TV

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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Although prolific filmmaker Steven Soderbergh claims the new HBO hit, Behind the Candelabra will be his last, the director has been busy at work setting the stage for his second act as a TV/stage director-painter-novelist-t-shirt entrepreneur and headphone designer-hyphenate.
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Love-hated by many Smash fans though he was, the character of Ellis disrupted hegemonic thinking about sexuality by remaining undefined and uninterested in defining -- something unfortunately "corrected" in the second and final season.
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Recent episodes of Doctor Who and Supernatural take up the narrative of storyteller as God, raising questions about our fascination with the auteur.
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Ten (or more) media industry news items you might have missed recently.
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Within the context of network late night television, David Letterman's shaming of senators opposed to gun control is startlingly bold.
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Prospect Park’s soap opera strategy tests traditional conceptions of televisual value within an evolving space of digital distribution.
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Onscreen violence against women has made several otherwise compelling programs unwatchable.
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Considering the larger historical context of the broadcasters' objections to Aereo, how might this case reflect how broadcasters are revising their commitment to "free" television?
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Grandpa Peacock may be floundering, but the kids—MSNBC and NBC Sports Network—are holding their own.
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Whereas AMC’s new slogan reflects its consistent lack of direction, FX’s brand extension embodies its continuous push forward.
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While The Office's documentary aesthetic has often led to the assumption the show itself was the final product, the choice to position the diegetic documentary as public television and a successful international export pushes against this assumption in interesting ways.
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While the issue is ostensibly about the negative portrayal of the Tea Party, Glenn Beck and WWE have taken advantage of the situation for publicity.
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The controversy surrounding Seth MacFarlane's hosting of the 2013 Oscars offers an opportunity to have productive discussions about the role of the media in shaping ideology.
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While Defiance may seek to expand its focus beyond a primarily male audience, as a broader transmedia initiative it highlights the gendered realities of convergent media practices.
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