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Inside ‘The Great British Bake Off’ Bun Fight: How Sky & Love Productions Came To Blows Over The UK’s Biggest Cooking Series
EXCLUSIVE: In an op-ed during the Edinburgh TV Festival this week, Sky's content chief Cecile Frot-Coutaz extolled the virtues of UK public service broadcasting as the Comcast-owned company finalizes its takeover of ITV. "Our ambition is to keep investing in brilliant British storytelling for…
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Edinburgh TV Festival Diary: Farewell To The Great City; YouTube Takeover; Channel 4’s Next Content Chief & Paramount Mischief
The final Edinburgh TV Festival is nearly done, and with it decades of history come to an end. Deadline has been in town to assess the mood and take the temperature of an industry that is both metaphorically and physically changing. The vibe? A mix of melancholy, indifference and acceptance – it was…
‘The Pitt’ & ‘The Celebrity Traitors’ Win Prizes At Edinburgh TV Festival Awards
The Edinburgh TV Festival has announced the winners of its 2026 awards.
HBO series The Pitt was named Best International Drama, while The Celebrity Traitors won Best Entertainment or Reality Series. The Celebrity Traitors host Claudia Winkleman took home Best TV Presenter…
BBC Presenter Amol Rajan Says Broadcaster Is “Screwed” Unless Funding “Emergency” Is Fixed
Amol Rajan, the BBC Radio 4 Today show presenter, has called for urgent action to save the UK national broadcaster from an existential emergency.
In a blistering speech at the Edinburgh TV Festival on Thursday, Rajan argued that the BBC is “screwed” unless there is a radical rethink of its…
‘The Celebrity Traitors’ Teaser Trailer: BBC Promises Tears & Shocks As Stars Like Bella Ramsey & Richard E. Grant Do Battle In Season 2
Let the murder games begin: Season 2 of The Celebrity Traitors is nearly here.
The BBC has dropped a teaser trailer for the hit series, which will feature an eye-catching cast including The Last of Us star Bella Ramsey, Good Omens actor Michael Sheen, and Oscar-nominated Richard E…
Breakout BBC Comedy Hit ‘Ann Droid’ Renewed For Season 2
The bots are back. The BBC has renewed comedy hit Ann Droid for a second season.
Starring creator Diane Morgan (Motherland), the Boffola Pictures series about self-help robots launched with 7.6 million viewers for the BBC, making it one of the broadcaster’s biggest hits of the…
BBC Confirms Plans To Reboot ‘Top Gear’ Amid Speculation Jimmy Carr Will Host
The BBC is revving the engines of Top Gear again.
After a four-year absence from British television following a horror crash involving former host Andrew Flintoff, the BBC said that work is underway on a new season.
Speaking at the Edinburgh TV Festival on Thursday, Ed Havard, the BBC’s…
YouTube Uses Set-Piece Speech To Protest That It’s Not A “Villain” Intent On Toppling TV
YouTube has a message for the television industry: We are a friend, not a foe.
In a set-piece speech at the Edinburgh TV Festival on Wednesday, Pedro Pina, YouTube’s vice president in EMEA, said the video-sharing platform is not a “villain” for the traditional broadcasting business.
Pina…
Sky Commits To Future Of ‘Saturday Night Live UK’: “We’re In This For The Long Run”
Sky has said that it is committed to SNL UK for the “long run” after a successful first season.
Speaking at the Edinburgh TV Festival, Sky’s unscripted chief Philip Edgar-Jones suggested that the remake of NBC’s sketch series could continue beyond Season 2, which premieres next…
Netflix On Meghan Markle Being Cast In ‘The Gentlemen’: “All Bets Are Off”
Netflix has refused to deny that Meghan Markle is joining Season 3 of The Gentlemen amid fevered speculation about the Duchess of Sussex returning to acting.
Speaking at the Edinburgh TV Festival on Wednesday, Manda Levin, Netflix’s scripted chief in the UK, was asked whether Markle will appear…
Kate Winslet Headlines Netflix Series ‘The Unheard’ From Team Behind ‘Adolescence’
Kate Winslet has signed up for her first major Netflix drama series.
The Oscar-winning British actress will star alongside Maxine Peake (Say Nothing) in The Unheard, which hails from the team behind Emmy-winning smash hit Adolescence.
Written by Jack Thorne, here’s the log line: “This…
Barry Keoghan To Reprise ‘Top Boy’ Role For Netflix Series ‘Jonny Boy’
Barry Keoghan is back in the Top Boy world.
The Saltburn star has agreed to reprise his role as Jonny McGee for a five-part Netflix prequel series, which will be written by Top Boy creator Ronan Bennett.
McGee was an antagonist in Season 5 of Top Boy, a high-ranking member of the Irish mob…
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