Jake Kanter
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Investigations for Deadline. Former The Times media correspondent. Email:
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Some weekend fun: the inside story of a fairly elaborate hoax that succeeded in putting an unknown ginger actor in the frame to play James Bond. A tale that says stuff about our attention economy, but also features a silly faked script.
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Inside The Bizarre Hoax That Put An Unknown Red-Headed Actor In The Frame For James Bond
Unknown red-headed actor Scott Rose-Marsh reportedly auditioned to play James Bond. The whole story was a hoax.
https://deadline.com/2026/01/james-bond-hoax-scott-rose-marsh-1236677308/
1 day ago
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Earlier this year, I took a plunge into the weird world of AI-fuelled fake movie trailers on YouTube. I found channels exploiting YouTube's algorithm and duping/irritating millions. Today, YouTube shut down two of the biggest fake trailer farms.
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YouTube Shuts Down Channels Using AI To Create Fake Movie Trailers Watched By Millions
YouTube has terminated two prominent channels, Screen Culture and KH Studio, using artificial intelligence to create fake movie trailers.
https://deadline.com/2025/12/youtube-terminates-screen-culture-kh-studio-fake-ai-trailer-1236652506/
24 days ago
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Here's my first cut on the government's fairly radical plans for the BBC. Not sure the BBC even wants this (Tim Davie's rhetoric is universality, universality, universality). Also, can already see pitchforks at ITV and Netflix over a BBC fattened by ads/subs.
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BBC Could Move To Netflix-Style Model & Carry Ads Under Radical Reform Plans
The BBC could be required to launch a Netflix-style subscription service or carry adverts under radical reforms being considered by the UK government.
https://deadline.com/2025/12/bbc-netflix-model-ads-licence-fee-1236649777/
26 days ago
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The Trump lawsuit is hideous for the BBC, but I'm in love with the idea of Floridians desperately seeking out obscure VPNs to feed their Panorama habit.
26 days ago
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Hi Dana. I'm a journalist for Deadline. I'm speaking to some artists/animators for a piece I'm writing about Disney's partnership with OpenAI. I would love to get your thoughts, if possible? I'm on
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27 days ago
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Movement on Channel 4 CEO job. Emma Lloyd, Netflix VP of partnerships, has removed herself from process amid speculation she was frontrunner. Ex-BritBox CEO Reemah Sakaan in the running. Top internal candidate is COO Jonathan Allan. Decision expected very soon.
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Channel 4 Expected To Name New CEO Imminently; Netflix Executive Exits Process
It's been nearly eight months since Alex Mahon resigned as CEO of Channel 4, but the UK network is finally closing in on its next boss.
https://deadline.com/2025/12/channel-4-to-name-new-ceo-1236642243/
about 1 month ago
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New: BBC confirms plans to save ÂŁ100m under radical workforce overhaul. A source grumbles that the BBC emailed thousands of employees to tell them âright before Christmas, that your job is at risk in the New Year.â
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BBC Confirms Plans To Save $130M By Shrinking & Rethinking Workforce
The BBC has confirmed plans to save ÂŁ100M by radically reimagining its workforce to compete with tech giants. The plan is known as Project Ada.
https://deadline.com/2025/11/bbc-100m-savings-plan-project-ada-1236628458/
about 2 months ago
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Yesterday's dreary BBC hearing made me pine for days of yore. So much to like about this: Philip Davies' robust questioning, Lord Patten's waspish replies, and the utterly evergreen line: "Trust in the BBC, despite recent events, is greater than any other news org."
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Lord Patten clashes with 'impertinent' MP over BBC role
YouTube video by The Telegraph
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i4YG_BzDx50
about 2 months ago
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Exclusive: Inside Project Ada at the BBC, the ÂŁ100m savings plan that could result in thousands of job cuts. Tim Davie pressing on with sweeping transformation project despite his shock resignation.
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Revealed: Secret BBC Plans To Save ÂŁ100M By Radically Reimagining Its Workforce
BBC director general Tim Davie has been quietly drawing up plans to save up to ÂŁ100M by radically reimaging the UK broadcasterâs operations.
https://deadline.com/2025/11/bbc-save-100m-reimagining-workforce-1236626410/
about 2 months ago
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Genuinely cannot recall a culture secretary delivering such a full-throated and caveat-free endorsement of the BBC, which Lisa Nandy describes as a "light on the hill."
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UK Culture Secretary Blasts Fellow Politicians For âLaunching A Sustained Attackâ On BBC
The BBC Donald Trump saga has led Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy to defend the BBC and criticise politicians for attacking it.
https://deadline.com/2025/11/bbc-trump-row-lisa-nandy-blasts-criticises-politicians-1236613930/
2 months ago
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Interesting nugget from BBC staff call this morning: Tim Davie said the biggest number of complaints the BBC is handling right now concern the corporation giving Nigel Farage's Reform too much airtime.
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New: BBC employees in open revolt about Robbie Gibb on all-staff call this morning. BBC chair Samir Shah said attacks on board members are "disrespectful" and shut down talk of a Conservative coup as "fanciful."
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BBC Chair Shuts Down âDisrespectfulâ Attacks On Board Amid Staff Anger Over Robbie Gibbâs Role In Trump Scandal
BBC chair Samir Shah dismisses talk of Conservative coup on staff call, during which unrest over a Donald Trump-shaped crisis was on display.
https://deadline.com/2025/11/bbc-samir-shah-robbie-gibb-donald-trump-1236613727/
2 months ago
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My snap analysis from last night: why the âmangledâ Trump edit was a crisis too far for Tim Davie. Also, how Michael Prescottâs savage memo sowed division on the BBC board and was a factor in the corporation basically sitting on its hands for a week.
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BBC Resignations Bombshell: Sources Say âMangledâ Trump Edit Was A Crisis Too Far For Boss Tim Davie
Donald Trump claimed victory on Sunday following the news about Tim Davie quitting as BBC director general, but the truth is more nuanced.
https://deadline.com/2025/11/bbc-mangled-trump-edit-crisis-too-far-tim-davie-1236612201/
2 months ago
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Massive record audience of 11m for The Celebrity Traitors finale last night. Just look at these numbers. Nothing on TV comes close right now.
2 months ago
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A game I rarely tire of: comparing the anti-BBC opinion in certain newspapers with the TV recommendations in those same newspapers. Sometimes it comes together so perfectly.
2 months ago
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The Celebrity Traitors watched by record live audience of 8.3m last night. The first two eps doubled their ratings with 7-day catch-up included (ep 1 jumped from 6m to 12.5m). Theoretically, if this trajectory continues, Celeb Traitors could hit 16m+ in coming weeks. Wild.
2 months ago
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New: A brutal internal email has gone out to The Times newsroom about the botched Bill de Blasio interview. Senior editor says it was "humiliating."
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ChatGPT-Composed Bill De Blasio Interview Was âHumiliatingâ, Times Of London Associate Editor Tells Newsroom
A senior The Times of London editor has bemoaned the damage inflicted on the newspaper's reputation over a botched Bill de Blasio interview.
https://deadline.com/2025/10/bill-de-blasio-fake-interview-humiliating-times-editor-says-1236603178/
2 months ago
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Strictly, still the biggest show on TV on its day, but in a sticky spot. Tess and Claudia's exit adds to feeling that all that glitters is not gold. Star bookings are low wattage (injury crisis bady timed), and scandals have genuinely dented a once-Teflon brand. Still though, huge job for new hosts.
3 months ago
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Celia Imrie's fart helped propel The Celebrity Traitors to a series high audience of 6.9m viewers, up 900k on last week's premiere. Not enough to trump The Traitors' best-ever overnight audience of 7.4m, but I suspect the celeb series will top this over the coming weeks.
3 months ago
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If you've not watched Here We Go, you should watch Here We Go. Just delightful telly â and feels like a show that's ready for its breakthrough moment.
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Here We Go set to return for fourth series with a special festive episode also confirmed
The Jessops will be back to navigate more everyday family (mis)fortunes in series 4 of the hit comedy
https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/2025/here-we-go-series-4-and-festive-episode
3 months ago
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4 months ago
Wild story --
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The Many Faces Of âSirâ Marco Robinson, The Man Who Grifted Aspiring Filmmakers With Claims About Being A â#2 Netflixâ Producer
"Sir" Marco Robinson claims to be the "#2 Netflix" producer behind 'Legacy of Lies,' but his brash boasts are are hotly contested.
https://deadline.com/2025/09/marco-robinson-netflix-claims-contested-1236553535/
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I dug into two years of Netflix viewing figures â and just look at the Brits representing. Half of the Top 10 TV shows are made in the UK, and that's not even including Bridgerton, which is basically British. Remarkable clout.
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6 months ago
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In important, but quite dry, news: Ofcom says YouTube must give special prominence to content from the BBC, ITV, C4 and C5. If YouTube refuses (feels likely!), Ofcom says ministers should force its hand with legislation. Below, graphs showing why this is now getting existential for broadcasters.
6 months ago
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New: Culture secretary Lisa Nandyâs repeated attacks on BBC boss Tim Davie have sparked independence concerns, with a Deadline analysis revealing the frequency of her interventions on editorial/operational issues when compared with Tory predecessors.
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UK Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy Accused Of Jeopardizing BBC Independence After Repeated Attacks On Tim Davie
British culture secretary Lisa Nandyâs repeated attacks on BBC boss Tim Davie have sparked concerns about the UK broadcaster's independence.
https://deadline.com/2025/07/bbc-lisa-nandy-tim-davie-1236452786/
6 months ago
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The BBC screwed up horrendously at Glasto and MPs have every right to be angry, but take a breath and read these quotes. It's starting to look an awful lot like a minister telling the BBC what to do. That doesn't feel like a desirable precedent for anyone - including Lisa Nandy.
6 months ago
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Very serious attack on BBC chief Tim Davie from culture secretary Lisa Nandy: âWhen you have one editorial failure, itâs something that must be gripped. When you have several, it becomes a problem of leadership."
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https://deadline.com/2025/06/bbc-bob-vylan-lisa-nandy-leadership-problem-1236445947/
6 months ago
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Exclusive: Bob Vylan dropped by agent UTA after scandal-hit Glastonbury set.
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UTA Drops Bob Vylan After âDeath To The IDFâ Chant During Scandal-Hit Glastonbury Set
UTA has moved swiftly to drop Bob Vylan, the punk duo at the heart of a scandal in the UK over their performance at Glastonbury Festival.
https://deadline.com/2025/06/bob-vylan-dropped-uta-1236445637/
7 months ago
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Update: BBC Breakfast editor has "decided to extend the period of leave he was taking" while internal review is ongoing, per an internal email. No word on when he will return.
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7 months ago
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Exclusive: The BBC has drafted in a PwC consultant to help steer an internal review of bullying and misconduct allegations on Breakfast.
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BBC Drafts In Consultant To Examine âBreakfastâ Bullying Allegations After Deadline Investigation
The BBC's HR team is working with an external PwC consultant to examine allegations of bullying and misconduct on flagship show, 'BBC Breakfast.'
https://deadline.com/2025/06/bbc-breakfast-bullying-pwc-consultant-review-1236437716/
7 months ago
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Strictly Come Dancing and The Traitors boss Kate Phillips will be named as the BBC's new content chief, per sources and a Broadcast report. Deadline has reported since early May that she was the candidate to beat. She becomes the most powerful creative exec in UK telly, audio, and streaming.
7 months ago
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Two stories in two days, The Sun has turned on BBC Breakfast boss Richard Frediani. The first big test for the BBC since the âline in the sand" of its workplace culture review? Hereâs the Deadline story that started it all:
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7 months ago
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New: A handful of seasoned BBC News journalists have complained that they are the victims of ageism as they face being fired under plans to merge the corporationâs Home and Foreign newsdesks.
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BBC News Journalists Lodge Ageism Complaint As They Face Being Fired Under Newsdesk Merger
A group of seasoned BBC News journalists have claimed that they are being forced out of the corporation because of their age.
https://deadline.com/2025/06/bbc-news-journalists-age-discrimination-complaint-1236430524/
7 months ago
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New: Channel 4 once described itself as the âsponsor and defender of free speech,â but a cache of documents seen by Deadline reveals it is restricting what aggrieved former staffers can say about the company.
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Channel 4 Says It Doesnât Use NDAs, But Documents Reveal Company Is Curbing Free Speech Of Aggrieved Ex-Employees
Channel 4 described itself as the "defender of free speech," but documents reveal it is restricting what former staffers can say about the company.
https://deadline.com/2025/06/channel-4-denies-using-nda-zelda-perkins-1236414266/
7 months ago
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Yeah, that wildly viral video of a Chinese paraglider accidentally flying as high as Everest, a video presented as fact by many major world news outlets, that video was likely AI.
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NBC Pulls Viral Chinese Paraglider Video Over Concerns It Was AI Generated
NBC Pulls Viral Chinese Paraglider Video Over Concerns It Was AI Generated
https://deadline.com/2025/05/nbc-viral-chinese-paraglider-video-concerns-ai-generated-1236414202/
8 months ago
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My voyage into the underbelly of AI movie trailers on YouTube made it all the way to American network news â as did the consequences of the greatest week in my Spurs supporting life.
www.nbcnews.com/now/video/yo...
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YouTube cracks down on misleading AI movie trailers by demonetizing accounts
As the summer box office season gets underway, movie trailers are flooding YouTube, but many are not what they seem. With artificial intelligence generating a wave of fake previews, YouTube is now tak...
https://www.nbcnews.com/now/video/youtube-cracks-down-on-misleading-ai-movie-trailers-by-demonetizing-accounts-240236613889
8 months ago
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This is big - and proper sign of the times stuff. ITV is cutting 220 jobs (half of its daytime teams) and dramatically reducing daytime output. The money will be reinvested in more streaming-friendly output, like drama and sport.
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ITV To Cut 220 Jobs In Major Daytime Overhaul
ITV has announced a major overhaul of its daytime schedule, cutting back the airtime devoted to shows including 'Loose Women' and 'Lorraine.'
https://deadline.com/2025/05/itv-daytime-overhaul-job-cuts-1236405614/
8 months ago
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Stunt performing is a glamour job â until someone gets hurt. For a special piece, stuntwoman Casey Michaels reveals to me how she won a huge ÂŁ7m payout from HBO after a career-ending injury on Game of Thrones. She says her story exposes the dark underbelly of stunting.
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Career-Ending âGame Of Thronesâ Injury Led To $9.4M Settlement: Why Stuntwoman Thinks It Exposes Everything Thatâs Wrong With Her Profession
Stuntwoman Casey Michaels suffered major injury on 'Game Of Thrones.' She sued HBO, reaching a ÂŁ7M ($9.4M) settlement. Now she's raising safety fears.
https://deadline.com/2025/05/game-of-thrones-stunt-safety-casey-michaels-hbo-1236400534/
8 months ago
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8 months ago
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Very BBC for the DG to make a thoughtful speech about safeguarding trust in UK media in the shadow of headlines about a BBC presenter's social media indiscretion
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8 months ago
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Ooft. BBC boss Tim Davie on Gary Lineker sharing a pro-Palestine video featuring a rat emoji: "The BBC's reputation is held by everyone, and when someone makes a mistake, it costs us. We absolutely need people to be exemplars of the BBC values and follow our social media policy. Simple as that."
8 months ago
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Calling awards aficionados: can anyone recall an actor/actress winning an Emmy, Golden Globe, and Bafta for one role in a single awards season? I asked ChatGPT and it told me Helen Mirren (Elizabeth I) and Kate Winslet (Mildred Pierce), but it was wrong â neither won a Bafta.
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Yeah, if this sticks (big if), it would be devastating for British production. The Hollywood strikes revealed how reliant we are on American's housing shoots here. Last year alone, US studios made ÂŁ1.4bn worth of movies in the UK, 64% of all our film production.
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Donald Trump Says Heâs Pursuing 100% Tariffs On Movies Produced Outside U.S., Calling Runaway Production âA National Security Threatâ
Donald Trump said that the administration is beginning the process to impose a 100% tariff on imports of movies that are produced in "foreign lands."
https://deadline.com/2025/05/trump-movie-tariffs-hollywood-1236384980/
8 months ago
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New: As the BBC prepares to publish its workplace culture review on Monday, we can reveal that employees are keeping their jobs after sexually harassing colleagues.
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BBC Employees Keep Jobs After Sexually Harassing Colleagues
BBC employees are keeping their jobs even if they have been the subject of an upheld sexual harassment complaint.
https://deadline.com/2025/04/bbc-employees-keep-jobs-sexually-harass-colleagues-1236376541/
9 months ago
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New: BBC to publish workplace culture review next Monday, per internal email from chair Samir Shah. Four recent reviews relating to Huw Edwards, Strictly Come Dancing, Russell Brand, and Tim Westwood all found problems with BBC processes.
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Applications are open for the most powerful creative job in British TV, audio, and streaming.
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BBC Tasks Two Headhunters With Finding Its Next Chief Content Officer
The BBC has engaged two executive search companies to help with its efforts to replace chief content officer Charlotte Moore.
https://deadline.com/2025/04/bbc-headhunters-chief-content-officer-charlotte-moore-1236370705/
9 months ago
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A week after revealing more bullying allegations against BBC Breakfast's boss, Deadline's reporting has now been cited in the Mail, Times and more. The BBC, which espouses zero tolerance on such matters, has not said a word. Not one.
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EXCLU: BBC Breakfast boss Richard Frediani faces further allegations of bullying. We can reveal that Naga Munchetty is among those who have raised concerns. Allegations span his time at ITN, where he was overseen by the same people now running BBC News.
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âBBC Breakfastâ Boss Richard Frediani Faces Further Bullying Claims: âA Tyrant On The Shop Floorâ
'BBC Breakfast' boss Richard Frediani faces more workplace bullying allegations, with presenter Naga Munchetty among those said to have misgivings.
https://deadline.com/2025/04/bbc-breakfast-richard-frediani-bullying-naga-munchetty-1236363418/
9 months ago
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Ever been catfished by a fake film trailer on YouTube? They are everywhere! I wanted to find out why movie studios are seemingly shrugging at this brazen exploitation of their IP. I discovered that some are collecting ad revenue on the AI slop.
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Inside YouTubeâs Weird World Of Fake Movie Trailers â And How Studios Are Secretly Cashing In On The AI-Fueled Videos
YouTube is flooded with fake movie trailers following AI's rise â and studios are making money out of bogus videos for 'Superman' and 'Gladiator.'
https://deadline.com/2025/03/inside-youtube-fake-movie-trailers-1236352406/
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Update: After a week on Netflix, the first ep of Adolescence was watched by 6.3m Brits. That puts it level with Fool Me Once, which became one of Netflix's most-watched series ever. It sits among some of the top-rated dramas of 2025 across all UK telly.
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Spoke to Jack Thorne about Adolescence and the "devastating" drama funding crisis. If not solved, he says shows like Adolescence could simply disappear. Thorne calls on government to introduce a streamer levy and enhanced tax breaks to avert disaster.
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âAdolescenceâ Writer Jack Thorne On The Missing Knife, The Scene He Agonized Over, Saving British Drama & His Zoom Encounter With Brad Pitt
'Adolescenceâ writer Jack Thorne spoke to Deadline about the Netflix show's missing murder weapon, the scene he agonized over, and meeting Brad Pitt.
https://deadline.com/2025/03/adolescence-jack-thorne-netflix-brad-pitt-1236330113/
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