Posts by Nathan Pine
‘Last One Laughing UK’ Producers Developing Format In Which Comedians Transport A Gigantic Ball Across Various Terrains
The producers behind Last One Laughing UK have located what they hope will be the next big British format. Banijay labels Initial and Zeppotron are developing a version of Dutch format Let’s Play Ball, which broke out on YouTube with more than 1 million views and will soon launch on SBS6 in the Netherlands. The…
Read MoreIndia’s small traders lose US$12 billion in equity derivatives
Mom-and-pop traders lost a combined US$33 billion over the four years through March Published Tue, Jul 8, 2025 · 03:33 PM [MUMBAI] Individuals in India lost over US$12 billion trading equity derivatives in the year ended March, the markets regulator said, raising fresh concerns about the impact of speculative activity on household savings. The losses…
Read MoreZelda Perkins, Harvey Weinstein’s Former PA, Hails UK Plan To Ban NDAs Silencing Workplace Abuse
Zelda Perkins, the former assistant to Harvey Weinstein and campaigner against non-disclosure agreements, has welcomed UK government plans to ban gagging orders that silence workplace misconduct. The Labour government has tabled an amendment to the Employment Rights Bill outlawing the use of NDAs to silence victims or witnesses of harassment and discrimination. The clause was introduced…
Read MoreGreat Eastern set to resume trading after delisting vote fails
[SINGAPORE] Great Eastern Holdings is set to resume trading after a vote for a delisting resolution fell through at its extraordinary general meeting (EGM) on Tuesday (Jul 8). Some 63.49 per cent of minority shareholders present and voting at the EGM voted in favour of a conditional exit offer from parent company OCBC, falling short…
Read MoreGuocoLand secures S$619.3 million green loan for River Valley Green development
[SINGAPORE] GuocoLand has secured a S$619.3 million green club facility on Tuesday (Jul 8) to finance the acquisition and development of its upcoming River Valley Green (Parcel B) project – a high-end residential development located in Singapore’s prime District 9. The green loan was jointly provided by UOB, Bank of China’s Singapore branch and OCBC…
Read MoreShenzhen bourse nudges China firms to speed up IPO applications
[BEIJING] China’s Shenzhen Stock Exchange has urged brokers to speed up applications for companies to list on the ChiNext board as officials seek to boost private enterprise and reignite the economy under threat from rising tariffs. The exchange, China’s second largest after Shanghai, called in a dozen investment banks to a meeting last month to…
Read More‘The Daily Show’s Jon Stewart Says Paramount’s Trump Settlement Is “Shameful” As Ex-‘60 Minutes’ Correspondent Steve Kroft Calls It A “Shakedown”
Jon Stewart didn’t disappoint with his views on the multi-million-dollar settlement between Paramount Global, which owns The Daily Show network Comedy Central, and President Donald Trump. Five days after the company paid Trump $16M to settle the lawsuit that the President brought against it for its handling of a 60 Minutes interview with Presidential candidate…
Read MoreChina shuns costly LNG imports even as summer power demand rises
[BEIJING] Sweltering temperatures are pushing up appetite for electricity in China, just not yet enough to revive the country’s spot purchases of costly liquefied natural gas (LNG). Traders hoping for a recovery in spot LNG deals had been watching for a surge in summer demand along China’s eastern seaboard. Scorching heat has indeed created those…
Read More“Bachelor in Paradise” Hints At May-December Hookups In Full Season Promo
Are the golden bachelor and bachelorettes about to get busy with the young’ins in paradise? That’s what ABC seems to be hinting at in the season 10 promo for Bachelor in Paradise. In the newest teaser that dropped after Monday’s premiere of the show, host Jesse Palmer promises how “paradise will never be the same”…
Read MoreApple loses top AI models executive to Meta’s hiring spree
[LOS ANGELES] Apple’s top executive in charge of artificial intelligence (AI) models is leaving for Meta Platforms, another setback in the iPhone maker’s struggling AI efforts. Ruoming Pang, a distinguished engineer and manager in charge of the company’s Apple foundation models team, is departing, according to sources with knowledge of the matter. Pang, who joined…
Read MoreJames Gunn Confirms Matt Reeves’ ‘The Batman II’ Script Is Finished: “It’s Great”
As the Man of Steel takes to the sky in James Gunn‘s DCU debut, Matt Reeves‘ The Batman is ready to emerge from the shadows. On the red carpet of Monday’s Superman world premiere, the writer and director kept it brief as he confirmed to reporters that he’s read Reeves’ long-anticipated script for The Batman…
Read MoreMom of “Okay Baby” TikToker Has No Memory of His Death Due to “Traumatic Brain Injury”
Katelynn Ordone is reflecting on a devastating moment. More than two months after her 2-year-old son Preston Ordone—who was known on TikTok as “Okay Baby”—died in a car crash involving her and husband Jaelan Ordone, the matriarch shared an update on her health, revealing that she doesn’t “have any memory of the accident” due to her…
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