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Posts in the EMF 331 category:

EMF 140, EMF 331

Ownership does determine what gets on the air

Written by Turner, John on December 29th, 2020December 29th, 2020.

Gawker show gets the “red light” on Apple TV+. By Ben Smith from The New York Times: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/13/business/media/apple-gawker-tim-cook.html

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EMF 331

Animation might be TV’s next Golden Age

Written by Turner, John on December 29th, 2020.

By Tracy Brown from the Los Angeles Times: https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/tv/story/2020-11-23/netflix-hulu-amazon-20th-television-viacom-cbs-adult-animation-boom

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EMF 140, EMF 331, EMF 370, EMF 385

What makes a good documentary?

Written by Turner, John on November 30th, 2020January 4th, 2021.

Elisabeth Vincentelli reports in The New York Times why non-fiction storytelling is growing in popularity on TV. Interview with Lisa Heller and Nancy Abraham from HBO. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/27/arts/television/hbo-documentaries-nancy-abraham-lisa-heller-interview.html?searchResultPosition=11  

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EMF 331

How TV is changing during the COVID-19 Crisis

Written by Turner, John on June 15th, 2020.

David Zurawik in The Baltimore Sun questions whether TV is undergoing a permanent change from the COVID-19 pandemic. https://www.baltimoresun.com/opinion/columnists/zurawik/bs-ed-zontv-covid-changes-media-20200612-we44q22sdrakhi5kc4iobbugou-story.html

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EMF 140, EMF 331

HBO Max removes “Gone with the Wind” from its streaming service (at least for now)

Written by Turner, John on June 14th, 2020.

Will release it later with a discussion of its “historical context.” https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/10/business/media/gone-with-the-wind-hbo-max.html

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EMF 140, EMF 331

George Floyd’s death leads some to re-examine TV police and crime dramas

Written by Turner, John on June 14th, 2020June 14th, 2020.

By Amanda Hess from The New York Times: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/10/arts/television/protests-fictional-cops.html

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EMF 140, EMF 331

“Mixed-ish” is about identity and inclusion

Written by Turner, John on November 25th, 2019.

The new ABC spin-off has its share of both praise and criticism as reported in The Los Angeles Times: https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/tv/story/2019-11-12/abc-mixedish-karin-gist-greys-anatomy    

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EMF 331

NBC’s Rick Ludwin Dies: Backed “Seinfeld” show in early days

Written by Turner, John on November 18th, 2019.

Ludwin was willing to take a chance on the show after early questions. From The New York Times: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/13/arts/television/rick-ludwin-dead-seinfeld.html  

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EMF 331, EMF 385

New York Station Defines Alternative Music Format Today

Written by Turner, John on September 21st, 2019.

Read about the evolution of the Alternative “Rock” radio format in this article by Joe Coscarelli from The New York Times: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/18/arts/music/rock-radio.html?searchResultPosition=1

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EMF 331

CBS and Viacom Merging Again

Written by Turner, John on August 22nd, 2019.

Edmund Lee reports in The New York Times: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/13/business/cbs-viacom-merger.html

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