Posts by Nathan Pine
‘Warrior Nun’ Creator Developing Detective Series ‘Time Of Death’ Following Reality Distortion Field Deal With Omnifilm
[ad_1] EXCLUSIVE: Warrior Nun and Continuum creator Simon Barry is in development on detective series Time Of Death, which is part of a slate of projects to emerge from a formalized scripted production deal between Canadian companies Omnifilm and Barry’s Reality Distortion Field. Time Of Death will follow a haunted detective who, after a decade…
Read MoreChinese regulators block ByteDance from using Nvidia chips, The Information reports
[ad_1] The reported ban underscores Beijing’s efforts to reduce reliance on US technology [BEIJING] Chinese regulators have barred TikTok-owner ByteDance from deploying Nvidia chips in new data centres, The Information reported on Wednesday (Nov 26), citing two company employees. ByteDance bought more Nvidia chips than any other Chinese firm in 2025 as it raced to…
Read MoreBBC Studios Hiring European IP Scout To Unearth The Next ‘Ghosts’ As Global Productions Boss Sets Out “Unquenchable Ambition” To Build A “Multi-Genre Studio”
[ad_1] EXCLUSIVE: BBC Studios is hiring a European IP scout as the team led by one of the architects behind the Lionsgate co-pro deal seeks to discover the next big scripted format. Matt Forde, BBC Studios’ president of Global Production, told us he wants the new exec to be installed early next year to immediately…
Read MoreBindi Irwin Has Best Reaction to Robert Irwin’s Dancing With the Stars Win
[ad_1] Robert Irwin Reveals What’s Next After Winning ‘Dancing With the Stars’ (Exclusive) Like sister, like brother. Ten years after Bindi Irwin claimed her own Dancing With the Stars mirrorball trophy alongside partner Derek Hough, she watched her younger brother Robert Irwin and partner Witney Carson do the same—and she couldn’t be happier. “I love…
Read MoreAllianz to cut up to 1,800 jobs due to AI advances
[ad_1] [MUNICH] German insurance group Allianz plans to cut up to 1,800 jobs in its travel insurance division, mainly in call centres, as artificial intelligence increasingly replaces manual processes, a source familiar with the plans told Reuters on Wednesday (Nov 26). Between 1,500 and 1,800 jobs are set to be eliminated at Allianz Partners over…
Read MoreJames Cameron-Backed $1BN UK Film Studio Given Greenlight By UK Government
[ad_1] The James Cameron-backed £750M ($987M) UK film studio has been given the go-ahead by the government. The Housing, Communities, and Local Government department has just delivered a 266-page verdict after planning issues were raised, which said “the Secretary of State considers that despite the conflict with the development plan, the material considerations in this case…
Read MoreCommentary: California’s first partner pushes to regulate AI while Trump and tech bros thunder forward
[ad_1] California First Partner Jennifer Siebel Newsom recently convened a meeting that might rank among the top sweat-inducing nightmare scenarios for Silicon Valley’s tech bros — a group of the Golden State’s smartest, most powerful women brainstorming ways to regulate artificial intelligence. Regulation is the last thing this particular California-dominated industry wants, and it’s spent…
Read MoreLondon TV Screenings Unveils Initial 2026 Schedule
[ad_1] The London TV Screenings has unveiled its initial 2026 schedule. The event’s founders – All3Media International, Banijay Entertainment, Fremantle and ITV Studios (ITVS) – will each host showcases, events and screenings between February 25-27, 2026. Banijay will presents its Drama and Non-Scripted Finished Tape event at BAFTA in Piccadilly on the morning of Wednesday…
Read MoreChina’s Didi Q3 revenue up 8.6% as costly overseas expansion accelerates
[ad_1] The company has accelerated overseas investment this year, notably expanding food delivery to additional cities [BEIJING] Didi Global reported an 8.6 per cent rise in third-quarter revenue on Wednesday (Nov 26) as the international expansion of China’s largest ride-hailing platform accelerated, while its domestic market remained stable. Didi operates China’s dominant ride-hailing platform and…
Read More‘Sirāt’, ‘Sound Of Falling’ & ‘Bugonia’ Lead Art & Craft European Film Award Nominations
[ad_1] Oliver Laxe’s Moroccan desert rave-set drama Sirāt, Mascha Schilinski’s critically acclaimed first feature Sound of Falling and Yorgos Lanthimos’ black comedy Bugonia lead the art and craft nominations for the 2026 European Film Awards. The films were each nominated in five of the eight categories, with Joachim Trier’s Sentimental Value following behind with three…
Read More‘Everybody Loves Raymond’: How Reunion Special Addressed Suicide Of Young Star Sawyer Sweeten
[ad_1] It’s been 10 years since Everybody Loves Raymond child star Sawyer Sweeten died from suicide a couple of weeks before his 20th birthday in April 2015. As Raymond creator Phil Rosenthal and the surviving cast members reunited to mark the hit family sitcom’s 30th anniversary, they spoke about Sawyer who played one of Ray…
Read MoreITV Developing ‘Let’s Play Ball’ Competition Series From Team Behind ‘Last One Laughing UK’
[ad_1] EXCLUSIVE: Could famous comedians be about to play some ball on ITV? Deadline understands ITV has put in early development a version of Dutch format Let’s Play Ball, in which rival teams of comedians go head-to-head in a race to transport a gigantic ball across various terrains. Facing physical puzzles along the way, each…
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