Posts by Nathan Pine
HBO Max’s French Original, Cop Series & Cozy Crime Among The TV Highlights As Unifrance’s Rendez-Vous Event Kicks Off In Paris
French TV distributors are putting on a show in Paris this week. There are 80 sales outfits in the French capital showing their wares to about 500 international buyers at the Rendez-Vous event, and the buying and selling action takes place in the 4-star Pullman Paris Montparnasse hotel. Put together by industry org Unifrance, the…
Read MoreYouTube Makes UK Ratings History By Beating BBC On Audience Reach
EXCLUSIVE: YouTube has continued to upend the natural order of UK television by overtaking the BBC on a key measurement of audience reach, according to an analysis by Deadline. In an unprecedented moment, YouTube passed the BBC in monthly audience reach figures published by Barb, the UK’s official ratings body. The Google-owned video platform began…
Read MoreThe Ultimate Guide To Wearing Leggings in 2026 So You Look Polished, Stylish & Totally Effortless
If you’ve ever questioned whether leggings could be truly chic, 2026 has the answer: absolutely. No longer just the go-to for casual days or home lounging, leggings now play a starring role in fashion-forward outfits. Millennials have watched this wardrobe staple evolve from flared yoga pants with Ugg boots to sleek ankle-length designs that flatter…
Read MoreNetflix Ups Ad-Tier Users By 14% But Prime Video Still Dominates – Research
The number of Netflix subscribers on the streamer’s ad-supported tier has grown by 14% on a year, but Prime Video remains way out in front in this metric, according to Digital i. Research covering the 12 months between the fourth quarter of 2024 and the end of the third of 2025 showed 40% of active…
Read MoreEmerald Fennell To Open ‘Wuthering Heights’ In Imax At BFI Alongside Curated Season Of Films Including Titles By David Cronenberg & Park Chan-Wook
Emerald Fennell will open her latest feature, Wuthering Heights, in IMAX at the BFI in London alongside an extended programme of films she has curated, featuring titles that inspired her adaptation of the classic Emily Brontë novel. Wuthering Heights will screen at BFI Imax from February 13. The film will screen from laser prints. Fennell…
Read MoreGlobal central bankers defend Fed’s Powell after Trump threat
Central bankers fear that political influence over the Fed would erode trust in the bank’s commitment to its inflation target [FRANKFURT] The chiefs of many of the world’s major central banks issued a joint statement in support of Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell on Tuesday (Jan 13), after the Trump administration threatened him with a…
Read MoreYou can buy Steve Jobs’ bow ties, desk and other bits of Apple history at this auction
In March 1976, Apple cofounders Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak both signed a $500 check weeks before the official creation of a California company that would transform personal computing and become a global powerhouse. Now that historic Wells Fargo check could be sold for $500,000 at an auction that ends on Jan. 29. The sale,…
Read MoreSingapore stocks ride Asian wave amid US ‘self-sabotage’; STI up 0.9%
Japan’s Nikkei 225, South Korea’s Kospi, Hong Kong’s Hang Seng and the FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI Index all close higher SINGAPORE shares ended higher on Tuesday (Jan 13), as investors flocked to Asian equities for the second straight day amid souring sentiment in the US. The Straits Times Index (STI) rose 40.35 points or 0.9…
Read More‘Greenland’ Outfit Anton Hires Former Sky & Focus Exec Jamie Schwartz To Lead On Marketing & Publicity
EXCLUSIVE: Greenland outfit Anton has appointed former Sky and Focus exec Jamie Schwartz to the newly created role of Director of Marketing and Brands. Schwartz, who will be based in London and will report to Anton CEO Sébastien Raybaud, will oversee marketing and publicity in addition to leading Anton’s global marketing and brand strategy in film and TV.…
Read MoreRobotics frenzy drives US$24 billion gain in Hyundai Motor stocks
Its projects help to modernise the company’s image, and its undervalued stock has room to rise further [SEOUL] Hyundai Motor Group stocks have added around US$24 billion in market value so far this month, as investor excitement over robotics extends into the new year. The carmaker’s shares jumped more than 10 per cent on Tuesday…
Read MoreBBC Will Attempt To Throw Out Donald Trump’s $10BN Lawsuit
The BBC has begun its attempt to throw out Donald Trump‘s $10BN lawsuit over the botched Panorama edit. In documents filed yesterday, reported by BBC News, the 100-year-old national broadcaster argued that the Florida court in which the claim has been filed lacks “personal jurisdiction,” the court venue is “improper” and Trump has “failed to…
Read MoreGoodfellas Launches Period Romance ‘Venus Electrificata’ With Pio Marmaï, Anaïs Demoustier, Gilles Lellouche & Vimala Pons At Unifrance Paris Rendez-Vous
EXCLUSIVE: Goodfellas has acquired world sales rights for Pierre Salvadori’s offbeat period drama Vénus Electrificata, set against the backdrop of the early 20th century Paris art world and starring Pio Marmaï, Anaïs Demoustier, Gilles Lellouche and Vimala Pons. The company is launching sales on the title at the 28th Unifrance Rendez-Vous in Paris which kicks…
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