Warner Bros. Discovery’s plan to distribute Westworld and different key reveals by way of FAST channels has materialized. Offers have been struck with Roku and Tubi to launch branded channels this 12 months, bringing greater than 2,000 hours of packages in whole. Deadline had reported WBD was prone to promote Westworld and different …

eOne Making TV Adaptation Of Janice Hallet’s ‘The Twyford Code’ eOne is prepping an adaptation of Janice Hallett’s The Twyford Code – the primary fruits of the studio’s take care of BAFTA-winning writer-director Paul Andrew Williams. The ebook is written by way of computerized transcriptions of recordings made by a …

Join us, Insiders, for another look through the busy world of film and TV. Jesse Whittock from the TV team here taking you into the weekend. ‘All Quiet’ Makes Noise At BAFTAs Reiner Baio/Netflix Record-tying tally:Over to Zac Ntim, who was on hand as the BAFTA Film Awards nominations rolled …

Google parent Alphabet has become the latest U.S. tech giant to make deep staff cuts. The company is planning to axe 12,000 staff after a “rigorous review” of the business, according to a blog post from Google and Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai. This represents about 6% of its global workforce. …

Stephen Fry-Narrated Doc Set For Prime Video Mind Games – The Experiment, a Stephen Fry-narrated doc, is dropping today on Prime Video. The program is billed as a “a groun breaking study that follows sedentary and physically inactive gamers” to see if exercise makes their gameplaying abilities better by improving …

EXCLUSIVE: Sky Italia and CBC are among the international buyers swooping for Gallic content following last week’s inaugural French TV Screenings. Local distributors are calling the event a success and are hopeful it will become a fixture in the international calendar. Nine French sales houses held screenings events over two …

‘This Is Going To Hurt’, ‘Munich – The Edge Of War’ Scribes Honored At WGGB Awards The scribes behind This is Going to Hurt and Munich – The Edge of War were among those honored at the Writers’ Guild of Great Britain Awards last night at the Royal College of …

Seven premiering productions will compete for the Berlinale Series Award next month, with one further world exclusive launch screening out of competition. The winner of the Berlinale Series Award, which was created in cooperation with Deadline, will be chosen on at a presentation ceremony taking place on Wednesday, February 22, …

Warner Bros Discovery and the European Broadcasting Union have won the auction for Olympic Games broadcasting rights between 2026 and 2032. Following a competitive tender put out by the International Olympic Committee (IOC), the pair’s joint bid was successful and will take the rights in 49 territories. This covers the …

Blue An, Film.UA & ZDF Team On Zelenskyy Doc ‘Citizens At War’ Canada’s Blue Ant International has struck a distribution and co-production financing deal for six-part doc series Citizens at War: A Year in Ukraine. The doc will include exclusive, personal interviews with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and his wife, Olena, …

42 has made a big name hire. Former Netflix and Tiger Aspect Productions exec Ben Cavey is joining as Head of Comedy and Entertainment. Cavey will be based in the UK- and U.S.-based firm’s LA office, growing its expanding group of managers and producers on the West Coast. He’ll focus …

France’s television sector is enjoying a renaissance, and this week’s French TV Screenings is another indicator of a bullish market. The event, which takes place today and Wednesday (January 10-11) as part of Unifrance Rendez-Vous in Paris at the Club de l’Etoile, will see scores of international buyers flying in …