Jake Kanter
@jakekanter.bsky.social
Investigations for Deadline. Former The Times media correspondent. Email: [email protected]
There's always a BBC angle. And yes, Mandelson was involved. deadline.com/2026/02/jeff...
Jeffrey Epstein Pondered BBC Interview After Prince Andrew Links Were Exposed
Jeffrey Epstein messaged associates about a BBC interview invitation in 2011, as questions intensified about his relationship with Prince Andrew.
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February 2, 2026 at 2:07 PM
There's always a BBC angle. And yes, Mandelson was involved. deadline.com/2026/02/jeff...
Bit of TV history this: YouTube unseats BBC as UK's most-watched service, per monthly audience reach figures published by Barb. The BBC remains well ahead in other areas, but for it to be beaten on even a single monthly metric upsets British TV's natural order. deadline.com/2026/01/yout...
January 13, 2026 at 1:08 PM
Bit of TV history this: YouTube unseats BBC as UK's most-watched service, per monthly audience reach figures published by Barb. The BBC remains well ahead in other areas, but for it to be beaten on even a single monthly metric upsets British TV's natural order. deadline.com/2026/01/yout...
Some weekend fun: the inside story of a fairly elaborate hoax that succeeded in putting an unknown ginger actor in the frame to play James Bond. A tale that says stuff about our attention economy, but also features a silly faked script. deadline.com/2026/01/jame...
Inside The Bizarre Hoax That Put An Unknown Red-Headed Actor In The Frame For James Bond
Unknown red-headed actor Scott Rose-Marsh reportedly auditioned to play James Bond. The whole story was a hoax.
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January 10, 2026 at 11:37 AM
Some weekend fun: the inside story of a fairly elaborate hoax that succeeded in putting an unknown ginger actor in the frame to play James Bond. A tale that says stuff about our attention economy, but also features a silly faked script. deadline.com/2026/01/jame...
Earlier this year, I took a plunge into the weird world of AI-fuelled fake movie trailers on YouTube. I found channels exploiting YouTube's algorithm and duping/irritating millions. Today, YouTube shut down two of the biggest fake trailer farms. deadline.com/2025/12/yout...
YouTube Shuts Down Channels Using AI To Create Fake Movie Trailers Watched By Millions
YouTube has terminated two prominent channels, Screen Culture and KH Studio, using artificial intelligence to create fake movie trailers.
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December 18, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Earlier this year, I took a plunge into the weird world of AI-fuelled fake movie trailers on YouTube. I found channels exploiting YouTube's algorithm and duping/irritating millions. Today, YouTube shut down two of the biggest fake trailer farms. deadline.com/2025/12/yout...
Here's my first cut on the government's fairly radical plans for the BBC. Not sure the BBC even wants this (Tim Davie's rhetoric is universality, universality, universality). Also, can already see pitchforks at ITV and Netflix over a BBC fattened by ads/subs. deadline.com/2025/12/bbc-...
BBC Could Move To Netflix-Style Model & Carry Ads Under Radical Reform Plans
The BBC could be required to launch a Netflix-style subscription service or carry adverts under radical reforms being considered by the UK government.
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December 16, 2025 at 12:58 PM
Here's my first cut on the government's fairly radical plans for the BBC. Not sure the BBC even wants this (Tim Davie's rhetoric is universality, universality, universality). Also, can already see pitchforks at ITV and Netflix over a BBC fattened by ads/subs. deadline.com/2025/12/bbc-...
The Trump lawsuit is hideous for the BBC, but I'm in love with the idea of Floridians desperately seeking out obscure VPNs to feed their Panorama habit.
December 16, 2025 at 8:48 AM
The Trump lawsuit is hideous for the BBC, but I'm in love with the idea of Floridians desperately seeking out obscure VPNs to feed their Panorama habit.
@danaterrace.bsky.social Hi Dana. I'm a journalist for Deadline. I'm speaking to some artists/animators for a piece I'm writing about Disney's partnership with OpenAI. I would love to get your thoughts, if possible? I'm on [email protected], or have followed for DM.
December 15, 2025 at 11:48 AM
@danaterrace.bsky.social Hi Dana. I'm a journalist for Deadline. I'm speaking to some artists/animators for a piece I'm writing about Disney's partnership with OpenAI. I would love to get your thoughts, if possible? I'm on [email protected], or have followed for DM.
Movement on Channel 4 CEO job. Emma Lloyd, Netflix VP of partnerships, has removed herself from process amid speculation she was frontrunner. Ex-BritBox CEO Reemah Sakaan in the running. Top internal candidate is COO Jonathan Allan. Decision expected very soon. deadline.com/2025/12/chan...
Channel 4 Expected To Name New CEO Imminently; Netflix Executive Exits Process
It's been nearly eight months since Alex Mahon resigned as CEO of Channel 4, but the UK network is finally closing in on its next boss.
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December 9, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Movement on Channel 4 CEO job. Emma Lloyd, Netflix VP of partnerships, has removed herself from process amid speculation she was frontrunner. Ex-BritBox CEO Reemah Sakaan in the running. Top internal candidate is COO Jonathan Allan. Decision expected very soon. deadline.com/2025/12/chan...
New: BBC confirms plans to save £100m under radical workforce overhaul. A source grumbles that the BBC emailed thousands of employees to tell them “right before Christmas, that your job is at risk in the New Year.” deadline.com/2025/11/bbc-...
BBC Confirms Plans To Save $130M By Shrinking & Rethinking Workforce
The BBC has confirmed plans to save £100M by radically reimagining its workforce to compete with tech giants. The plan is known as Project Ada.
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November 26, 2025 at 9:00 AM
New: BBC confirms plans to save £100m under radical workforce overhaul. A source grumbles that the BBC emailed thousands of employees to tell them “right before Christmas, that your job is at risk in the New Year.” deadline.com/2025/11/bbc-...
Yesterday's dreary BBC hearing made me pine for days of yore. So much to like about this: Philip Davies' robust questioning, Lord Patten's waspish replies, and the utterly evergreen line: "Trust in the BBC, despite recent events, is greater than any other news org." www.youtube.com/watch?v=i4YG...
Lord Patten clashes with 'impertinent' MP over BBC role
YouTube video by The Telegraph
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November 25, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Yesterday's dreary BBC hearing made me pine for days of yore. So much to like about this: Philip Davies' robust questioning, Lord Patten's waspish replies, and the utterly evergreen line: "Trust in the BBC, despite recent events, is greater than any other news org." www.youtube.com/watch?v=i4YG...
Exclusive: Inside Project Ada at the BBC, the £100m savings plan that could result in thousands of job cuts. Tim Davie pressing on with sweeping transformation project despite his shock resignation. deadline.com/2025/11/bbc-...
Revealed: Secret BBC Plans To Save £100M By Radically Reimagining Its Workforce
BBC director general Tim Davie has been quietly drawing up plans to save up to £100M by radically reimaging the UK broadcaster’s operations.
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November 22, 2025 at 11:28 AM
Exclusive: Inside Project Ada at the BBC, the £100m savings plan that could result in thousands of job cuts. Tim Davie pressing on with sweeping transformation project despite his shock resignation. deadline.com/2025/11/bbc-...
Genuinely cannot recall a culture secretary delivering such a full-throated and caveat-free endorsement of the BBC, which Lisa Nandy describes as a "light on the hill." deadline.com/2025/11/bbc-...
UK Culture Secretary Blasts Fellow Politicians For “Launching A Sustained Attack” On BBC
The BBC Donald Trump saga has led Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy to defend the BBC and criticise politicians for attacking it.
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November 11, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Genuinely cannot recall a culture secretary delivering such a full-throated and caveat-free endorsement of the BBC, which Lisa Nandy describes as a "light on the hill." deadline.com/2025/11/bbc-...
Interesting nugget from BBC staff call this morning: Tim Davie said the biggest number of complaints the BBC is handling right now concern the corporation giving Nigel Farage's Reform too much airtime. bsky.app/profile/jake...
New: BBC employees in open revolt about Robbie Gibb on all-staff call this morning. BBC chair Samir Shah said attacks on board members are "disrespectful" and shut down talk of a Conservative coup as "fanciful." deadline.com/2025/11/bbc-...
BBC Chair Shuts Down “Disrespectful” Attacks On Board Amid Staff Anger Over Robbie Gibb’s Role In Trump Scandal
BBC chair Samir Shah dismisses talk of Conservative coup on staff call, during which unrest over a Donald Trump-shaped crisis was on display.
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November 11, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Interesting nugget from BBC staff call this morning: Tim Davie said the biggest number of complaints the BBC is handling right now concern the corporation giving Nigel Farage's Reform too much airtime. bsky.app/profile/jake...
New: BBC employees in open revolt about Robbie Gibb on all-staff call this morning. BBC chair Samir Shah said attacks on board members are "disrespectful" and shut down talk of a Conservative coup as "fanciful." deadline.com/2025/11/bbc-...
BBC Chair Shuts Down “Disrespectful” Attacks On Board Amid Staff Anger Over Robbie Gibb’s Role In Trump Scandal
BBC chair Samir Shah dismisses talk of Conservative coup on staff call, during which unrest over a Donald Trump-shaped crisis was on display.
deadline.com
November 11, 2025 at 11:46 AM
New: BBC employees in open revolt about Robbie Gibb on all-staff call this morning. BBC chair Samir Shah said attacks on board members are "disrespectful" and shut down talk of a Conservative coup as "fanciful." deadline.com/2025/11/bbc-...
My snap analysis from last night: why the “mangled” Trump edit was a crisis too far for Tim Davie.
Also, how Michael Prescott’s savage memo sowed division on the BBC board and was a factor in the corporation basically sitting on its hands for a week. deadline.com/2025/11/bbc-...
Also, how Michael Prescott’s savage memo sowed division on the BBC board and was a factor in the corporation basically sitting on its hands for a week. deadline.com/2025/11/bbc-...
BBC Resignations Bombshell: Sources Say “Mangled” Trump Edit Was A Crisis Too Far For Boss Tim Davie
Donald Trump claimed victory on Sunday following the news about Tim Davie quitting as BBC director general, but the truth is more nuanced.
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November 10, 2025 at 6:39 AM
My snap analysis from last night: why the “mangled” Trump edit was a crisis too far for Tim Davie.
Also, how Michael Prescott’s savage memo sowed division on the BBC board and was a factor in the corporation basically sitting on its hands for a week. deadline.com/2025/11/bbc-...
Also, how Michael Prescott’s savage memo sowed division on the BBC board and was a factor in the corporation basically sitting on its hands for a week. deadline.com/2025/11/bbc-...
Massive record audience of 11m for The Celebrity Traitors finale last night. Just look at these numbers. Nothing on TV comes close right now.
November 7, 2025 at 9:48 AM
Massive record audience of 11m for The Celebrity Traitors finale last night. Just look at these numbers. Nothing on TV comes close right now.
A game I rarely tire of: comparing the anti-BBC opinion in certain newspapers with the TV recommendations in those same newspapers. Sometimes it comes together so perfectly.
November 6, 2025 at 9:30 AM
A game I rarely tire of: comparing the anti-BBC opinion in certain newspapers with the TV recommendations in those same newspapers. Sometimes it comes together so perfectly.
The Celebrity Traitors watched by record live audience of 8.3m last night.
The first two eps doubled their ratings with 7-day catch-up included (ep 1 jumped from 6m to 12.5m).
Theoretically, if this trajectory continues, Celeb Traitors could hit 16m+ in coming weeks. Wild.
The first two eps doubled their ratings with 7-day catch-up included (ep 1 jumped from 6m to 12.5m).
Theoretically, if this trajectory continues, Celeb Traitors could hit 16m+ in coming weeks. Wild.
October 31, 2025 at 6:52 PM
The Celebrity Traitors watched by record live audience of 8.3m last night.
The first two eps doubled their ratings with 7-day catch-up included (ep 1 jumped from 6m to 12.5m).
Theoretically, if this trajectory continues, Celeb Traitors could hit 16m+ in coming weeks. Wild.
The first two eps doubled their ratings with 7-day catch-up included (ep 1 jumped from 6m to 12.5m).
Theoretically, if this trajectory continues, Celeb Traitors could hit 16m+ in coming weeks. Wild.
New: A brutal internal email has gone out to The Times newsroom about the botched Bill de Blasio interview. Senior editor says it was "humiliating." deadline.com/2025/10/bill...
ChatGPT-Composed Bill De Blasio Interview Was “Humiliating”, Times Of London Associate Editor Tells Newsroom
A senior The Times of London editor has bemoaned the damage inflicted on the newspaper's reputation over a botched Bill de Blasio interview.
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October 30, 2025 at 8:54 PM
New: A brutal internal email has gone out to The Times newsroom about the botched Bill de Blasio interview. Senior editor says it was "humiliating." deadline.com/2025/10/bill...
Strictly, still the biggest show on TV on its day, but in a sticky spot. Tess and Claudia's exit adds to feeling that all that glitters is not gold. Star bookings are low wattage (injury crisis bady timed), and scandals have genuinely dented a once-Teflon brand. Still though, huge job for new hosts.
October 23, 2025 at 9:23 AM
Strictly, still the biggest show on TV on its day, but in a sticky spot. Tess and Claudia's exit adds to feeling that all that glitters is not gold. Star bookings are low wattage (injury crisis bady timed), and scandals have genuinely dented a once-Teflon brand. Still though, huge job for new hosts.
Celia Imrie's fart helped propel The Celebrity Traitors to a series high audience of 6.9m viewers, up 900k on last week's premiere. Not enough to trump The Traitors' best-ever overnight audience of 7.4m, but I suspect the celeb series will top this over the coming weeks.
October 16, 2025 at 8:45 AM
Celia Imrie's fart helped propel The Celebrity Traitors to a series high audience of 6.9m viewers, up 900k on last week's premiere. Not enough to trump The Traitors' best-ever overnight audience of 7.4m, but I suspect the celeb series will top this over the coming weeks.
If you've not watched Here We Go, you should watch Here We Go. Just delightful telly — and feels like a show that's ready for its breakthrough moment.
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Here We Go set to return for fourth series with a special festive episode also confirmed
The Jessops will be back to navigate more everyday family (mis)fortunes in series 4 of the hit comedy
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October 7, 2025 at 10:00 AM
If you've not watched Here We Go, you should watch Here We Go. Just delightful telly — and feels like a show that's ready for its breakthrough moment.
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Wild story -- deadline.com/2025/09/marc...
The Many Faces Of “Sir” Marco Robinson, The Man Who Grifted Aspiring Filmmakers With Claims About Being A “#2 Netflix” Producer
"Sir" Marco Robinson claims to be the "#2 Netflix" producer behind 'Legacy of Lies,' but his brash boasts are are hotly contested.
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September 25, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Wild story -- deadline.com/2025/09/marc...
I dug into two years of Netflix viewing figures — and just look at the Brits representing. Half of the Top 10 TV shows are made in the UK, and that's not even including Bridgerton, which is basically British. Remarkable clout. deadline.com/2025/07/netf...
July 23, 2025 at 3:37 PM
I dug into two years of Netflix viewing figures — and just look at the Brits representing. Half of the Top 10 TV shows are made in the UK, and that's not even including Bridgerton, which is basically British. Remarkable clout. deadline.com/2025/07/netf...
In important, but quite dry, news: Ofcom says YouTube must give special prominence to content from the BBC, ITV, C4 and C5.
If YouTube refuses (feels likely!), Ofcom says ministers should force its hand with legislation. Below, graphs showing why this is now getting existential for broadcasters.
If YouTube refuses (feels likely!), Ofcom says ministers should force its hand with legislation. Below, graphs showing why this is now getting existential for broadcasters.
July 21, 2025 at 10:23 AM
In important, but quite dry, news: Ofcom says YouTube must give special prominence to content from the BBC, ITV, C4 and C5.
If YouTube refuses (feels likely!), Ofcom says ministers should force its hand with legislation. Below, graphs showing why this is now getting existential for broadcasters.
If YouTube refuses (feels likely!), Ofcom says ministers should force its hand with legislation. Below, graphs showing why this is now getting existential for broadcasters.