Новости за 21.05.2020

Amazon’s UK boss Doug Gurr has emerged as a contender for the BBC director general role, but sources have told Deadline that the coronavirus crisis has complicated the broadcaster’s plans to have the best possible field of candidates. The Guardian reported on Thursday that Gurr has joined a shortlist of candidates to succeed Tony Hall, […]

BAFTA is set to announce the nominations for its Television Awards and Television Craft Awards on June 4 — but it has not set a date for the ceremonies as the coronavirus crisis rages on. The nominations should have been unveiled in March, while the main TV awards were due to take place on May […]

EXCLUSIVE: Left Bank Pictures was trailblazing among British producers in forging strong ties with Netflix through The Crown — and now the company is on the brink of landing its first series with Amazon. Deadline can reveal that Left Bank is closing a deal to adapt Louise Penny’s bestselling Chief Inspector Gamache crime novels for […]

Cookbook author, TV personality and model Chrissy Teigen said she had nothing to do with the New York Times placing columnist Alison Roman on leave from its pages, and asked that she be reinstated. Teigen, who was attached to executive produce a TV show starring Roman (the show has not begun production because of the […]

David Hayman, a Canadian music supervisor with extensive film and television credits, has died at age 42. His death was confirmed by his company, but no cause was immediately available. Hayman was chief music supervisor and creative director for Toronto’s Supergroup Sonic Branding Co. “Yesterday we said goodbye to our fearless leader Doc David Hayman,” […]

There’s two sure-fire ways to piss off Donald Trump, according to Daily Social Distancing Show host Trevor Noah: show him that shirtless photo of Obama, and give people access to mail-in votes. Noah’s remark reflected President Trump’s tweet threat to withhold federal funding to Nevada and Michigan for taking preliminary steps to move toward mail-in […]

Sen. Kamala Harris (D-CA), viewed as a top tier contender as Joe Biden’s vice presidential running mate, will headline a virtual fundraiser with the former Vice President. California’s lieutenant governor, Eleni Kounalakis, also will be among the special guests at the June 9 event. Tickets start at $500 per person, with those who write and […]

SPOILER ALERT: DETAILS OF TONIGHT’S FINALE CONTAINED WITHIN: Unmasking is much in the news lately, at least on the political side. But television also has its version of the grand reveal, as seen on the Fox reality show The Masked Singer. For the uninitiated, The Masked Singer is a singing competition that features celebrities belting […]

(UPDATED WITH SAM GORES’ MEMO) The future of the Paradigm Talent Agency could lay in Casey Wasserman’s hands. While we hear talks for the LA28 Olympics chair to take over the once lucrative music assets of the Sam Gores-run company are still pretty fluid, there is no doubt that conversations are being had that would […]

Governor Gavin Newsom hosted a Zoom roundtable with Californians who work in the film and television industry on Wednesday. Participants included Netflix’s Ted Sarandos, Filmmaker Ava DuVernay, and actor Jon Huertas, who plays Miguel Rivas on NBC’s This Is Us. Huertas inadvertently made some news when he revealed that, in speaking with show creator Dan […]

EXCLUSIVE: California Gov. Gavin Newsom may see the state as mere days away from new guidelines to further open up from the coronavirus pandemic, but entertainment industry insiders are feeling broadsided by today’s announcement. “WTF?” said one top cable executive to Newsom today announcning he would reveal plans on May 25 that could spur shuttered […]

EXCLUSIVE: NCIS co-star Wilmer Valderrama has renewed his first-look deal with CBS TV Studios, the studio behind the popular CBS drama series. Valderrama stars as Special Agent Nick Torres on NCIS, which was just renewed for an 18th season. He has been on the show since Season 14, with the first-look producing pact running parallel […]