Posts by Nathan Pine
Producer 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…
Read MoreBig 4 accounting firms drove nearly half of sector’s total revenue growth in 2024
The sector continues to hire, and expects to grow its workforce by opening up more than 1,500 positions [SINGAPORE] The total revenue of the accountancy sector climbed by 7.5 per cent or S$244.5 million in 2024, with the Big 4 firms – Deloitte, PwC, EY and KPMG – contributing to nearly half that increase. All in,…
Read MoreInternational Buyers For CAPA-Produced Series On 2015 Paris Terror Attacks & The Woman Who Helped Track Down a Key Perpetrator
EXCLUSIVE: A host of broadcasters have snapped up a series about the woman who helped authorities find one of the perpetrators of the 2015 terrorist attacks in Paris. November 13: Sonia’s Choice premieres on the France 2 channel this Thursday, the tenth anniversary of the attacks in the French capital that claimed 137 lives. The…
Read MoreTom Felton Gets Rapturous Reception As He Reprises Draco Malfoy Role In Broadway’s ‘Harry Potter And The Cursed Child’
Tom Felton got a raucous welcome as he reprised his role as Draco Malfoy for the first time in Harry Potter and the Cursed Child on Broadway. The British actor soaked up rapturous screams and applause for a good 30 seconds before uttering his first line: “I need a favor.” The moment was captured by…
Read MoreIntrinsic Value Films Sets Stephen King Adaptation & Gene Wilder Biopic — AFM
EXCLUSIVE: Intrinsic Value Films is heading to the American Film Market with a slate of projects that includes a Stephen King adaptation and a Gene Wilder biopic. The Stephen King adaptation is titled Mister Yummy and is based on the short story by King. Described as a “haunting tale”, the story follows a man confronting…
Read MoreUK public transport segment drives 22.4% increase in ComfortDelGro’s Q3 net profit
[SINGAPORE] Transport operator ComfortDelGro’s (CDG) net profit for the third quarter ended September rose 22.4 per cent to S$70.4 million, driven by the performance of its UK public transport business. The company enjoyed contract renewals for its London public transport business at improved margins, and added new public transport contracts in Manchester from January, CDG…
Read MoreWarp Films Hires Film4 Exec Amy O’Hara
Amy O’Hara has joined Warp Films as a Producer. O’Hara joins the Sheffield-based company from Film4, where she has served as Development and Production Executive since 2021. O’Hara’s credits at Film4 include Love Lies Bleeding by Rose Glass, We Live in Time by John Crowley, and debuts such as Karan Kandhari’s Sister Midnight. Before that,…
Read MoreAustralia spy chief warns of China hackers probing networks
The Salt Typhoon and Volt Typhoon hacking groups work for Chinese government intelligence and the military [SYDNEY] Australia’s spy chief has accused hackers working for China’s government of probing his nation’s communications and infrastructure networks. In a speech to a financial regulation conference on Wednesday (Nov 12) in Melbourne, Mike Burgess, director-general of the Australian…
Read MoreCasting Platform Free For Actors Launches In UK
A casting platform that is free for actors, which its founders are calling an industry first, will launch in a few weeks’ time following a “significant funding round.” Performeo comes from startup investor Alex Breeden and Thomas Howe, a former finance boss at Metropolitan Gaming. The pair say the platform has backing from Nosferatu casting…
Read MoreDonald Trump Says He Has “Obligation” To Sue BBC For $1B
As the deadline looms for the BBC to respond to Donald Trump’s $1B legal threat, the POTUS has spoken out for the first time on the saga that has seen the BBC Director General and news boss both resign. Trump was pulling no punches last night on Fox News, saying he has an “obligation” to…
Read MoreABN Amro to buy NIBC Bank from Blackstone for 960 million euros
The deal will cut the Dutch bank’s CET1 capital ratio by about 70 basis points at closing [AMSTERDAM] ABN Amro Bank said it will acquire NIBC Bank from Blackstone for about 960 million euros (S$1.45 billion) to expand in retail banking in the Netherlands. The price is subject to final adjustments, and the deal will…
Read MoreBank Thiti To Star In Thai Heist Comedy ‘Esarn Seven’ Produced By TSixtySix Studio & Kliff Studios
EXCLUSIVE: Thai rising star ‘Bank’ Thiti Mahayotaruk (Hormones: The Series) will head the cast of action comedy Esarn Seven, produced by Bangkok-based production outfit TSixtySix in collaboration with Kliff Studios, 185 Films, True-CJ Creations and White Light Post. TSixtySix is the Thai-language production arm of production services outfit Indochina Productions, which has serviced and co-produced…
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