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Peter, who joined Deadline in 2017, is a respected veteran TV journalist who previously worked at UK-based Broadcast, where after starting there in 2013 rose to News Editor responsible for putting together the weekly magazine as well as breaking daily news. Before that he was deputy editor of Television Business International magazine. He covers the television industry from Deadline's Los Angeles bureau.
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BBC Studios Promotes Eve Frederick To Lead Unscripted Production In LA
BBC Studios has upped Eve Frederick to EVP, Production, Unscripted, LA.
She was previously SVP, a position she has held since 2021 after having joined the company in 2018.
BBC Studios LA produces series including Dancing with the Stars, Bravo's Ladies of London, Fox's Celebrity Weakest…
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‘American Idol’ To Stream Live On Disney+
American Idol is going to Disney+.
The talent competition will air live on the streamer for the first time, in addition to airing on ABC. It comes as the series, which streams next day on Hulu, has begun its 24th season with stellar ratings.
The show, which now airs on Monday nights, will…
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‘Gladiators’ Exec Dom Bird Exiting Amazon MGM Studios To Launch Indie
EXCLUSIVE: Dom Bird, Amazon MGM Studios' UK unscripted chief, is exiting after seven years to launch a production company.
Bird, one of the masterminds behind the smash hit Gladiators revival for the BBC, is launching EarlyBird while remaining in the Amazon stable by striking a first-look studio…
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Hospitality Mogul David Grutman Strikes Overall Deal With Wheelhouse After Landing Alix Earle Reality Series At Netflix
EXCLUSIVE: David Grutman, who opened the LIV nightclub in Miami and owns a slew of clubs and restaurants, is doubling down on the television business.
Grutman and his DGN Studios banner has signed an overall deal with Brent Montgomery's Wheelhouse to develop and produce programming.
The two…
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Muse Entertainment Hires Jennifer Harkness For Non-Fiction Push
EXCLUSIVE: Canadian producer Muse Entertainment is making a renewed push into the non-fiction space with the hire of former Blue Ant Studios exec Jennifer Harkness.
Harkness has been named SVP, Global Development and Partnerships at the company, which produces scripted series such as CBC's Corone…
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Paramount+ Brings In Former Netflix Exec Damla Dogan To Aid Unscripted Development
EXCLUSIVE: One of the most asked questions in the reality business in the last six months has been 'Who is going to buy unscripted shows for Paramount+?'
That question is slightly closer to being answered: Paramount+ has brought in former Netflix exec Damla Dogan on the unscripted side. Deadline…
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BAFTA Film Awards Move To E! From BritBox In U.S.
E! is continuing its push into awards ceremonies.
The Versant-owned network has picked up the rights to air the 2026 BAFTA Film Awards. It will air the ceremony, which is hosted by Traitors host Alan Cumming, on Sunday, February 22 at 8pm. It will not air the event live given that it is set in…
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‘Schitt’s Creek’s Eugene Levy, Dan Levy & Co-Stars Pay Tribute To Catherine O’Hara: “It’s Hard To Imagine A World Without Her In It”
Catherine O'Hara played Moira Rose, a former soap opera star, in Schitt's Creek for six seasons, amassing a new generation of fans for the comedy legend.
Co-created by Dan and Eugene Levy, the role landed O'Hara an Emmy Award and a Golden Globe as the Canadian sitcom swept the awards in its…
‘The Studio’ Cast & Crew Pay Tribute To Catherine O’Hara: “A Hero To All Of Us”
In The Studio, Catherine O'Hara played former studio chief Patty Leigh, a hardened Hollywood vet who is the mentor of Seth Rogen's Matt Remick.
It's a role that landed her an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series last year.
The cast and crew of the comedy…
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‘It’s Florida, Man’ Renewed For Season 3 By HBO
EXCLUSIVE: HBO is sticking with Florida.
The network has renewed esoteric comedy It's Florida, Man for a third season. It comes less than a month after the second season wrapped.
The anthology series is relatively low budget for HBO and has aired on Friday nights, where the network…
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Kidnap Thriller ‘The Chain’ Lands Straight-To-Series Order At HBO With Damon Lindelof As Showrunner
Damon Lindelof is getting back into showrunning with a new kidnap thriller at HBO. The Warner Bros Discovery-owned cable network has handed The Chain a straight-to-series order.
Based on Adrian McKinty's 2019 novel, the project marks the first time that Lost co-creator Lindelof is getting back…
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‘Sex Criminals’ Series, Based On Comic Book, Greenlit At Amazon From Kumail Nanjiani, Emily V. Gordon, Tze Chun & LuckyChap
Emily V. Gordon and Kumail Nanjiani, who wrote The Big Sick, are turning their attention to Sex Criminals.
The married couple, along with Tze Chun, who has written on series including Gotham and Once Upon A Time, are behind a series adaptation of Image Comics' Sex Criminals, which has landed a…
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