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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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Jon Stewart Wades Into Row Over UK Election Hopeful’s Israel Tweets: “Dumbest Thing The UK Has Done Since Electing Boris Johnson”
Jon Stewart has waded into a row about the UK Labour Party blocking election candidate Faiza Shaheen from running for Parliament over her historical tweets relating to Israel.
Stewart shared a Twitter (now X) post from former MSNBC host Mehdi Hasan, in which Hasan claimed that Shaheen had been…
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J.K. Rowling Says Colleagues Who Have Publicly Trashed Her Transgender Views Have Privately Emailed To Check They Remain Friends
J.K. Rowling has hit out at the double standards of friends who have rushed to trash her views on transgender rights.
In an extract from the book The Women Who Wouldn't Wheesht, published by The Times of London newspaper, Rowling said she had been surprised by colleagues who had condemned her views…
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‘Strike’ Star Tom Burke Requested BBC Media Training To Prepare For J.K. Rowling Trans Questions
Tom Burke says he requested media training from the BBC to help him handle questions about J.K Rowling’s strident views on transgender rights.
Burke is currently on the publicity trail for Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga, but he has recently filmed Season 6 of BBC/HBO series Strike, which Rowling pens under…
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Tom Bradby Espionage Thriller ‘Secret Service’ To Be Adapted By ITV; Potboiler Producing
EXCLUSIVE: Tom Bradby, the man most likely to host election night coverage for ITV, is also working with the UK commercial broadcaster to adapt his book Secret Service.
The ITV News anchor has teamed with The Last King of Scotland producer Potboiler Productions to reimagine his 2019 espionage…
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The UK Media Bill Lives! Big Win In Race To Push Landmark TV & Streaming Laws Through Parliament Ahead Of Election
The Media Bill looks set to become law in the UK, meaning landmark new rules for streaming services including Netflix and Disney.
The House of Lords passed the Media Bill on Thursday evening as lawmakers rushed to ensure the legislation can receive Royal Assent before Parliament is dissolved ahead of…
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‘Bridgerton’ Back With A Bang In Britain; Season 3 Premiere Rating Tops Season 2 On Netflix
Bridgerton remains a crowd-pleaser for Netflix.
The Regency era drama has turned its attention to a storyline featuring Luke Newton as Colin Bridgerton and Nicola Coughlan as Penelope Featherington.
The Season 3 premiere was watched by 3.6M viewers in its first seven days on Netflix, according…
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‘Mrs Wilson’ Producer Snowed-In Hires Victoria Fea After Sky Quietly Exited Her Indie Longboat Pics
EXCLUSIVE: Mrs Wilson producer Snowed-In Productions has hired Victoria Fea, the former ITV commissioner who co-founded Longboat Pictures.
Fea joins Snowed-In as an executive producer in June, reporting to CEO Ruth Kenley-Letts. Her appointment follows the departure of Jenny van der Lande to Big Talk…
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Sky News Reporter Live Broadcasts Being Forcibly Ejected From Conservative Election Campaign Event
A Sky News journalist was forcibly removed from an event at which UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak launched the Conservative election campaign.
Political correspondent Darren McCaffrey was muscled out of the room live on air, just as Sunak was about to take the stage at an event at London’s Excel…
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Rishi Sunak’s Election Speech Drowned Out By Pouring British Rain & Protester Blasting D:Ream’s ‘Things Can Only Get Better’
Farcical scenes in Britain, where Rishi Sunak’s speech announcing a July 4 election was drowned out by rain and a protester blasting D:Ream hit Things Can Only Get Better.
As the prime minister delivered his address to the nation, he was getting visibly drenched by a spring shower, while he had to…
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‘Paddington’ Backer Anton Raises $108M Of Film & TV Financing In Partnership With BlackRock
Anton, a European studio that has backed titles including Paddington and His Dark Materials, has raised €100M ($108M) in financing through investors led by funds and accounts managed by BlackRock.
UK-based Anton unveiled the raise during the Cannes Film Festival and said it would enable the company…
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Anya Taylor-Joy Says Channeling “Female Rage” in ‘Furiosa’ Led To Her Creating A Gory Scene That Was Cut By George Miller
Anya Taylor-Joy has revealed she pushed George Miller to film a brutal moment in Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga that symbolized “female rage,” but the scene did not make the final cut.
The actress told GQ that she created a scene in which Imperator Furiosa cuts out the tongue of Dementus (Chris Hemsworth)…
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Aaron Eckhart To Star As U.S. President In Action Pic ‘Raider’ From ‘Con Air’ Director Simon West
After playing the commander-in-chief in the Has Fallen franchise, Aaron Eckhart is returning to the Oval Office for a new action feature.
Eckhart will play the U.S. president in Raider from Con Air and Expendables 2 director Simon West. The feature was written by J. Craig Stiles (Miranda’s Victim)…
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