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Simon Cowell has cancelled a planned stint as a judge on the new series of The X Factor Israel which is due to air on Reshet 13 later this year. The impetus for Cowell’s reported pulling out has not been officially clarified, although the Jewish News of London cited a source saying, "For a number of reasons, he just…

Fremantle’s Naked Poaches Twofour Development Chief Fremantle UK’s unscripted company Naked has hired Twofour’s development boss Natalie McArdle as its new director of development. Reporting to Naked creative director Tom O'Brien, she will take up the post in February. She has only been with Twofour for a year after…

EXCLUSIVE: Israeli broadcaster Reshet has scaled back the episode order for its version of The Four – the international entertainment format adapted by Fox in the U.S. The network had originally ordered 13 episodes of the show, which was created by Israeli producer and distributor Armoza Formats, but has scaled this…

UPDATE, WEDNESDAY AM: After facing possible closure when its broadcast license expires at midnight tonight, Israel’s Channel 10 has been given a six-month reprieve. The long-struggling channel was granted the last-minute grace period by Attorney General Yehuda Weinstein. This will allow broadcasting to continue through…

Christmas Pic ‘Get Santa’ Adds Cast As Filming Begins Stephen Graham, Ewen Bremner, Jodie Whittaker, Warwick Davis, Joanna Scanlan and Nonso Anozie have joined the cast of Get Santa. Filming starts Thursday in London and Yorkshire on the Christmas movie starring Jim Broadbent and Rafe Spall. In the days before…

Big Brother producer Endemol is expanding its footprint in Israel, one of the hottest TV territories at the moment that is churning out formats sold around the world. On the heels of Endemol's acquisition in April of a controlling share in Israel's leading independent producer Kuperman, which has now become Endemol <a href="http://deadline.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/reshet__131223084123.jpg"…