Posts by Nathan Pine
Map shows gas prices in each state as Americans forced to make sacrifices
Americans’ confidence in the economy has fallen to the lowest level in seven months as gas prices remain above $4 per gallon nationwide, forcing them to make financial sacrifices and change their driving habits, according to recent polls. The Conference Board said on Tuesday that its Consumer Confidence Index decreased to 89.4 in August, down…
Read MoreThomson Medical narrows H2 net loss to S$19.5 million on lower goodwill impairment, finance costs
The group’s loss per share has improved to S$0.00074, from S$0.00131 a year earlier [SINGAPORE] Healthcare operator Thomson Medical narrowed its net loss for the second half ended Jun 30 to S$19.5 million, from a net loss of S$34.7 million for the previous corresponding period. The lower net loss came on the back of a…
Read MoreTubi Adds ‘Once Upon A Time In Hollywood,’ ‘Jurassic World’ & More To International Service With Sony & NBCU Deals
EXCLUSIVE: Tubi has locked down a raft of big-ticket movies for its international services in the UK, Australia and Canada, with titles including Once Upon a Time in Hollywood and Jurassic World landing on the free streamer. Fox-owned Tubi recently said it has surpassed 110 million monthly active users. Its latest international deals with NBCUniversal…
Read MoreGoogle DeepMind, Kling AI & Alibaba Join Busan Market’s InnoAsia 2026 Program
Major tech companies including Google DeepMind, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Kling AI and Alibaba Group have signed up to participate in the InnoAsia program of this year’s Asian Contents & Film Market (ACFM). The official market of Busan International Film Festival, ACFM says it is expanding its scope around the vision of “an innovative ecosystem…
Read MoreSky Renews ‘Under Salt Marsh’ With Rafe Spall Returning
Rafe Spall will be heading back Under Salt Marsh. Sky has ordered a second, currently untitled season of the crime drama, in which Spall plays enigmatic Detective Eric Bull. Following the events of the first season, Bull will move to a remote Scottish mining village that is, per the synopsis, “sinking under the weight of…
Read MoreSinger Jelly Roll angers Trump fans with NSFW weight loss comments
The country music star Jelly Roll has mocked the backlash to his jokes about President Donald Trump while guest hosting Jimmy Kimmel Live! on Monday, saying that any president should be able to “handle a few jokes.” On Monday, Jelly Roll joked about Trump’s weight while addressing his own 300-pound weight-loss. “That means I’ve lost…
Read MoreOscars: Japan Selects Ryusuke Hamaguchi’s ‘All Of A Sudden’
Ryusuke Hamaguchi’s latest feature, All Of A Sudden, has been selected as Japan’s entry for the Best International Feature Film category at the 99th Academy Awards. The Japanese-French-language drama premiered to an 11-minute standing ovation at Cannes and went on to win a Best Actress prize for both of its stars, Virginie Efira and Tao…
Read MoreSingapore’s asset management ambitions face next test as industry seeks speed and clarity
Latest measures are welcomed but questions remain over eligibility, tax treatment and implementation [SINGAPORE] Greater clarity, speed and workable rules are among requests that industry players have in Singapore’s latest push to boost its asset management landscape, as they await crucial details on who qualifies and how the schemes work. The measures have been widely…
Read MoreYash & Lionsgate Strike Promotional Partnership For Major Movies
EXCLUSIVE: Lionsgate has struck a deal with Indian action star Yash and his production company Monster Mind Creations for the actor to promote select Lionsgate theatrical releases. The idea is to amplify campaigns, including for movies such as the upcoming John Rambo and John Wick spinoff Caine, in India’s fourth-largest global film market and to…
Read MoreFinite Films & TV Adapts Ezra England’s ‘Nuclear Children’ As Sitcom
EXCLUSIVE: Finite Films & TV today is at the Edinburgh Television Festival today with a new six-part comedy series, Nuclear Children. Adapted from the debut play of writer Ezra England, the series is being co-developed with Platform Presents, which also co-produced the original stage production. Nuclear Children follows 18-year-old Isla Sparrow who, after the death of…
Read MoreYou don’t have to be religious to be Jewish. The law hasn’t caught up
We are two Jewish men who wear yarmulkes, the skullcaps that mark us in public as religiously observant. Neither of us came to that easily or early; our connection to Jewish faith and ritual deepened over the course of our lives—ebbing and growing along the way—until each of us, in his own time, chose to…
Read MoreCharlie Cox Crime Drama ‘Kin’ Set For 2027 Return
Irish broadcaster RTÉ has announced that the third season of its family crime drama, Kin, starring Charlie Cox, will be released in 2027. Check out a first-look image from the upcoming season above. The third season synopsis reads: In the third season, as the Kinsellas consolidate power, buried betrayals and festering rivalries turn inward, and…
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