Posts by Nathan Pine
Chinese & British Content Leaders Identify Micro-dramas And Kids’ Content As Frontrunners For Co-Production & Distribution
Chinese and UK film and television leaders gathered in the London’s BAFTA building on Thursday for the Shanghai-London Screen Industry Forum, to share their insights on co-producing and distribution opportunities, with micro-dramas, children’s and sports content emerging as frontrunners for international collaboration. The event was hosted by the Shanghai Municipal Administration of Culture and Tourism…
Read MoreEx-Warner Bros TV Sales Chief Jeffrey Schlesinger Joins Kartoon Studios Board
EXCLUSIVE: Jeffrey Schlesinger, the former President of Warner Bros Worldwide Television Distribution, has joined the board of Kartoon Studios. For many years, Schlesinger was Warner Bros’ top international TV seller, overseeing distribution of shows such as Friends, The Big Bang Theory and Game of Thrones, before exiting in 2021 and going on to set up…
Read MoreDancing With the Stars’ Carrie Ann Inaba Reacts to Scoring Criticism
As the audience started to boo, she continued her thoughts on the dance adding, “Try to give a little bit more variety as far as dynamics. This is also on you, Pasha.” And as for Pasha, he quickly responded to Carrie Ann’s comments, calling them “unfair.” “Especially being that she said that the dances looked similar,”…
Read MoreFrench Producer Couple Hit With Allegations Of Predatory Behaviour & Sexual Harassment
Le SPI, one of France’s biggest independent producers’ guilds, has temporarily suspended members Thierry Lounas and Claire Bonnefoy following accusations against the couple of sexual harassment and assault as well as workplace abuse by multiple former and current female employees. Lounas is a key figure in France’s arthouse and indie genre scene as the founder…
Read More‘Doctor Who’ Producer Jane Tranter Hits Back At “Rude” Writer Who Said Sci-Fi Series Is As “Dead As We’ve Ever Known It”
Jane Tranter, the executive producer of Doctor Who, has bristled at the suggestion that the iconic sci-fi series is “as dead as we’ve ever known it.” The claim was made by Robert Shearman, who wrote Christopher Eccleston episode Dalek in 2005 and has penned several Doctor Who novels. Commenting in Doctor Who Magazine, he argued…
Read MoreInternational Insider: Creator Economics At MIPCOM; Daniel Day-Lewis Charms LFF; Ceasefire Reaction
Welcome once again, Insiders. More big TV and film news this week from the likes of Cannes market MIPCOM and the London Film Festival. Jesse Whittock here with the rundown. Off we go. Sign up to the newsletter here. Creator Economics At MIPCOM Valery Hache/AFP via Getty Images MIP, MIP, hooray: International TV’s biggest industry…
Read MoreIran messages Putin before Trump’s Russian showdown
Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei has sent a letter to Russian President Vladimir Putin, signaling a deepening partnership between Tehran and Moscow amid escalating global tensions. The message, the contents of which have not been officially disclosed, was delivered by Iran’s top security chief Ali Larijani on Thursday. At the same time, President Donald Trump…
Read MoreLee Min-ho, Park Hae-il & Yoo Hae-jin Set To Star In ‘Assassins’
Veteran Korean actors Yoo Hae-jin, Park Hae-il and Lee Min-ho will star in thriller Assassins, directed by Hur Jin-ho (A Normal Family). Set in 1974, the film follows the attempted assassination of Korean president Park Chung-hee on August 15 that year — one of the most consequential days in the country’s history. On track for…
Read MoreMIPCOM 2025: Distribution & Dealmaking, Major Studios, Turkish TV & The Creator Economy
Lucy Smith, MIPCOM’s Director called the 2025 edition “the biggest shift in a generation.” Amid the noise, here’s the real deal on MIPCOM from a Deadline team who have jointly attended more editions of the international TV fest than we care to mention. Creators create noise The real news is that MIPCOM is more than a…
Read MoreParkway Life Reit appoints Robin Hu as board chairman, Eng-Kwok Seat Moey as independent director
[SINGAPORE] The manager of Parkway Life Real Estate Investment Trust (Reit) has appointed a new chairman and an independent director to its board, it said on Friday (Oct 17). Robin Hu, Asia chairman at Milken Institute and advisory senior director at Temasek, has been appointed chairman. The 67-year-old has been on the board of Parkway…
Read MoreHow Tokyo International Film Festival Is Seeding International Exchange & Next Generation Of Asian Filmmakers
Tokyo International Film Festival (TIFF) has hit its stride in the last few years since Hiroyasu Ando joined as chairman and started to restructure the event. Moving to the Hibiya-Ginza district and bringing in a new programming team, the festival embarked on a much more progressive and outward-looking trajectory, coinciding with a growing international focus…
Read MoreBBC Sanctioned Over “Materially Misleading” ‘Gaza: How To Survive A Warzone’ Film
The BBC will be forced to broadcast a statement live on television after UK media regulator Ofcom ruled that Gaza: How to Survive a Warzone was “materially misleading.” The BBC has already acknowledged that it was a serious editorial failing that the documentary, which premiered on February 17, was narrated by the child of a…
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