Jake Kanter
@jakekanter.bsky.social
Investigations for Deadline. Former The Times media correspondent. Email: [email protected]
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.
deadline.com
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.
New: Culture secretary Lisa Nandy’s repeated attacks on BBC boss Tim Davie have sparked independence concerns, with a Deadline analysis revealing the frequency of her interventions on editorial/operational issues when compared with Tory predecessors. deadline.com/2025/07/bbc-...
UK Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy Accused Of Jeopardizing BBC Independence After Repeated Attacks On Tim Davie
British culture secretary Lisa Nandy’s repeated attacks on BBC boss Tim Davie have sparked concerns about the UK broadcaster's independence.
deadline.com
July 9, 2025 at 11:12 AM
New: Culture secretary Lisa Nandy’s repeated attacks on BBC boss Tim Davie have sparked independence concerns, with a Deadline analysis revealing the frequency of her interventions on editorial/operational issues when compared with Tory predecessors. deadline.com/2025/07/bbc-...
The BBC screwed up horrendously at Glasto and MPs have every right to be angry, but take a breath and read these quotes. It's starting to look an awful lot like a minister telling the BBC what to do. That doesn't feel like a desirable precedent for anyone - including Lisa Nandy.
July 5, 2025 at 7:35 PM
The BBC screwed up horrendously at Glasto and MPs have every right to be angry, but take a breath and read these quotes. It's starting to look an awful lot like a minister telling the BBC what to do. That doesn't feel like a desirable precedent for anyone - including Lisa Nandy.
Very serious attack on BBC chief Tim Davie from culture secretary Lisa Nandy: “When you have one editorial failure, it’s something that must be gripped. When you have several, it becomes a problem of leadership." deadline.com/2025/06/bbc-...
deadline.com
June 30, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Very serious attack on BBC chief Tim Davie from culture secretary Lisa Nandy: “When you have one editorial failure, it’s something that must be gripped. When you have several, it becomes a problem of leadership." deadline.com/2025/06/bbc-...
Exclusive: Bob Vylan dropped by agent UTA after scandal-hit Glastonbury set. deadline.com/2025/06/bob-...
UTA Drops Bob Vylan After “Death To The IDF” Chant During Scandal-Hit Glastonbury Set
UTA has moved swiftly to drop Bob Vylan, the punk duo at the heart of a scandal in the UK over their performance at Glastonbury Festival.
deadline.com
June 30, 2025 at 12:23 PM
Exclusive: Bob Vylan dropped by agent UTA after scandal-hit Glastonbury set. deadline.com/2025/06/bob-...
Update: BBC Breakfast editor has "decided to extend the period of leave he was taking" while internal review is ongoing, per an internal email. No word on when he will return. bsky.app/profile/jake...
Exclusive: The BBC has drafted in a PwC consultant to help steer an internal review of bullying and misconduct allegations on Breakfast. deadline.com/2025/06/bbc-...
BBC Drafts In Consultant To Examine ‘Breakfast’ Bullying Allegations After Deadline Investigation
The BBC's HR team is working with an external PwC consultant to examine allegations of bullying and misconduct on flagship show, 'BBC Breakfast.'
deadline.com
June 19, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Update: BBC Breakfast editor has "decided to extend the period of leave he was taking" while internal review is ongoing, per an internal email. No word on when he will return. bsky.app/profile/jake...
Exclusive: The BBC has drafted in a PwC consultant to help steer an internal review of bullying and misconduct allegations on Breakfast. deadline.com/2025/06/bbc-...
BBC Drafts In Consultant To Examine ‘Breakfast’ Bullying Allegations After Deadline Investigation
The BBC's HR team is working with an external PwC consultant to examine allegations of bullying and misconduct on flagship show, 'BBC Breakfast.'
deadline.com
June 19, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Exclusive: The BBC has drafted in a PwC consultant to help steer an internal review of bullying and misconduct allegations on Breakfast. deadline.com/2025/06/bbc-...
Strictly Come Dancing and The Traitors boss Kate Phillips will be named as the BBC's new content chief, per sources and a Broadcast report. Deadline has reported since early May that she was the candidate to beat. She becomes the most powerful creative exec in UK telly, audio, and streaming.
June 18, 2025 at 9:23 AM
Strictly Come Dancing and The Traitors boss Kate Phillips will be named as the BBC's new content chief, per sources and a Broadcast report. Deadline has reported since early May that she was the candidate to beat. She becomes the most powerful creative exec in UK telly, audio, and streaming.
Two stories in two days, The Sun has turned on BBC Breakfast boss Richard Frediani. The first big test for the BBC since the “line in the sand" of its workplace culture review? Here’s the Deadline story that started it all: deadline.com/2025/04/bbc-...
June 17, 2025 at 7:49 AM
Two stories in two days, The Sun has turned on BBC Breakfast boss Richard Frediani. The first big test for the BBC since the “line in the sand" of its workplace culture review? Here’s the Deadline story that started it all: deadline.com/2025/04/bbc-...
New: A handful of seasoned BBC News journalists have complained that they are the victims of ageism as they face being fired under plans to merge the corporation’s Home and Foreign newsdesks. deadline.com/2025/06/bbc-...
BBC News Journalists Lodge Ageism Complaint As They Face Being Fired Under Newsdesk Merger
A group of seasoned BBC News journalists have claimed that they are being forced out of the corporation because of their age.
deadline.com
June 12, 2025 at 10:39 AM
New: A handful of seasoned BBC News journalists have complained that they are the victims of ageism as they face being fired under plans to merge the corporation’s Home and Foreign newsdesks. deadline.com/2025/06/bbc-...
New: Channel 4 once described itself as the “sponsor and defender of free speech,” but a cache of documents seen by Deadline reveals it is restricting what aggrieved former staffers can say about the company. deadline.com/2025/06/chan...
Channel 4 Says It Doesn’t Use NDAs, But Documents Reveal Company Is Curbing Free Speech Of Aggrieved Ex-Employees
Channel 4 described itself as the "defender of free speech," but documents reveal it is restricting what former staffers can say about the company.
deadline.com
June 4, 2025 at 11:59 AM
New: Channel 4 once described itself as the “sponsor and defender of free speech,” but a cache of documents seen by Deadline reveals it is restricting what aggrieved former staffers can say about the company. deadline.com/2025/06/chan...
Yeah, that wildly viral video of a Chinese paraglider accidentally flying as high as Everest, a video presented as fact by many major world news outlets, that video was likely AI. deadline.com/2025/05/nbc-...
NBC Pulls Viral Chinese Paraglider Video Over Concerns It Was AI Generated
NBC Pulls Viral Chinese Paraglider Video Over Concerns It Was AI Generated
deadline.com
May 30, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Yeah, that wildly viral video of a Chinese paraglider accidentally flying as high as Everest, a video presented as fact by many major world news outlets, that video was likely AI. deadline.com/2025/05/nbc-...
My voyage into the underbelly of AI movie trailers on YouTube made it all the way to American network news — as did the consequences of the greatest week in my Spurs supporting life. www.nbcnews.com/now/video/yo...
YouTube cracks down on misleading AI movie trailers by demonetizing accounts
As the summer box office season gets underway, movie trailers are flooding YouTube, but many are not what they seem. With artificial intelligence generating a wave of fake previews, YouTube is now tak...
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May 24, 2025 at 11:19 AM
My voyage into the underbelly of AI movie trailers on YouTube made it all the way to American network news — as did the consequences of the greatest week in my Spurs supporting life. www.nbcnews.com/now/video/yo...
This is big - and proper sign of the times stuff. ITV is cutting 220 jobs (half of its daytime teams) and dramatically reducing daytime output. The money will be reinvested in more streaming-friendly output, like drama and sport. deadline.com/2025/05/itv-...
ITV To Cut 220 Jobs In Major Daytime Overhaul
ITV has announced a major overhaul of its daytime schedule, cutting back the airtime devoted to shows including 'Loose Women' and 'Lorraine.'
deadline.com
May 20, 2025 at 1:56 PM
This is big - and proper sign of the times stuff. ITV is cutting 220 jobs (half of its daytime teams) and dramatically reducing daytime output. The money will be reinvested in more streaming-friendly output, like drama and sport. deadline.com/2025/05/itv-...
Stunt performing is a glamour job — until someone gets hurt. For a special piece, stuntwoman Casey Michaels reveals to me how she won a huge £7m payout from HBO after a career-ending injury on Game of Thrones. She says her story exposes the dark underbelly of stunting. deadline.com/2025/05/game...
Career-Ending ‘Game Of Thrones’ Injury Led To $9.4M Settlement: Why Stuntwoman Thinks It Exposes Everything That’s Wrong With Her Profession
Stuntwoman Casey Michaels suffered major injury on 'Game Of Thrones.' She sued HBO, reaching a £7M ($9.4M) settlement. Now she's raising safety fears.
deadline.com
May 19, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Stunt performing is a glamour job — until someone gets hurt. For a special piece, stuntwoman Casey Michaels reveals to me how she won a huge £7m payout from HBO after a career-ending injury on Game of Thrones. She says her story exposes the dark underbelly of stunting. deadline.com/2025/05/game...