| THE AGREEMENT ALSO INCLUDES DISTRIBUTION FOR A NEW NBC SPORTS NETWORK |
NBCUniversal and YouTube TV have announced a “long-term” distribution agreement, ending the threat of a blackout of NBCU networks in more than 10 million pay-TV homes.
Under the deal, whose length and terms were not disclosed, carriage of NBCU’s full portfolio of networks is assured on YouTube TV. Distribution has also been secured for a new iteration of the NBC Sports Network, which will give viewers access to “a broad range of NBCUniversal’s robust sports programming,” as NBCU said in a statement.
The carriage deal will also see flagship streamer Peacock become available in the coming months as a subscription offering through YouTube Primetime Channels. It also is getting a multi-year extension across Google Android platforms, including Google Play and Google TV. >>>Separate Deal On Highlight Clips |
Deadline Exclusives & Originals |
Clooney Talks 'Good Night,' Kimmel & That Biden Op-Ed - Without advance notice, Magnolia Pictures on Friday will release Good Night, and Good Luck: Live From Broadway on Prime Video and other digital platforms. George Clooney took time to discuss his Murrow movie with Deadline; Jimmy Kimmel; the settlements of dubious Trump lawsuits against ABC News and CBS News and his other new film, Jay Kelly. Clooney also lends clarity on his decision to write a gutsy New York Times op-ed piece urging Joe Biden to not seek reelection. >>>Q&A
Getting In The Grove — In an exclusive interview, Benjamin Lowy and Emily Vaughan Barratt, founders of London theater producer Wessex Grove, reveal they are planning to transfer Cate Blanchett and Emma Corrin’s hot ticket The Seagull to New York. >>>“They All Want To Do It”
CAA Signs Sharpe - Presenter and digital content creator Jolie Sharpe has signed with CAA Sports Media. The London-born sports broadcaster will be represented by the team of CAA agent’s led by Alex McGuire, who oversees the agency’s Sports Media unit throughout the UK and Europe. >>>Her Viral Moment
All Stars Or No Stars - All Star Entertainment, the management agency behind UK reality stars including Geordie Shore's Chloe Ferry and Love Island's Adam Collard, is facing the threat of closure over an unpaid tax bill. A “winding-up petition,” which in the UK is often the last resort taken by a creditor when attempting to recover debt, is being pursued. >>>Accounting Issue Blamed
'The Seagull' Flying To New York - Wessex Grove, the lead producer on Thomas Ostermeier's adaptation of Cate Blanchett and Emma Corrin-starring play The Seagull at the Barbican, London, is hoping to transfer the show to New York, with Spring 2027 cautiously pencilled in as a start date. >>>Breaking Baz's Column |
| Writer-director and Southern Charm creator Whitney Sudler-Smith touched down at Deadline’s Zurich Studio to discuss his upcoming slate of projects, which include feature film New Rose as well comedy series Family Office. >>>Read The Interview |
Quotable "It’s easier to talk here than it is in America" - Dave Chappelle onstage at the Riyadh Comedy Festival discussing freedom of speech |
Exclusive Stephan James (If Beale Street Could Talk) has signed on to star opposite Anthony Ippolito in I Play Rocky, Amazon MGM Studios' film looking at the making of 1977 Best Picture Oscar winner, Rocky. James will play Carl Weathers.
Exclusive Oscar nominee William H. Macy and The Flight Attendant actor Nolan Gerard Funk have joined the untitled Eternity project, which is now filming in Italy.
EXCLUSIVE Schitt’s Creek star Emily Hampshire and Frasier's Jess Salgueiro are among the lead cast of Crave's softball comedy series Slo Pitch. The series is centered around a queer, underdog, slo pitch softball team and their dedicated and determined coach, played by Salguiero.
Netflix has rounded out the cast for its fresh take on The Age Of Innocence, a limited series based on Edith Wharton’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel. Joining the project as series regulars are Fiona Glascott, Belinda Bromilow and Emma Shipp.
exclusive Amber Stevens West has been tapped for a key recurring role opposite Sheaun McKinney in the upcoming eighth and final season of CBS's comedy series The Neighborhood.
exclusive John Kim has joined K-pop thriller Perfect Girl, alongside Arden Cho, Jeon Somi and Adeline Rudolph.
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BY THE NUMBERS $395,000 - Just-announced production grants for 10 documentary projects from California Humanities |
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🙏 With less than 24 hours to go before Sean Combs learns if he will spend years or just months in prison after being found guilty, the former hip-hop mogul pled with Judge Arun Subramanian for leniency. "I will never commit a crime again," Combs wrote in the four-page letter, claiming he was clean and sober "for the first time in 25 years."
🏆 The Golden Globes has revealed the 25 titles that have qualified for the new Best Podcast category, which will be introduced at the 2026 ceremony. The list includes such popular draws across various demographics and political leanings as The Joe Rogan Experience, Call Her Daddy and SmartLess.
📺 Fox News showed year-over-year viewership growth in the September ratings, while CNN and MSNBC saw significant audience declines. In primetime in September, Fox News averaged 2.54 million viewers, up 1% from the same period in 2024, while MSNBC averaged 810,000, down 43%, and CNN posted 543,000, down 36%.
⚖️ A bombshell 2023 TV investigation into alleged sexual misconduct by French actor Gérard Depardieu was being scrutinized by judges in Paris on Thursday following allegations by the actor that footage in a key segment was manipulated. The Paris-based freedom of information NGO Reporters Without Borders has condemned the trial, saying it posed “a major threat – if not a downright violation – to press freedom.”
💃 Taylor Swift has opened up about her engagement to Travis Kelce for the first time in an appearance on The Graham Norton Show. The Shake It Off singer said that Kelce got full marks for springing the proposal on her after they recorded his New Heights podcast in August. "He went all out — 10 out of 10," she said. |
OBITUARIES
🕯️ Chris Dreja, a rhythm guitarist and later bassist who co-founded The Yardbirds, remained with the legendary British band for its entire original run and was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame with them, has died. He was 79. 🕯️ Patricia Routledge, the British sitcom icon famed for her role as snobby social climber Hyacinth Bucket in BBC comedy Keeping Up Appearances, has passed away. She was 96. 2025 Deaths Photo Gallery |
ON THE RADAR
Fri - Diddy sentencing
Sat - Bad Bunny hosts SNL season premiere; Mr. Scorsese docuseries world premieres at NYFF
Mon - Taylor Swift on Fallon; Advertising Week begins
Thu - Infinity Festival Hollywood kicks off; David Ellison interviewed at Bloomberg ScreenTime |
New 'Life' - Taylor Swift's new album, The Life of a Showgirl has finally arrived, accompanied by a film, a late-night TV tour and an avalanche of glossy, showgirl-themed promotional images. |
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