International Literary Properties Acquires Rights To 12 Major Estates Including Georges Simenon, Evelyn Waugh

Jake Kanter International TV EditorA group of 700 Black, Asian, and minority ethnic TV workers have written to UK networks and streamers, including Netflix, the BBC and Sky, and the government demanding action on racial equality.The letter, which Deadline has made available to read in full here, is the work of the Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic TV Task Force, which has swelled to hundreds of members after being established shortly after the death of George Floyd and the rise of the Black Lives

Elsa Keslassy International CorrespondentAMC Networks’ Sundance Now has acquired Schiaffino Musarra’s Swedish crime comedy series “We Got This” from Banijay Rights for the U.S., Canada and the U.K.The show follows George English (Musarra),
 a recently jobless American man living in Sweden who sets off to solve the 30-year-old murder of the former prime minister Olof Palme, in hopes that the 50 million Swedish crown ($5 million) reward can pay off his insurmountable tax bill.

Famous for his blocking on the court, LeBron James is now turning his protective tactics to the voting booth.  Following the death of George Floyd and amid the Black Lives Matter movement, the NBA superstar and fellow Black athletes, including Jalen Rose and Skylar Diggins-Smith, as well as other entertainment figures like Kevin Hart, are joining together behind More Than a Vote, a new organization they've founded focused on "protecting African Americans' voting rights," according to a New York

BBC Newsnight host Emily Maitlis last week when rapper, author and podcast host George The Poet appeared on the show to discuss the spread of anti-racist activism in the wake of the killing of George Floyd under the knee of a US police officer.

coronavirus restrictions, a senior Metropolitan Police officer has warned.Deputy Assistant Commissioner Laurence Taylor told the BBC's Radio 4 Today programme people should not be meeting in groups of six for health reasons.He said: “The health protection regulations are really clear that it is unlawful.“The government said that for health reasons people should not be meeting in groups of six, so we would strongly encourage people not to come out and gather in these large numbers because they

By Jake Kanter

Three more police officers have been charged in connection with the death of George Floyd in the United States as protests continued for a ninth night.

The partner of Sheku Bayoh insists his death in police custody in Scotland draws harrowing parallels with the killing of George Floyd.

As protests continue in all 50 states in the wake of George Floyd‘s unjust death, two expert lawyers — LA criminal attorney Sharen H. Ghatan, and New York criminal attorney Julie Rendelman — are sharing with HollywoodLife EXCLUSIVELY how the demonstrators can protect themselves, and what they need to do if they get in trouble with the law.

John Boyega is making his voice heard following the murder of George Floyd, which sparked protests globally against systemic racism and police brutality.

“12 Years A Slave” director Steve McQueen has dedicated his two movies announced today as part of the Cannes Film Festival lineup to George Floyd and the Black Lives Matter movement.

By Andreas Wiseman

Two small-scale protests are due to take place in Manchester tonight as part of as part of a UK 'stand up to racism day of action' following the death in the US of George Floyd.