Prince Naseem Boxing Biopic ‘Giant’ To Open Saudi Arabia’s Red Sea Film Festival As 2025 Lineup Unveiled

Prince Naseem Boxing Biopic ‘Giant’ To Open Saudi Arabia’s Red Sea Film Festival As 2025 Lineup Unveiled

[ad_1] Rowan Athale’s biopic Giant, starring  Amir El Masry, as British-Yemeni boxing champion Prince Naseem ‘Naz’ Hamed, will open the fifth edition of Saudi Arabia’s Red Sea International Film Festival. The news was announced at a press conference in the festival’s home city of Jeddah on Tuesday, as the event unveiled key sections for its…

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US office S-Reits could be on the cusp of a comeback

US office S-Reits could be on the cusp of a comeback

[ad_1] [SINGAPORE] For years, Singapore-listed real estate investment trusts (S-Reits) that focus on office assets in the US have been pummelled – first by the Covid-19 pandemic and a subsequent shift in work trends, and then by rising interest rates.  But the worst could be over, with interest rates now edging downwards, and leasing demand…

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Australia Introduces “Landmark” Streaming Content Quotas

Australia Introduces “Landmark” Streaming Content Quotas

[ad_1] The Australian government has introduced content quotas on global streamers. The rules require Netflix, Prime Video and the other global streamers with more than one million Australian subscribers to spend 10% of their total Australian expenditure – or 7.5% of their revenues – on local originals, whether they are dramas, children’s shows, docs, or…

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China accuses Netherlands of not working to fix Nexperia dispute

China accuses Netherlands of not working to fix Nexperia dispute

[ad_1] The resulting chip shortages have threatened to halt assembly lines and lead to worker furloughs in Europe [BEIJING/AMSTERDAM] China’s commerce ministry on Tuesday (Nov 4) accused the Netherlands of not working with Beijing to resolve the dispute surrounding the Dutch government’s seizure of chipmaker Nexperia and warned of further supply chain disruptions as a…

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Aramco profit beats estimates in first sign of easing pressure

Aramco profit beats estimates in first sign of easing pressure

[ad_1] Net income adjusted for one-time items rose 0.8% to US$28 billion in the third quarter from a year earlier [RIYADH] Saudi Aramco reported profit that beat analysts’ estimates as a boost in production outweighed the impact of weaker oil prices.  Net income adjusted for one-time items rose 0.8 per cent to US$28 billion in…

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‘Rise And Fall’ Becomes Amazon MX Player’s Biggest Ever Show

‘Rise And Fall’ Becomes Amazon MX Player’s Biggest Ever Show

[ad_1] EXCLUSIVE: Amazon MX Player’s Rise and Fall has become the most-watched show in the Indian streamer’s history. Data provided by the service suggests the Banijay Asia-made reality series has set records in viewership, social engagement and audience participation. Over six weeks, the daily show amassed almost 500 million views on the player and topped…

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Disney+ Forges Content Partnership With CJ ENM’s Tving For Japan

Disney+ Forges Content Partnership With CJ ENM’s Tving For Japan

[ad_1] Disney+ has partnered Korean entertainment conglomerate CJ ENM to bring their originals on the Tving platform to the Japanese market. From November 5 onwards, Disney+ Japan will offer up to 60 Tving titles and CJ ENM series, including Guardian: The Lonely and Great God and Reply 1988. Thriller series Dear X, starring Kim Yoo-jung,…

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Taiwan Creative Content Fest Opens With Fund Launches, Cross-Border Collaboration & Praise For Local Hit ‘96 Minutes’

Taiwan Creative Content Fest Opens With Fund Launches, Cross-Border Collaboration & Praise For Local Hit ‘96 Minutes’

[ad_1] Taiwan Creative Content Fest (TCCF) got underway this morning with top Taiwanese officials touting the event as a platform for regional cooperation and pooling finance across borders at a time of growing uncertainty in the content industries. The event, now in its sixth edition, also kicked off with the launch of two funds –…

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Jon Stewart Torches Trump’s Gatsby-Themed Party Amid Looming Hunger Crisis: “Doesn’t Give A F— About Even Looking Like He Gives A F—“

Jon Stewart Torches Trump’s Gatsby-Themed Party Amid Looming Hunger Crisis: “Doesn’t Give A F— About Even Looking Like He Gives A F—“

[ad_1] Kicking off his monologue on tonight’s episode of The Daily Show, Jon Stewart addressed his recently renewed contract, thanking fans for their support, as well as the Los Angeles Dodgers’ triumph over the Toronto Blue Jays, joking about America’s biggest “enemy” — Canada. Similar to John Oliver last night, the political comic delved straight…

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