Jesse joined Deadline in 2022 from UK TV trade Broadcast, where he had most recently been Insight Editor, overseeing features and long-form reporting. He worked across editing and commissioning and wrote news, features and long-read articles for Broadcast’s monthly magazine and website. A veteran entertainment industry journalist, he has also worked at Television Business International, where he was Editor, and at C21. He is based in London.
EXCLUSIVE: Katie O'Connell Marsh has been named Fremantle’s next global scripted boss, Deadline can reveal.
Baywatch and M. Son of the Century producer Fremantle has been seeking out a UK-based executive to effectively replace Christian Vesper, the CEO of Global Drama and Film who exited his post…
UPDATED with the latest: The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has become the latest to reject FIFA’s proposal to sell stakes in tournaments to private investors.
The AFC has joined with the European and Americas football bodies meaning that it is now likely that more than half of FIFA's…
Matthew Macfadyen (Succession) and Claire Foy (All of Us Strangers) will star in You Are Here, a BBC and Starz adaptation of author David Nicholls’ bestseller.
Nicholls has penned the eight-part adaptation, which will be produced by Normal People maker Element Pictures. Lenny Abrahamson, who…
EXCLUSIVE: It’s the surprise Prime Video UK action breakout of the year, and now This is Birmingham is getting a TV series adaptation.
The pic, made with a minimal budget, peaked at number five on Prime Video UK’s top ten films earlier this week, and creator Kay S. Ubhi told Deadline a TV series…
After Battle of Fates became Disney+ Korea’s biggest series premiere to date, the team behind the show are returning with an spin-off.
House of Fates will see fans of the mystical-themed unscripted series taken to destinations believed to hold powerful spiritual energy and experiencing…
Banijay Entertainment’s first financials since its merger with All3Media showed half-year revenues down slightly at €1.37 billion ($1.56 billion), as production volume fell.
Sales at the independent European production giant were down 2.2% on the same six months in 2025, which reflected…
EXCLUSIVE:Blast and Idhayam Murali star Preity Mukhundhan is the latest recipient of IMDb’s ‘Breakout Star’ STARmeter Award.
New to the Indian film and TV business having started in 2024, she has already worked across Tamil, Telugu, and Malayalam cinema, and IMDb has now bestowed its award on…
EXCLUSIVE: Australian drama series The Airport Chaplain is set to take flight globally on Netflix.
We hear the streamer has struck a deal for worldwide rights (ex Australia) on the show, which is from Sydney-based production house Wooden Horse and stars Hugo Weaving (Slow Horses) as an…
EXCLUSIVE: Jake Webb’s Slash Management (aka Slash MGMT) is moving beyond talent representation by launching a multi-division production studio.
This comes six months after Webb acquired full control of the L.A. business, and will see Slash operating across film and television development…
EXCLUSIVE: Live from the Edinburgh International Conference Centre, it’s a Saturday Night Live masterclass!
The Edinburgh TV Festival’s 51st and final industry gathering will see SNL UK stars Emma Sidi and Jack Shep joining writers, producers and commissioners from the show on stage as part of a…
The $2B acquisition of Africa’s MultiChoice has helped Canal+ post higher half-year revenues and earnings.
Unaudited total group revenues saw revenues grow 40% to €4.29 billion ($4.88 billion), though without MultiChoice the growth shrinks to just 1.4% year-on-year compared to 2025’s…