Posts by Nathan Pine
Micron to exit China server chip market after failing to recover from 2023 ban: sources
The ban on Micron products in critical infrastructure has shut the company out of the country’s data centre expansion boom [SEOUL/SHANGHAI] Micron plans to stop supplying server chips to data centres in China after the business failed to recover from a 2023 government ban on its products in critical Chinese infrastructure, two people briefed on…
Read MoreDavid Takes Ratings Bragging Rights In Beckham Household: ‘Victoria Beckham’ Scores Less Than Half The Audience Of Husband’s Netflix Series
EXCLUSIVE: Two years on from its hit David Beckham documentary, Netflix has put its marketing might behind Victoria Beckham‘s series — and now the ratings verdict is in. Turns out that David can comfortably claim bragging rights in the Beckham household, with the debut episode of his 2023 series scoring more than double the audience…
Read MoreTIFFCOM Chiefs Talk Co-production, Japan’s Booming Content Biz & Accessing Japanese IP
Taking place at the same time as Tokyo International Film Festival, the TIFFCOM contents market complements the festival’s mission to encourage international exchange but through its more business-oriented focus on international co-production and the globalization of Japanese IP. Since it returned as a physical event after the pandemic in 2023, the market has steadily expanded…
Read MoreMicrosoft wants us talking to Windows 11 with new AI features
[WASHINGTON] Microsoft is trying to get people to talk to their computers, betting that voice and artificial intelligence software is powerful enough to make such interactions as effective as a keyboard or mouse. The world’s largest software maker on Thursday (Oct 16) introduced a set of updates to its Windows operating system, including the…
Read More‘On Falling’, ‘My Father’s Shadow’ & ‘Pillion’ Among Titles On BIFA New Talent Longlists
The British Independent Film Awards (BIFA) has set its 2025 New Talent longlists, featuring 33 British documentary and fiction features from debut filmmakers. This year, the four debut categories that make up the filmmaker new talent longlists include 12 first-time fiction feature directors, 13 first-time feature documentary directors, 16 first-time writers, and 16 breakthrough producers.…
Read MoreWhite House issues warning over US fertility rate
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr told a White House press briefing that the declining U.S. fertility rate is a “national security threat” and warned it is not high enough to ensure the American population remains stable. Kennedy Jr was speaking to the press after President Donald Trump announced his administration had struck a new…
Read More‘Santosh’ Censorship Hurdles In India Continue As Planned Streaming Release Paused, Director Sandhya Suri Reacts: “My Wish Is For The Film To Be Distributed Legitimately & Uncut”
“It’s a real shame,” filmmaker Sandhya Suri concluded this afternoon as she sat down for a brief discussion with Deadline after being named as one of the 2025 recipients of the BFI and Chanel’s Filmmaker Award. Suri, a veteran documentary filmmaker turned fiction director, obviously wasn’t referring to the award, which comes with a £20,000…
Read MorePropNex says S$849,287 lawsuit against its unit has been withdrawn
It added that this is not expected to have a material impact on its financial position and performance for the financial year ending Dec 31 [SINGAPORE] A lawsuit against PropNex Realty, a wholly owned subsidiary of PropNex , has been withdrawn, the real estate services group said in a bourse filing on Friday (Oct 17).…
Read More‘99-to-1’ transaction: PropNex says S$849,287 lawsuit against unit has been dropped
It is not expected to have a material impact on its financial position and performance [SINGAPORE] A lawsuit against PropNex Realty, a wholly owned subsidiary of PropNex , has been withdrawn, the real estate services group said in a bourse filing on Friday (Oct 17). In February, an Indonesian couple had filed a suit against…
Read MoreKevin Costner Sexual Harassment Suit By ‘Horizon II’ Stuntwoman Will Continue, Judge Rules; Oscar Winner Plans ASAP Appeal
Kevin Costner came up quite short today in his bid to have Horizon II stuntwoman Devyn LaBella’s sexual harassment and hostile workplace lawsuit tossed out. Still, while industry vet LaBella saw only two of her 10 claims against the Oscar winner dismissed, lawyers for Costner are already promising late Thursday to file a fast appeal.…
Read More‘Ragtime’ Broadway Review: Lincoln Center Reclaims A Gem
Director Lear deBessonet has chosen wisely in the first production of her inaugural season as Artistic Director of Lincoln Center Theater, resurrecting the grand, however imperfect musical Ragtime, first staged on Broadway in a bloated 1998 production. Here, as she did with the recent Encores! production, she gives the musical a second chance to realize…
Read MoreFrom outdated to unstoppable: The rise of mainland brands in Hong Kong
Unlike flashy newcomers such as Laopu Gold, brands from the city have appeared traditional and rigid, with dated reputes in recent years LAST month, Chinese mobile phone brand Honor opened its second global flagship store in Shenzhen, and its public relations team invited me to the opening event. At first, I considered declining; I’m not…
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