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Jesse Whittock
International TV Co-Editor
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		Jesse joined Deadline in 2022 from UK TV trade Broadcast, where he had most recently been Insight Editor, overseeing features and long-form reporting. He worked across editing and commissioning and wrote news, features and long-read articles for Broadcast’s monthly magazine and website. A veteran entertainment industry journalist, he has also worked at Television Business International, where he was Editor, and at C21. He is based in London.	
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Australia Introduces “Landmark” Streaming Content Quotas
		The Australian government has introduced content quotas on global streamers. 
	The rules require Netflix, Prime Video and the other global streamers with more than one million Australian subscribers to spend 10% of their total Australian expenditure – or 7.5% of their revenues – on local…	
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‘Rise And Fall’ Becomes Amazon MX Player’s Biggest Ever Show
		EXCLUSIVE: Amazon MX Player’s Rise and Fall has become the most-watched show in the Indian streamer’s history.
	Data provided by the service suggests the Banijay Asia-made reality series has set records in viewership, social engagement and audience participation.
	Over six weeks, the daily show…	
			
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Alan Cumming’s Just For Laughs Special Set For Crave & CTV Comedy In Canada
		EXCLUSIVE: Alan Cumming’s Just For Laughs gala special is set for Canada’s Crave and CTV Comedy.
	One Night Out with Alan Cumming, filmed live in front of an audience during the Just For Laughs Montréal festival on July 26, will see the Traitors and The Good Wife star joined by comedy talent from…	
			
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Utopai Studios & Stock Farm Road To Pipe Korean Film & TV Into U.S. Through “Multibillion-Dollar” Venture
		EXCLUSIVE: L.A.’s Utopai Studios and global tech firm Stock Farm Road are looking for the next KPop Demon Hunters.
	The pair are planning a joint venture, Utopai Studios East, which will bring more K-content into the U.S and build connections between Korea and Hollywood, using AI expert Utopai’s…	
			
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Jameela Jamil Starring In BBC Spin-Off ‘The Split Up’; Red Herring Developing Housing Crisis Series; Paramount’s 5 Buys ‘Taggart’ – Global Briefs
		Jameela Jamil Starring In BBC Spin-Off ‘The Split Up’
	Jameela Jamil has joined the cast of BBC spin-off The Split Up. Her role is being kept under wraps but the BBC posted on Instagram this morning with a pic saying she will guest star in the show that brings “New cast, new city, and fresh…	
			
		Bob Iger Guest Appears On ‘The Rest Is History’ Special About Walt Disney’s Legacy
		EXCLUSIVE: If you ever wanted to know what’s on Bob Iger’s podcast playlist, here’s your answer.
	The Disney CEO has made an appearance on The Rest is History, which claims to be the most popular history podcast with new data putting it at around 20 million monthly downloads and more than 80,000…	
			
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Fremantle Changes Polish Boss; Channel 4-YouTube Doc; UK Jewish Film Fest Schedule – Global Briefs
		Fremantle Changes Polish Boss
	Julita Brutus is the new Managing Director of Fremantle Poland following the departure of Piotr RadzymiÅ„ski after nearly 25 years at the helm. Brutus had joined the company a decade ago as Sales & Acquisitions Manager and worked her way up, being promoted to Head of…	
			
		ProSiebenSat.1’s Henrik Pabst On The Battle Facing Europe’s TV Giants In The Streaming Era
		Of all the European broadcasters trying to figure out the future for their businesses in the digital and streaming era, few have been on as much of a rollercoaster ride as Germany’s ProSiebenSat.1 Media.
	Battered by the global TV advertising downturn and shareholder squabbles, the company has…	
			
		Underscore Talent Ups Nadi Filsoof To Partner & Hires BuzzFeed Alum For Shorthand Studios
		EXCLUSIVE: Underscore Talent has upped Nadi Filsoof to partner and hired former BuzzFeed content producer Zack Evans for its recently-launched digital production and distribution business.
	Filsoof is promoted from talent manager and will continue to oversee a client list of creators and…	
			
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Theater & Screen Actor Raj Ghatak Signs With Alta Global Media
		EXCLUSIVE: British-Asian actor Raj Ghatak has signed with Alta Global Media for international management.
	Currently appearing on stage in Mel Brook’s The Producers in the West End, Ghatak has credits across theater, TV and film. His role as the flamboyant Carmen Ghia in the London revival was…	
			
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Pan-African E-Sports Drama Series ‘Respawn’ Switched On At Sonepa Studios, Nile Entertainment & GameEvo
		EXCLUSIVE: A pan-African drama series based around competition e-sports gaming in Cape Town and Lagos is in development.
	Sonepa Studios, a new production house based in Nigeria, is working on the nine-episode Respawn, with a plan to unite Nollywood with South Africa’s production ecosystem…	
			
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Larry Kasanoff Leads Industry Veterans To Form The Cartoon Coalition
		EXCLUSIVE: A group of prominent animation, entertainment and music producers with credits for Mortal Kombat, The Lion King and Dirty Dancing have teamed to form a production venture. The Cartoon Coalition will debut at the AFM with a trio of movies.
	The privately-funded company, based in L.A., will…	
			
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