Posts by Nathan Pine
‘PAW Patrol’ Company Spin Master Names Christina Miller CEO As Max Rangel Steps Down
Spin Master Corp., the Canadian toy and entertainment company behind the PAW Patrol franchise, has named longtime board member and former WarnerMedia executive Christina Miller as CEO effective July 7, 2025. She will succeed Max Rangel who is stepping down after four years in the top job. He will stay on to help Miller with…
Read MoreJapanese megabanks weigh Middle East evacuations, JPMorgan limits travel
[TOKYO/NEW YORK] Several major Japanese banks are considering evacuating staff from the Middle East and Wall Street giant JPMorgan has restricted employee travel in the region as tensions escalate. The US entered the war against Iran over the weekend with strikes against three key nuclear sites, joining Israel’s military campaign to cripple Teheran’s nuclear capabilities.…
Read MoreShonda Rhimes To Receive Inaugural Edinburgh TV Festival Fellowship
Shonda Rhimes is heading to the Edinburgh TV Festival. Landing one of its biggest names in years, the fest will hand the Bridgerton, Grey’s Anatomy and Scandal creator the inaugural Edinburgh Fellowship during its 50th anniversary edition. Rhimes will be guest of honor and deliver a masterclass during which she will discuss her career and…
Read MoreAriana Madix Responds to Speculation Love Island USA Contestant’s IUD Fell Out
Ariana Madix is giving Love Island USA viewers a reality check. A clip from the Peacock dating competition show went viral after fans noticed a stray object on the ground during the current seventh season’s third episode that many thought appeared to be an intrauterine device (IUD), a type of birth control. During the moment in question,…
Read MoreL.A. Studio Happy Accidents Snaps Up International Sales Exec
EXCLUSIVE: L.A. studio Happy Accidents has hired a veteran UK sales exec and struck a slew of licensing deals. The indie has brought in Louise Oliver, who has shopped the likes of Taboo and Das Boot during a 17-year distribution career that has seen her ply her trade at RHI Entertainment, Sonar Entertainment and Screen…
Read MoreDana Carvey & David Spade’s ‘Fly On The Wall’ Expands Format After Renewing Audacy Deal
EXCLUSIVE: Dana Carvey and David Spade are expanding their Fly on the Wall podcast to video after striking a multi-year contract extension with Audacy. The pair have been hosting the show, which is ostensibly a history of Saturday Night Live told through the duo and interviews with other cast members, since January 2022. Their impressions…
Read MoreUS: Wall Street indices open muted as investors await Teheran’s response to US strikes
Published Mon, Jun 23, 2025 · 09:46 PM [NEW YORK] Wall Street’s main indices opened subdued on Monday (Jun 23) as investors awaited Iran’s possible response to US airstrikes on its nuclear facilities over the weekend, sparking fears of a broader conflict in the Middle East. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 28.3 points, or…
Read More‘MobLand’ Renewed For Season 2 By Paramount+
Paramount+ has handed a Season 2 renewal to MobLand, starring Tom Hardy, Pierce Brosnan and Helen Mirren. The news, announced in a short video, which you can watch below, comes three weeks after the series, from executive producer Guy Ritchie, creator, writer and exec producer Ronan Bennett, writer/exec producer Jez Butterworth, David C. Glasser’s 101…
Read MoreJay-Z Joins Beyoncé Onstage in Surprise Appearance for Paris Cowboy Carter Show
Beyoncé made an upgrade to her Cowboy Carter tour setlist. And she did it with the help of a surprise guest: her husband Jay-Z. The “Empire State of Mind” singer shocked the crowd inside the Stade de France for the final “Cowboy Carter tour stop in France June 22 after he took the stage with…
Read More‘Outlander’ Actor David Berry Attached To Star In R-Rated Wedding Comedy ‘Something Blue’ For ‘The Bachelor’ Director Gary Sinyor
EXCLUSIVE: Outlander and A Place To Call Home actor David Berry is attached to star in R-rated wedding comedy Something Blue, currently in development. The project marks Brit writer-director Gary Sinyor’s first US-set movie since 1999 Renée Zellweger rom-com The Bachelor. Talks are said to be underway with financiers for the autobiographical project, about a…
Read MoreStellantis shares fall as new CEO avoids big shake-up of top jobs
[MILAN] Stellantis new CEO Antonio Filosa started his tenure on Monday (Jun 23) by retaining his previous role as head of the key North American market, while avoiding major changes to the French-Italian automaker’s senior management team. Stellantis shares were briefly suspended at the open, after they fell more than 5 per cent. They were…
Read MoreFrom ‘Silent Witness’ To BBC News Polska, The BBC Plans To Deepen Its Reach In CEE And Beyond
From Silent Witness to news, BBC content is going deeper into homes in the CEE and wider region, via dedicated channels, the BBC Player on-demand service, and a new Polish-language news site, launching this week. Bartosz Witak is tasked with increasing BBC Studios’ regional presence. When he sat down with Deadline one year ago at…
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