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Investigations for Deadline. Former The Times media correspondent. Email: [email protected]
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My voyage into the underbelly of AI movie trailers on YouTube made it all the way to American network news — as did the consequences of the greatest week in my Spurs supporting life. www.nbcnews.com/now/video/yo...

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This is big - and proper sign of the times stuff. ITV is cutting 220 jobs (half of its daytime teams) and dramatically reducing daytime output. The money will be reinvested in more streaming-friendly output, like drama and sport. deadline.com/2025/05/itv-...

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Stunt performing is a glamour job — until someone gets hurt. For a special piece, stuntwoman Casey Michaels reveals to me how she won a huge £7m payout from HBO after a career-ending injury on Game of Thrones. She says her story exposes the dark underbelly of stunting. deadline.com/2025/05/game...

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"They think it's all over – it is now" says @jakekanter.bsky.social on the departure of Gary Lineker on BBC News

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Very BBC for the DG to make a thoughtful speech about safeguarding trust in UK media in the shadow of headlines about a BBC presenter's social media indiscretion bsky.app/profile/jake...

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Ooft. BBC boss Tim Davie on Gary Lineker sharing a pro-Palestine video featuring a rat emoji: "The BBC's reputation is held by everyone, and when someone makes a mistake, it costs us. We absolutely need people to be exemplars of the BBC values and follow our social media policy. Simple as that."

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Calling awards aficionados: can anyone recall an actor/actress winning an Emmy, Golden Globe, and Bafta for one role in a single awards season? I asked ChatGPT and it told me Helen Mirren (Elizabeth I) and Kate Winslet (Mildred Pierce), but it was wrong — neither won a Bafta.

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Yeah, if this sticks (big if), it would be devastating for British production. The Hollywood strikes revealed how reliant we are on American's housing shoots here. Last year alone, US studios made £1.4bn worth of movies in the UK, 64% of all our film production. deadline.com/2025/05/trum...

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New: As the BBC prepares to publish its workplace culture review on Monday, we can reveal that employees are keeping their jobs after sexually harassing colleagues. deadline.com/2025/04/bbc-...

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New: BBC to publish workplace culture review next Monday, per internal email from chair Samir Shah. Four recent reviews relating to Huw Edwards, Strictly Come Dancing, Russell Brand, and Tim Westwood all found problems with BBC processes.

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Applications are open for the most powerful creative job in British TV, audio, and streaming. deadline.com/2025/04/bbc-...

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A week after revealing more bullying allegations against BBC Breakfast's boss, Deadline's reporting has now been cited in the Mail, Times and more. The BBC, which espouses zero tolerance on such matters, has not said a word. Not one. deadline.com/2025/04/bbc-...

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EXCLU: BBC Breakfast boss Richard Frediani faces further allegations of bullying. We can reveal that Naga Munchetty is among those who have raised concerns. Allegations span his time at ITN, where he was overseen by the same people now running BBC News. deadline.com/2025/04/bbc-...

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Ever been catfished by a fake film trailer on YouTube? They are everywhere! I wanted to find out why movie studios are seemingly shrugging at this brazen exploitation of their IP. I discovered that some are collecting ad revenue on the AI slop. deadline.com/2025/03/insi...

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Update: After a week on Netflix, the first ep of Adolescence was watched by 6.3m Brits. That puts it level with Fool Me Once, which became one of Netflix's most-watched series ever. It sits among some of the top-rated dramas of 2025 across all UK telly. bsky.app/profile/jake...

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Spoke to Jack Thorne about Adolescence and the "devastating" drama funding crisis. If not solved, he says shows like Adolescence could simply disappear. Thorne calls on government to introduce a streamer levy and enhanced tax breaks to avert disaster. deadline.com/2025/03/adol...

submitted 70 days ago • 5 comments

Adolescence is on course to be a massive hit for Netflix. Episode 1 has amassed 4.7m viewers after just five days in the UK alone. This puts it well ahead of big shows last year — including Baby Reindeer, Bridgerton and The Gentlemen — over a similar five-day viewing window.

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Adolescence is as flawless a four hours of TV drama as I have ever seen. It lingers in the mind long after the credits have rolled. Astonishing telly.

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No clear winner here, but there is a loser: licence fee payers. I've heard estimates that the BBC spent £1m on salaries, freelance cover etc while the presenters were off air. You can now add to that the (undisclosed) settlement. bsky.app/profile/jake...

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New: BBC News anchors Martine Croxall, Karin Giannone, Kasia Madera and Annita McVeigh have settled their protracted dispute with the corporation. Deal averts a potentially nasty and explosive employment tribunal, which was due to begin on Monday. deadline.com/2025/03/bbc-...

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This week, BBC bosses told MPs they have "zero tolerance" for misconduct and “everyone is dispensable." Today, we reveal that the corporation rewarded BBC Breakfast’s editor with more power after he allegedly physically shook a lower-ranking female editor. deadline.com/2025/03/bbc-...

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What in the name of public service is going on in BBC News at the moment? deadline.com/2025/03/bbc-...

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This week, BBC bosses told MPs they have "zero tolerance" for misconduct and “everyone is dispensable." Today, we reveal that the corporation rewarded BBC Breakfast’s editor with more power after he allegedly physically shook a lower-ranking female editor. deadline.com/2025/03/bbc-...

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The most powerful creative role in British TV, audio and streaming just became vacant. Who's got the chops to replace BBC content chief Charlotte Moore? Here's a walk through the contenders — with a good sprinkling of gossip. deadline.com/2025/02/bbc-...

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