Posts by Nathan Pine
‘Love Island’ Takes Crown As Most Complained About Show On British TV
British television viewers love to complain about Love Island. That’s the takeaway from media regulator Ofcom‘s annual rundown of the most complained-about moments on British television. The ITV reality series, hosted by Maya Jama, was the subject of 14,121 complaints in 2025. That means three in 10 of the total 49,580 complaints to Ofcom were…
Read MoreStandard General Holds Talks Over Warner Bros. Discovery Cable TV Assets – FT
The Standard General hedge fund co-founder Soo Kim has held talks over buying into Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD)’s TV networks, according to the Financial Times. Citing people briefed on the matter, the article reported that Kim had been approached by “at least one” WBD shareholder about acquiring some or all of the cable TV assets,…
Read More“Emily in Paris” has one more chance to top cultural reference—here’s how
Everyone’s favorite second-screen watch is back. Netflix‘s Emily in Paris is returning for a fifth season on December 18, and while little is known about the plot, fans are ready to embrace another 10 episodes that track Emily’s glossy escapades around a romanticized form of Paris—and now Rome. The show, fronted by British-American star and…
Read MoreAll3Media International, Merzigo Team To Boost YouTube & Facebook Reach Of Programs Including ‘Midsomer Murders’ & ‘Peep Show’
EXCLUSIVE: Merzigo and All3Media International are teaming up. Merzigo optimizes the reach and coverage of TV properties across YouTube and Facebook and it will work with several of All3Media’s big-ticket brands as part of the deal. London, Istanbul and LA-based Merzigo will manage All3Media International FAST channels including the scripted focused service Demand Drama, unscripted…
Read MoreSingapore stocks track Wall Street declines; STI down 0.1%
Across the broader market, losers beat gainers 286 to 236, as 883.5 million securities worth S$1.1 billion change hands [SINGAPORE] Singapore shares ended lower on Thursday (Dec 18), tracking declines on Wall Street. The benchmark Straits Times Index (STI) lost 0.1 per cent or 4.87 points to finish at 4,570.61. Meanwhile, the iEdge Singapore Next…
Read MoreAmy Berg’s Jeff Buckley Documentary Gets More International Release Dates
EXCLUSIVE: Piece of Magic Entertainment (POM) has revealed further details about the international rollout of Amy Berg’s documentary It’s Never Over, Jeff Buckley. New release territories in 2026 include Sweden, Norway and Iceland with distribution coming via POM and international rights holder Universal Pictures Content Group. Confirmed territories to date include The Netherlands (releasing January…
Read MoreGlobal Box Office Projected To Reach $35 Billion In 2026 – Analysts
Getting out early with a projection for global box office in 2026, Gower Street Analytics is calling the upcoming year at $35 billion. This would mark a second consecutive year of worldwide growth, +5% against current estimates for 2025. “We predict 2026 will be the highest grossing global year since 2019 ($42.3 billion), topping the…
Read MoreAudible Original ‘Heathcliff’ Explores Missing Years Of ‘Wuthering Heights’ Anti-Hero, With Daryl McCormack Starring
EXCLUSIVE: Audible is delving into the backstory of literature’s most infamous romantic anti-hero in audio drama Heathcliff, with Daryl McCormack in the title role. The star (Good Luck to You, Leo Grande) has just wrapped filming on Dolly Alderton’s Pride & Prejudice, and Heathcliff will bow on Audible next February. The team behind it promised…
Read MoreGoogle works to erode Nvidia’s software advantage with Meta’s help
The effort is part of Google’s aggressive plan to make its TPU a viable alternative to Nvidia’s GPUs [SAN FRANCISCO] Alphabet’s Google is working on a new initiative to make its artificial intelligence chips better at running PyTorch, the world’s most widely used AI software framework, in a move aimed at weakening Nvidia’s longstanding dominance…
Read MoreGreg & Ted’s Excellent WBD Adventure With Studio Lot Tour, David Zaslav As Their Guide; Check Out The Photos
Wasting no time checking out their potential new home away from home, Netflix‘s bosses Greg Peters and Ted Sarandos made a most awesome visit to the Warner Bros Discovery studio lot today with David Zaslav as tour guide. In a series of photos released late Wednesday by WBD, the Netflix co-CEOs practically announced “we are…
Read MoreSouth Korea digs deeper into intervention toolkit as won slides
The won has been Asia’s worst-performing currency in the second half of the year [SEOUL] In South Korea, calls for action to stem the won’s decline are getting louder by the day. On Thursday (Dec 18), the finance ministry warned of increased volatility and said it would take swift measures if needed, while the government…
Read MoreThai central bank proposes controls on gold trade, ready to cut rates further
[BANGKOK] The Thai central bank is calling on the finance ministry to control gold trading after a surge in transactions helped drive up the value of the baht, its governor Vital Ratanakorn said on Thursday (Dec 18), adding that monetary policy could be further eased if needed after key rates were cut to a three-year…
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