Posts Tagged ‘ cable ’

Send in the Clones: Tatiana Maslany vs. The Emmy Awards

June 12, 2013
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Send in the Clones: Tatiana Maslany vs. The Emmy Awards

BBC America’s campaign to earn the Orphan Black actress a nomination comes at a time when the Academy's traditional logics are being challenged by new spaces for Emmy campaigning.
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Young Faces, Fast Cars, and the Other NBCs

April 15, 2013
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Young Faces, Fast Cars, and the Other NBCs

Grandpa Peacock may be floundering, but the kids—MSNBC and NBC Sports Network—are holding their own.
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The Broadcast Battleground of the 2012 Emmy Awards

September 23, 2012
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The Broadcast Battleground of the 2012 Emmy Awards

While winners and losers may speak most directly to television's hierarchies, the Emmy telecast itself offers a space in which broadcast networks can reshape prevailing discourses of quality within the television industry.
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Mediating the Past: Mad Men’s Sophisticated Weekly Get Together

April 13, 2012
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Mediating the Past: Mad Men’s Sophisticated Weekly Get Together

While this media surge contributed to this season’s premiere becoming Mad Men’s highest rated episode ever, ratings are not really the point. Mad Men sustains AMC's brand, providing a specific and prestigious visibility that extends beyond those who actually watch. Mad Men also offers viewers the opportunity to feel simultaneously nostalgic for and superior...
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Conan and the Warm Embrace of Narrowcasting

November 9, 2010
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<em>Conan</em> and the Warm Embrace of Narrowcasting

Basic cable might turn out to be the best thing to ever happen to Conan O'Brien.
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A New Stage in the Evolution of Original Cable Programming?

September 1, 2010
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A New Stage in the Evolution of Original Cable Programming?

This summer’s crop of original cable series leaves me wondering if we’ve entered a new era, as I increasingly find less innovation and distinction among many of cable’s originals.
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Comcast-NBC-U-OMG

December 3, 2009
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Comcast-NBC-U-OMG

It's official: Comcast has purchased a majority share of NBC-Universal from parent conglom GE, owning 51% to GE's 49%. Today's New York Times reports that the papers have been signed and the deal has been made, though the purchase still needs to be approved by regulatory bodies--a process that could take up to...
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