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Condé Nast CEO Roger Lynch Jumps To Top Job At Mattel, Succeeding Ynon Kreiz

Condé Nast CEO Roger Lynch has stepped down in order to take the top job at Mattel. Ynon Kreiz, who steered the toymaker through its Barbie movie breakthrough, is poised to take “a senior leadership position at another public company,” an announcement by Mattel said Wednesday. Lynch, whose appointment as CEO takes effect on November […]

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Ahead Of Tonight’s CNN Gubernatorial Debate, Steve Hilton On No Federal Tax Credits This Year, ParaBros Politics, L.A.’s Next Mayor & California’s Spirit

“People actually want to be in California and in L.A. particularly, and so I think we don’t have to go crazy,” says gubernatorial candidate Steve Hilton on the need for greater film and TV tax incentives in the Golden State and from the federal government. “We just have to match the best, and we have […]

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Fremantle International Commercial Strategy VP Jill Kellie Exits After Four Years

EXCLUSIVE: Jill Kellie, Fremantle’s VP of Commercial Strategy, Commercial and International, has left the Kill Jackie and Baywatch company. Fremantle confirmed her exit to Deadline, with the departure coming more than four years after she had joined, initially in a Director of Acquisitions, Scripted Content role. She took on her current role in 2024 and […]

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‘Joseph’s Machines’, ‘Triple Charm’ & ‘What’s Up Moms’ Among Volt Factor Shows Rolling Out On Future Today Channels

EXCLUSIVE: Family and lifestyle programs Joseph’s Machines, Triple Charm and What’s Up Moms are among Volt Factor-backed shows headed for ad-supported streamer Future Today. Under terms of an agreement unveiled today, Future Today will become the global AVOD distribution partner for Volt Factor programs and roll them out across its network of owned-and-operated channels and […]

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‘Verity’ Review: Dakota Johnson And Anne Hathaway Play Authors In Psychological Thriller But Are They Really Alter Egos For Colleen Hoover?

Colleen Hoover had written 16 of her wildly successful romance novels before switching gears in 2018 and taking a shot at writing a psychological thriller, Verity. She even self-published it and it led to yet another literary triumph, one that seems perhaps a bit more personal than most of her output since the two main […]

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The U.S. Is Coming Back To Co-Production, Says ‘Slow Horses’ & ‘Call My Agent!’ Studio Mediawan

U.S. buyers are getting back into the co-production game, according to European studio Mediawan. “The co-production market in the U.S. was almost closed for the past two or three years,” said Elisabeth D’Arvieu, Global Content Officer at Mediawan and CEO of Mediawan Pictures. “It’s reopening a little. That’s good news, particularly for UK companies. We […]

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London Film Festival: Sam Pollard To Lead Official Competition Jury

Legendary documentary filmmaker Sam Pollard will lead the Official Competition jury at this year’s London Film Festival. Pollard will be joined by Argentine filmmaker and writer Mariano Llinás (The Life of Jorge Luis Borges) and Julie La Bassiere, Chief Strategy Officer at DDA Global. The ten films in Competition at LFF this year are: • […]

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Hearst Networks UK Buys ‘American Chopper’ Revival Series ‘Orange County Choppers Original’

EXCLUSIVE: Orange County Choppers Originals is headed out of the shop and travelling to Europe. Hearst Networks has bought UK rights to the ‘reborn’ ob doc series from Off The Fence, which has boarded the show after striking an agreement to represent it worldwide (excluding the U.S.). The new series – which aired in the […]

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European Film Academy To Honor Beki Probst, Marin Karmitz & Sandra den Hamer With New Community Award

The European Film Academy has named Beki Probst, Marin Karmitz and Sandra den Hamer as the first recipients of its new Community Award for an Outstanding Contribution to European Film Culture. The award, paying tribute to “a decisive and continuous contribution over many years to the development and expansion of European film culture”, will be […]

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Netflix Renews Indian Reality Breakout ‘Lock Upp’ For Second Season

Netflix is returning the inmates to the Lock Upp jail. A second season of the ‘captive reality’ series, whose full title is Lock Upp: Sach Yaa Sazaa has been ordered following Season 1’s breakout summer, where it placed number one of Netflix’s TV shows list within two days of the premiere and remained in the […]

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‘Doctor Who’: Multiple BBC Studios Labels Likely To Apply For Tender

EXCLUSIVE: At least one BBC Studios indie will be throwing its hat in the ring to become the next producer of Doctor Who, with scripted boss Jamie Hall telling Deadline he “firmly believes” the entire BBC group should “reap the rewards” of the iconic sci-fi series. Hall said “we’ve probably got one, potentially two companies” […]

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Callum Scott Howells & Gabrielle Creevy Leading Adaptation Of Vanessa Savage Thriller ‘The Night They Vanished’ For BBC Studios & Channel 4

EXCLUSIVE: It’s a Sin star Callum Scott Howells and Gabrielle Creevy (Black Doves) are leading an adaptation of Vanessa Savage’s romantic thriller The Night They Vanished for BBC Studios and Channel 4. Cameras have rolled in Wales on the six-part series that tells the story of Anna (Creevy), whose world is blown apart when she […]

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BBC Studios Scripted Boss Spotlights Strategy Behind Indie & Talent Deals: “We’re Not Going To Spend Millions Buying A Production Company”

EXCLUSIVE: BBC Studios’ scripted chief has laid out his strategy for future indie and talent investments that will shy away from “going out and spending £20M ($26.5M) on a production company.” Speaking exclusively with Deadline for his first interview since taking on the Scripted MD role, Jamie Hall said his plan for the Doctor Who, […]

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Channel 4 Teaming With Stroke Association On Doc Series Spotlighting Young People Recovering From Strokes

EXCLUSIVE: Channel 4 is teaming with the Stroke Association on a documentary sereis looking at young people living with the aftermath of a stroke. Trauma: My Broken Brain follows three young survivors through the most frightening days of their lives and the grueling journey back to independence. Every five minutes someone in the UK suffers […]

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Dori Media Hitting Cannes With Unscripted Shows Like ‘You Show Know’ & ‘New Love’

EXCLUSIVE: Power Couple seller Dori Media is heading to Cannes with the largest unscripted slate in its history. At MIPCOM, the Israeli company will debut the likes of games shows The Hive and You Should Know, docu-series My Hottest Years and primetime reality format New Love, which is from Power Couple maker Abot Hameiri. Also […]

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‘Ted Lasso’ Season 4 Shocker: Actor Reflects On Death Of OG Character Who “Went In The Very Best Way”

SPOILER ALERT: This post contains spoilers for Ted Lasso Season 4, Episode 9, titled “Mae Rides The Bus,” now streaming on Apple TV. The title of the second-to-last episode of Ted Lasso Season 4 hints at a goodbye to a beloved character who has been around since the first season. Episode 9 bids farewell to […]

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‘Ted Lasso’ Pays Tribute To Anthony Head – Here’s Why It Happened In Episode 409

SPOILER ALERT: The story includes details about Episodes 408 and 409 of Apple TV’s Ted Lasso. A very emotional Ted Lasso episode that included the death of a beloved original character, The Crown & Anchor pub owner Mae Green, played by Annette Badland, also acknowledged the death of the series’ popular recurring cast member Anthony […]

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‘Final Payment’, ‘Congo Boy’ Win Top Awards At Pingyao International Film Festival

Chinese director Niu Niu’s Final Payment scooped the Best Film Award in the Fei Mu Awards of this year’s Pingyao International Film Festival (PYIFF), while Rafiki Fariala’s Congo Boy won Best Film in the festival’s Roberto Rossellini Awards. Final Payment, which also won Best Actor for Niu Jianrong’s performance, revolves around a homeowner clashing with […]

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‘Dancing With The Stars’ Recap: Yacht Rock Night Sees One Couple Eliminated In Week 3

SPOILER ALERT! This post contains details from Tuesday night’s episode of Dancing with the Stars. It’s another exciting night in the ballroom as 13 contestants are still eyeing the Len Goodman Mirrorball Trophy during Week 3 of Dancing with the Stars. Last week, the judges reinforced just how tough they are going to be this […]

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Everything We Know About Netflix’s ‘Icebreaker’ Adaptation So Far

Another hockey book adaptation has entered the chat. Netflix is currently building out its cast for the series adaptation of Hannah Grace’s Icebreaker book that kicks off the Maple Hill series. This in addition to their show The Sticks that is also currently in the works. For everything we know about Netflix’s Icebreaker book adaptation […]

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Cindy Holland Leaving Paramount Ahead Of WBD Merger

One of the biggest executive questions about Paramount following its pending acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery — who will lead streaming — may have been answered. Cindy Holland is leaving Paramount where she was Chairman of Direct-To-Consumer since the Skydance-Paramount merger having served as an advisor to Skydance CEO David Ellison prior to that. She […]

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New ‘South Park’ Takes On Data Centers And The Billionaires Who Build Them

While President Trump was holding a press conference at the White House this morning and extolling the AI-related work of Meta’s Mark Zuckerberg, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, Anthropic’s Dario Amodei and SpaceX’s Elon Musk, a promo for tomorrow night’s South Park episode dropped. It was less salutary. Here’s the logline for Episode 6 of Season […]

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‘Vanderpump Rules: Lisa Las Vegas’ Trailer & Episode Release Guide Schedule Set At Bravo

Lisa Vanderpump is taking Bravo viewers behind the scenes of the opening of her hotel in Sin City with Vanderpump Rules: Lisa Las Vegas, set to premiere Tuesday, October 20, at 9 p.m. ET. The three-part event, set to air over two nights, will feature fan favorites joining the celebration, with cameos from Lala Kent, Tom Schwartz, […]

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Doc Talk Podcast Hits Road With Makers Of ‘Union Town’, ‘Black Sunflowers‘, ‘Edward Said: Between Worlds’ & Camden Film Festival Leaders

September brought a rash of film festivals (well, maybe “rash” is the wrong word; that sounds like a skin condition. How about a “slew” instead?). In any case, it was one film festival after another this month, beginning with Venice, continuing with Telluride, then Toronto, and for documentary lovers, the Camden International Film Festival in […]

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Donald Trump Looks To Rebrand AI As “Super Intelligence” As CEOs Talk Of Self-Policing Accord

Amid a backlash against data centers, worries of massive job loss and doomsday warnings from the industry itself, Donald Trump stood with top tech CEOs and pitched a rebrand. “We’ve changed the name officially to SI,” Trump told reporters gathered just outside the West Wing, referring to the switch from “artificial intelligence” to “super intelligence.” […]

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Jennifer Lawrence Boards Zach Cregger’s Original Sci-Fi New Line Pic ‘The Flood’

What has been buzzed about is becoming a reality: Oscar winner Jennifer Lawrence is starring in Zach Cregger’s next movie, The Flood at Warner Bros’ New Line Cinema. The pic has a release date of August. 11, 2028. The sci-fi thriller project brings the Weapons filmmaker back to New Line on which he’ll direct, produce […]

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Millicent Simmonds, Troy Kotsur, Nyle DiMarco & Phylicia Rashad Lead Thriller Short ‘Alone’, Filmmakers Eye Feature

EXCLUSIVE: Writer-director Garrett Patten has recently wrapped filming Alone, a psychological thriller short he directed and co-wrote with Tiziano Tucci, starring BAFTA-nominated A Quiet Place actor Millicent Simmonds, Oscar winner Troy Kotsur, Emmy nominee Nyle DiMarco (Deaf President Now!) and two-time Tony winner Phylicia Rashad (Creed). The film, which features a majority deaf cast, has […]

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CinemaCon Managing Director Mitch Neuhauser Stepping Down Following 2028 Show

EXCLUSIVE: Longtime Cinema United (né National Association of Theatre Owners) vet Mitch Neuhauser will be retiring following CinemaCon 2028. Neuhauser has been the face of CinemaCon, typically kicking off most presentations onstage, not to mention a relentless organizer of the event. He was key in mounting CinemaCon’s comeback as Covid eased with an August 2021 […]

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Former ‘American Idol’ Contestant Caleb Flynn Found Guilty In Murder Of Wife Ashley

An Ohio jury has returned multiple guilty verdicts against former American Idol contestant Caleb Flynn in the murder earlier this year of his wife Ashley Flynn. Caleb Flynn, a 40-year-old former worship pastor who competed in 2013 on American Idol, sobbed after nine guilty verdicts were read finding him guilty of aggravated murder, three counts […]

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Madeleine Arthur & Dianne Doan Leading Psychological Horror ‘Doula’

EXCLUSIVE: Madeleine Arthur (Devil In Ohio) and Dianne Doan (Warrior) are leading cast in Canadian-US psychological horror Doula, written and directed by Goldie Jones. Principle photography is due to begins October 1 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, with the support of the Manitoba Film and Music tax incentive. The synopsis reads: “Inspired by strange true events, a […]

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Condé Nast CEO Roger Lynch Jumps To Top Job At Mattel, Succeeding Ynon Kreiz

Ahead Of Tonight’s CNN Gubernatorial Debate, Steve Hilton On No Federal Tax Credits This Year, ParaBros Politics, L.A.’s Next Mayor & California’s Spirit

Fremantle International Commercial Strategy VP Jill Kellie Exits After Four Years

‘Joseph’s Machines’, ‘Triple Charm’ & ‘What’s Up Moms’ Among Volt Factor Shows Rolling Out On Future Today Channels

‘Verity’ Review: Dakota Johnson And Anne Hathaway Play Authors In Psychological Thriller But Are They Really Alter Egos For Colleen Hoover?

The U.S. Is Coming Back To Co-Production, Says ‘Slow Horses’ & ‘Call My Agent!’ Studio Mediawan

London Film Festival: Sam Pollard To Lead Official Competition Jury

Hearst Networks UK Buys ‘American Chopper’ Revival Series ‘Orange County Choppers Original’

European Film Academy To Honor Beki Probst, Marin Karmitz & Sandra den Hamer With New Community Award

Netflix Renews Indian Reality Breakout ‘Lock Upp’ For Second Season

‘Doctor Who’: Multiple BBC Studios Labels Likely To Apply For Tender

Callum Scott Howells & Gabrielle Creevy Leading Adaptation Of Vanessa Savage Thriller ‘The Night They Vanished’ For BBC Studios & Channel 4

BBC Studios Scripted Boss Spotlights Strategy Behind Indie & Talent Deals: “We’re Not Going To Spend Millions Buying A Production Company”

Channel 4 Teaming With Stroke Association On Doc Series Spotlighting Young People Recovering From Strokes

Dori Media Hitting Cannes With Unscripted Shows Like ‘You Show Know’ & ‘New Love’

‘Ted Lasso’ Season 4 Shocker: Actor Reflects On Death Of OG Character Who “Went In The Very Best Way”

‘Ted Lasso’ Pays Tribute To Anthony Head – Here’s Why It Happened In Episode 409

‘Final Payment’, ‘Congo Boy’ Win Top Awards At Pingyao International Film Festival

‘Dancing With The Stars’ Recap: Yacht Rock Night Sees One Couple Eliminated In Week 3

Everything We Know About Netflix’s ‘Icebreaker’ Adaptation So Far

Cindy Holland Leaving Paramount Ahead Of WBD Merger

New ‘South Park’ Takes On Data Centers And The Billionaires Who Build Them

‘Vanderpump Rules: Lisa Las Vegas’ Trailer & Episode Release Guide Schedule Set At Bravo

Doc Talk Podcast Hits Road With Makers Of ‘Union Town’, ‘Black Sunflowers‘, ‘Edward Said: Between Worlds’ & Camden Film Festival Leaders

Donald Trump Looks To Rebrand AI As “Super Intelligence” As CEOs Talk Of Self-Policing Accord

Jennifer Lawrence Boards Zach Cregger’s Original Sci-Fi New Line Pic ‘The Flood’

Millicent Simmonds, Troy Kotsur, Nyle DiMarco & Phylicia Rashad Lead Thriller Short ‘Alone’, Filmmakers Eye Feature

CinemaCon Managing Director Mitch Neuhauser Stepping Down Following 2028 Show

Former ‘American Idol’ Contestant Caleb Flynn Found Guilty In Murder Of Wife Ashley

Madeleine Arthur & Dianne Doan Leading Psychological Horror ‘Doula’

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