Posts by Nathan Pine
Former Meta researchers testify company buried child safety studies
META systematically suppressed internal research highlighting serious child safety risks on its virtual reality platforms, according to allegations from current and former employees who testified to Congress on Tuesday. The social media giant deployed lawyers to screen, edit and sometimes veto sensitive safety research after facing congressional scrutiny in 2021, six researchers alleged. In their…
Read MoreNATPE Appoints New Executive Board, With Members Spanning Linear TV And Streaming
Two years after its trade shows were acquired by new owners, the National Association of Television Program Executives (NATPE) has appointed a new executive board. The execs come from a range of top media and technology companies, spanning the worlds of linear TV and streaming. The board will guide NATPE’s long-term strategy as it looks…
Read MoreRyan Seacrest’s Fate as American Idol Host Revealed
Ryan Seacrest Shares Update on Friendship With Kelly Ripa After Live! Departure (Exclusive) Ryan Seacrest isn’t going anywhere. The longtime American Idol host will return to emcee the singing competition reality series’ upcoming ninth season on ABC (season 24 overall), the network announced Sept. 9. The news of Seacrest’s return comes two weeks after ABC…
Read MoreChannel 4 Chair Race Narrows: Debbie Wosskow Out As Decision Imminent
EXCLUSIVE: Channel 4‘s leadership limbo is closer to being resolved. Deadline hears that the field of candidates to become Channel 4’s chair has narrowed, with Debbie Wosskow, a digital entrepreneur and serving C4 board member, now out of the running. Earlier on Tuesday, Sky News’ Mark Kleinman reported that Justin King, the former boss of…
Read MoreModern Family’s Eric Stonestreet Marries Lindsay Schweitzer
Eric Stonestreet is celebrating another trip around the sun with a new title: husband. The Modern Family star revealed he and longtime love and Lindsay Schweitzer tied the knot, sharing the news on his 54th birthday. “It’s my birthday,” Eric wrote on Instagram Sept. 9, alongside photos from the wedding, “and guess what I got.” Alongside the news,…
Read MoreUS: Wall St opens slightly higher in run-up to employment revision figures
[NEW YORK] Wall Street indexes opened slightly higher on Tuesday (Sep 9), a day after closing near record peaks, as investors remained cautious ahead of an impending employment rate revision. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 32.7 points, or 0.07 per cent, at the open to 45,547.62. The S&P 500 rose 8.2 points, or 0.13…
Read MoreAnglo American agrees to buy Teck in deal reshaping mining
[TORONTO] Anglo American has agreed to acquire Canada’s Teck Resources, creating a more than US$50 billion company in one of the biggest mining deals in over a decade. Anglo will pay 1.3301 shares for each Teck share, in a deal that would represent a 17 per cent premium to the Canadian miner’s closing share price…
Read More‘House Of The Dragon’ Star Olivia Cooke Says Women Are Still Being Branded “Difficult” For Setting Boundaries In Sex Scenes
Olivia Cooke, the British actress who stars as Alicent Hightower in HBO‘s Game of Thrones spin-off series House of the Dragon, has lamented women being shamed for setting boundaries in sex scenes. In an interview with The i Paper, Cooke said actresses “often get labelled ‘difficult’ or ‘a bitch’ for speaking up” when they are…
Read MoreThese 10 Amazon Fall Wardrobe Staples Look So Luxe You’ll Swear They’re Designer—All Under $50
“Rich-girl” style is all about luxe, timeless pieces that look effortlessly expensive, from glossy hair and glowing skin to crisp white button-downs and clean manicures. But the best part? You don’t actually need to spend a fortune to achieve it. Amazon is full of affordable fall wardrobe staples that give off rich-girl vibes without breaking…
Read MoreBOJ likely to trim super-long bond buying in Q4
[TOKYO] The Bank of Japan is likely to slightly reduce its purchases of super-long government bonds in the fourth quarter despite recent rises in yields for those maturity zones, said three sources familiar with its thinking. Any such move would be in line with market expectations and the central bank’s guidance that it will prioritise…
Read MoreMyriad Pictures Acquires International Sales Rights To Portion Of Buffalo 8’s Library
EXCLUSIVE: Myriad Pictures has acquired international sales rights to a select portion of Buffalo 8’s titles. The deal doesn’t include the U.S. High profile titles included in the deal include Atrabilious starring Alec Baldwin, Jeffrey Wright, and Whoopi Goldberg; Bundy Manor directed by Alexander Watson (Unsolved 1980), A Hundred Lies with Rob Raco (Riverdale), and Rift,…
Read MoreJohanna Hedman’s ‘The Trio’ Being Adapted For SkyShowtime With Cast Including August Wittgenstein & Felix Sandman
EXCLUSIVE: There’s a major new Scandi drama in the works. Johanna Hedman’s bestselling Swedish novel The Trio is being adapted for streamer SkyShowtime. We can also reveal the headline cast, which includes August Wittgenstein (The Crown), Felix Sandman (Sommartider), Seth Manteus (Cherries) alongside Rebecka Harp, and share the first image from the show. It is…
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