Possible government intervention in Sky’s ITV deal, Zendaya’s new Alex Garland film, Gersh’s Victoria House and CBS’s Bake-Off special lead Thursday’s briefing. Plus ten more project and business headlines—all in one place.

In this briefing

• Sky–ITV public-interest scrutiny
• Zendaya and Alex Garland at A24
• Gersh launches Victoria House
• Drew Barrymore hosts CBS Bake-Off
• Also in the Trades: casting, rights and executive news

Catch up on yesterday’s morning and afternoon editions.

Reporting cutoff: October 15, 10:31 a.m. Eastern / 7:31 a.m. Pacific.

Original reporting

• Sky’s $2.1 Billion ITV Megadeal: U.K. Government Eyes Intervention
• Zendaya to Star in Alex Garland Sci-Fi Film at A24
• Gersh Launches Victoria House, Expanding Into Scripted Films, True Crime and International Co-Productions (EXCLUSIVE)
• CBS Bringing ‘Pillsbury Bake-Off Classic’ To Primetime With Drew Barrymore As Host
• Renny Harlin To Direct Prison Rescue Thriller ‘Evac’
• Mister Miracle casts Josh Hutcherson and Mackenzie Davis
• Christian Slater, Trine Dyrholm, Dree Hemingway Join Dogma25 Feature ‘Incidents of Intimacy’
• Cineverse to Adapt Trevor Henderson’s Horror Podcast ‘Mayfair Watchers Society’ Into Movie (EXCLUSIVE)
• ‘Friends’ Returning To Channel 4 After 15 Years
• Amy DeGregorio Promoted to EVP at Hearst Media Production Group (Exclusive)
• Kelsey Grammer EMT drama Pops in development at NBC
• Jennie to Headline Soundtrack for Netflix’s Upcoming Animated Film ‘Steps’
• Bel Powley & Rob Delaney Leading BBC Podcast Series ‘Sober Companion’ With EP Sharon Horgan
• Academy CEO Bill Kramer to Head to Tokyo for Leadership Award and Onstage Summit With Toho Boss Matsuoka Hiro

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