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Peter, who joined Deadline in 2017, is a respected veteran TV journalist who previously worked at UK-based Broadcast, where after starting there in 2013 rose to News Editor responsible for putting together the weekly magazine as well as breaking daily news. Before that he was deputy editor of Television Business International magazine. He covers the television industry from Deadline's Los Angeles bureau.
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John Oliver Renews HBO Deal For One Year
John Oliver is sticking with HBO's Last Week Tonight for at least another year.
Oliver has signed a 12-month deal with the cable network, keeping Last Week Tonight on air until the end of 2027. His previous deal was up this year.
The interesting element is that it's only a one-year…
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SallyAnn Salsano Returns To New Jersey With Reality Series ‘The Leftovers’ For Netflix
EXCLUSIVE: Netflix is putting together its next reality ensemble.
The streamer is behind The Leftovers (working title) from Jersey Shore producer SallyAnn Salsano. The series will be filmed across New Jersey and features a group of lifelong friends from the Garden State.
The project will…
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Ben Samek To Oversee Banijay In U.S. Following All3Media Merger
EXCLUSIVE: Following the merger of Banijay Entertainment and All3Media, which created an $8B production group that is responsible for series such as Big Brother, The Traitors and Peaky Blinders, the company highlighted the U.S. as one of its biggest opportunities to grow.
That growth will be led…
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Rob Delaney, Tim Blake Nelson & John Douglas Thompson Explore The Greats In Vespucci’s Book Club Video Podcast Series
Rob Delaney, co-creator and star of Catastrophe, is a huge fan of Herman Melville's Moby-Dick.
The actor, who also stars in Hulu's new drama series Furious, is one of a number of stars exploring the great novels in a new video podcast series and he got to record his parts at Melville's former…
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Mike Darnell Strikes Overall Deal With Netflix, Will Provide “Strategic Creative Guidance” Over Streamer’s Entire Unscripted Slate
EXCLUSIVE: Mike Darnell is back.
The reality television luminary has struck a major deal with Netflix as he enters his third act. Darnell has signed an exclusive, multi-year overall deal with the streamer. He will also provide "strategic creative guidance" across its entire unscripted…
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‘American Idol’ Renewed For Season 25 At ABC
American Idol is set to sing another song.
ABC has renewed the series for Season 25 with auditions kicking off next month.
The renewal is not a surprise given that the previous season launched with its biggest season premiere in four years. What is somewhat surprising is Disney leaning into…
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‘Art Detectives’ Starring Stephen Moyer Renewed For Season 2 At Acorn TV
Acorn TV is heading back into the world of Art Detectives.
The AMC Global Media streamer has renewed the Stephen Moyer-led crime drama series for a second season plus an additional two-part special.
This comes after the show, which debuted last year, became its most-watched new series prem…
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Anna Kendrick Series ‘Embassy’ Lands At MGM+
MGM+ has picked up an internationally financed drama series starring Anna Kendrick, Sam Heughan and J.K. Simmons.
The streamer has bought Embassy, which was created by fledgling writer Rom Lotan, for the U.S. and a slew of global territories.
It comes nine months after Stuart Ford's AGC Tele…
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Tara Long Promoted At Blink49 Studios To Oversee New Ventures
EXCLUSIVE: Tara Long, who has been President of Global Unscripted Television at Blink49 Studios since she joined in January 2024, has some new responsibilities.
Long has been promoted to also oversee a range of new ventures including a creator studios, brand studio and a vertical content…
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CBS’ ‘Big Brother’ Continues To Lock Up Solid Ratings As ‘Unlocked’ Spinoff Scores Big
Big Brother is continuing to house solid ratings for CBS as its spinoff series Big Brother: Unlocked delivered its most-watched episode ever.
The classic reality series, which premiered on July 9, averaged 5M viewers across its premiere week with the first three episodes of Season 28, per…
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Apple’s ‘The Morning Show’ To End With Season 5
The Morning Show is saying goodbye.
Apple has revealed that the fifth season of the Reese Witherspoon and Jennifer Aniston-led drama series, which will premiere next year, will be its last.
The move is not a surprise as there's been talk that the show is heading towards the finish line…
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CBS To Air Taylor Sheridan’s Equine Competition Special ‘The Run For A Million’
The Last Cowboy, the Taylor Sheridan-produced reality show, has aired six seasons on Paramount-owned cable network CMT.
Each season culminates in The Run for a Million, an arena-based elite horsemanship event that has a $1M prize.
The Run for a Million is now coming to CBS.
The network…
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