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How TV Has Lost Its Way (Looking At You Netflix and HBO)

Eventually, TV’s contraction will yield a new Netflix, a new HBO, looking to exploit a desire for bold programming. In the meantime, this year’s Emmys felt like a party on the deck of the Titanic. - The New York Times

Growing Number Of Countries Call For Limits On Streaming Platforms

The international campaign argues that the independence and viability of the global screen industry will remain under threat unless mandatory quotas for local content are introduced in countries outside the US. - The Guardian

Young Britons Just Don’t Bother With BBC News. A New Podcast Is Trying To Draw Them Back.

The Reliable Sauce podcast "sounds as if you are listening in to a conversation (the hosts) might have over a coffee, or on the tube back from work." The key to its success: it was conceived and is run by 20-something journalists, not executives in suits. - Nieman Lab

Depoliticizing Poland’s State TV Network Is A Struggle As Right-Wing Nationalists Act Out

Supporters of the Law and Justice party, which lost the recent elections and had thoroughly politicized state media while in power, have stormed and occupied TV Poland's news building, forcing the news staff to squeeze into space (including bathrooms) in the network's entertainment building and go under police protection. - BBC

For The First Time, Malaysia Is Criminally Prosecuting Filmmakers. The Charge: “Wounding Religious Feelings”

"The director and producer of a banned Malaysian film that explores the afterlife were charged Wednesday with offending the religious feelings of others in a rare criminal prosecution of filmmakers, slammed by critics as an attack on freedom of expression." - AP

“Sopranos” Creator: The Era Of Quality TV Is Over

David Chase, who wrote the HBO series about the New Jersey mafia that many credit with starting a golden age of television, said that era was now over. The 78-year-old said he was being told to “dumb down” his productions, and had been warned against making television that “requires an audience to focus”. - The Guardian

“Succession”, “The Bear”, And “Beef” Rule At The Emmy Awards

"Succession secured its legacy with its third best drama series award, The Bear feasted as the night’s top comedy, and the two shows about squabbling families dominated the acting awards at Monday night’s Emmys." - AP

The Word Tags That Get You To Click On Netflix Shows

The two- or three-word tags, meant to convey the gestalt of a show or movie, regularly help viewers choose a show from the service’s nearly endless library, the company says. The words are selected by about 30 employees — so-called taggers. - The New York Times

Barbie Won A Bunch Of Awards During Commercial Breaks, And The Host Was Not Having That

Chelsea Handler "went rogue" during the Critics Choice Awards, after Barbie won a bunch of awards during commercial breaks - including Best Comedy. Handler said, "Greta and Margot deserve the opportunity to make an acceptance speech," and invited Gerwig and Robbie onstage. - Variety

Since The Emmys Opened To Cable, HBO Has Dominated The Awards

But that reign may be coming to an end as quickly as HBO turned into MAX. - Washington Post

ESPN Returns Dozens Of Emmys After Scheme Unravels

Cheating isn't a great look in sports - or sports media. "Since at least 2010, ESPN employees attached fake names to awards entries, the network said in a statement, and the scheme may have stretched back to 1997." - Los Angeles Times

Live, From The Critics Choice Awards

The latest film & TV awards are the Critics Choice Awards, for which Barbie had 18 nominations. Oscars nominee voting ends Jan. 16, so these awards may have an outsize effect. At the time of posting, The Holdovers had already picked up two wins. - The Hollywood Reporter

How Actors Speak In Early Awards Shows Can Determine Whether They Earn An Oscar

While voting is still happening, "Many an Oscar has been won or lost on the basis of a good or bad performance on a podium a few weeks before." - The Guardian (UK)

Willem Dafoe Wants People To Stop Taking Sex So Seriously

At least the sex in Poor Things, his new movie. - Washington Post

Who Will Win The Long-Delayed Emmys?

And who should win? (Hint: Not the third season of Ted Lasso.) - The Hollywood Reporter

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