Posts by Nathan Pine
Film & TV Tax Credits Left Untouched By UK Budget Despite Months Of Demands
The UK film and TV industry will be sighing with disappointment following a highly-anticipated budget that delivered nothing in terms of tax credit demands. Various bodies and unions were demanding improvements to the high-end TV tax credit and also pushing for a new credit that would help with the distribution and marketing of indie films.…
Read MoreLindsey Buckingham Pays Homage to Fleetwood Mac With “Silver Springs” TikTok Trend
Musical Success But Relationship Challenges Clearly, it was the right move. The band’s 1975 eponymous album landed the No. 1 spot on the Billboard 200 chart and featured hits like “Landslide,” “Rhiannon,” “Over My Head,” and “Say You Love Me.” Afterwards, the group began work on their 1977 album Rumours, which would go on to…
Read MoreWill Daws Dies: British Producer Behind James May & George Clarke Programs Was 57
Will Daws, the British producer known for producing programs for James May and George Clarke, has died aged 57. The widely-respected exec passed away suddenly in London this week. He had run James May: Our Man In… and George Clarke’s Amazing Spaces producer Plum Pictures alongside production partner Stuart Cabb since 2007. Daws – who…
Read More‘Warrior Nun’ Creator Developing Detective Series ‘Time Of Death’ Following Reality Distortion Field Deal With Omnifilm
EXCLUSIVE: Warrior Nun and Continuum creator Simon Barry is in development on detective series Time Of Death, which is part of a slate of projects to emerge from a formalized scripted production deal between Canadian companies Omnifilm and Barry’s Reality Distortion Field. Time Of Death will follow a haunted detective who, after a decade spent…
Read MoreChinese regulators block ByteDance from using Nvidia chips, The Information reports
The reported ban underscores Beijing’s efforts to reduce reliance on US technology [BEIJING] Chinese regulators have barred TikTok-owner ByteDance from deploying Nvidia chips in new data centres, The Information reported on Wednesday (Nov 26), citing two company employees. ByteDance bought more Nvidia chips than any other Chinese firm in 2025 as it raced to secure…
Read MoreBBC Studios Hiring European IP Scout To Unearth The Next ‘Ghosts’ As Global Productions Boss Sets Out “Unquenchable Ambition” To Build A “Multi-Genre Studio”
EXCLUSIVE: BBC Studios is hiring a European IP scout as the team led by one of the architects behind the Lionsgate co-pro deal seeks to discover the next big scripted format. Matt Forde, BBC Studios’ president of Global Production, told us he wants the new exec to be installed early next year to immediately get…
Read MoreBindi Irwin Has Best Reaction to Robert Irwin’s Dancing With the Stars Win
Robert Irwin Reveals What’s Next After Winning ‘Dancing With the Stars’ (Exclusive) Like sister, like brother. Ten years after Bindi Irwin claimed her own Dancing With the Stars mirrorball trophy alongside partner Derek Hough, she watched her younger brother Robert Irwin and partner Witney Carson do the same—and she couldn’t be happier. “I love you…
Read MoreAllianz to cut up to 1,800 jobs due to AI advances
[MUNICH] German insurance group Allianz plans to cut up to 1,800 jobs in its travel insurance division, mainly in call centres, as artificial intelligence increasingly replaces manual processes, a source familiar with the plans told Reuters on Wednesday (Nov 26). Between 1,500 and 1,800 jobs are set to be eliminated at Allianz Partners over the…
Read MoreJames Cameron-Backed $1BN UK Film Studio Given Greenlight By UK Government
The James Cameron-backed £750M ($987M) UK film studio has been given the go-ahead by the government. The Housing, Communities, and Local Government department has just delivered a 266-page verdict after planning issues were raised, which said “the Secretary of State considers that despite the conflict with the development plan, the material considerations in this case indicate…
Read MoreCommentary: California’s first partner pushes to regulate AI while Trump and tech bros thunder forward
California First Partner Jennifer Siebel Newsom recently convened a meeting that might rank among the top sweat-inducing nightmare scenarios for Silicon Valley’s tech bros — a group of the Golden State’s smartest, most powerful women brainstorming ways to regulate artificial intelligence. Regulation is the last thing this particular California-dominated industry wants, and it’s spent a…
Read MoreLondon TV Screenings Unveils Initial 2026 Schedule
The London TV Screenings has unveiled its initial 2026 schedule. The event’s founders – All3Media International, Banijay Entertainment, Fremantle and ITV Studios (ITVS) – will each host showcases, events and screenings between February 25-27, 2026. Banijay will presents its Drama and Non-Scripted Finished Tape event at BAFTA in Piccadilly on the morning of Wednesday February…
Read MoreChina’s Didi Q3 revenue up 8.6% as costly overseas expansion accelerates
The company has accelerated overseas investment this year, notably expanding food delivery to additional cities [BEIJING] Didi Global reported an 8.6 per cent rise in third-quarter revenue on Wednesday (Nov 26) as the international expansion of China’s largest ride-hailing platform accelerated, while its domestic market remained stable. Didi operates China’s dominant ride-hailing platform and has…
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