Warner Bros. Discovery Second Round Bids Due Dec. 1

Warner Bros. Discovery Second Round Bids Due Dec. 1

Warner Bros. Discovery has asked bidders to submit a sweetened second round of offers by Monday, Dec. 1, Deadline has confirmed. The media giant led by CEO David Zaslav has been sitting on the first round of non-binding bids since Nov. 20. As reported, Paramount Skydance is offering to buy the entire company, while Netflix…

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Amazon MGM Studios Unscripted Chief Barry Poznick Exiting

Amazon MGM Studios Unscripted Chief Barry Poznick Exiting

EXCLUSIVE: Barry Poznick, who oversees unscripted television for Amazon MGM Studios, which produces series including The Voice and Survivor, is exiting the company. Deadline understands that Poznick is departing after nearly ten years at MGM, which was acquired by tech giant Amazon in 2022. Poznick, who was General Manager of Unscripted Television at Amazon MGM…

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Richard Branson Mourns Death of Wife Joan Templeman 

Richard Branson Mourns Death of Wife Joan Templeman 

Richard Branson’s family is mourning a tremendous loss. The Virgin Group co-founder shared his wife of five decades Joan Templeman recently died in a statement reflecting on their life together. She was 80. “Heartbroken to share that Joan, my wife and partner for 50 years, has passed away,” Richard, 75, wrote alongside a picture of…

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Hamish Allan-Headley Signs With Stewart Talent

Hamish Allan-Headley Signs With Stewart Talent

Hamish Allan-Headley has signed with Stewart Talent for representation. Allan-Headley has played the series regular role of Robert Sawyer from the launch of Taylor Sheridan’s series Mayor of Kingstown, which wraps its fourth season next month. He’s also set as a series regular, portraying a young John Gotti, on Chris Broncato’s upcoming series The Westies.…

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Finn Wolfhard & Gabriel LaBelle To Topline Stunt Comedy ‘Crash Land’ From Dempsey Bryk

Finn Wolfhard & Gabriel LaBelle To Topline Stunt Comedy ‘Crash Land’ From Dempsey Bryk

EXCLUSIVE: Finn Wolfhard (Stranger Things) and Gabriel LaBelle (The Fabelmans) have wrapped lead roles in Crash Land, a stunt comedy marking the debut feature of writer-director Dempsey Bryk. Crash Land is described as a darkly funny coming-of-age story about a group of small-town amateur stuntmen whose days revolve around drinking, antagonizing their community, and filming…

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‘Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning’ Sets December Streaming Date On Paramount+

‘Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning’ Sets December Streaming Date On Paramount+

Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning, the latest installment in the Paramount and Skydance hit franchise starring Tom Cruise hits Paramount+ on December 4. Directed by Christopher McQuarrie, the pic also stars Hayley Atwell, Ving Rhames, Simon Pegg, Esai Morales, Pom Klementieff, Henry Czerny, Holt McCallany, Janet McTeer, Nick Offerman, Hannah Waddingham and Tramell Tillman.…

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BBC Confirms Plans To Save $130M By Shrinking & Rethinking Workforce

BBC Confirms Plans To Save 0M By Shrinking & Rethinking Workforce

EXCLUSIVE: The BBC has confirmed plans to save at least £100M ($132M) by radically reimagining its workforce to compete with tech giants. BBC chief operating officer Leigh Tavaziva wrote to employees on Tuesday (full memo below) to address Deadline’s report over the weekend about secret internal work, known as Project Ada. The transformation project, which…

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