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
Posts in the EMF 331 category:
Animation might be TV’s next Golden Age
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
What makes a good documentary?
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
How TV is changing during the COVID-19 Crisis
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
HBO Max removes “Gone with the Wind” from its streaming service (at least for now)
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
George Floyd’s death leads some to re-examine TV police and crime dramas
By Amanda Hess from The New York Times: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/10/arts/television/protests-fictional-cops.html
“Mixed-ish” is about identity and inclusion
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
NBC’s Rick Ludwin Dies: Backed “Seinfeld” show in early days
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
New York Station Defines Alternative Music Format Today
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
CBS and Viacom Merging Again
Edmund Lee reports in The New York Times: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/13/business/cbs-viacom-merger.html