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Channel 5 Finds New Home For Upcoming Jane McDonald & Susan Calman Projects Following VIS Unscripted Closure
EXCLUSIVE: Channel 5 is on the brink of finding a new producer for its next Jane McDonald and Susan Calman shows. This follows owner Paramount Global’s decision to close the Viacom International Studios (VIS) UK unscripted division, revealed by Deadline last month.
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Former Amazon Studios Europe Boss Georgia Brown To Oversee BFI Skills Task Force
Former Amazon Studios Europe boss Georgia Brown is to chair the BFI’s Skills Task Force, which has been assembled to address major skills shortages in the UK film and TV sector over the next five years.
The Task Force has buy-in from streamers including Netflix, Prime Video, Apple TV + and Disney…
Guy Pearce Issues Lengthy Apology Following Trans Tweet
LA Confidential and Memento star Guy Pearce has made a lengthy apology after tweeting about the debate around roles for trans actors.
Pearce, whose breakout role was as a drag queen in The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert, had questioned the debate around trans actors playing both trans…
‘Insomnia’: Paramount+ Orders Sarah Pinborough Series From ‘Behind Her Eyes’ Producer Left Bank
EXCLUSIVE: Paramount+ has greenlit a UK original drama series based on Sarah Pinborough’s sleep deprivation thriller novel Insomnia.
The adaptation will be produced by Left Bank Pictures, the UK production company that reimagined Pinborough’s Behind Her Eyes for Netflix in 2021.
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Kate Winslet took home the big acting prize at last night’s RTS Awards for her heartwrenching performance in Channel 4’s I Am Ruth while there were two gongs apiece for Sherwood, The Traitors and Derry Girls.
Winslet won Leading Actor (Female) during last night’s London ceremony, staving off…
Paul O’Grady Dies: UK TV Host & Comedian Was 67
British TV host, comedian and actor Paul O'Grady died "unexpectedly but peacefully" on Tuesday evening according to a statement by his husband which was provided to local media. He was 67.
Known for his drag queen persona Lily Savage as well as hosting several TV game and talk shows, the multi-award…
Whoopi Goldberg & Charlamagne Tha God Defend Mississippi TV News Anchor Who Was Removed After Quoting Snoop Dogg Lyric On Air
Barbie Bassett has not been on air for the NBC affiliate WLBT since March 8, when she and other employees were discussing Snoop Dogg's addition to his wine line on air.
Bassett said, “Fo shizzle, my nizzle,” when the idea of a Snoop collaboration with a newsroom journalist was raised. (“Nizzle” is…
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EXCLUSIVE: The upcoming second season of HBO’s House of the Dragon will consist of eight episodes, two fewer than Season 1 of the Critics Choice Award-winning Game of Thrones prequel. It is part of a long-term plan for the show, which includes HBO mulling a green light for a third season, I have learned…
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Regal Parent Cineworld Expects Bids For Theaters Outside U.S./UK, Says Plan To Exit Chapter 11 Nearly Ready
An attorney for bankrupt movie theater chain Cineworld said today it has "several" interested parties eyeing its business in "rest of world" — meaning Israel and Europe outside the UK — but nothing pending for the entire company, or, it seems for Regal in the U.S.
Final bids are due April 10, said…
‘The X-Files’ Creator Says Ryan Coogler Is Developing Diverse Reboot
There’s a new version of The X-Files on the horizon from Ryan Coogler, according to series X-Files Chris Carter.
"I just spoke to a young man, Ryan Coogler, who is going to remount The X-Files with a diverse cast. So, he's got his work cut out for him because we covered so much territory,” Carter…
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Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel has amassed three dozen Sports Emmys during its 29 seasons, and now its host is getting the career treatment. The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences said today that Bryant Gumbel with receive the 2023 Sports Emmys Lifetime Achievement.
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