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Jake Kanter
International Investigations Editor
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Jake rejoined Deadline in December 2022 after serving as Media Correspondent for The Times of London since August 2021. Previously, he was Deadline's International TV Editor for two years, during which time he broke a several exclusives on some of the highest-profile companies and organizations in Europe. He also played a key role in originating Deadline’s series The Film That Lit My Fuse and our International Insider newsletter. He is based in London.
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GB News Signs Former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson As A Presenter
Boris Johnson, the British prime minister who resigned from office last year mired in controversy, has signed as a presenter for GB News, the provocative British news channel.
GB News said Johnson will join as a presenter, program maker, and commentator next year. It did not disclose the value of his…
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BBC News Exec Jess Brammar Becomes Content Boss Charlotte Moore’s Right-Hand Woman
The BBC exec who has overseen the creation of the new domestic-global news channel is to take up a role as Chief Content Officer Charlotte Moore’s right-hand woman.
Jess Brammar, whose hire generated headlines two years ago when a BBC board member was accused of trying to block it, will become…
Channel 4 Refuses To Release Racism Report As Leaked Emails Reveal Internal Unease Over Replacement For “BAME” Acronym In 2021
EXCLUSIVE: Channel 4 has refused to release the findings of an independent review into whether it is an anti-racist organization, saying that putting the document in the public domain would have a “chilling effect” on internal diversity discussions.
The British broadcaster, which has a unique remit…
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The Rock Waxwork Gets Makeover After French Museum Admits Original Was “Whiter Than It Should Have Been”
The Rock’s French waxwork has had a makeover.
Paris’ Grévin Museum has updated the skin color of Dwayne Johnson’s statue after it was mocked online, including by The Rock himself, for being too white.
In an Instagram video, Yves Delhommeau, managing director of Grévin Museum, said the visitor…
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ITV News Apologizes For Platforming Iranian State TV Reporter Who Called Hamas’ Attack On Israel A “Moment Of Triumph”
ITV News has apologized after giving over airtime to a journalist for Iranian state TV, who described Hamas’ attack on Israel as a “moment of triumph.”
ITV News London interviewed Latifa Abouchakra on Monday, describing her as a "British Palestinian woman living in London" and quoting her views on…
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‘Good Morning Britain’ Gets 2,400 Complaints After Host Richard Madeley Asked UK Lawmaker If She Was Warned About Hamas’ Attack On Israel
UK media regulator Ofcom has revealed that it received nearly 2,400 complaints after Good Morning Britain presenter Richard Madeley asked a British lawmaker with family in Gaza if there was "any word on the street" before Hamas launched its attack on Israel.
Madeley questioned Liberal Democrat MP…
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David Walliams Claims Channel 4 Canceled Travel Show After His Leaked ‘Britain’s Got Talent’ Barbs
EXCLUSIVE: David Walliams’ lawsuit against the producer of Britain’s Got Talent has detailed work, including a Channel 4 show, he claims to have lost after his derogatory remarks about contestants were leaked to the press.
Walliams is suing Fremantle for allegedly breaking data protection laws and…
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The Rock Asks Paris Museum To Update Skin Color Of Waxwork After Statue Was Roasted By Fans
The Rock’s got beef with a French museum.
In an Instagram post, Dwayne Johnson said his team would be in touch with Grévin Museum to request changes after its waxwork model of the actor was mercilessly mocked by the internet. The museum told Deadline that it would “remedy” the waxwork as soon as…
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BBC Admits It Was “Wrong To Speculate” That Israel Was Behind Gaza Hospital Blast
EXCLUSIVE: The BBC has said it was “wrong to speculate” on who was responsible for the devastating blast at a Gaza City hospital amid internal unrest over its coverage of the tragedy.
The British broadcaster has conceded that a journalist on BBC News channel show The Context should not have…
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J.K. Rowling Says She Would “Happily” Do Prison Time Over Her Transgender Views
Harry Potter creator J.K. Rowling has revealed that she would happily do prison time over her views on transgender women.
Rowling appeared to be responding to a story in the Mail on Sunday, which reported that a Labour government in Britain could make gender identity attacks a criminal offense…
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‘Generation Z’ First Look: Ben Wheatley’s Zombie Series Unveils Cast Including Robert Lindsay
Ben Wheatley’s zombie series Generation Z is building its bite.
UK broadcaster Channel 4 has unveiled a first look at the six-part series, which is currently being filmed in Wales by The Forge, the outfit that produced Help and Roadkill.
Generation Z, Wheatley’s first TV series, boasts a cast…
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‘Beckham’ Scores For Netflix, Becoming Highest-Rated TV Premiere In UK Since ‘Harry & Meghan’
EXCLUSIVE: Golden Balls is delivering ratings riches for Netflix.
Beckham, the documentary in which David and Victoria Beckham open up their lives, has scored Netflix’s biggest audience of the year in the UK by a comfortable margin.
The Fisher Stevens-directed series launched on October 4 and…
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