Kevin Costner’s ‘The Gray House’ To Open Monte-Carlo TV Fest; BBC Buys Viaplay Dramas; Sony Among NATPE Budapest Screenings — Global Briefs
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by Jesse Whittock
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Kevin Costner’s ‘The Gray House’ To Open Monte-Carlo TV Festival The 63rd Monte-Carlo Television Festival, which takes place 14-18 June, has added a touch of star power. The Kevin Costner-produced civil war spy drama The Gray House will be this year’s World Premiere Screening. The limited series, which Costner’s Territory Pictures and Morgan Freeman’s Revelations ..read more
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Leonie Benesch And Frank Van Passel On The Mystery Of “Moresnet,” A European Drama In Which A Time Capsule Carries A Deadly Message
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by Stewart Clarke
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Moresnet is a storied town and the setting for a European mystery thriller of the same name about a group of friends who dig up a time capsule buried two decades earlier, only to find their names listed inside with dates marked for their death. Boris Van Severen (Salamander) is the chain-smoking Ben, who returns ..read more
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BBC News Channel Presenter Martine Croxall Takes Legal Action After Being Off Air For Over A Year
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by Jake Kanter
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EXCLUSIVE: BBC News channel presenter Martine Croxall has commenced legal action against the British broadcaster after being off air for over a year. The seasoned news anchor is taking the BBC to an employment tribunal, according to a listing for a two-day hearing at London Central on May 1. It is likely to be one ..read more
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Seven CEO James Warburton Steps Down From Australian Network Ahead Of Schedule
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by Jesse Whittock
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James Warburton, who heads Australian network Seven, has stepped down, effective immediately. He had already been planning to exit his Managing Director and CEO role at Seven parent Seven West Media (SWM) in June, but an update to the Australian Stock Exchange revealed finishes today. SWM Chief Financial Officer Jeff Howard will replace him tomorrow ..read more
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U.S. Ambassador To The UK Jane D. Hartley Pays Tribute To BBC Sports Presenter Alex Scott: “She Has Inspired Millions”
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by Jesse Whittock
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BBC presenter Alex Scott received a glowing tribute from the U.S. Ambassador to the UK at a high-profile event in London last night. Speaking to an audience at a Women in Sport reception, Jane D. Hartley said Scott had inspired “millions of girls to dream bigger, and inspired millions of boys to look at girls ..read more
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Taylor Swift Fans Bilked Estimated £1M By Ticket Scammers For UK Eras Tour Concerts, Lloyds Warns
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by Nancy Tartaglione
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Lloyds Bank is aiming to help Taylor Swift fans in the UK avoid a cruel summer. The bank has issued an “urgent warning” over ticket scams for the upcoming UK leg of the superstar’s Eras Tour, finding that Swifties are being “targeted by a wave of concert ticket scams flooding social media.” Analysis by Lloyds ..read more
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Celebrity Version Of ‘The Traitors’ Set To Launch Next Year On The BBC
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by Stewart Clarke
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EXCLUSIVE: Star traitors and faithfuls are set to face off on in the UK in a celebrity version of smash hit format The Traitors, which Deadline understands is set to launch on the BBC next year. Several sources have told us that an agreement between Studio Lambert, which makes the UK and U.S. versions of ..read more
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‘The Traitors’ Creator Strikes Development Deal With Banijay
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by Max Goldbart
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The Traitors creator Marc Pos is getting into business with Banijay. Pos has struck a development deal with the Big Brother and MasterChef producer via his label MPLab and will forge non-scripted formats with broad international appeal alongside Banijay Chief Content Officer, Development, James Townley. The rights to all IP created will sit with Banijay ..read more
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Lenny Henry, George Mackay And Patricia Allison Lead Audible Podcast ‘Halfway’ Exec Produced By Idris & Sabrina Elba
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by Zac Ntim
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EXCLUSIVE: Idris and Sabrina Elba have set Halfway, a sci-fi thriller podcast at Audible with Lenny Henry, George Mackay, and Sex Education alum Patricia Allison as voice cast leads.  Written by Imeldha Eloni and Michael Honnah and directed by Holly Reddaway, Halfway examines a world in which AI is used to recreate the personalities of ..read more
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Jimmy Kimmel Says He Might Host Oscars In 2025 After Trump Remarks
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by peterdeadline
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Jimmy Kimmel wasn’t planning to host the Oscars next year. But now he might. The ABC late-night host was responding to comments from President Donald Trump on Truth Social. Trump said that Kimmel was “made to look like a FOOL, which he is, and at the same time go down in Television History as the ..read more
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