Posts by Nathan Pine
As Hollywood leans into AI, the real battle is over likeness and who gets paid
When Brian Grazer has an idea for a movie, he now starts with a chatbot. The co-founder of Imagine Entertainment — the company behind “A Beautiful Mind,” “Apollo 13” and “Liar Liar” — said he sits down with Anthropic’s AI assistant, Claude, to rough out a story before handing it to a writer. “You can…
Read MoreMapletree CFO Wendy Koh appointed as Temasek’s new CFO
[SINGAPORE] Temasek has named a senior executive from Mapletree Investments as its new chief financial officer, with incumbent Png Chin Yee stepping down from the role to focus on her concurrent position as president of Temasek Singapore, the investment company said in a media release on Friday (Jun 19). Wendy Koh, who is currently group…
Read MorePresenter Resigns & Apologizes After Falsely Reporting Death Of Lionel Messi’s Father
An Argentinian presenter has resigned after falsely announcing the death of football superstar Lionel Messi‘s father live on air. Florencia Peña left her role at Luzu TV following the incident, during which he relayed information at Jorge Messi had died. She later made an emotional apology to the Messi family. During Luzu TV’s El Show…
Read More‘Real Housewives Of London’ Star Nessie Welschinger Signs With Rizzo
EXCLUSIVE: The Real Housewives of London star Nessie Welschinger has signed with Rizzo The Agency. Welschinger has inked with the female-focused agency for exclusive representation and Rizzo will support her across commercial partnerships, brand collaborations, personal publicity and wider business opportunities. Welschinger is best known for appearing in Hayu’s reality series Real Housewives of London,…
Read MoreBBC Cancels Ashley Cain Series After He Called Women “Sluts” & “Slags”
The BBC has pulled Season 2 of documentary series Ashley Cain: Into The Danger Zone after The Guardian newspaper uncovered the presenter’s alleged historical misogynistic remarks. The British broadcaster said it had “no plans” to air the True North-produced series, adding that Cain’s historical X/Twitter messages were “completely unacceptable.” The former professional footballer, who previously appeared on MTV’s Ex…
Read MoreTrump says he’ll become last GOP president unless filibuster terminated
President Donald Trump has said that he will be the last Republican president unless the filibuster is terminated. “Anybody who doesn’t want to Terminate the Filibuster is a FOOL, a very stupid one, at that!” Trump wrote in a post on Truth Social. He said that the “Dumocrats will end it within minutes of taking…
Read MoreReelShort Founder Joey Jia On Next Steps For Microdrama: International Expansion & Creating Stories On Mars – APOS
Not content with pioneering a whole new video format in North America through the ReelShort microdrama platform, Crazy Maple Studio founder and CEO Joey Jia now has his sights set on conquering Asia. After recently signing a carriage deal with Thai telco AIS, ReelShort announced at APOS this week a similar deal with Philippine telco…
Read MoreAustralian shares decline nearly 1% as BHP warning, rate fears hit miners, banks
Published Fri, Jun 19, 2026 · 03:31 PM [SYDNEY] Australian shares closed nearly 1 per cent lower on Friday (Jun 19), marking their steepest fall in two weeks, as sentiment soured after BHP flagged higher costs and hawkish policy signals from major central banks added to concerns over risk appetite. The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 index…
Read More‘Nightsleeper’ Season 2 Coming To BBC, Switching From Train To Sea
EXCLUSIVE: The BBC is returning to high-stakes thriller Nightsleeper, with production switching from Euston Films to Element Pictures. Season 1 of Nick Leather’s show starred Joe Cole (Peaky Blinders) and Alexandra Roach (Killing Eve) as two strangers forced to work together to save the lives of its passengers. Season 2 will switch to the open…
Read MoreThe Return of Gio Reyna: What to Know About the U.S. Soccer Star, His Iconic Goal & World Cup Controversy
Jared C. Tilton – FIFA/FIFA via Getty Images Reyna was at his in-laws’ house in Connecticut when he found out he’d made it. His parents were “over the moon,” he told reporters after the 26-man roster was officially announced—and included his former manager’s son, fellow midfielder Sebastian Berhalter. (Once best friends before the rift between…
Read MoreBox Office: ‘Toy Story 5’ Eyes Franchise Record With $14M+ Previews
EXCLUSIVE: We’re hearing from box office sources that Disney/Pixar‘s Toy Story 5 is in play for a franchise record tonight when it comes to previews, around $13M-$14M, maybe more. Anything higher than $12M is a record preview night for the franchise. That’s what Toy Story 4 posted back in 2019 off previews that begin in…
Read MoreUS tells ASML it’s concerned one of its chipmaking tools may be in China
Published Fri, Jun 19, 2026 · 01:40 PM [BENGALURU] US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick has told ASML that Washington is concerned that one of its top chipmaking machines may have found its way to China in violation of US-led export restrictions, Bloomberg News reported on Thursday (Jun 18). Lutnick expressed these concerns to senior leaders…
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