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Hillmorton Hospital patient Zakariye Mohamed Hussein stabbed Laisa Waka Tunidau to death in June 2022.

In today’s episode of Trending Middle East , the US military reportedly strikes Iran’s Qeshm Island in the Strait of Hormuz, raising concerns about renewed escalation. Oil prices rise following the reports, while President Donald Trump says a deal with Tehran could happen and denies considering further strikes after Tuesday’s midterm elections. OpenAI chief

The seismic changes at Netflix have rippled across the pond, with up to 3% of the streamer’s London HQ laid off, it has now been confirmed. The aftershocks from last month’s U.S. re-org have also claimed U.K. and EMEA production VP Anna Mallett, who has exited amid the shake-up. Mallett, who was vice president of […]

Netflix layoffs have trickled down to the UK. Deadline is told that around 2% to 3% of the London office of several hundred staff have been laid off, including Anna Mallett, who was VP Production in the UK and EMEA. Others to have left work in areas like PR and marketing, we are told. Mallett […]

Several AFP officers have been given orders protecting them from prosecution as secrecy over their actions in capturing a fugitive in Türkiye increases.

The Chairman is getting a new showrunner. Mad Men creator Matthew Weiner, who had been tapped as writer, executive producer and showrunner on the high-profile drama starring Eddie Murphy, has departed the series in the works at Peacock, Deadline has confirmed. The project, from David Glasser’s 101 Studios and Universal Television, is closing in on […]

Matthew Weiner is no longer involved with the drama series “The Chairman” that is currently in development at Peacock, Variety has learned exclusively from sources. The project was first reported to be in the works at the streamer less than a month ago, with Eddie Murphy attached to star. According to sources, creative differences between […]

Longtime Skydance Sports chief Jesse Sisgold is exiting his post and moving to an advisory role at company backer RedBird Capital. Sisgold was formerly president and COO of Skydance when it was a boutique production shingle being scaled up by David Ellison. Now that Ellison is running a massive media entity after the merger of […]

Ben Wheatley (“Normal”) is taking over directing duties for Paramount Primal and Blumhouse Atomic Monster’s upcoming movie, “Molepeople.” Rob Savage (“The Boogeyman, “Other Mommy”), who was set to helm the project, has departed due to scheduling conflicts, with previously announced star LaKeith Stanfield also exiting the film. “Molepeople” was announced earl

Two key creatives have fallen out of Molepeople, Paramount’s new horror thriller co-financed and co-produced by Blumhouse Atomic Monster and Paramount Primal: star LaKeith Stanfield and director Rob Savage, who hands over the reins to English filmmaker Ben Wheatley. Reasons for Stanfield’s departure haven’t been disclosed; Savage’s are chalked up to scheduli

A longtime confidant of David Ellison and the former president and COO of Skydance Media, Sisgold most recently led the company's Paramount Sports Entertainment division.

The final piece of the Banijay Rights jigsaw is in place with John Richards named CFO of the combined sales operation. With that, John Wagener, All3Media International’s long-serving CFO and COO, is exiting after two decades with All3Media International. Richards will oversee finance for the combined Banijay Rights-All3Media International sales outfit, which

An analyst predicts China will swoop in to help Timor-Leste develop its long-planned Greater Sunrise oil and gas project after Woodside sells its stake.

Michelle Hooper is leaving Searchlight Pictures as executive vice president of marketing after two decades with the company. Since joining in 2006, Hooper’s work on publicity, awards and creative marketing helped earn the studio nearly 200 Oscar nominations and more than 130 Golden Globe nominations. Of those 200, Searchlight took home 49 wins, including bes

Mavericks forward Cooper Flagg did not play in the second half Friday night at Indiana after landing hard on his left shoulder after Aaron Nesmith tried to block his shot from behind to prevent a breakaway dunk.

Co-CEO Casey Bloys is keeping his HBO team in key executive positions.

Paramount+ exec VP/head of originals Jane Wiseman is following her former boss Cindy Holland in exiting the streamer. Wiseman, who joined Paramount+ in August 2025, won’t make the transition to the merged Skydance structure under Casey Bloys, who revealed his new direct reports in a memo to staff on Friday. As part of the change, […]

EXCLUSIVE: Matt Shaffer, a talent agent who has been with Innovative Artists Entertainment for nearly 20 years, has exited the firm, Deadline has learned. Sources described this as a mutual parting of ways. No word yet on Shaffer’s next destination or clients he’ll be bringing with him, but expect more information soon. With Innovative Artists […]

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