The Traitors universe is about to expand on the BBC. The British broadcaster has picked up the rights to stream The Traitors India from All3Media International following the show’s success on Amazon Prime Video. BBC iPlayer will host the Hindi version of IDTV’s hit format, adding to the U.S., Irish, and Australian editions of the…
“The Sentinels,” Canal+‘s hugely ambitious French TV series blending superhero, steampunk and sci-fi themes into a WWI action drama, has found at home in the U.K. In a deal with Studiocanal, the BBC has acquired the series, which is produced by Federation Studios France and Esprits Frappeurs and was already simultaneous released by Canal+ last year…
EXCLUSIVE: The BBC‘s interim director general has said he is “incredibly frustrated” after news of 2,000 layoffs was leaked to the media before being communicated to staff. Rhodri Talfan Davies told employees on Wednesday that the press briefings had “undermined” his plans to communicate the BBC’s £500M ($678M) savings strategy. Many BBC employees were outraged…
The BBC is planning to make up to 2,000 job cuts in one of its most brutal cost-cutting efforts to date. Rhodri Talfan Davies, the BBC’s interim director general, announced the redundancy proposals in an all-staff call on Wednesday afternoon local time. He said between 1,800 and 2,000 roles will go, with more details to…
Oliver Savell, who has been twice BAFTA nominated for his role as a young Alan Carr in Changing Ends, is leading the BBC’s adaptation of Sue Townsend’s The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole. The adaptation, which is being overseen by One Day author David Nicholls with writers including Caitlin Moran, comes nearly 30 years after…
An episode of Channel 4’s Celebrity Great British Bake Off featuring ex-BBC radio presenter Scott Mills has been axed. A spokeswoman for Channel 4 told Deadline: “Having carefully considered the circumstances, we’ve taken the decision not to air the final episode of the 2026 series of The Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up to…
The BBC has acted swiftly to find its replacement for Scott Mills on the upcoming Race Across the World spin-off, which kicks off tonight. Deadline revealed yesterday that the BBC was pushing on with the Detour companion vodcast to the hit entertainment show despite the fact its presenter, Mills, had been sacked by the BBC…
The BBC has confirmed it was aware that Scott Mills, one of its highest-profile radio presenters, was the subject of a police investigation in 2017. In a statement on Wednesday, the BBC said it knew that Mills was being investigated over allegations of serious sexual offences against a teenage boy. The case closed in 2019…
EXCLUSIVE: The BBC is pushing on with a Race Across the World spin-off despite the fact it was due to be hosted by top Radio 2 presenter Scott Mills. We understand Race Across The World: The Detour, a video podcast from The Traitors producer Studio Lambert that only got announced a fortnight ago, will definitely…
The BBC has apologized for not looking into separate allegations relating to Scott Mills, the radio presenter who was fired amid historical sexual misconduct claims. The BBC was contacted by freelance journalist Anna Brees in May 2025 regarding information she had received about alleged “inappropriate communications” involving Mills. The Daily Telegraph reported that Brees asked…
