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Amazon’s UK boss Doug Gurr has emerged as a contender for the BBC director general role, but sources have told Deadline that the coronavirus crisis has complicated the broadcaster’s plans to have the best possible field of candidates. The Guardian reported on Thursday that Gurr has joined a shortlist of candidates to…

Apple has hired BBC factual controller Alison Kirkham as its new unscripted chief in the UK, reporting to creative director of worldwide video Europe, Jay Hunt. Kirkham will join the Apple TV+ international creative development team this summer after 15 years at the BBC, the last six of which she has spent in charge…

EXCLUSIVE: BBC Studios CEO Tim Davie is increasingly being talked about as the candidate to beat in the race to replace Tony Hall as director general of the BBC. Deadline has spoken to several sources familiar with the recruitment process and a consensus is emerging around Davie as the frontrunner, even though the BBC…

The door slams shut today on applications for one of the biggest jobs in global broadcasting: running the BBC. Resumes have been dusted off and the BBC’s headhunters have been courting interest as the corporation seeks to replace Tony Hall as director general after he announced his departure in January. It’s not been…

Tony Hall announced his shock decision to stand down as BBC director general on Monday, sparking what is likely to be a six-month race to be his successor. A job advert is already being prepared by the BBC board and prospective candidates will likely be dusting off their resumes for one of the most prestigious roles…

EXCLUSIVE: Apple has struck an exclusive first-look deal with Catastrophe and Divorce creator Sharon Horgan. Deadline understands that the company inked the multi-year deal in London this morning and it covers all future projects Horgan writes. This comes after Horgan’s deal with Amazon came to an end. The deal has…

At the BBC’s Christmas drinks earlier this month, I gatecrashed an animated conversation between two senior figures from the UK production sector. After a sheepish glance at each other, they revealed that the subject of their discussion was a certain Ian Katz, the director of programs at Channel 4. They are far from…

Apple, which has been rapidly building a Los Angeles-based programming team under Chief Content Officers and Heads of Worldwide Video, Zack Van Amburg and Jamie Erlicht, has made the first oversees hiring move. The company has brought in Jay Hunt, the former controller of BBC One and chief creative officer of Channel…

After nearly seven years in the role, Jay Hunt has announced she is stepping down as Chief Creative Officer at Channel 4 at the end of September. Her departure comes just days before the broadcaster is expected to decide the channel's new chief exec after David Abraham announced he was stepping down in March. Hunt was…