Posts by Nathan Pine
Haifaa Al Mansour’s Thriller ‘Unidentified’ Pre-Sells To Key European Territories For Rebranded Paradise City Sales
[ad_1] EXCLUSIVE: Saudi director Haifaa Al Mansour’s thriller Unidentified has secured distribution in a raft of territories out of the European Film Market. Paris-based Paradise City Film, which recently rebranded from Memento International, has unveiled pre-sales to France (KMBO), Spain (Madfer Films, Alfa Pictures), Italy (Eagle Pictures), Benelux (Imagine Film), Scandinavia (Triart Film) and Greece (Cinobo).…
Read MoreBillionaires should do more to list their businesses on SGX.
[ad_1] LAST week, there was a raft of measures unveiled to spur equities market development here. A S$5 billion equity market development programme is being launched, under which the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) will invest with selected fund managers that have capabilities to implement investment mandates with a strong focus on Singapore stocks. Tax…
Read MoreSingapore shares fall as company earnings disappoint; STI down 0.2%
[ad_1] On the broader market, gainers beat losers 330 to 236 after 1.5 billion securities worth S$1.7 billion changed hands SINGAPORE shares fell on Wednesday as Straits Times Index (STI) constituents OCBC and City Devleopments announced financial results that fell short of analyst expectations on Wednesday (Feb 26). The STI shed 0.2 per cent or…
Read MoreVice Inks Distribution Deal With ITV Studios
[ad_1] Vice Studios has signed a distribution deal with ITV Studios. Announced this morning, the deal will see ITV Studios add what was described as nearly 2,000 hours of Vice content to its catalog and represent future Vice Studios’ projects. Vice content set for ITV includes the Dark Side of the Ring franchise, United Gangs…
Read MoreDonald Trump to be put on $250 bill under Republican proposal
[ad_1] A Republican lawmaker is pushing to feature President Donald Trump on a newly created $250 bill. Why It Matters If approved, the proposal to put Donald Trump on a new $250 bill would be a historic first, making him the only living current or former president to be featured on U.S. currency. What To…
Read MoreAi Weiwei Title ‘Animality’ Among World Premieres Set For CPH:DOX — Full Lineup
[ad_1] Animality, the latest screen work from Chinese artist Ai Weiwei, is among the titles that will world premiere at this year’s CPH:DOX in Copenhagen. The festival, which runs March 19-30, released its 2025 competition lineups this morning. Across its six categories, the festival will feature 94 world premieres. The theme of this year’s festival…
Read MoreOCBC conservative about FY2025 targets amid trade tensions, uncertainties
[ad_1] Bank’s Q4 net profit is up 4% at S$1.7 billion, while full-year earnings rise 8% to a record S$7.6 billion OCBC rode on the strength of macroeconomic tailwinds to register healthy growth for the full year ended December, as net profit hit a record high. But its management is staying cautious about the year…
Read MoreBBC Faces Dilemma Over New L.A. Wildfires Doc Made By ‘Gaza: How To Survive A Warzone’ Director Jamie Roberts
[ad_1] EXCLUSIVE: The BBC is facing a dilemma over whether to push on with a new series from Jamie Roberts, director of the controversial Gaza: How to Survive a Warzone. Deadline has learned that Roberts is making a new doc for the BBC, this time about the L.A. wildfires, for the same current affairs commissioning…
Read MoreReese Witherspoon’s ‘Side Hustlers’ Format Scores First International Adaptation As ITV Studios Sells To South Africa
[ad_1] EXCLUSIVE: Side Hustlers, the Reese Witherspoon-produced format in which businesswomen transform their passion projects into fully-fledged businesses, has landed its first international adaptation. ITV Studios has struck a deal with South Africa‘s Primedia, which will produce a local adaptation of the format. Broadcasting partner and production timelines are yet to be confirmed. Side Hustlers…
Read MoreChina to start bank recapitalisation with at least 400 billion yuan
[ad_1] CHINA plans to start re-capitalising several of its biggest banks in coming months, according to people familiar with the matter, following through on a broad stimulus package unveiled last year to shore up the struggling economy. Authorities are looking to inject at least 400 billion yuan (S$73.7 billion) of fresh capital into the first…
Read More‘Leaving Neverland 2: Surviving Michael Jackson’ To Premiere On Real Stories YouTube Channel In U.S.
[ad_1] EXCLUSIVE: Leaving Neverland 2, the followup to the explosive Emmy-winning Michael Jackson documentary, is set to premiere on YouTube in the U.S. and Canada. Little Dot Studios, the All3Media-owned digital content studio, has acquired the rights to stream director Dan Reed‘s sequel film on Real Stories, its premium documentary channel on YouTube. Leaving Neverland…
Read MoreTimothy Dalton Laments Amazon’s “Sad” Deal To Take Creative Control Of James Bond
[ad_1] Timothy Dalton has revealed he is “sad” at the prospect of James Bond falling into the hands of Amazon. In an interview with The Daily Telegraph, Dalton, who played 007 in The Living Daylights and Licence To Kill, lamented the idea of a British icon being under the creative control of an American company.…
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