Posts by Nathan Pine
Income Insurance appoints former Manulife Singapore top man as new CEO
[SINGAPORE] Income Insurance has appointed insurance veteran Khoo Kah Siang as its new chief executive. He will succeed Andrew Yeo, who resigned from his position on Aug 28, after more than seven years in the role. Subject to regulatory approval by the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), Khoo will assume his new position on Jan…
Read MoreThese Great British Baking Show Secrets Will Earn You a Hollywood Handshake
Season three winner John Whaite suffered a cut to the hand from his food processor blade and needed to leave the tent, but was allowed to return and he stormed back to win. Which, ultimately, was a bittersweet victory. “Some days I’d wish I had never been on the show, because in reality, it totally…
Read More‘Have I Got News For You’ Producer Attacks BBC Victoria Beckham Ruling
EXCLUSIVE: Have I Got News for You producer Jimmy Mulville is unhappy with the BBC‘s decision to censure the show over a joke involving Victoria Beckham. In a statement shared with Deadline, Mulville — a producer who rarely pulls his punches — said the nearly year-long investigation into the joke after two viewer complaints was…
Read MoreNoel Hedges Joins Boat Rocker Studios In Global Acquisitions Role
EXCLUSIVE: International TV industry veteran Noel Hedges has found his next gig. We can reveal Hedges has joined Canada’s Boat Rocker Studios as Senior VP, Global Acquisitions and Content Strategy. The role will be based in Boat Rocker’s London, UK office. This comes after Deadline was first with the news Hedges had exited Lionsgate earlier…
Read MoreDemocrats Need to Untangle Trump’s Iranian Knot
In his latest campaign video, Abdul El-Sayed, Michigan’s Democratic Senate nominee, stands outside a gas station, points at the prices of gas and diesel, and blames “a stupid war we shouldn’t be fighting.” His Republican opponent, former Representative Mike Rogers, stops short of that verdict. But Rogers, whom President Donald Trump has endorsed, says the…
Read MoreBBC Studios Names Sally Habbershaw President Of Global Distribution
BBC Studios has a new global distribution chief in place. Sally Habbershaw is exiting Mediawan after less than a year to become President of Global Distribution at the BBC’s commercial arm. Her London-based role will see her overseeing BBCS’s worldwide content sales business, reporting into Zai Bennett, BBC Studios Global Content CEO and Chief Creative…
Read MoreFirst-time homebuyers could get $50,000 under new bill
First-time homebuyers of any income level could get up to $50,000 in federal funds for a down payment on a house, under a newly proposed bill introduced in the Senate this week. The Homeownership Promise Act, introduced Wednesday by Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley, a Democrat, and co-sponsored by another Oregon Democrat, Senator Ron Wyden, would…
Read MoreSingapore shares rise as banks lead gains; STI adds 1% for the week
Within the iEdge Singapore Next 50 Index, Boustead Singapore advances the most on Friday, rising 2.8% to S$1.86 Published Fri, Sep 25, 2026 · 06:24 PM [SINGAPORE] Singapore stocks ended higher on Friday (Sep 25), led by gains across the three local banks. The benchmark Straits Times Index (STI) gained 0.5 per cent or 27.75…
Read MorePercy Hynes White & Jeff Wahlberg Lead Film ‘Crime Novella’
EXCLUSIVE: Percy Hynes White (My Old Ass), Jeff Wahlberg (Euphoria), Zlatko Burić (Triangle of Sadness), Bobby Soto (The Tax Collector) and Ava del Cielo (House of Cards) have been cast in writer-director Omar de Soto’s feature directorial debut, Crime Novella, which was shot on 35mm film. Written, directed and produced by de Soto, the romance…
Read MoreAflamuna x Cinemed Encounters 2026 selection unveiled
France’s Montpellier Mediterranean Film Festival, also known as Cinemed, and Beirut-based Arab cinema platform Aflamuna have unveiled the selection for their fifth project incubator event, which will take place within the framework of the festival in October. The initiative, bannered the Aflamuna x Cinemed Encounters and supporting Arab filmmakers from across the Middle East and…
Read MoreUBS gains on report of it mulling ways to avoid Swiss bank rules
Published Fri, Sep 25, 2026 · 05:19 PM [ZURICH] UBS Group gained and Morgan Stanley fell after a report that the Swiss lender is weighing options, including potential deals with banks in other jurisdictions, as the Zurich-based bank faces the possibility of stricter capital rules at home. UBS has revived discussions about ways to move…
Read MoreOscars: Denmark Selects May El-Toukhy’s ‘Woman Unknown’
Denmark has selected May el-Toukhy’s Golden Lion-winning title Woman Unknown as its entry for the Best International Feature Film category at the 99th Academy Awards. The post-World War II, Denmark-set psychological drama stars Mathilde Arcel as a young nanny and housemaid, who is about to marry her wealthy older employer, a widower still haunted by…
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