Posts by Nathan Pine
BBC Rejects Complaints About “Too Much” Harry & Meghan Coverage
BBC News’ coverage of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle‘s decision to move back to the UK prompted viewer complaints. The BBC revealed that audience members contacted the UK broadcaster to raise concerns that it was dedicating “too much” airtime to the Duke and Duchess of Sussex. The BBC did not disclose how many complaints it…
Read MoreDori Media Wants Buyers To Hunt ‘New Love’ At MIPCOM
EXCLUSIVE: Buyers seeking romance will have a chance for New Love at MIPCOM. Dori Media Group is launching Fremantle-owned Abot Hameiri‘s new dating format to the international TV marketplace ahead of MIPCOM. The show puts four single women into accelerated 72-hour live-in situations with carefully selected strangers – moving past dating apps and manufactured first…
Read MoreHow homeowners should prepare for ‘supersized’ El Niño this winter
Meteorologists are warning of a “supersized” El Niño potentially bringing heavy rains and flooding to the U.S. in the coming months, with those living in coastal areas facing the greater risks. Fueled by exceptionally warm temperatures in the Pacific Ocean, El Niño, a recurring climate phenomenon resulting from variations in ocean temperatures in the Equatorial…
Read MoreBBC News Presenter Maryam Moshiri Reveals Incurable Blood Cancer
Maryam Moshiri, one of the BBC’s most seasoned news presenters, has revealed that she has been diagnosed with blood cancer. In interviews with BBC News and The Times of London, Moshiri said that she is living with polycythaemia vera, a rare but treatable blood cancer. Moshiri, 49, was diagnosed in November 2024 after her doctor…
Read MoreMarco Polo Marine inks agreement for S$139 million RTO of Fuji Offset Plates Manufacturing
The consideration will be satisfied through the issuance of new ordinary shares at S$0.701 per share [SINGAPORE] Marco Polo Marine has inked a conditional sale and purchase agreement with Catalist-listed Fuji Offset Plates Manufacturing for the proposed reverse takeover of its shipyard business, valued at up to S$139 million. The announcement on Monday (Sep 7)…
Read MoreGaza Cinema Academy Launches To Help Gazans Tell Their Own Stories
The official launch of the Gaza Cinema Academy was announced at the Venice Film Festival on Monday, as the humanitarian crisis in the Palestinian territory continues to dominate global news. The initiative – co-founded by Palestinian filmmakers Ezzaldeen Shalh and Mai Masri – aims to establish a sustainable space for film education, training and production…
Read More5 hard truths after AfD wins German state election
It is a seismic moment in German politics, one that may signal a much bigger change is coming with consequences that reach far beyond its borders. The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD)—a favorite of President Donald Trump’s MAGA movement and strongly endorsed by billionaire Elon Musk—has won 43.8 percent in Saxony-Anhalt’s state election in the…
Read MoreTrailer Unveiled For Stéphane Brizé’s ‘A Good Little Soldier’, Venice
EXCLUSIVE: Stéphane Brizé’s A Good Little Soldier world premieres at the Venice Film Festival this week before heading onto Toronto for its North American debut and Deadline can reveal the first trailer. Brizé’s 11th fiction feature, A Good Little Soldier sees the director return to his exploration of the workplace at the heart of previous…
Read MoreDvizhon Studios Launches With Sex Education Series ‘The First Time’
EXCLUSIVE: Ukrainian showrunner Yuri Dvizhon has launched a London-based production house with a celebrity-led sex education series. The First Time is a five-part series that has debuted on Eastern European streamer Megogo as Dvizhon Studios‘ first show, featuring the likes of Ukrainian war veteran and amputee Oleksandr Teren, who led the 13th season of The…
Read MoreNetflix Officially Confirms ‘The Inbetweeners’ Reunion Movie
Netflix has officially confirmed The Inbetweeners reunion move, announcing that production begins today with Simon Bird, James Buckley, Blake Harrison and Joe Thomas reprising their roles from the original hit show and movies. The announcement ends months of speculation over the revival of the hugely popular coming-of-age sitcom, following the misadventures of suburban teenager Will…
Read MoreDon’t be fooled—a Democratic midterm win won’t undo Trump’s damage | Opinion
Will a Democrat victory this November be enough to undo the damage Trump has done to this country, to our national pride, and to our domestic tranquility? Some experts believe that all the harm Trump has done to the country could be locked in, perhaps, for decades to come. In fact, they think Democrats will…
Read MoreDBS, Citi bypass traditional banking hours in cross-border tokenised deposit trial
Standard cross-border settlement can take up to 2 business days due to time zones, weekend closures [SINGAPORE] DBS and Citigroup executed a cross-border US dollar payment on Saturday (Sep 5) using tokenised deposits, marking a new milestone in the banks’ efforts to bypass traditional banking hours and enable round-the-clock global cash transfers. The transaction, completed…
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