Posts by Nathan Pine
BBC To Cancel & “Review” TV Networks As It Cuts Content Spend
Hello everyone, It’s almost a month since I started here, and I’ve been getting to know more of you and of the BBC. I’ve heard your belief in the mission, and your ambition to reinvent the BBC for the future – both of which I’m working on and will come back with more in September.…
Read MoreThe Hidden Cost Of Being A Welfare Producer In Reality TV
After rape allegations on Married At First Sight UK rocked the UK television industry, there has been a growing conversation about how welfare is administered on major reality shows. In this guest column, former welfare producer Emma Pringle reflects on her experiences from the front line of contributor safeguarding. It has been almost six months…
Read MoreSidemen Boss Says YouTube Should Avoid UK Social Media Ban
EXCLUSIVE: The UK has become the second English-speaking country to outlaw social media for under-16s, but the inclusion of YouTube on the banned list has raised eyebrows among agents and managers in the creator space. Jordan Schwarzenberger, co-founder of The Sideman management company Arcade, said he was broadly in favor of UK Prime Minister Keir…
Read MoreKeppel bags fourth fibre pair deal on Bifrost Cable System with ‘global technology leader’
The asset manager says it expects an internal rate of return of ‘about 30%’ for the overall project [SINGAPORE] Asset manager Keppel said on Wednesday (Jun 17) that it has secured a deal for the fourth out of five fibre pairs on the Bifrost Cable System. The agreement was inked via an indefeasible right of…
Read MoreUK inflation unexpectedly holds steady at 2.8% in May
Published Wed, Jun 17, 2026 · 03:27 PM [LONDON] UK inflation unexpectedly held steady in May, suggesting price pressures were weaker than feared even before a US deal to end the Iran war sent energy costs tumbling. Consumer prices rose 2.8 per cent compared with a year earlier, unchanged from April, the Office for National…
Read MoreNomura sees 30% increase in wholesale revenue as boom persists
Published Wed, Jun 17, 2026 · 03:09 PM [TOKYO] Nomura said revenue in its key trading and investment-banking businesses has risen sharply so far this quarter, a sign that the earnings momentum which led to record profit last year is persisting. Revenue at its wholesale division is “progressing more than 30 per cent higher year…
Read MoreMike Myers Says, Yes, There Will Be An ‘Austin Powers 4’
That new Verizon ad might not be the last we see of Austin Powers. Asked by a fan today on Trevor Noah’s World Cup Watch Party whether there would be an Austin Powers 4, Mike Myers responded simply, “yes.” He did not elaborate further. Related Stories Myers has long said he’d be interested in another…
Read MoreViu & iQiyi International To Launch Streaming Bundle In Southeast Asia – APOS
PCCW’s streaming service Viu and iQiyi International, the international platform operated outside mainland China by Chinese streamer iQiyi, are launching a single bundled subscription for both services. Launching in the second half of 2026 across Indonesia, Thailand, Philippines and Malaysia, the bundle offers access to both services under a single subscription. Content offered by Viu…
Read MoreChina vows to improve anti-sanctions measures in financial law
The high-profile forum comes a day after the country released data showing the world’s second-largest economy slumped in May Published Wed, Jun 17, 2026 · 12:12 PM CHINA’S Vice-Premier He Lifeng said that Beijing will embed anti-sanctions provisions into its financial laws, vowing to counter what he called unreasonable foreign suppression. Speaking at a Shanghai…
Read More‘Top Gear’s Jeremy Clarkson Diagnosed With “Aggressive” Cancer: “It’s Really Early”
Jeremy Clarkson has revealed that he is battling prostate cancer. The Top Gear legend opened up about his diagnosis during the final episodes of Clarkson’s Farm Season 5. In the Prime Video series, Clarkson tells Charlie Ireland and Kaleb Cooper, “I’ve got cancer.” “No, you haven’t. Where?” Cooper asks, with Clarkson replying, “Where it is…
Read MoreAPAC Screen Economy Set To Be Worth $200BN By 2031 With Monetization Gains Moving Towards Retail – APOS
Asia Pacific’s screen economy will grow from $179BN this year to $200BN by 2031 but future gains in monetization may come from retail media and commerce, rather than the traditional revenue streams of advertising and subscription, said Media Partners Asia CEO Vivek Couto in his opening address at APOS. “This is not a story about…
Read MoreTom Holland On Spider-Man Successor: “Owen Cooper Would Be Awesome”
Tom Holland has played Spider-Man across the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and it will not be forever. As the fourth film looms, the actor already has an idea of who could play the superhero after him. In a new interview, Holland said the Adolescence actor would be a good successor as Peter Parker. “Owen Cooper would…
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