Posts by Nathan Pine
Maya Jama’s Agency Insanity Hires Talent Manager Duo
[ad_1] EXCLUSIVE: Insanity, the London agency that reps Maya Jama and Zara McDermott, has hired two talent managers in its entertainment team. Emily Gray and Rosie Luff join from rival agency Komodo and bring creator clients from the social world including ItalianBach, Marvin Brooks, Hari Beavis, Georgina Lennon, Puwtok and Aimee Rose. Gray started her career…
Read MoreDanny Dyer Talks Confounding The Critics In ‘Rivals’, Why The UK Needs Working Class Actors & What His Old Friend Harold Pinter Would Have Made Of His First Ever BAFTA Nom
[ad_1] EXCLUSIVE: “It’s good to feel like you have range, which is something I’ve never been acknowledged for,” Danny Dyer told Deadline as he reacted to his first ever BAFTA nom and a double award win for Disney+ hit Rivals. Known for portraying ‘hard men’ and for performances in the likes of The Football Factory…
Read MoreSingapore’s RV Capital is set to join the hedge fund influx into Dubai
[ad_1] The firm joins a growing number of Asian investment outfits that are looking to join their western peers in the United Arab Emirates [SINGAPORE] Singapore-based macro hedge fund RV Capital Management is set to open an office in Dubai, a move that will further bolster the Middle Eastern city’s credentials as a burgeoning hub…
Read MoreRussia recruited dozens of Chinese troops via TikTok, Zelensky says
[ad_1] Chinese citizens have been recruited to fight for Russia against Ukraine via social media networks such as TikTok, Volodymyr Zelensky has said. The Ukrainian president’s comments follow the capture of two Chinese nationals fighting in Ukraine on Wednesday, according to the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU). The Kyiv Independent reported that at least 163…
Read MoreCannes Film Festival Lineup — Updating Live
[ad_1] Cannes Film Festival Delegate General Thierry Frémaux is about to unveil the lineup for this year’s edition at a press conference in Paris. Frémaux is joined at the presser by Cannes President Iris Knobloch. The event is taking place at a new venue, UGC Montparnasse, following the closure of UGC Normandy on the Champs-Élysées,…
Read MoreBruce Springsteen Doc Set For BBC; UK Podcasters Merge; Cristiano Ronaldo & Matthew Vaughn Team For Movies – Global Briefs
[ad_1] Bruce Springsteen’s Time In Britain To Be Explored In BBC Doc An exclusive new interview with the The Boss himself will feature in a BBC documentary about Bruce Springsteen in the UK. When Bruce Springsteen Came To Britain will tell the story of how a 26-year-old Springsteen and the E Street Band first arrived in the…
Read MoreSwings in US Treasuries trigger global bond market aftershocks
[ad_1] BONDS from Australia to Japan swung after a turbulent day for US Treasuries, as markets rapidly unwound bets on interest-rate cuts in the wake of American President Donald Trump’s surprise pause on tariffs. Policy-sensitive bonds in Australia and New Zealand plunged while longer-tenor debt rallied, echoing the flattening of the yield curve in the…
Read MorePeter Kosminsky: UK Government Would Rather See British Drama “Go To The Wall” Than Upset Trump
[ad_1] EXCLUSIVE: Wolf Hall director Peter Kosminsky has argued that the UK government is more worried about “poking the U.S. presidential bear” than protecting British TV storytelling. The BAFTA-winning dramatist has been a forceful advocate for a streamer levy to support local scripted content amid a funding crisis, but is sceptical that British ministers share…
Read MoreHow To Watch The Cannes Film Festival Lineup Announcement – Livestream
[ad_1] The Cannes Film Festival will announce the lineup for its 78th edition Thursday morning at 11 a.m. Paris time (2 a.m. PT/5 a.m. ET). Cannes Delegate General Thierry Frémaux and President Iris Knobloch, who was recently confirmed for a second three-year term in the role until 2027, will preside over the press conference. The…
Read MoreCapitaLand Investment’s Ascott to add 600 units to India portfolio, eyes growth in country
[ad_1] [SINGAPORE] Ascott, the wholly owned lodging business of asset manager CapitaLand Investment (CLI), has inked three agreements to add 600 units to its India portfolio, a move that will grow its total portfolio in the country to around 6,100 units across 22 properties. The new units will be located in cities of Lucknow and…
Read MoreVolatility is set to stay. Here’s where investors can put their money amid wild market swings
[ad_1] [SINGAPORE] Amid the tariff-induced volatility globally, markets have swung wildly in recent days. Both US and global markets plummeted to lows early this week, before rebounding slightly and falling back again on the kicking in of reciprocal Trump tariffs. In a huge burst of buying, markets soared again on Thursday (Apr 10) as US…
Read MoreNissan taps SoftBank-backed startup Wayve for AI driving system
[ad_1] The London-based company has tested its software using Ford Mustang Mach-E and Jaguar I-Pace electric sport utility vehicles, racking up miles in the UK, the US and Germany [TOKYO] Nissan Motor will join forces with Wayve Technologies for the next generation of its driver-assist system ProPilot, which will make its way into vehicles roughly…
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