Posts by Nathan Pine
ITV Exploring ‘Extreme Planet Earth’ In Series From Plimsoll; BBC Studios Strikes Natural History Deals In Oz & NZ; Banijay Live Studio – Global Briefs
[ad_1] ITV Exploring ‘Extreme Planet Earth‘ In Series From Plimsoll Tiny World producer Plimsoll is making an extreme natural history series for ITV. Extreme Planet Earth will see “underscore the high-stakes battle for wildlife survival in an era of extreme weather, wildfires and environmental upheaval,” according to the commercial net. The series will travel to…
Read MoreUS inflation data hits regional markets; STI up 0.2%
[ad_1] SINGAPORE equities ended Thursday (Feb 13) higher, even as US data – which indicated sticky inflation – hit regional markets. The Straits Times Index (STI) gained 7.96 points, or 0.2 per cent, to 3,882.58. Seatrium led the STI, extending yesterday’s rally to end 10.9 per cent, or S$0.25, higher at S$2.55. Investor sentiment was…
Read MoreTodd Haynes Talks U.S. Crisis Under First Weeks Of Trump & Accuses President Of “Destabilization” Tactics As Berlinale Lifts Off
[ad_1] Todd Haynes described the U.S. as being in a state of crisis at the Berlinale jury press conference on Thursday when asked on his thoughts on President Donald Trump’s first weeks in office. “We’re in a state of particular crisis right now in the United States, but also globally… everyone I know in the…
Read MoreInanna Sarkis, Gregg Sulkin, Timothy Granaderos & Paris Berelc Sign For Adam Green’s Hot Air Balloon Thriller ‘Ascent’ Ahead Of Malta Shoot – EFM
[ad_1] EXCLUSIVE: Inanna Sarkis (Marked Men, The Prince, Maintenance Required), Gregg Sulkin (Six Triple Eight, World on Fire), Timothy Granaderos (13 Reasons Why, Runaways) and Paris Berelc (Alexa & Katie) are set to star in survival thriller Ascent by Adam Green (Frozen, Hatchet). The production, which is set to begin shooting in Malta later this…
Read MoreFoxtel Group’s Content Chief Alison Hurbert-Burns Exiting After Six Years
[ad_1] Big changes to the content game in Australia, where Alison Hurbert-Burns is exiting pay-TV and streaming giant Foxtel Group after six years. Hurbert-Burns is known for leading original program development at the pay-TV service Foxtel and streamer Binge during a period when the content company launched the likes of comedy hit Colin From Accounts,…
Read MoreTokio Hotel Singer Bill Kaulitz Lands Film Debut In Marcel Walz’s Indie Horror ‘Brute 1986’
[ad_1] EXCLUSIVE: Bill Kaulitz has swapped the concert stage for the big screen by landing his first film role. The Tokio Hotel frontman, whose band is among Germany’s most successful music acts, has landed a role in Brute 1986, an indie pic inspired by 1980s slash movies. In the film, Leather Kobra, a Sunset Strip-style…
Read MoreBarclays sets new performance goals as 2024 pretax profit rises
[ad_1] BARCLAYS upped its 2025 performance guidance on Thursday (Feb 13) after posting a 24 per cent rise in annual pretax profit for 2024 that beat expectations, as its investment bank enjoyed strong income growth and slower than expected interest rate cuts boosted its domestic lending business. The British corporate, consumer and investment bank reported…
Read MoreSony Pictures Entertainment Third-Quarter Profits Dip 21% To $223M; Corporate Results Jump On Games & Music
[ad_1] Refresh for latest…: Third-quarter profits at Sony Pictures Entertainment slid to $223 million for the three months ended December 31, 2024. That’s a nearly 21% decrease on a U.S. dollar basis versus the similar quarter the previous year. Adjusted OIBDA (Operating Income Before Depreciation and Amortization) came in at $308 million (-16.5%). Sales, however, were…
Read MoreAlibaba says to partner with Apple on AI features, sending shares surging
[ad_1] The AI integration comes at a critical time for Apple, which has faced declining iPhone sales in China amid growing competition from domestic rivals ALIBABA chairman Joe Tsai said on Thursday (Feb 13) the company will partner with Apple on AI for iPhones sold in the China market, sending the Hong Kong-listed shares of…
Read MoreFilm Constellation Boards Oscar Hudson’s Dark Comedy ‘Straight Circle’ Produced By 2AM, Magna Studios & Such
[ad_1] EXCLUSIVE: Film Constellation has boarded sales on Oscar Hudson’s Straight Circle, a dark comedy on the absurdities of conflict, and revealed a first image as principal photography wraps in South Africa. The work follows two soldiers from opposing nations who are stationed at a shared barrack on a desolate border. As they grapple with…
Read MoreFormer intern becomes billionaire in Australia pharmacy merger
[ad_1] A corporate tie-up in Australia will produce a parade of fortunes in an industry hardly known for extravagance. More than 100 shareholders will officially be millionaires. At least 10 will be worth over US$100 million. And atop the group are three billionaires, including one former intern. Behind this blitz of riches, rare even for…
Read MoreSCL Awards: ‘Wild Robot’ & ‘The Brutalist’ Take Top Film Prize; Two For Atticus Ross; Diane Warren Wins – Full List
[ad_1] The Wild Robot and The Brutalist took the Original Score film prizes, and Atticus Ross scored a pair of trophies at the sixth annual SCL Awards, which were handed out Wednesday night at the Skirball Cultural Center in Los Angeles. See the full winners list from the Society of Composers and Lyricists below. Perennial…
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