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A day after the ViacomCBS merger closed, the company's international networks are already starting to work together. UK broadcaster Channel 5 and Australian broadcaster Network Ten have co-commissioned drama thriller Breathless. The four-part series is produced by Fremantle and stars Station 19 star Brett Tucker and Ea…

Turns out Dwyane Wade knows how to shut down the opposition off the court as well as he did back in his Miami Heat days. In an emotional and no-holds-barred series of social media posts, the NBA legend eviscerated the recent departure (aka he’s says “fired”) of his spouse Gabrielle Union from America's Got Talent and…

EXCLUSIVE: Nascent LA/London drama producer Three Tables Productions has teamed with Fremantle to develop an adaptation of mystery thriller The Robber Baron's Daughter. The companies have set Picnic At Hanging Rock writer Beatrix Christian to adapt Jamila Gavin's book. The adaptation marks the first project unveiled…

Hulu has boarded British drama Baghdad Central. The SVOD service will air in the U.S. in 2020 after striking a deal with Fremantle for the Channel 4 series. Produced by Hard Sun producer Euston Films, the series is based on the novel by Elliott Colla and is written by The Last Kingdom scribe Stephen Butchard. It is…

Mipcom – the largest international TV market – is changing fast and buyers and sellers are figuring out how to respond to the ever-shifting global landscape. The corporate consolidation that has been the talk of the Croisette for the last few years has started to have a real-world impact on the distribution business…

Ricki Lake, Glee's Kevin McHale and Hayley Hasselhoff are some of the stars lined up for ITV's The X Factor: Celebrity. The British broadcaster has tweaked its long-running reality competition series to feature celebrities beginning in October. Simon Cowell, Nicole Scherzinger and Louis Walsh will judge, while Dermot…

Australian soap Neighbours is getting a spin-off. British broadcaster Channel 5 has commissioned a five-part run from American Gods producer Fremantle. The company is making 22-minute Neighbours: Erinsborough High for its digital service My5. The show, which will launch in November, will explore what goes on behind…

America's Got Talent: The Champions and the second season of American Gods helped drive revenues and profit at Fremantle. The RTL-owned producer and distribute reported revenue growth of 23.2% in the first half of 2019 to €828M ($747M) from €672M in the same period last year. EBITA was also up significantly from €33M…

EXCLUSIVE: As we reported earlier today, Saturday Night Live standout Leslie Jones is leaving NBC’s late-night sketch comedy program after five seasons to pursue a slew of film and TV projects. Deadline can reveal that one of these projects is Supermarket Sweep, a reboot of the classic TV game show that Jones will be…

Fremantle is developing an English-language scripted project starring Indonesian magician and illusionist The Sacred Riana after striking a partnership with Indonesian firm Wahana Kreator Nusantara. The American Gods producer is developing horror anthology The Sacred Riana: Bedtime Stories, an English-language series…

Survey says: Family Feud is going international — Africa to be specific. Steve Harvey has been set to launch and host versions of Fremantle’s Family Feud in South Africa and Ghana. In an unprecedented deal with Fremantle, Harvey's media company Steve Harvey Global has obtained the rights to license the format for the…

Showtime is developing an adaptation of fantasy drama Gormenghast from Doctor Who writer Toby Whithouse, Good Omens and American Gods' Neil Gaiman and A Beautiful Mind's Akiva Goldsman. Deadline understands that the premium broadcaster has handed the adaptation, which is a co-production between American Gods producer F…