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The Economist’s pick of the best television shows of 2023
“Barry” The fourth and final season is the darkest and most gripping. Barry Berkman, a hitman, had reinvented himself as an actor; now he has lost his cover and his freedom. The show—created by and starring Bill Hader, a comedian—interrogates Hollywood’s love of anti-heroes and offers a satisfying ending. “The Bear” In the second season,…
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Pandora’s Box by Peter Biskind review — is this the end of television’s golden age?
In my TV review in this section, whenever pertinent, I’m apt to rehash my theory that almost all TV used to be rubbish. This makes people very cross sometimes because they remember it fondly, but it’s not my fault they’re wrong. True, proper great TV, I’ll invariably continue, actually began in 1999, with The Sopranos.…
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Ajit Pai Elected To Public Television Board Of Trustees
India-West News Desk WASHINGTON, DC – America’s Public Television Stations (APTS) on November 14 announced the election of former Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Ajit Pai to a three-year term as an at-large member of the APTS board of trustees, effective February 26, 2024. Pai, who chaired the FCC from 2017 to 2021, during the…
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AudienceXpress and Epsilon Partner On Convergent TV Buying | Radio & Television Business Report
NEW YORK — A Comcast Advertising company has partnered with Epsilon, a global advertising and marketing technology company, to introduce a new capability for enhancing audience-based, convergent television buying. Epsilon is now able to tap into AudienceXpress’s reach, scale and expertise across the Connected TV sector. This partnership, Comcast says, “accelerates Epsilon’s clients’ ability to…
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What it’s like to be interviewed on American television…
CBS NEWS. A Polish birthday party where all identities began with ‘J’ spawned more John McEnroe’s than many could handle, and Judges and Jokers
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Executive Turntable: UMG’s New Hong Kong Leader; Minor Adjustment at Television Academy
Friday funday, it’s time for another Executive Turntable, Billboard’s comprehensive(ish) compendium of promotions, hirings, exits and firings — and all things in between — across the music industry. UMG hired Gary Chan to take on the dual role of managing director of Universal Music Hong Kong and senior vice president of Universal Music Greater China,…
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‘The Drew Barrymore Show’ Features A Man Getting A Vasectomy Live On…
Drew Barrymore just proved that her self-titled daytime talk show isn’t exclusively for women. Just one month after a brave taker had her annual pap smear broadcast on national television, today’s episode of The Drew Barrymore Show featured a man’s vasectomy live from a Brooklyn doctor’s office. At the start of the episode — titled…
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We Are Farmers … And We Want AM Radio | Radio & Television Business Report
WASHINGTON, D.C. — A study from Katz Media Group recently used MRI-Simmons data to delve into the media habits of agricultural workers and, to little surprise, found a strong inclination of agricultural workers toward audio media. And, as the National Association of Farm Broadcasters has been saying, both AM and FM radio have been found to be the…
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For iHeartMedia CEO, A Cheap Investment In Deflated Stock | Radio & Television Business Report
For individuals and institutions that have held shares of iHeartMedia stock, which trades on the Nasdaq GlobalSelect market under the “IHRT” symbol, long-term investment has delivered disappointing yields. In June 2021, shares were nearing $27 per share. Today, they’re trading just below $2.50. On November 13, IHRT hit a post-bankruptcy low in its share price. That presented…
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A Race 45 Years in the Making: Michelob ULTRA Celebrates Williams Racing Partnership with First-Ever Real vs. Virtual Race in New One-Of-A-Kind Television Special
“Lap of Legends” will use cutting-edge technology to create the first-ever race pitting a real Formula 1 driver against virtual avatars of some of the greatest Williams Racing drivers of all-time. NEW YORK, Nov. 17, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — In Formula 1 racing, the pressure is always on. Most racing fans will never experience what it’s like…