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Chris Hardwick on ‘The Wall,’ nerd ubiquity and fighting impostor syndrome

The founder of Nerdist talks about his new game show and why he worries about getting kicked out of parties.
SAN DIEGO, CA - JULY 23: Moderator Chris Hardwick attends the San Diego Comic-Con International 2016 Marvel Panel in Hall H on July 23, 2016 in San Diego, California. ©Marvel Studios 2016
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Chinese firm Wanda to buy Dick Clark Productions

Nov 4, 2016
The Chinese Company Dalian Wanda Group has been on a shopping spree in Hollywood. Today, the company announced that it bought Dick Clark Productions. That gives them the rights to high-profile events like the Golden Globes awards and the Miss American Pageant. Marketplace’s Reema Khrais reports on the latest buy from Wanda, and what it […]
Dalian Wanda is buying Dick Clark Productions, its first step into TV production. Above, the Wanda cinema next to the Wanda Group building in Beijing. 
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TV and radio stations love this presidential election

Nov 3, 2016
Thanks to a tightening race and down-ballot battles, they're raking in the cash.
Republican vice presidential nominee Mike Pence speaks with the CNN broadcast crew prior to the start of the third U.S. presidential debate at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. 

 
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It's not just Barb, Netflix is also having a moment

Oct 19, 2016
Companies like Netflix and Amazon are disrupting TV by producing their own content.
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The Great British Bake Off crumbles

Sep 13, 2016
We've got another Brexit on hands...Too soon?
Sue Perkins and Mel Giedroyc, hosts of the Great British Bake Off.  
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Economist Paul Krugman ponders the sci-fi economics of 'Star Trek'

Sep 7, 2016
What the TV series can teach us about our visions of the future.
 A USS Enterprise bridge stage set is displayed during a press preview of "40 Years of Star Trek: The Collection" at Christie's auction house September 29, 2006, in New York City.
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Tech Intervention: There's such a thing as too many Ks

Aug 26, 2016
If people aren't buying 4k TVs, why would they go for 8k?
A visitor looks at 4K SUHD curved TVs at the Samsung stand during a press day at the 2015 IFA consumer electronics and appliances trade fair in Berlin.
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"No es facil:" The challenge of filming in Cuba

Jun 10, 2016
"House of Lies" is the first scripted U.S. TV show to film in Cuba since diplomatic relations were restored.
"House of Lies" is the first scripted show to film in Cuba since relations were restored.
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"Grey's Anatomy" cashes in on the Netflix Effect

May 19, 2016
The series will enter its 13th season thanks, in part, to viewers who binge first.

All 'Good Wife' things must come to an end

May 6, 2016
As the CBS drama makes an exit, it helps take a business model with it.
A scene from "Verdict," Episode 21, Season 7 of "The Good Wife."
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