Posts by Nathan Pine
Paramount Global’s George Cheeks Defends CBS Settlement With Donald Trump
The morning after Paramount Global agreed to a $16 million payout to settle Donald Trump‘s lawsuit against CBS and 60 Minutes, co-CEO George Cheeks stepped up to defend the move at the company’s annual shareholder meeting. In a brief Q&A, one stockholder asked what drove the company’s decision to settle. “Yes, the company has agreed…
Read MoreRed Sox Drop Vague Update on Marcelo Mayer Plans Once Alex Bregman Returns
By Aaliyan Mohammed is a Newsweek contributor based in Atlanta, GA. His focus is MLB content. Aaliyan has been with Newsweek since 2024 and previously worked at MLB.com, Wisconsin Sports Heroics and Heavy.com. He is a graduate of Mississippi State University. You can get in touch with Aaliyan by emailing a.mohammed@newsweek.com Aaliyan Mohammed Contributing Sports…
Read More‘Evita’ Opening Night: Rachel Zegler’s Moving Balcony Scene, Keanu Reeves, Pedro Pascal & Sarah Paulson — Watch Deadline’s Videos
Over the last couple of weeks, Londoners have been gathering every night in the street under the London Palladium balcony to watch Rachel Zegler‘s powerful rendition of Don’t Cry For Me Argentina in Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice’s Evita, directed by Jamie Lloyd. Yesterday’s official opening night was no exception. As ticketed guests walked…
Read More‘South Park’ Season 27 Premiere Date Pushed By Comedy Central Amid Streaming Deal Uncertainty
South Park fans who have waited for more than two years to get a new season of the hit animated comedy, will have to wait a little bit longer — the Season 27 premiere on Comedy Central, originally slated for July 9, is being moved to July 23. The network has released a new poster…
Read MoreSci-Fi Cinema Doc ‘So Unreal’, Narrated By Debbie Harry, Gets North American Deal
EXCLUSIVE: Altered Innocence has acquired North American rights to documentary So Unreal, narrated by singer Debbie Harry. Heralding from filmmaker Amanda Kramer (By Design), the “visual essay” explores a wave of sci-fi movies between 1981 to 2001 that reckoned with artificial intelligence, cyberspace, and virtual reality—films including Tron, Videodrome, Tetsuo: The Iron Man, Hackers, The Lawnmower Man, The Matrix, and more.…
Read MoreBirth control pill classified carcinogenic: what we know
The most commonly used and prescribed birth control pill in the U.S. was classified by the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) at the World Health Organization (WHO) as carcinogenic. In 2008, the IARC released its report on combined oral contraceptives, which determined that the female birth control pills were a Group 1 carcinogen—placing…
Read MoreUK Indie Studio HaZimation Becomes Atelier 11, Paula Crickard Now Sole Leader After Hasraf ‘HaZ’ Dulull Exits
EXCLUSIVE: UK indie studio HaZimation is rebranding as Atelier 11 under the sole leadership of co-founder Paula Crickard following the recent exit of Hasraf ‘HaZ’ Dulull. The company, which works across feature films, TV series and video games, has in the past provided production services to the likes of Expend4bles and Fantastic Beasts and Where…
Read MoreIrish Crime-Thriller ‘Against The Wolves’, Starring Aidan Gillen, Gets U.S. Distribution Deal
EXCLUSIVE: Irish crime-thriller Amongst The Wolves, whose cast includes GOT star Aiden Gillen, has been picked up for U.S. distribution by Sunrise Films. The 2024 Galway Film Fleadh premiere is set to be released in a handful of U.S. theaters and on digital platforms beginning July 11, 2025. Filmmaker Mark O’Connor’s (Cardboard Gangsters) movie also stars Luke McQuillan (Black Medicine), Jade Jordan (You…
Read MoreMiami condo prices are not budging despite rising inventory
Most coastal condo markets in South Florida are experiencing a downturn due to rising inventory and shrinking demand, with sellers scrambling to sell their units even as prices plunge—with the exception of Miami. Condo prices are holding up in the Magic City, where in May, realtors celebrated 14 consecutive years of price appreciation—not exactly something…
Read MoreBen Stephenson Talks “Trying To Twist The Mainstream” With Drama Indie Poison Pen
EXCLUSIVE: In his first interview since launching drama indie Poison Pen, Ben Stephenson has set out plans to “use crime as a fulcrum to tell big characterful stories” and take a “different approach” to adapting novels. Stephenson, who has held top exec roles on both sides of the pond as BBC drama chief and head…
Read MoreFormer Disney Channel & Fox Exec Kemal Coşkuner To Lead New Spacetoon Kids Network In Turkey
EXCLUSIVE: Dubai-based family entertainment group Spacetoon is making moves in Turkey. The company has hired Kemal Coşkuner, former General Manager of Disney Channel Türkiye, to lead Spacetoon Türkiye, a new free-to-air kids TV channel. Coşkuner has worked in media, broadcasting and entertainment for over 25 years for the likes of Disney, Fox, CNN and Kanal…
Read MoreSTI closes at record high of 4,010.77 as investors seek safe haven
The index closes 0.5% higher while across the broader market, gainers beat decliners 302 to 186 after 1.3 billion securities worth S$1.5 billion were transacted [SINGAPORE] Singapore’s benchmark index reached a milestone on Wednesday (Jul 2), breaching the 4,000-point threshold at the close. The Straits Times Index (STI) achieved a record high of 4,010.77, up…
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