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Peter, who joined Deadline in 2017, is a respected veteran TV journalist who previously worked at UK-based Broadcast, where after starting there in 2013 rose to News Editor responsible for putting together the weekly magazine as well as breaking daily news. Before that he was deputy editor of Television Business International magazine. He covers the television industry from Deadline's Los Angeles bureau.
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Bill Maher Fires CAA After Not Being Invited To Bryan Lourd’s Oscar Party
Bill Maher is leaving his agency.
Maher has fired CAA after not being invited to an Oscar party at Bryan Lourd's house over last weekend.
The move comes days after HBO renewed Real Time with Bill Maher for a further two seasons, running through 2026.
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Stephen Colbert Lends Narration To Pope Francis’ Audiobook
EXCLUSIVE: Stephen Colbert, one of the most famous Catholics in the entertainment business, is moving one step closer to Pope Francis.
The Late Show host is to lend narration to Pope Francis' audiobook Life: My Story Through History.
He will narrate the six-hour audiobook, which comes out on…
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Detective Drama ‘Grace’ In The Works At CBS From DeVon Franklin As Producer Reups Overall Deal With CBS Studios
EXCLUSIVE: DeVon Franklin is staying in business with CBS Studios and has sold his latest show.
The founder of Franklin Entertainment is developing detective drama Grace for CBS after reupping his deal with the studio for another two years.
Franklin, who was behind the Eva Longoria-directed Flami…
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Pete Distad Named CEO Of Disney, Fox & Warner Bros. Discovery’s Sports Streaming Service
The upcoming sports streaming service from Disney, Fox & Warner Bros. Discovery has found its boss.
The service, which doesn't have a name yet, has appointed former Apple and Hulu exec Pete Distad as CEO.
The streamer was revealed last month and is set to launch in the fall.
Distad, who…
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‘Doctor Who’: BBC & Disney+ Set Simultaneous Global Premiere Date
Doctor Who has a date.
The BBC and Disney+ will launch the latest season of the classic sci-fi – the first since the Disney streamer came on board – simultaneously around the world.
The show, which stars Ncuti Gatwa as the Fifteenth Doctor with Millie Gibson as his companion Ruby Sunday, will…
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Netflix To Air Mark Twain Prize For American Humor; Kevin Hart To Be Feted
Netflix has become the latest home for the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor.
The streamer has struck a multi-year deal with the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts to air the event. Last year, the event aired on CNN and before that PBS aired it for over 20 years. Comedy Central hosted…
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‘Snowpiercer’: AMC Picks Up Season 4 After TNT Scrapped Sci-Fi Drama
The final season of Snowpiercer has finally found a home.
The fourth season of the sci-fi drama will air on AMC after the company acquired the rights to the Tomorrow Studios-produced series. It comes after TNT scrapped the show last year as part of a wider Warner Bros. Discovery content write-down…
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Ty Burrell Comedy ‘Forgive And Forget’ Lands Pilot Order At ABC
ABC is piloting a new comedy starring and exec produced by Ty Burrell.
Deadline revealed that the multicamera project was in the works a year ago and the project, which comes from Punky Brewster duo Eugene Garcia-Cross and Robin Shorr, is now moving forward.
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Carlos Alcaraz Docuseries Served Up At Netflix
Following his appearance at The Netflix Slam, Carlos Alcaraz is expanding his relationship with the streamer.
Alcaraz, who bested Rafael Nadal in the live tennis tournament that aired earlier this month, is the subject of an eponymous docuseries about the 2024 tennis season.
It comes after the…
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‘SNL’: Ryan Gosling & Kristen Wiig Set As Hosts
Saturday Night Live has booked Ken.
Ryan Gosling is heading to Studio 8H to host the long-running NBC show for the third time, fresh from his Barbie Oscar performance.
Gosling will host on April 13 and will be joined by musical guest Chris Stapleton.
Meanwhile, Kristen Wiig is returning to…
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‘The Dynasty: New England Patriots’ Filmmaker Matthew Hamachek Scores First-Look Deal With Apple
EXCLUSIVE: Apple TV+ is staying in business with one of the men behind its latest sports docuseries The Dynasty: New England Patriots.
The streamer has struck a first-look deal with director Matthew Hamachek.
It is the latest first-look deal for the tech company following similar deals with the…
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‘Real Time With Bill Maher’ Renewed By HBO Through 2026
HBO is staying in the Bill Maher business.
The Warner Bros. Discovery-owned cable network has renewed Real Time with Bill Maher for two more seasons. It means Maher will stay on the network through the end of 2026 and take him close to 700 episodes of the show, which launched in 2003.
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