television
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Doctor Who Ushers in David Tennant’s Return with The Star Beast Special
News of David Tennant’s return to Doctor Who as a new-ish version of his old self felt like a big hit at the nostalgic feels for longtime fans. As part of the BBC’s 60th anniversary of the longtime series, he and a similarly returning Catherine Tate as Donna Noble will get into some more time…
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Disney Says Showrunners Should Work Despite Writers’ Strike
In a memo acquired by the Hollywood Reporter, Bob McPhail, assistant chief counsel for ABC Signature, a Disney subsidiary, reminded showrunners for Disney shows that they “are not excused from performing your duties as a showrunner and/or producer on your series as a result of the WGA strike.”
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Here Are the Most Popular Original Shows on Streaming
There’s always time for more TV, and new data published by Bloomberg earlier this week revealed that we watched a lot of it. A new report helps characterise the blackbox that is streaming shows to audiences — which is especially important in a world where Netflix has a reputation for cancelling your favourite show (I’m…
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Google TV Adds Hundreds of New Free Channels
Do you miss the pre-streaming days of clicking through a TV guide? What about stumbling upon three-quarters of an action flick or the last 15 minutes of My Cousin Vinny in a delightful channel-browsing haze? Well Google TV has a remedy for your nostalgia. The smart TV operating system is moving forward into the streaming…