger, planned grocery purchases. Quick commerce refers to the delivery of goods and services in an hour or less. On…
Read MoreIn South-east Asia, can quick commerce become a key growth driver for food delivery platforms?
This approach improves rider utilisation rates and could catalyse subscription services [SINGAPORE] Quick commerce is evolving in Singapore as food delivery platforms seek to improve unit economics, with customers moving beyond last-minute order top-ups towards larger, planned grocery purchases. Quick commerce refers to the delivery of goods and services in an hour or less. On…
Read More‘KPopped’ EP Moira Ross & Canada’s Sphere Media To Create Formats Hub For U.S. And UK Players
EXCLUSIVE: KPopped exec producer Moira Ross is heading to Canada for her next batch of formats. The former showrunner of The Masked Singer has struck an exclusive deal with Canadian production house Sphere Media to develop a production hub for large-scale U.S. and UK entertainment format co-productions. This will see Ross work with Sphere’s in-house…
Read MoreBOJ summary suggests emerging urgency around timely rate hikes
Published Mon, Feb 2, 2026 · 03:45 PM A SUMMARY of opinions from the Bank of Japan’s (BOJ’s) January policy meeting indicated a growing awareness of the need to raise interest rates in a timely fashion as authorities monitor the impact of the weak yen on inflation. “Given that addressing rising prices is an urgent…
Read MoreEpstein Island Joke From Trevor Noah At Grammys Sends Trump Into Lawsuit Threatening Tizzy: “A Total Loser, Better Get His Facts Straight”
If Trevor Noah really wanted a response from Donald Trump on his mocking question tonight at the Grammys of “What are you going to do about it?’ the former Apprentice host just gave it to him, maybe. As he has with so many critics, those who poke fun at him, and almost anything to do…
Read MoreTemasek, LIC plan share sales in NSE’s India IPO: source
All shareholders of NSE will be given the option to participate in the secondary sale as part of the IPO Published Mon, Feb 2, 2026 · 02:50 PM [MUMBAI] Temasek Holdings and Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) are likely to be key sellers in the potential US$2.5 billion initial public offering of India’s top…
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