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.
Disney’s merger with Reliance Industries in India is going ahead after the country’s competition authority gave the deal a greenlight.
In a social media post earlier today, the Competition Commission of India (CCI) said the merger could go ahead, “subject to the compliance of voluntary modifications.”…
Sigourney Weaver welled up Wednesday at the Venice Film Festival as she considered whether her work had impacted the rise of Kamala Harris.
In response to a reporter who linked her role as Ripley in Alien to Harris, Weaver considered the thought and tears filled her eyes as she said: “We're all so…
Netflix’s ‘Gyeongseong Creature’ Season 2 Gets Trailer
Season 2 of Netflix’s Gyeongseong Creature now has a trailer. The science fiction K-drama is teleporting the action from Season 1’s 1945 to the present day, and will star the likes of Park Seo-jun, Han So-hee, Lee Mu-saeng and Bae…
EXCLUSIVE: Nigeria’s newest studio, Nile Media Entertainment Group, is already making moves.
The Lagos-based business has struck a partnership with Mo Abudu’s EbonyLife to roll out a luxury cinema experience across West Africa, and has secured global sales rights to Wives of Strike: The…
Here’s the trailer drop for Apple TV+’s first French original, La Maison, and it’s not short on drama.
The ten-part series is set in the high-end Paris fashion world and takes a look behind-the-scenes as two rival illustrious, dysfunctional and powerful families as they vie for dominance. As the…
Jason and Travis Kelce are taking their New Heights podcast to Wondery.
The brothers have signed a reported nine-figure deal, handing the Amazon-owned podcast company rights to distribute their show, along with exclusive ad-sales representation.
The multi-year agreement also gives Wondery global…
RTL Deutschland Lands “Huge” ZDF Streaming Package
German broadcaster RTL Deutschland has secured a “huge” package of series to stream from compatriot ZDF Studios. The deal comprises nearly 1,000 episodes, giving RTL+ a bump to its offer from September 15. ZDF shows such as Wilsberg, Der Bergdoktor…
ZEE Entertainment Enterprises and Sony’s Culver Max Entertainment have resolved their disputes related to their failed merger.
A joint statement released this morning said the parties, including Sony’s group company Bangla Entertainment, had arrived at a “comprehensive non-cash settlement, amicably…
EXCLUSIVE:Wolf Creek director Greg McLean will write and direct The First Exorcist, a supernatural thriller out of Australia.
McLean’s Emu Creek Pictures is collaborating with Mark Fennessy’s Helium to make the pic, we can reveal. Production is set for Victoria, Australia, with a 2025 shoot date…
EXCLUSIVE: Actor and producer Parvinder Shergill will lead Break a Leg, a British indie feature set in the world of drama schools.
In the mockumentary, Shergill will play Jazzy, a woman competing with her drama student counterparts to land a deal with the agent of her dreams to fulfil her Christmas…
The 2024 Edinburgh TV Festival draws to a close today, and this year’s event has been full of talking points, some positive and other not so much. While execs and creatives on the ground said there was a relatively subdued feel compared to some years when there have been real fireworks, there was a…
Here’s your first look at Ciarán Hinds as Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power season 2 playing new character Dark Wizard.
The character is billed as “A dark and powerful wizard, whose origins and intentions are shrouded in secrecy, and who has a legion of magic-wielding acolytes who obey his every…