Posts by Nathan Pine
Jane Tranter On ‘The Other Bennet Sister’ & James Gandolfini Influence
The Other Bennet Sister producer Jane Tranter has launched an impassioned plea for TV makers to search out stories that “that will make our world a more empathetic place.” In a keynote talk at MIA Market this week, the Bad Wolf Production CEO and co-founder used the example of a “farmer in his 70s” who…
Read MoreHiam Abbass To Receive Honorary European Film Academy Award
Hiam Abbass is set to receive the European Film Academy’s honorary award for European Achievement in World Cinema. Abbass will be handed the award at the 39th European Film Awards on 16 January 2027 in Athens. She will be the ceremony’s honorary guest. Abbass was born in Nazareth, the child of a Palestinian family that…
Read MoreKari Skogland To Direct Vigilante Crime Thriller ‘Vigilant’ From ‘Severance’ Star Ólafur Darri Ólafsson
EXCLUSIVE: Kari Skogland will direct Vigilant, a vigilante crime thriller based on a Skúli Sigurðsson novel and adapted for TV by Severance star Ólafur Darri Ólafsson. The project is a big-ticket European co-production and has been greenlit by Icelandic production company ACT4 alongside German broadcaster ZDF and its distribution division ZDF Studios. Iceland’s Siminn is…
Read MoreTrump accused of unlawfully invoking 1930s law for Canada tariffs
A New Jersey food importer has accused President Donald Trump of unlawfully invoking a rarely used 1930s trade law to impose 50 percent tariffs on certain Canadian goods. Gellert Global Group filed a lawsuit on October 20 in the U.S. Court of International Trade, arguing that Congress later established trade laws that limit the president’s…
Read MorePrime Video Adds Sony LIV To Indian Offer
Sony LIV is joining Prime Video‘s Indian service as an add-on subscription. The subscription streaming service, which caters for the Indian diaspora, will be offered at ₹399 ($4.22) a month or ₹1,499 a year. Sony LIV will bring a slate of more than 450 movies, 300 shows, live sports and an on-demand library. Originals include…
Read MoreNéstor Almendros Doc In The Works With J. A. Bayona & Javier Bardem
EXCLUSIVE: Production begins this week on Néstor, a feature documentary about the life and legacy of the legendary Spanish cinematographer Néstor Almendros. Almendros is one of the most important figures in Spanish and European film history. His credits as a DoP included big Hollywood titles such as Kramer vs. Kramer, The Blue Lagoon, and Terrence…
Read MoreEx-Disney & NBCU Execs Among New Advisory Board At Pzaz
EXCLUSIVE: Former Disney, NBCUniversal and Bloomberg TV execs have formed part of a new advisory board at storyboarding and previsualisation platform Pzaz. Paul Robinson, Rose Stacey, Lindsey Oliver, Jonathan Levi and Weerada Sucharitkul have been named to board, as part of a plan to expand Pzaz internationally across North America, EMEA and Asia Pacific. Pzaz,…
Read MoreAmbani’s Jio seeks India’s biggest IPO at a US$108 billion valuation. Will investors bite?
The listing comes as foreign portfolio investors steadily withdraw money from local equities [BENGALURU] Jio Platforms, which has transformed how millions of Indians connect to the Internet, is preparing for an initial public offering of 302 billion rupees (US$3.2 billion), in what is set to be India’s largest. The listing will test whether its earnings…
Read MoreAmbani’s Jio seeks India’s biggest US$108 billion IPO: Will investors bite?
The listing comes at a time of foreign portfolio investors steadily withdrawing money from local equities [BENGALURU] Jio Platforms, which has transformed how millions of Indians connect to the Internet, is preparing for what is set to be India’s largest initial public offering. The listing will test whether its earnings and growth prospects can justify…
Read MoreAmbani‘s Jio IPO oversubscribed within hours in record Indian sale
Published Wed, Oct 21, 2026 · 02:27 PM — Updated Wed, Oct 21, 2026 · 08:37 PM [MUMBAI] Jio Platforms’ US$3.2 billion IPO drew bids for more than double the shares available by early Wednesday afternoon (Oct 21), after being fully subscribed in under two hours of public trading, as investors flocked to India’s largest…
Read MoreWhy would Musk merge SpaceX and Tesla?
A combined firm may allocate capital more efficiently but could broaden risk exposure for investors Published Wed, Oct 21, 2026 · 01:14 PM [LOS ANGELES] Elon Musk believes a merger between Tesla and SpaceX is a good idea, he said on Tuesday (Oct 20), publicly backing an idea that would create one of the most…
Read MoreTyler Cameron’s Fiancée Tate Madden Shares Her One Fear About Dancing With the Stars Pregnancy Reveal
Amber Glenn Shares How She’s Tuning Out Negativity Surrounding ‘Dancing With the Stars’ Don’t worry, Tyler Cameron thinks Tate Madden is lighter than a rose. Moments after the Bachelor Nation alum and his fiancée revealed during Dancing With the Stars’ Dedication Night that they are expecting their first baby, she explained the fear she had…
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