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Jake Kanter
International Investigations Editor
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Jake rejoined Deadline in December 2022 after serving as Media Correspondent for The Times of London since August 2021. Previously, he was Deadline's International TV Editor for two years, during which time he broke a several exclusives on some of the highest-profile companies and organizations in Europe. He also played a key role in originating Deadline’s series The Film That Lit My Fuse and our International Insider newsletter. He is based in London.
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‘Kaos’: Netflix Cancels Jeff Goldblum’s Greek Mythology Comedy After One Season
Kaos will not continue to reign.
Netflix has canceled the Jeff Goldblum-fronted Greek mythology comedy after one season. Aurora Perrineau, one of the stars of Kaos, appeared to confirm the cancellation in a now-deleted Instagram post. Deadline understands the news is legitimate. Netflix has been…
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Stormy Daniels & Boris Johnson To Guest On Channel 4’s U.S. Election Night Coverage
UK broadcaster Channel 4 has booked Stormy Daniels and Boris Johnson to feature as guests on its first live U.S. election night show in 32 years.
Channel 4’s America Decides: US Election Results (working title) will be anchored in Washington D.C. by Emily Maitlis and Krishnan Guru-Murthy. The…
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‘The Great British Bake Off’s Former Host Sandi Toksvig Says Show Was “Longest Years Of My Life”
Sandi Toksvig has been withering about her time on The Great British Bake Off.
The comedian said hosting the Love Productions competition series, known as The Great British Baking Show on Netflix in the U.S., represented the longest years of her life.
Toksvig told The Times of London that she…
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Gary Lineker’s Future At BBC In Doubt Amid Claims Bosses Are Drafting His Exit Announcement
Gary Lineker’s future as the BBC’s highest-paid presenter appears to be in doubt after the leak of an email purporting to be a draft announcement about his departure.
MailOnline said it had seen an email that suggested BBC chiefs, including director general Tim Davie, were drawing up a press notice…
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BBC Scraps Interview With Boris Johnson After Laura Kuenssberg Mistakenly Shared Briefing Notes With Former UK Prime Minister
The BBC has canceled a planned interview with Boris Johnson after presenter Laura Kuenssberg accidentally sent the former UK prime minister her briefing notes.
In a post on X (formerly Twitter), Kuenssberg said the error was “embarrassing and disappointing” after she had intended to share the…
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UK Film & TV’s Mental Health Crisis Deepens, With 1,300 Workers Experiencing Suicidal Thoughts
The mental health crisis in the UK’s film and television study has deepened.
That’s the headline finding of the Film and TV Charity’s latest Looking Glass Survey, one of the industry’s most comprehensive studies on working conditions for British freelancers.
Some 35% of 4,300 respondents…
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ITV News Chief Michael Jermey Quits After 16 Years
Michael Jermey, ITV’s director of news and current affairs, has resigned after 16 years to chair the Disasters Emergency Committee.
Jermey will remain at ITV until the end of the year, at which point the British broadcaster hopes to have hired his successor. The role will be advertised in the coming…
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First Look At ‘Succession’s Harriet Walter As Margaret Thatcher In Channel 4’s ‘Brian & Margaret’
Channel 4 has released a first look at Succession star Harriet Walter as Margaret Thatcher in the British broadcaster’s upcoming James Graham drama Brian and Margaret.
Deadline first revealed the two-part series in June and it will chronicle Thatcher's last TV interview, the hugely damaging ITV…
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BBC News CEO Deborah Turness: Critics Of Israel-Gaza Output Are Stuck In Online Echo Chambers
BBC News CEO Deborah Turness has accused critics of the British broadcaster’s Israel-Gaza conflict coverage of being stuck in social media bubbles.
In a blog post marking the anniversary of Hamas’ October 7 atrocities, Turness appeared to hit back at a barrage of complaints from the UK’s Jewish…
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‘Sherlock’ Producer Sue Vertue Says Benedict Cumberbatch Brand Has “A Future” After Co-Creator Mark Gatiss Raised Hopes For Film
EXCLUSIVE: Benedict Cumberbatch’s Sherlock could be about to dust off his magnifying glass.
Sue Vertue, who produced the beloved BBC reimagining of Arthur Conan Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes detective stories, has said the brand is likely to return.
“We love that show and there is a future for it. One…
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‘Nobody Wants This’ Creator Erin Foster Hits Back After Criticism Of Netflix Show’s “Stereotypical” Depiction Of Jewish People
Nobody Wants This is on course to be a breakout Netflix hit, but the series has attracted some shade for its portrayal of Jewish people.
The Adam Brody and Kristen Bell romantic comedy premiered last week, scoring 93% on Rotten Tomatoes and looking likely to chart strongly in Netflix’s top 10…
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Pinewood Studios To Close TV Unit, Which Hosts Shows Including ‘Drag Race UK’
EXCLUSIVE: Pinewood, the famous British film studio facility, is closing its television unit.
The company said it had taken the decision following an internal review and it comes amid a dramatic slowdown in comedy and entertainment commissioning in the UK.
Pinewood’s three dedicated TV studios…
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