Posts by Nathan Pine
No Fakes Act Clears Senate Judiciary Committee
A bill to curb the use of unauthorized AI deepfakes has cleared the Senate Judiciary Committee, significant movement for a top legislative priority for the entertainment industry this year. The legislation passed the committee unanimously by voice vote on Thursday, although three Republican senators — Mike Lee, Ted Cruz and Eric Schmitt — raised First…
Read MoreDaveigh Chase’s manager warns fans off GoFundMe campaign
The manager of the late Daveigh Chase, the actress known for voicing Lilo in Disney’s animated film Lilo and Stitch, has warned fans off donating to a GoFundMe campaign in the days after her death. Chase died at the age of 35 on June 17 in Los Angeles, shortly after she was hospitalized for malnutrition.…
Read MoreVVS Sets Claire Peace-McConnell As VP, Theatrical Distribution
EXCLUSIVE: Canadian distributor VVS Films has promoted Claire Peace-McConnell to the newly created role of Vice President, Theatrical Distribution. In the position, she will help lead the company’s theatrical distribution strategy across sales, PR, and exhibitor marketing. She will continue to spearhead VVS Films’ Canadian content acquisitions. Joining VVS Films in 2015, she was previously…
Read MoreWall St opens higher as Iran deal optimism offsets hawkish Fed
Published Thu, Jun 18, 2026 · 09:42 PM [NEW YORK] Wall Street’s major indexes advanced on Thursday (Jun 18) with technology shares leading gains as optimism about a Middle East peace deal offset worries about a hawkish Federal Reserve under new Chair Kevin Warsh. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 79.3 points, or 0.15 per…
Read MoreTrump admin compares reflecting pool cleanup to Iranian Navy’s destruction
The Interior Department drew attention on Wednesday after it compared cleanup work at the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool to the destruction of Iran’s navy in a social media post. A statement shared on X by the department’s press account highlighted what it described as a significant improvement in the condition of the pool, which sits…
Read MoreRichard Linklater Set For Zurich Film Festival Honorary Award
U.S. director Richard Linklater will be feted with a Career Achievement Award at the Zurich Film Festival this fall. The festival said it was honoring Linklater as one of the most influential auteur filmmakers of American independent cinema, highlighting his Before trilogy and Oscar-winning drama Boyhood as films that had redefined cinema and shaped an…
Read MoreMap shows gas prices in each state as average falls below $4
Americans are once again paying less than an average of $4 for a gallon of gasoline, marking a psychologically important shift as summer driving season ramps up and geopolitical tensions begin to ease. The national average fell to $3.999 per gallon on June 18, said the American Automobile Association (AAA), as oil prices eased after…
Read More‘Dave the Diver: In the Jungle’ Anthony C. Ferrante Interview
For Anthony C. Ferrante, the filmmaker behind the cult-hit Sharknado franchise, the appeal of Dave the Diver was immediate. The hit indie game’s blend of adventure, absurdity and sincerity felt strangely familiar in a world where mutant creatures, eccentric characters and unexpected humor coexist without issue. What began as a conversation with South Korean Japanese…
Read MoreDonald Trump’s 14-point MOU deal with Iran: Dissected
The deal is here! Well, sort of. An initial deal. A “Memorandum of Understanding” between the U.S. and Iran that ends the current hostilities and paves the way for a deeper set of negotiations on the nuclear issue. “These fools, who think I haven’t been tough enough on Iran, when the Stock Market Just Hit…
Read MoreMedia & Tech Vet Jay Prasad Named CEO Of Owl AI
EXCLUSIVE: Media and tech veteran Jay Prasad has been named CEO of Owl AI, a startup focused on adding what it calls “a live intelligence layer” to sports broadcasts and other programming. Prasad, who has held exec posts at LiveRamp, VideoAmp, succeeds Josh Gwyther, the former head of AI at Google Cloud, who has been…
Read MoreStreamer APAC Chiefs Tip Japanese Live-Action, Chinese-Language & Microdrama As Asia’s Hot Upcoming Content Trends – APOS
APAC chiefs for Netflix, Prime Video, Disney and Warner Bros Discovery delivered their verdicts on the next hot content trends in Asia during an APOS panel. They also discussed their content and distribution strategies for Asia Pacific, now the streaming wars have settled and it’s been ten years since the disruptors – Netflix and Prime…
Read More‘Toto The Ninja Cat’: Dermot O’Leary Book Becoming Animated Series
EXCLUSIVE: UK TV personality Dermot O’Leary’s book series Toto the Ninja Cat is being adapted into an animated series by Studiocanal and Superprod. Check out first look image below. O’Leary, a former X Factor host, will see his book turned into a 52-episode action-comedy show by Emmy-winning head writers Nick Ostler and Mark Huckerby (Danger…
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