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Jesse Whittock
International TV Co-Editor
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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.
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Era Ends For IMG Today As Premier League Takes Production In-House: “It Was Inevitable They Would Want It”
When IMG’s Barney Francis and John Hollywood join Deadline for a virtual interview, they’ve just left a monthly ‘Premier League Huddle’ – a get-together with their teams to celebrate good work and talk about upcoming plans.
Only this one had added significance, being the final meet before…
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The All-American Rejects Launch Microdrama Series ‘SuperFan’ On CandyJar; Watch The Trailer
EXCLUSIVE: The All-American Rejects are launching microdrama series SuperFan. The bite-sized show will run to 31 episodes and be available on the CandyJar microdrama platform.
The plot of the series sees the band kidnapped by a deranged fan who forces them to release new music. The story soon…
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ChaiFlicks Buys ‘Bloody Murray’ & Renews ‘Shtisel’
EXCLUSIVE: ChaiFlicks, the world's largest streaming service for Jewish content, has struck another deal with Israel-based distributor Yes Studios.
This compromises exclusive rights to both seasons of the offbeat romantic comedy series Bloody Murray and the renewal of drama series Shtisel. The…
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Ex-TikTok Exec Stuart Flint To Advise Caspar Lee & Ben Jeffries’ Influencer
EXCLUSIVE: Former TikTok exec Stuart Flint has joined the advisory board of Influencer, the global creator marketing biz founded by Caspar Lee and Ben Jeffries.
Flint was TikTok’s VP, Sales in Europe, leading the social media app on commercial operations in the continent and is now SVP and…
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Audible Podcast ‘Foul Play’ Explores Alleged CIA Poisoning Of England Legend Gordon Banks At 1970 World Cup
EXCLUSIVE: England’s World Cup-winning goalkeeper Gordon Banks is known most at the 1970 World Cup for making the ‘save of the century,’ but was he also the victim of a secret service plot at the tournament?
Audible has unveiled Foul Play, an investigative series launching on May 28 that asks…
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Apple’s Eddy Cue Named Cannes Lions Entertainment Person Of The Year
Apple’s Eddy Cue will be named Entertainment Person of the Year at Cannes Lions next month.
Cue, the tech giant’s Senior Vice President of Services and Health, is being presented the award for his role in overseeing Apple’s ecosystem. Included under his purview is streaming service Apple TV…
Fox Sports Series ‘All In: IndyCar’ From Tom Brady’s Shadow Lion Set For Sky In UK & Ireland
EXCLUSIVE: Sky Sports has acquired the UK and Ireland rights to All In: IndyCar, the Fox Sports docu-series from Tom Brady’s Shadow Lion.
Sky is wasting no time in adding the series to its offer, running the first three episodes launching Friday (May 22) ahead the Carb Day practice on May 23…
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Elev8on Management Debuts AI-Powered American Talent Tool St8r In Cannes
EXCLUSIVE: Elev8on Management has officially launched its AI-powered tool that assesses the chances of U.S. talent in Europe.
St8r, the new name for Pulse By Elev8on, debuted in Cannes following a Beta testing phases in which ten European producers and distributors provided positive feedback. It…
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‘Lord Of The Rings’ & ‘Tomb Raider’ To Be Housed At Fellowship Entertainment After Embracer Spin-Off
The Lord of the Rings and Tomb Raider brands will be part of a new Stockholm-listed, “IP-led” entertainment business.
Fellowship Entertainment is being formed through a company split at Embracer Group, which owns the underlying IP rights to The Lord of the Rings, The Hobbit and Tomb Raider among…
It Starts On The Page: Read ‘A Knight Of The Seven Kingdoms’ Season 1 Script “In The Name Of The Mother” With Foreword By Ira Parker
Editor’s note: Deadline’s It Starts on the Page features standout drama series scripts in 2026 Emmy contention.
Ira Parker may have had his Game of Thrones training on House of the Dragon, but HBO's A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms was his first time in charge of a Westerosi story and a unique…
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Plimsoll Pitching ‘Secret Garden’, David Attenborough’s Latest Natural History Series Breakout, As Format In U.S.
EXCLUSIVE: Secret Garden, the David Attenborough-fronted natural history series that recently rated big on the BBC, is being pitched into the U.S. as a format.
Plimsoll Productions is taking the unusual step of shopping a natural history program to networks and streamers as a format after Secret…
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Literary Scout Philippa Donovan Sets Up Screen-To-Book Business Two Script Studio To Facilitate ‘Reverse Adaptations’
EXCLUSIVE: Veteran literary scout Philippa Donovan wants to reverse engineer the books-to-screen market through her new business, Two Script Studio.
The operation will create ‘reverse adaptations’ to allow producers and screenwriters to turn screenplays into novels at an early stage of…
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