All the latest news from the global content industry on Tuesday, 10 November

 

Netflix signs up The Traitors UK star

Presenter and actor Maya Jama has signed a talent deal with Netflix, following her departure from Love Island UK.

Jama announced on Sunday she would be stepping back from hosting the dating smash after nine series, saying it was time to “throw myself into something new”. The next post teased the Netflix deal, with a photo of Jama holding a streamer-branded mug.

The multi-hyphenate has a number of new projects in the pipeline, though it is unclear whether developments are scripted or unscripted. Jama recently appeared in Guy Ritchie’s Netflix drama The Gentlemen, having made her acting debut in Katherine Ryan’s The Duchess in 2020, also on Netflix.

Variety first reported the story of Jama’s Netflix deal. Read more

 

Russell Brand sentenced

The disgraced UK presenter, actor and former comedian Russell Brand has been sentenced to 10 years and six months in prison.

Brand was found guilty of one charge of rape and three counts of sexual assault last week and had been told he was facing a “significant custodial term”.

He was found guilty of raping a woman at his home in 2009 and sexually assaulting a woman in 2004 and another at Capital FM in 2004 or 2005. He was also found guilty of sexually assaulting a woman who was working on a project for Channel 4.

The former presenter was found not guilty of two other counts of rape and not guilty of attempted indecent assault in three other charges made against him. Read more

 

Wedotv expands FAST offer

Global streamer wedotv is rolling out seven of its FAST channels to Fire TV Channels this autumn.

Channels include time2Rlx, wedotv Big Stories and wedotv Cars, which will be included on all Fire TV Channels worldwide.

In Germany, customers will have customised versions of wedotv Cars, wedotv Sports and wedotv True Stories. Wedotv’s Get Factual channel will be included on Fire TV Channels in Japan.

 

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