Posts by Nathan Pine
Disney Extends CFO Hugh Johnston’s Contract Through 2029
Disney has extended the contract of Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Hugh Johnston through January 31, 2029. The entertainment giant named the well respected Johnston, a longtime PepsiCo executive, as its CFO in 2023. The appointment was a rare example of Disney tapping an outsider for a key executive position. Disney reports its…
Read MoreGM wants parts makers to pull supply chains from China
[DETROIT] General Motors (GM) has directed several thousand of its suppliers to scrub their supply chains of parts from China, four people familiar with the matter said, reflecting automakers’ growing frustration over geopolitical disruptions to their operations. GM executives have been telling suppliers they should find alternatives to China for their raw materials and parts,…
Read MoreNTT DC Reit posts H1 DPU of US$0.0169, seeks growth in Tier 1 data centre markets
It is eyeing opportunities that will reduce tenant concentration, while diversifying its portfolio geographically [SINGAPORE] NTT DC Real Estate Investment Trust (Reit) posted a distribution per unit (DPU) of US$0.0169 for the half-year ended Sep 30 – its first financial result since listing on the Singapore Exchange in July. The H1 DPU was 3.3 per…
Read MoreUnited Agents Issues Scam Warning
EXCLUSIVE: United Agents, the London shop that reps Kate Winslet and Ricky Gervais, has issued a scam alert following fears its agents may have been targeted. Talk of scammers impersonating agents or their clients and contacting talent has been rife in the UK agency space of late as it becomes increasingly common across the industry.…
Read MoreJonas Brothers React to Viral Clip of Resume Being Read at Their Concert
The Jonas Brothers are suckers for a great work ethic. Indeed, after a viral video of a fan scrolling through the resume of a man named Scott Kelly went viral, Nick Jonas, Kevin Jonas and Joe Jonas had no doubt he was the man for the job. In a TikTok video shared Nov. 10, a fellow concertgoer at the…
Read MoreHong Kong’s investment firm reports HK$2 billion return in 2024
As at end-2024, the firm had used up under a fifth of its initial HK$62 billion kitty [HONG KONG] Hong Kong Investment Corporation (HKIC) generated more than HK$2 billion (S$335.5 million) in investment income in 2024, boosted by initial public offerings and bets on biotechnology firms. The figure comes three years after the fund was…
Read MoreKatie Sinclair Promoted To Head Of Film & TV At Riff Raff Entertainment
EXCLUSIVE: Katie Sinclair has been promoted to Head of Film and TV at Jude Law and Ben Jackson’s Riff Raff Entertainment. She is being upped from Head of Development at the company, a post she has held since 2022. Sinclair, who came to Riff Raff from Blueprint Pictures, has played a pivotal role in developing…
Read MoreDancing With the Stars’ Tom Bergeron Issues Message to ABC in Final Comment as Guest Judge
Prince William Makes ‘Dancing With the Stars’ Debut With a Message for Robert Irwin Tom Bergeron thinks the proof is in the pudding. During his time as guest judge on the 20th birthday episode of Dancing With the Stars on Nov. 11—marking his first time back in the ballroom since his shocking firing in 2020—Tom used…
Read MoreFood Empire’s Q3 revenue rises 28.3% to US$152.6 million
[SINGAPORE] Food Empire posted a revenue of US$152.6 million for the third quarter ended Sep 30, 2025, up 28.3 per cent from a year ago. In a bourse filing on Wednesday (Nov 12), the group attributed the rise to strong growth across its segments in Europe, specifically Russia, Ukraine, Kazakhstan and the Commonwealth of Independent…
Read MoreDisney Tech Exec Joins BBC Studios To Lead On AI
EXCLUSIVE: The head of the Disney StudioLAB is returning to the UK to lead BBC Studios’ artificial intelligence (AI) push. Alice Taylor will take up a gig running BBC Studios Productions AI Creative Lab in five days time reporting to productions boss Zai Bennett. The native Brit has spent the past decade at Walt Disney…
Read MoreThe Diamond Gift Guide: 10 Must-Have Jewelry Classics at Every Price Point
If diamonds are forever, Brilliant Earth just reminded us they’re also distinctly modern. The brand’s newest lineup redefines fine jewelry with meaning and individuality, offering something beautiful at every price point (yes, really). The Love Decoded Collection plays with symbolism and subtle romance, turning your personalized Morse code messages into classic, sculptural diamond pieces made…
Read MoreProducer Behind BBC’s Donald Trump Film Was Kept In Dark About Editing Error
The production company attached to the controversial Donald Trump Panorama only found out that it was about to cause one of the biggest crises to befall the BBC this decade when they read about it in the papers last week, Deadline understands. October Films, which is in production on a Nigel Farage Reform documentary that…
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