Posts by Nathan Pine
BBC Condemns Israel After IDF Soldiers Strip-Searched & Detained Journalists At Gunpoint
[ad_1] The BBC has revealed that three of its journalists were detained at gunpoint by the Israel Defense Forces while they were reporting in southern Syria. The BBC said the incident, which took place on May 9, was “wholly unacceptable” and it has made a complaint to Israeli authorities. The UK national broadcaster said it…
Read MoreBrittany Furlan Reveals Tommy Lee Relationship Status After Catfish Scandal
[ad_1] Tommy Lee’s Wife Brittany Furlan Exposes His Hygiene Habits: “Not Big On Showers” Brittany Furlan and Tommy Lee needed to be apart to come back together. A few weeks after the internet personality confirmed she and her husband were going through a “rough time” as she was chatting online with someone who she thought…
Read MoreGreat Eastern plans to delist through higher OCBC-backed bid: Bloomberg
[ad_1] The offer is expected to be fair and reasonable in accordance with Singapore’s listing guidelines [SINGAPORE] Great Eastern is considering options that include a plan to delist via an offer by OCBC, which will be higher than its original offer in May last year, Bloomberg reported on Thursday (Jun 5). The offer from OCBC…
Read MoreChannel 4 Strategy Boss Exiting After Five Years
[ad_1] EXCLUSIVE: Channel 4 strategy chief Khalid Hayat is exiting after five years. The news was revealed yesterday in an all-staff email seen by Deadline from interim CEO Jonathan Allan, who also set out a temporary change in reporting structure as CEO Alex Mahon gets set to exit. Hayat will leave in September and succession…
Read MoreTrump’s Fed demand bolstered by unemployment claims
[ad_1] By Shane Croucher is a Breaking News Editor based in London, UK. He has previously overseen the My Turn, Fact Check and News teams, and was a Senior Reporter before that, mostly covering U.S. news and politics. Shane joined Newsweek in February 2018 from IBT UK where he held various editorial roles covering different…
Read More‘Project Runway Canada’ Adds Spencer Badu As Judge & Aurora James As Mentor
[ad_1] EXCLUSIVE: Project Runway Canada has rounded out their cast of experts, adding Spencer Badu as a judge and Aurora James as a mentor. Badu and James will join previously announced host and judge Coco Rocha and fellow judge Jeanne Beker in Bell Media’s Crave reality series competition. The announcement was made during Bell Media’s…
Read MoreMickey Down & Konrad Kay Reveal The Tarantino-esque Series They Were Working On Before ‘Industry’ – SXSW London
[ad_1] Industry creators Mickey Down and Konrad Kay were once ex-finance people trying to make their way in the TV game and throwing ideas around. At that point, they revealed today they were developing a Tarantino-esque series titled Highway for HBO-owned Cinemax about a Black female highway woman in Regency England, a “gothic idea” that…
Read MoreBell Upfront: Elliot Page-Produced Comedy, Tom Green And Jared Keeso Shows & U.S. Acquisitions Set For Crave; Slate Also Includes First Co-Order With Versant’s USA Network
[ad_1] Bell Media‘s 2025/26 slate will include a comedy series from Elliot Page’s production house, new shows from Tom Green and Jared Keeso and a batch of U.S. acquisitions, as the Canadian broadcaster puts plans in place to supercharge streamer Crave with more network fare. The Toronto-based owner of CTV and Crave – Canada’s biggest…
Read MoreEuropean Public Broadcasters Unite For Drama Amid Streamer Shifts — Seriencamp
[ad_1] With U.S. co-production money leaving the room, European public broadcasters are banding together to get high-end drama over the line. The drama collectives out there include The Alliance, the Nordic Twelve, and the New8. The latter set out their stall at Seriencamp this week and showed footage of shows in production. Much of the…
Read MoreStanChart brings maximum interest rate on savings account to record 8.05%
[ad_1] [SINGAPORE] While local banks are dropping their interest rates on savings accounts, Standard Chartered Bank (StanChart) has raised its rates to an all-time high. Its revised interest rates, which took effect on Jun 1, is a two percentage point increase to 8.05 per cent, from 6.05 per cent previously. This is the highest rate…
Read MoreBBC & Working Title Developing ‘A Passage To India’ TV Series
[ad_1] The BBC and Working Title are developing an adaptation of EM Forster’s epic period piece A Passage to India. Working Title exec Surian Fletcher-Jones has just revealed the news about the new five-part series on an SXSW London panel. She said the pair are collaborating on the adaptation with Canadian film director and writer…
Read MoreLocarno Unveils Participants For 2025 Edition Of Open Doors Industry Sidebar Focused On Africa
[ad_1] The Locarno Film Festival has announced the line-up for the 23rd edition of its Open Doors program, which will focus on filmmakers from countries in Africa. Six projects in development have been selected to participate in the co-production platform, Open Doors Projects. The titles are listed below: Congolese documentary Les Bilokos (Bilokos) directed by…
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