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TV Independent Pilots Are Having A Moment

A group of indie writers and directors are hoping their small-screen projects can break through amid the current Hollywood contraction. Their bet: that cost-conscious companies will now pay more attention to their projects instead of the expensive dramas and comedies driven by big-name stars that until recently have been fueling the industry.

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French Film Industry & Cannes Film Festival Reportedly Bracing For Avalanche Of #MeToo Accusations

With less than a week to go until the kick-off of the 81st Cannes Film Festival, speculation is mounting in the French media and local film industry over rumors that a bombshell #MeToo exposé will drop on the day of the opening. There has been talk in the French film industry for weeks that a raft of…

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Cate Blanchett To Receive San Sebastian’s Donostia Award

The San Sebastian Film Festival will fete Cate Blanchett with its honorary Donostia Award at its forthcoming 72nd edition. Blanchett, the second Australian actor to receive San Sebastian's highest honorary award after Hugh Jackman, will also serve as the image for the festival's main poster. Check…

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Monty Python Stars Reunite For Dinner But Eric Idle Is Absent After Online Spat With John Cleese

Three members of Monty Python have reunited to celebrate Michael Palin’s birthday. John Cleese posted a dinner table picture on X (formerly Twitter) of himself alongside Palin and Terry Gilliam after Palin turned 81 on May 5. Cleese captioned the photo: “An 18 foot Python celebrates Pallin's…

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‘Doctor Who’ Writer Russell T Davies Says BBC Would Have Been “Much Stricter” About Disguising ‘Baby Reindeer’ Identities

Russell T Davies is the latest high-profile TV industry figure to criticize Netflix for allowing real-life Baby Reindeer characters to be identified online. In an interview with The Times, the Doctor Who writer said the BBC would have been “much stricter” with editorial compliance processes had it…

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ITV Studios Revenues Down As Impact Of Hollywood Strikes Bites

UK network ITV has posted Q1 revenues down 7%, as its studios division felt the impact of last year’s Hollywood labor strikes. The commercial broadcaster’s total revenue was £887M ($1.1B), compared with £952M in 2023, with a recovery in the ad market offset by a 16% dip at ITV Studios. The Media…

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On Eve Of Her First TV Awards, New BAFTA Chair Sara Putt Talks “Celebrating The Power Of Storytelling” During “Grim” Times & The Industry’s Collective Battle To Combat Bullying & Harassment

EXCLUSIVE: This Sunday’s BAFTA TV Awards will “celebrate and remember the power of storytelling” at a “challenging” time for the industry, according to the new chair of the 77-year-old body. Speaking exclusively to Deadline in the days leading up to the London ceremony, Sara Putt, who replaced Krishne…

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Banijay Rights Signs German Sales Exec

EXCLUSIVE: Big Brother seller Banijay Rights has signed a former BBC Worldwide Director as the head of its sales and co-pros in German-speaking territories. Isabelle Helle joins in the SVP German-Speaking Territories and Poland post to oversee a crucial clutch of territories for the…

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Peter Morgan Planning Film Adaptation Of ‘Patriots’ For Netflix Amid Reports Of ‘The Crown’ Returning

EXCLUSIVE: Peter Morgan’s next project for Netflix is likely to be a film adaptation of his stage play Patriots rather than more of The Crown, according to sources close to the writer. There has been a flurry of reports in the UK this week about The Crown returning following the success of Scoop, but…

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‘The Assembly’, Groundbreaking Interview Format That Sent Michael Sheen Viral, Set For Australian Remake

EXCLUSIVE: Last month, Michael Sheen appearance on new BBC interview series The Assembly popped on social media, and now Australia’s biggest and brightest names will get the chance of a similar experience. We can reveal public broadcaster the ABC has ordered an Australian version of The Assembly (aka…

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Sean Viator Dies: ‘American Idol’ And ‘Billboard Music Awards’ Dancer Was 31

Sean Viator, a dancer and choreographer who performed on TV shows American Idol and Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga on Netflix, died May 3 at 31, his family announced. No cause was given. Viator received a Bachelor’s degree of fine arts in dance from the University of Arizona, where…

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Sony Apollo Paramount Merger Wouldn’t Reduce Theatrical Output, Though TV & Streaming Assets Would Be Shed

Should Sony and Apollo get their hooks into Paramount Global their strategy would be to keep theatrical release output steady between both studios –not reduced– while cutting the more burdensome parts of the conglom, read auctioning off CBS, the linear channels like MTV and Paramount Plus streaming…

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J.J. Abrams Eyeing Glen Powell To Star In Next Movie

Glen Powell is in early talks to star in the new project from J.J. Abrams. Bad Robot had no comment. Plot details are being kept under wraps and sources say Abrams will direct from a script he wrote. Bad Robot is producing. Powell has become one of the go to stars in Hollywood and can be…