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Television
In the wake of strikes and peak TV, Hollywood’s workforce is shifting away from LA and New York
by
Henry Epp
Apr 18, 2024
States are making tax-break offers that producers can't refuse.
How writers' and actors' strikes affect what we watch — even years later
Mar 4, 2024
Paramount says it'll continue several experiments it began in response to strike-related production shutdowns last year — because they had proven successful at cutting costs.
Writers strike means this costume coordinator's job has to wrap, for now
by
Sean McHenry
May 25, 2023
"It is eerily similar to a regular production wrap," says Kenya Morgan. "Only, as I coined it last week, this is the rehearsal wrap."
For Tubi chief, streaming’s future is serving fragmented audiences
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Sean McHenry
Feb 28, 2023
Since Fox bought the ad-supported streaming service in 2020, growth has been like a "rocket ship," says Tubi CEO Farhad Massoudi.
Why do baseball games have such weird start times?
by
Janet Nguyen
Oct 28, 2022
There’s a reason your favorite team’s game is scheduled for 4:07 on the dot.
What Chinese streaming services censor from American TV shows
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Maria Hollenhorst
Sep 9, 2022
A journalist's side-by-side comparison of 100 episodes of “The Big Bang Theory” on Chinese and U.S. streaming sites.
With "Reservation Dogs" and "Rutherford Falls," a new era of TV centers on Native people, stories
Aug 3, 2022
The new wave of shows created for and by Indigenous people shows Native storytelling is worth investing and reinvesting in, fans say.
For public good, not for profit.
Hollywood can't keep up with TV screen tech
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Sarah Leeson
Aug 1, 2022
As the TV in your living room gets better, the special effects in big-budget Hollywood films are starting to look worse. Lane Brown of New York magazine discusses.
There's a new spate of working-class sitcoms, and they're not sold on the American dream
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Sean McHenry
Jul 25, 2022
"They're sort of poking fun at the idea of upward mobility, of the American dream being something that's attainable," said Vulture's Roxana Hadadi.
For "Young Rock" co-creator, even a pandemic won't make comedy go away
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Sean McHenry
Feb 18, 2021
Nahnatchka Khan, co-creator of the NBC series "Young Rock," talks TV production and how a tough year can be translated into amusing entertainment.