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Such has been the chaos in international TV over the past 12 months that you could argue Cineflix Rights’ Head of Scripted, James Durie, is underplaying things when he says it has been “a hell of a year.” Distributors around the world have watched on in horror as the streaming sector crumbled and the crashing

EXCLUSIVE: Intimacy coordinators could find themselves out of a job if they are indiscreet with the privacy of the filmmakers they work with, SAG-AFRTA says. Following recent revelations about what went on in the filming of the Jenna Ortega and Martin Freeman starring Miller’s Girl, the Guild has tightened up its Standards and Protocols for

EXCLUSIVE: ITV is on the hunt for a Mr Bates vs the Post Office successor and has landed on the devastating contaminated blood scandal, with Peter Moffat attached. Double-BAFTA winner Moffat is writing the untitled series based on what took place in the 1970s and 1980s, which ITV is describing as the “biggest health scandal

Nic Pizzolatto, creator of the True Detective franchise, has been vocal about his distaste for Season 4 of the HBO drama that stars Jodie Foster and Kali Reis. Although Pizzolatto is credited as executive producer for the fourth season, he was not involved with the series that Issa López wrote, executive produced, and directed. Following

Ewen MacIntosh, who played lovable loser Keith in Ricky Gervais‘ seminal BBC comedy The Office, has died aged 50. Gervais was among those paying tribute to the actor, whose passing was confirmed by his talent agency, JustRight Management. “With great sadness we announce the peaceful passing of our beloved comedy genius Ewen MacIntosh. His family

Tony Ganios, the actor who made his film debut in Philip Kaufman’s 1979 coming-of-age comedy-drama The Wanderers and played audience favorite Anthony ‘Meat’ Tuperello in the 1980s Porky’s sex comedy franchise, died Sunday following surgery at a hospital in New York. He was 64. His death was announced on social media by his fiancée, Amanda Serrano-Ganios,

The boss of the Bectu union has urged British broadcasters to have an “open and honest conversation about what the future looks like” with the ailing freelance workforce, while revealing concerns over future U.S. strike action. Positing that the UK TV industry’s freelance community is currently at its lowest ebb since she took over five

Boy Meets World alums Will Friedle and Rider Strong are opening up about the experiences they had while on the ABC show with Brian Peck in today’s episode of the Pod Meets World podcast. Peck, who had been an actor and dialogue coach on numerous kids TV shows before joining Boy Meets World, appeared as

EXCLUSIVE: An actress who featured in the final season of The Crown and a series regular in Jack Whitehall’s Bad Education have said they are owed thousands in unpaid fees by scandal-hit agency Bodhi Talent. Thea Beyleveld and Jack Bence were both loyal Bodhi clients but said they discovered that the agency had withheld money

Rita McKenzie, known for staging the longest-running one-woman show in theatrical history, died Feb. 17 in Los Angeles days before her 77th birthday. She succumbed to what her family described as a long-term illness. A powerhouse stage voice and theatrical personality, McKenzie’s 1988 off-Broadway one-woman show, Ethel Merman’s Broadway, became the longest-running one- woman show in

Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse sling-shotted past the competition to dominate the 51st Annie Awards, which were handed out Sunday night at UCLA’s Royce Hall. The Sony Animation sequel snared Best Feature and six other trophies — the same number that Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse scored at the 2019 Annies — setting it up as the

Chris Brown is claiming the 2024 NBA Celebrity All-Star Game is singing one of his most famous songs: Say Goodbye. The singer said he received an invitation to appear in the game, but a sponsor nixed those plans. Brown has constantly tried to make amends for a domestic abuse incident in 2009 against his then-girlfriend,

There’s still nine months to go until the presidential election, and we’ve already reached peak talking points. At least, that was the contention from Bill Maher in his “New Rules” editorial on Friday’s Real Time. “It gets so dull hearing these talking points,” Maher lamented, running down a list of common complaints about the economy

James Tynion IV, the New York Times bestselling author behind comic books like Something is Killing the Children and The Department of Truth, on Friday announced the launch of Tiny Onion, an independent multimedia production company that will be active across the publishing, film, television, and animation industries. In a statement on Tiny Onion’s unveiling,

EXCLUSIVE: Fremantle is taking a Love is Blind–esque Danish format to the London TV Screenings in which singletons try to find love using just sight and sound. Fremantle label Strong has produced Sense of Attraction and the show will be shopped to potential buyers in the capital in a fortnight’s time. In Sense of Attraction,

Evil star Katja Herbers is speaking out on the cancellation of the Paramount+ series, indicating it was a network decision that the series would end. She also put out feelers to Netflix for a possible pickup. “We’re all super sad @paramountplus has decided season 4 is our last,” Herbers, who plays Kristen Bouchard on the

David Harewood is the new President of famed British acting school the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA). The Sherwood, Supergirl and Homeland actor, who has extensive theater experience in productions including A Midsummer Night’s Dream and Henry IV, will succeed Kenneth Branagh in the role at the David Harewood is the new President of

UPDATE, 12:45 PM: In the aftermath of shots ringing out at a celebration of the Kansas City Chiefs‘ Super Bowl victory, Fire Department chief Michael Hopkins has confirmed that eight to 10 people have been injured. Hopkins did not provide any more information. On CNN, anchor Brianna Keilar noted today is the sixth anniversary of the tragic

UPDATE: Sony Pictures Entertainment recorded profits of $281 million for the third-quarter of fiscal year 2023, a 57% hike versus the comparable period in 2022. Revenues were also up 5% to $2.473 billion. Announcing earnings in Tokyo this morning for the three months ended December 31, 2023, Sony Group Corporation attributed the year-on-year increase for

Griselda, the limited series starring and executive produced by Sofía Vergara, spent its third week atop the English TV list. It dropped to 10.3M views, from its previous week’s 20.6 million, but far ahead of No. 2., Season 1 of The Tourist with 6.8M views. One Day, the limited series starring Ambika Mod and Leo Woodall,

Katy Perry is saying goodbye to American Idol after seven seasons. The singer announced her exit from the reality competition during an appearance on the Jimmy Kimmel Live show. Kimmel asked Perry how long she would stay as a judge on the ABC talent show to which the singer said she was planning to attend

EXCLUSIVE: The end is near for NBC‘s La Brea. Ahead of the series premiere Tuesday, Deadline has an exclusive look at a clip from the episode. In the clip, Gavin (Eoin Macken) and Eve (Natalie Zea) hike the Hollywood Hills during the earlier days of their marriage to a tree that they’ve been visiting since

UPDATED with latest: With this year’s Super Bowl likely to draw over 100 million sets of eyeballs, advertisers not being shy about buying ads, even at a record $7 million per 30-second spot. And, as usual, they’re not waiting for the big game to put them on display. The major big-ticket spots out featuring the

Taylor Swift‘s touchdown at Los Angeles International airport carried all the drama and excitement of a lunar landing. Now the question is: how will she get to Las Vegas, and when? Where will she sit, and with whom? And what will happen post-game? If she flies to Las Vegas on her $54 million Dassault Falcon-9

Tonight’s the big night for production design pros. The 28th annual Art Directors Guild Awards for film, TV and theaters in 14 categories are being handed out at Ovation Hollywood’s Ray Dolby Ballroom, and Deadline is updating the winners live as they are announced. See the list below, followed by the remaining nominees. The first

The Percy Jackson and the Olympians team isn’t quite ready to look for a new Zeus. In the Season 1 finale of the Disney+ series, the late Lance Reddick played the Greek god in an extensive scene with series lead Walker Scobell, as Percy faces Zeus atop Mount Olympus. It was one of his final on-screen

Bill Maher is often confronted with the accusation that he’s switched from an ultra-liberal to a more conservative stance. He may have added fuel to that argument with the subect of Friday’s Real Time, which focused on what he called “Biden’s Brain.” It’s a topic that broke out this week from hushed backrooms to the

CBS is using the Super Bowl on Sunday to promote its entire lineup of returning series which will roll out during the premiere week that will follow the sporting event. Two of them, comedy Ghosts and drama Fire Country, are getting special promos created specifically for the Big Game. The Ghosts spot features Jay (Utkarsh

“Kobe picked the pose you’re about to see,” said Vanessa Bryant at the unveiling of the statue honoring her late husband today, “so if anyone has any problems with it, tough sh*t.” That pose, for those wondering, has the Lakers legend standing, right hand stretched upward, raising his index finger in what could be seen

National Geographic just launched A Real Bug’s Life, a premium wildlife documentary based on the Pixar movie. Courteney Monroe, president of National Geographic Global Television Networks, said that this is only the start in terms of it adapting Disney IP. Monroe was asked whether she could see a real-life version of Ratatouille and said it