Discovery has acquired the German free-to-air entertainment channel Tele5 from Leonine for an undisclosed fee. The deal also includes a “long-term” content agreement, which gives Discovery Germany access to Leonine's library of fictional content. Regulatory approval will be required for the deal to be…

EXCLUSIVE: David Farr, the British writer behind The Night Manager and Hanna, is developing an adaptation of John Wyndham’s sci-fi novel The Midwich Cuckoos for Comcast-owned European broadcaster Sky. Deadline can reveal that Farr is working to turn the novel into an eight-part series after it was the inspiration for…

Sky heads back to the studio Comcast-owned Sky has signed a three-season deal for more A League Of Their Own, with the sports quiz going back into production amid the coronavirus pandemic. The CPL Productions show (which was remade as Game On! for CBS) will be back in the studio later this month, but there will be no…

Spain's San Sebastian Film Festival is pushing on with plans to become one of the first major film festivals to hold a physical 2020 edition since the pandemic enforced cancellations and postponement across the calendar. Today, the fest revealed a preview of its official selection for this year. The first titles…

EXCLUSIVE: Audible is launching scripted mockumentary The Special Relationship from UK comedy duo Alex Owen and Ben Ashenden (aka The Pin). The series will follow two misguided British sketch comedians attempting to 'make it' in America with satirical nods to a post-Brexit Britain trying to 'go it alone'. It will use…

Sophie Turner Laing is to step down as the CEO of Endemol Shine Group next week after Banijay Group completed its $2.2BN takeover of the production giant. Turner Laing has run MasterChef and Big Brother producer Endemol Shine since 2014, but will step down on July 10 and Banijay Group CEO Marco Bassetti will take…

Two big Harry Potter fan sites, unhappy over author J.K. Rowling’s views on transgender people, said today they will no longer provide links to her personal website, use photos of her, or write about her outside of her role in creating the fantasy world they love. The sites, Leaky Caldron and Mugglenet, said in a…

Streaming sensation and World of Warcraft pro Byron “Reckful” Bernstein died on Thursday at age 31. His death was confirmed by his girlfriend, who said he committed suicide. Reckful had almost a million Twitch followers and amassed more than 250,000 YouTube subscribers. He was known for broaching sensitive subjects in…

UPDATE: Lucy Hale has finally posted her reaction to the cancellation of her show. Dressed in a white hoodie and smiling wanly, Hale posted to Instagram and gave a shout-out to the cast, crew “and all involved,” acknowledging, “I love the show.” “Sad to deliver this news ! But I love the show. I love what it stands…

A Congressional antitrust investigation will have some star power testifying at hearings later this month, as the CEOs of Amazon, Apple. Alphabet (Google/YouTube) and Facebook have agreed to talk to the legislators. Congress has been casting a wary eye at the four tech giants, concerned that their market power is…