Posts by Nathan Pine
Thomas Rabe Stepping Down As RTL CEO; Replaced By WBD Western Europe Boss Clément Schwebig
[ad_1] Warner Bros. Discovery‘s (WBD) President in Western Europe and Africa is to replace Thomas Rabe at the top of European entertainment giant RTL Group. Clément Schwebig will succeed Rabe as CEO of RTL from May next year. He is expected to join RTL Group’s Board of Directors as Executive Director. The 60-year-old Rabe is…
Read MoreDBS, Ant International expand partnership to boost cross-border payments
[ad_1] [SINGAPORE] Singapore’s biggest bank DBS Group and Ant International have signed a memorandum of understanding to expand their partnership and scale up cross-border payments and fintech services. The deal, announced at the Singapore Fintech Festival, will allow DBS PayLah! users to make QR code payments at over 150 million merchants in more than 100…
Read More‘Made In Korea’ Renewed For Second Season At Disney+, Release Date For S1 Unveiled — APAC Showcase
[ad_1] Disney+ has renewed Korean crime series Made In Korea for a second season, with Season 1 debuting on the platform on December 24 this year. Season 1 stars Hyun Bin (Crash Landing On You, Confidential Assignment), Jung Woosung (12.12: The Day, Hunt) and Woo Dohwan (My Puppy, Bloodhounds), who all appeared on stage at…
Read MoreToyota opens US battery plant, confirms US$10 billion investment plan
[ad_1] TOYOTA Motor said on Wednesday it had begun production at its US$13.9 billion North Carolina battery plant as it ramps up hybrid production and confirmed plans to invest US$10 billion over five years in US manufacturing. The Japanese automaker first announced the plan in December 2021 to produce batteries for its hybrid and electric vehicles.…
Read More‘The Golden Bachelor’ Season 2 Finale Recap: A Shocking Early Exit Leaves 1 Woman Vying For Mel’s Heart After Fantasy Suites — But Does He Get Engaged?
[ad_1] SPOILER ALERT! This post contains details from the Season 2 finale of The Golden Bachelor, including who Mel Owens proposes to. Mel Owens might just get down on one knee Wednesday night, but there is quite a bit of drama to wade through first in the Season 2 finale of The Golden Bachelor. So,…
Read More‘Shōgun’ Season 2 Sets New & Returning Cast As Start Of Production Date Is Revealed
[ad_1] FX‘s smash hit Shōgun will begin production on Season 2 in Vancouver in January, with new and returning faces joining Hiroyuki Sanada and Cosmo Jarvis on the cast. New additions include Asami Kizukawa in the role of Aya, Masataka Kubota as Hyūga, Sho Kaneta as Hidenobu, Takaaki Enoki as Lord Ito, and Jun Kunimura…
Read MoreMAS to trial issuance of tokenised bills, releases guidelines for AI in financial sector
[ad_1] [SINGAPORE] The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) will be trialling the issuance of tokenised bills to primary dealers, which will then be settled with central bank digital currencies (CBDCs). More details on the tokenised MAS bills will be available next year, said the authority’s managing director Chia Der Jiun at the Singapore FinTech Festival…
Read More‘South Park’ Fans React To Trump, Vance Erotica As Show Takes On Sora: “Thanks For The Nightmares”
[ad_1] As if Donald Trump didn’t have enough on his plate this week with the recent Epstein emails release, South Park is continuing to roast the POTUS in this week’s episode. On Wednesday, audiences reacted in disgust to the Season 28 episode ‘Unholy Birth’, which took aim at Open AI’s Sora featured some an unfortunate…
Read MoreDancing With the Stars’ Bobby Bones Returns Mirrorball Trophy Over Tom Bergeron Diss
[ad_1] Kaitlyn Bristowe vs. Carrie Ann Inaba Things got thorny in the ballroom after the longtime judge claimed she was being “bullied” by fans of the former Bachelorette. “I still get bullied. Right about this time is when people start to bully me because of the way I judge people,” Carrie Ann said on The Talk…
Read MoreDisney Unveils ‘Death Stranding Isolations’ From Game Creator Hideo Kojima — APAC Showcase
[ad_1] Disney+ has unveiled Japanese anime series Death Stranding Isolations (working title) from veteran game creator Hideo Kojima, based on the popular post-apocalyptic game series ‘Death Stranding.’ The upcoming anime series will be directed by Takayuki Sano (Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods) and produced by E&H Production (Project Bullet/Bullet). The project will be created…
Read MoreKorea-Japan Series ‘Merry Berry Love’ Set At Disney+, Stars Ji Chang-Wook & Mio Imada — APAC Showcase
[ad_1] Disney+ unveiled Korea–Japan series Merry Berry Love (working title), starring Ji Changwook (The Manipulated) and Mio Imada (Tokyo Revengers). The romantic comedy follows a down-on-luck Korean spatial designer Lee Yubin (played by Ji) and a strawberry farmer Karin Shirahama (played by Imada), who find love on a remote Japanese island. The series is will…
Read MoreDisney+ Unveils Unscripted Japanese Series ‘Travis Japan Summer Vacation!! In The USA’ — APAC Showcase
[ad_1] J-pop group Travis Japan will be part of a new Disney+ Japanese docu-series Travis Japan Summer Vacation!! in the USA. Premiering next year, the travel series was filmed across 10 days immediately after their most recent world tour. Two of Travis Japan’s members, Genta Matsuda and Kaito Nakamura, made an appearance at Disney’s APAC…
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