Posts by Nathan Pine
BBC Should Not Change Editing Guidelines In Wake Of Donald Trump Panorama Splice, Review Finds
The BBC should not alter the way it approaches editing TV news programs in the wake of the botched Donald Trump Panorama splice, which has led to a $10B legal action from the POTUS, a review has found. Peter Johnston, the BBC’s editorial standards boss, has spent the past few weeks examining the excoriating Michael…
Read MoreSias calls on Singapore Paincare to clarify actions after failed privatisation bid
[SINGAPORE] The Securities Investors Association (Singapore), or Sias, called on medical services company Singapore Paincare to clarify its actions after its privatisation bid failed earlier this month. The move is in light of the impact the collapsed deal has on minority shareholders and Sias called on the board of directors of Singapore Paincare to provide greater…
Read MoreStrengthen America—Stop Detaining Dreamers and Pass The Dream Act | Opinion
The immigration policy debate can be divisive and confusing. Yet for more than 20 years, a point of consensus among the strong majority of Americans has been that Dreamers should have a way to become U.S. citizens and fully contribute to the nation they’ve grown up in. Earlier this month, the bipartisan reintroduction of The Dream Act in the…
Read More‘Yellowstone’ Star Kelly Reilly & Rafe Spall Are Confronting A Community Haunted By Secrets In Trailer For Sky’s ‘Under Salt Marsh’
Kelly Reilly and Rafe Spall are confronting a community haunted by secrets in Under Salt Marsh, the new Sky crime series that launches January 30. Yellowstone star Reilly is Jackie Ellis and Spall is Detective Eric Bull in the show, which begins with Ellis making a shocking discovery that reopens the wounds of a three-year-old…
Read MoreChina A500 ETFs inflows surge to record high towards year-end
Investors buy 8.7 billion yuan worth of shares in seven of the largest basket funds INFLOWS to a group of exchange-traded funds (ETFs) tracking the CSI A500 Index surged to a fresh record on Thursday (Dec 18), with the strong activity leaving traders perplexed. Investors bought 8.7 billion yuan (S$1.6 billion) worth of shares in…
Read More‘Godzilla Minus One’ Maker Toho Setting Up European HQ In UK & Buying Anime Limited
Toho, the Japanese anime company behind Godzilla Minus One, is setting up a regional European headquarters in the UK for its overseas business division, Toho Global. At the same time, Toho has reached an agreement to acquire all shares in Glasgow-based Anime Limited from Germany’s Plaion Pictures and make it a subsidiary of the new…
Read MoreDonald Trump teases “most aggressive” housing reform US has ever seen
President Donald Trump said he is planning to announce “some of the most aggressive housing reform plans in American history” next year, in an effort to address the ongoing affordability crisis. It is not the first time that the president has promised to address the country’s housing problems, which include rising prices and soaring costs,…
Read MoreNidec founder and chairman Nagamori quits board after spate of accounting issues
The 81-year-old has voluntarily resigned his post, the world’s largest maker of mini-motors says [TOKYO] Nidec said its founder Shigenobu Nagamori will step down from his position as chairman of the board, following the discovery of a series of accounting issues dating back years. The 81-year-old has voluntarily resigned his post, the world’s largest maker…
Read MoreTikTok signs deal to avoid US ban
TikTok has inked an agreement to sell off its American business to a group of investors in a deal that could ensure the short-form video app can continue operating in the U.S. This is according to an internal memo sent to employees by CEO Shou Chew, and seen by several outlets including Reuters and The…
Read MoreGLP picks investment banks for 2026 Hong Kong IPO: sources
Deliberations are ongoing and details such as the offering size and timing have not been finalised [HONG KONG] Investment firm GLP has selected banks for a Hong Kong initial public offering that may take place as soon as the first half of 2026, according to people familiar with the situation. The Singapore-based company has picked…
Read More‘Avatar: Fire And Ash’ Lights Up $12M In Thursday Previews – Box Office
EXCLUSIVE: 20th Century Studios’ Avatar: Fire and Ash lit the wick on its weekend with an estimated $12 million in previews from showtimes that began at 2PM today. While that’s $5M lighter than the previews for 2022’s Avatar: The Way of Water, which made $17M on its way to a $53.2M Friday and $134.1M 3-day,…
Read MoreThe Chinese-made DJI drones used by US police face a MAGA-fuelled reckoning
If DJI fails to get FCC clearance by Christmas, it could join Huawei and ZTE on the agency’s list [WASHINGTON] President Donald Trump’s administration faces a Tuesday (Dec 23) deadline for declaring whether Chinese drone maker DJI Technologies poses a national security threat, a decision with the potential to ground thousands of machines deployed by…
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