Posts by Nathan Pine
Sky Nabs Matthew Macfadyen Comedy; Incredible Film Inks Distribution For ‘The North’; Dinard Award Winners — Global Briefs
[ad_1] Sky Acquires Elizabeth Banks & Matthew Macfadyen Comedy Sky has acquired The Miniature Wife, a U.S. comedy-drama starring Elizabeth Banks and Matthew Macfadyen, ahead of MIPCOM. The show will air on Sky and NOW in 2026. The series synopsis reads: Marriage gets hilariously complicated in The Miniature Wife, when Elizabeth Banks (Pitch Perfect, The…
Read MoreBest Laniege Fall Prime Day Deals: Save 30% on Favorites by Sydney Sweeney, Alix Earle & More
[ad_1] Stop scrolling! October Prime Day is finally here, which is your chance to snag celebrity-loved beauty favorites for less. Yep, that includes cult-favorite products, including the Laneige Lip Sleeping Mask. Right now, you can get the beloved overnight mask, which has been recommended by Sydney Sweeney and Kyle Richards, for 30% off. So why…
Read MoreNestle bows out of initiative to reduce dairy’s climate impact
[ad_1] [DUBAI] Less than two years ago, a group of the world’s biggest food companies, including Nestle, Danone and Kraft Heinz, announced a major alliance to cut methane emissions from their hundreds of thousands of dairy suppliers. Last month, however, Nestle’s logo vanished from the initiative’s website. Officials at the Swiss food giant confirmed that…
Read MoreBeta Cinema Unveils Fresh Deals For Fatih Akin’s Cannes-Selected End Of WWII Drama ‘Amrum’
[ad_1] Beta Cinema has unveiled a fresh set of deals for Fatih Akin’s Amrum – his Cannes-selected coming-of-age drama set in the final days of WWII – ahead of its German theatrical release on Thursday. The film, which made its festival debut in the Cannes Premieres section has since sold to Australia & New Zealand…
Read MoreCarl Lewis Feature Doc & Oscar Contender ‘Checkpoint Zoo’ Head To MIPCOM As Part Of Noah Media’s Market Line-Up
[ad_1] EXCLUSIVE: Noah Media’s Carl Lewis feature doc and Oscar contender Checkpoint Zoo are headed to the TV market, with MIPCOM pushes incoming for both projects. Both are big-ticket doc titles for the Cannes sales fest, with exec producers including LeBron James and Leonardo DiCaprio respectively. Sphere Abacus has taken distribution on the Carl Lewis…
Read MoreIndustrial property developer Soon Hock Enterprise to offer 21.6 million shares at S$0.58 apiece in mainboard listing
[ad_1] The company expects to raise net proceeds of about S$34.6 million, part of which will be used for land-site and building acquisitions [SINGAPORE] Industrial property developer Soon Hock Enterprise has launched its initial public offering (IPO) of 21.6 million shares at S$0.58 each, in conjunction with its mainboard listing on the Singapore Exchange (SGX).…
Read MoreLFF Head Kristy Matheson On The Festival’s Buzzy Competition Lineup, Platforming Filmmakers Who Are “Moving The Art Form In A Different Or New Direction” & Expecting Protests
[ad_1] The 69th BFI London Film Festival rolls into action this evening, with a screening of Rian Johnson’s third Knives Out film, Wake Up Dead Man, at the Southbank Centre’s Royal Festival Hall. Johnson is a familiar face at the LFF, having screened his two previous Knives Out flicks as festival galas; however, the wider…
Read More‘German Cocaine Cowboy’ Producer Beetz Brothers Ups Georg Tschurtschenthaler To Management Team
[ad_1] EXCLUSIVE: German Cocaine Cowboy producer Beetz Brother Film Production has upped creative chief Georg Tschurtschenthaler to its management team. Tschurtschenthaler was promoted from Chief Creative Officer on October 1, and now forms part of the Berlin management team, alongside company co-founder Christian Beetz. Reinhardt Beetz, the other co-founder, will continue to manage the Lüneburg…
Read MoreAustralia’s central bank swings to A$11 billion profit, again skips paying dividend to government
[ad_1] [SYDNEY] Australia’s central bank swung to an accounting profit last financial year on lower bond yields and a depreciating currency, though it remained in negative equity and did not pay a dividend to the government for a fourth straight year. The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) recorded an A$11 billion (S$9.4 billion) profit in…
Read MoreFrench Eco-Thriller ‘Sea Shadows’ Makes Waves With International Buyers
[ad_1] EXCLUSIVE: Buzzy French drama Sea Shadows is making a splash with buyers. The eco-thriller follows a marine scientist researching a mysterious shipwreck and has been one of the most-watched scripted shows this year in France, on France 2. Ahead of a major sales push at MIPCOM next week, France TV Distribution has closed a…
Read MoreSoftBank to buy ABB’s robotics arm in US$5.4 billion deal
[ad_1] [TOKYO] SoftBank Group has agreed to acquire ABB’s industrial robots unit at an enterprise value of almost US$5.4 billion, reflecting the Japanese investment firm’s interest in the burgeoning field. The Swiss industrial conglomerate said in a statement it was abandoning an earlier intention to spinoff the business into a separately listed entity. It expects…
Read MoreTrump calls Sydney Sweeney’s American Eagle ‘good jeans’ campaign the ‘HOTTEST’ ad out there, driving up the company’s stock
[ad_1] President Trump delved further into the controversy over actress Sydney Sweeney and her recent controversial ad campaign with American Eagle. “Sydney Sweeney, a registered Republican, has the ‘HOTTEST’ ad out there. It’s for American Eagle, and the jeans are ‘flying off the shelves,’” he wrote in a post on Truth Social Monday morning. “Go…
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