Singapore Turbulence Doc Sells Around The World A wealth of broadcasters have funded a fast-turnaround doc about turbulence following the tragic Singapore Airlines disaster. Turbulence: How Safe is Your Flight? has landed investment from ITV (UK), Seven (Australia), WELT (Germany), TV4 (Sweden), MTV (Finland), TV2 (Denmark), RTL (Netherlands), DPG (Belgium), RTS (Switzerland) and SRL DA
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Cat Deeley, longtime presenter of So You Think You Can Dance, has revealed details of her experience being caught up in a Los Angeles shopping mall shooting scare that made her want to leave her home in Hollywood and return to live in the UK. The Sun newspaper reports that Deeley, about to take over
EXCLUSIVE: ITV is on the hunt for a Mr Bates vs the Post Office successor and has landed on the devastating contaminated blood scandal, with Peter Moffat attached. Double-BAFTA winner Moffat is writing the untitled series based on what took place in the 1970s and 1980s, which ITV is describing as the “biggest health scandal
EXCLUSIVE: ITV made big bucks from Love Island brand extensions, and the man behind the merchanise millions has now launched his own company. William Van Rest has set up Jem Media Ventures, a UK-based company designed to help business, brands and talent create ancillary income from IP, including programs and films, plus other assets and
EXCLUSIVE: “Anyone expecting a polite, apologetic version of Survivor will be completely surprised,” the EP behind the BBC‘s rebooted reality series has proclaimed. Speaking to Deadline a few days prior to launch, reality TV vet Paul Osborne said Survivor’s producers have leaned into high-production values and high-stakes gameplay in a similar vein to the U.S.
EXCLUSIVE: Toby Jones is to play the solicitor who tried to save Ruth Ellis in ITV’s upcoming drama about the last woman to be hanged in Britain. Vera producer Silverprint Pictures has rounded out cast on Ruth, with Laurie Davidson (Mary and George), Mark Stanley (Happy Valley), Joe Armstrong (Happy Valley), Arthur Darvill (Broadchurch), Juliet
Big Brother will run for at least two seasons on ITV, the network has said. Paul Mortimer, the commissioning editor responsible for the high-profile reboot, confirmed that it will be given two six-week runs across this year and next and hinted that the channel could consider a celebrity version as per the Channel 5 edition.
The England Lionesses defeat to Spain in the Women’s World Cup Final was watched by a peak of 14.4M people yesterday across the BBC and ITV. Coverage was shown on both channels for the first time in the women’s game but couldn’t match the record from last year’s Euros final of a 17.4M peak, or
Welcome back, Insider. It’s been another breakneck week in entertainment. Jesse Whittock here guiding you through the most important TV and film stories. Spacey Wins Sex Crimes Case “Humbled”: Kevin Spacey is a free man. On Wednesday, a UK jury found him not guilty of nine sex crime charges — the most serious of which could have seen
It doesn’t look like ITV will be The Traitors producer All3Media. In a statement issued this morning, the UK commercial network said it “continues to monitor but is no longer actively exploring the possible acquisition” of the indie production giant, which is owned by Warner Bros Discovery and Liberty Global. It didn’t give a specific
EXCLUSIVE: In a move that would have shaken up the UK broadcasting landscape, ITV attempted to poach Channel 4’s Gogglebox earlier this year, just a few months before saying it was mulling a bid for the show’s production outfit. Deadline can reveal that ITV programs boss Kevin Lygo, who is said to be a huge
Hello Insiders, Jesse Whittock here to take you through a scorching week in international TV and film. Don’t forget to subscribe. Let’s go. Strike Goes Global “What happens in America happens here”: More than 20 countries came together for a global day of solidarity Wednesday, as protestors showed support for striking scribes in the U.S.
“Imbalances of power are dangerous and we care about them,” BBC Director General Tim Davie said today, as he was questioned on the Phillip Schofield debate and accusations of toxicity on This Morning. Speaking to the influential Culture, Media & Sport Committee (CMSC), Davie acknowledged there are “imbalances” in the “strange TV industry, where you
ITV Orders Trans Child Facility Doc ITV has greenlit a documentary series exploring the rise and fall of the UK’s only dedicated NHS service for trans children. The Tavistock Centre’s Gender Identity Development Service (GIDS) has attracted plenty of headlines over the past few years and The Clinic will probe what happened at the treatment center, which
Marcus Plantin, a British TV executive best known as ITV’s first Network Director and as a producer on The Two Ronnies, has died aged 77. The news was confirmed by Plantin’s family this afternoon. He passed away following a long illness, according to a former colleague who posted on social media. Plantin was a storied
The Coronation of King Charles III was watched by an audience of more than 19M in the UK. The lavish celebration was broadcast across many major networks on Saturday, as King Charles was crowned at Westminster Abbey in front of guests including Katy Perry and Prince Harry. Viewing figures climbed to a high of 13M
MBC Readies Arab ‘Million Dollar Island’ Saudi Arabi-based broadcaster MBC is launched Ard Al-Million (Million Dollar Land), am Arab remake of Dutch format Million Dollar Island. MBC Group will produce the show from Neom, the Saudi smart city, in partnership with Blue Engine Studios. The “high-stakes social experiment” will see 100 Arab contestants compete for
ITV’s profits slid by more than 12% last year reflecting “planned investment in content and ITVX,” according to the network. Unveiling its full-year 2022 results in the past few minutes, the Love Island and Nolly commercial broadcaster showed a revenue boost of 7% to £4.3B ($5.2B) but adjusted EBITDA for the group slid by 12%