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Peter White
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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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Michaela Coel To Create & Star In Drama Series ‘First Day On Earth’ For HBO & BBC
I May Destroy You's Michaela Coel is teaming up with HBO and the BBC on her next drama series.
Coel is writing and starring in First Day On Earth, a ten-part series that she describes as "another very personal story for me".
It comes four years after I May Destroy You launched on the WBD network…
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Apple Explores Scams In Original Podcast From ‘McMillion$’ Duo
EXCLUSIVE: Apple's move into original podcast continues with a new focus on scams.
The tech company, which runs its original podcast operation through its Apple TV+ division, is launching Scamtown from James Lee Hernandez and Brian Lazarte, the directors of HBO docuseries McMillion$ and Apple's The Bi…
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Jimmy Kimmel & Brent Montgomery’s Wheelhouse End Investment Partnership
Jimmy Kimmel is forging a new path with his production company.
Kimmel has divested his stake in Wheelhouse Entertainment, the production group founded by Pawn Stars producer Brent Montgomery, and Wheelhouse similarly no longer owns a stake in the late-night comedian's production company…
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Nat Geo Cancels ‘Wicked Tuna’ After 13 Seasons
The seas are changing as Nat Geo has axed one of its longest-running series.
The Disney-owned cable network has canceled Wicked Tuna after its thirteenth season. The show, which comes from Lionsgate's Pilgrim Media Group, has been airing on the network since 2012.
It follows a group of…
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‘Dark Matter’ Renewed For Season 2 At Apple TV+
Apple TV+ viewers might get the chance to finally find out how Dark Matter's interdimensional travel works and which universe the main characters ended up in after the streamer renewed the sci-fi drama for a second season.
The tech company has handed Dark Matter, which stars Joel Edgerton and…
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‘Below Deck’ EP Nadine Rajabi Joins Blink49 Studios
Blink49 Studios is staffing up its unscripted division.
The Fifth Season-backed company has hired Below Deck exec producer Nadine Rajabi as EVP, Unscripted.
Rajabi, based in LA, will report to Tara Long, who Deadline revealed earlier this year had joined the John Morayniss-run business as…
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‘Law & Order’ Locks Up First Original Podcast After Deal Between Uni TV, Wolf Entertainment & iHeart
EXCLUSIVE: Law & Order is moving into the podcast business.
Universal Television and Wolf Entertainment, which produce the long-running crime franchise, have struck a deal with iHeartPodcasts to launch Law & Order: Criminal Justice System.
The move marks the brand's first foray into…
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The CW Ropes In Cowboy Docuseries ‘The Wranglers’
EXCLUSIVE: The CW is exploring the world of professional cowboys and cowgirls on a Montana dude ranch in an eight-part docuseries.
The network is launching The Wranglers, which comes from 90 Day Fiancé producer Sharp Entertainment. It comes as the Nexstar-owned network moves into a new phase with a ra…
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‘Family Guy’ Heads To Comedy Central In Licensing Deal
EXCLUSIVE: Family Guy is set to air on Comedy Central as part of an adult animation block after the Paramount network struck a licensing deal with Disney.
The deal will see the Seth MacFarlane-created series launch on Comedy Central on September 2, joining animated series such as South Park, Futurama…
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True-Crime Series ‘Cabin In The Woods’, ‘The Real Murders On Elm Street’ & ‘How (Not) To Get Rid Of A Body’ Set At Investigation Discovery
EXCLUSIVE: Investigation Discovery is preparing for more murders.
The cable network, which has found recent success with Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV, has set its September slate of true-crime docuseries. They are How (Not) to Get Rid of a Body, The Real Murders on Elm Street and Cabin in th…
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Amy Savitsky & Others Out As A+E Networks Layoffs Hit Lifetime & History Programming Teams
EXCLUSIVE: A+E Networks is undergoing a round of layoffs today that has seen cuts across Lifetime and History’s programming teams.
Deadline understands that Amy Savitsky, SVP Unscripted Development and Programming at Lifetime, as well as VPs Kim Chessler and Cat Rodriguez are out as part of the…
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Warner Bros. Television Renews Overall Deal With ‘Roots’ Producer The Wolper Organization
EXCLUSIVE: The Wolper Organization, the company behind the iconic Roots miniseries, is staying in business with Warner Bros. Television Group.
The two companies have renewed their overall deal, meaning that the company will have been in business with the studio for more than 50 years. It marks one of…
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