Christina Sulebakk On Skydance Merger & Opps In Nordics, Germany

Christina Sulebakk On Skydance Merger & Opps In Nordics, Germany

“We’re doing our best to manage the change but I’m not naïve.” That was the verdict of Christina Sulebakk, who runs the newly-minted Skydance‘s operation in the Nordics, Germany and Benelux, over how she is approacing the $110B merger in her territories. Sulebakk, who has been with various iterations of the newly-merged group for 15…

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Charades Boards Juho Kuosmanen’s ‘Dream Come True’

Charades Boards Juho Kuosmanen’s ‘Dream Come True’

EXCLUSIVE: Charades has acquired international rights to Dream Come True, the third feature film by Finnish director Juho Kuosmanen, best known for his 2021 Cannes Grand Prix-winning Compartment No. 6. Production has wrapped on the film, which was shot in Denmark, Finland and France. The film is said to tell the story of 43-year-old Rasmus,…

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Canadian airlines are cutting US flight routes

Canadian airlines are cutting US flight routes

Weakening demand for U.S. travel is prompting Canadian airlines to cut flights south of the border, with Air Canada canceling five routes for 2027. Data from aviation data and analytics company Cirium shows that the airline, Canada’s flag carrier and the largest in the country by fleet size and passenger volume, has cut its flights…

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Laura Birn Leading Sports Doping Thriller Series ‘Disqualified’

Laura Birn Leading Sports Doping Thriller Series ‘Disqualified’

EXCLUSIVE: Foundation actress Laura Birn is leading a sports doping thriller series from Banijay Finland and journalist Johanna Aatsalo. Disqualified is being presented at the MIA Market in Rome today as a TV drama inspired by one of real-life events surrounding Finland’s most notorious sporting scandals. The series is based on Aatsalo’s reporting, which became…

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Canal+ “Making Progress” In Opposing French VAT Hike, Per Q3 Results

Canal+ “Making Progress” In Opposing French VAT Hike, Per Q3 Results

Canal+ has “made progress” in opposing a controversial proposal in France that would double the VAT rate on TV subscriptions from 10% to 20%. Delivering a Q3 trading update, the French major said it has support from “cinema organisations, federations and leagues” and will continue fighting the rate increase tooth and nail. “The Group has…

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Mutual fund ownership among Singapore’s wealthy nearly trebles since 2022: Citi report

Mutual fund ownership among Singapore’s wealthy nearly trebles since 2022: Citi report

Singapore has the highest mutual fund ownership rate in Asia, even as a large share of assets remains in deposits [SINGAPORE] Mutual fund ownership among Singapore’s high-net-worth (HNW) investors has nearly trebled since 2022, reaching the highest level among Asian markets surveyed in a report by Citi Wealth. The proportion of HNW investors holding mutual…

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