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The Pitt inspires a new (re: old) sort of TV at HBO Max
I’ve made no secret of my love for HBO Max drama The Pitt in this newsletter.
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Dan Barrett
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Is this the world's best video podcast set?
Video podcast sets are almost always terrible. Kind of like CNN's live streamed election show.
Nov 5
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Streaming companies now legally forced to make Australian content. ALSO: Reviews are in for Kim Kardashian's drama show: It stinks. AND…
This Thursday will see new laws enter the Australian parliament that requires streaming platforms to spend either 10 per cent of local expenditure, or…
Nov 4
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Apple TV unveils its new look and feel. It's unnecessary.
Along with the rebrand from ‘Apple TV+’ to just ‘Apple TV,’ the streaming service has today unveiled a new ident.
Nov 3
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RIP Ridiculousness. Now the project is to make MTV cool again. That isn't actually that hard.
It has long been a joke about how MTV, which long ago jettisoned 24/7 music videos on its flagship channel, nowadays only screens episodes of…
Nov 2
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Dan Barrett
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October 2025
The Apple TV show you are overlooking this week is a sister show to its best spy drama
What a week.
Oct 31
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Dan Barrett
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Stranger Things debuts its final season trailer... I can't watch
Also: 30 years of The Soup Nazi
Oct 30
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Spotify switches on Apple TV video. Highlights missed opportunity
A long-awaited update to the Spotify app has come to Apple TV, bringing video podcasts to the platform.
Oct 29
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Dan Barrett
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What do news viewers want? It isn't what CNN All Access is serving
What are news consumers looking for from a news service in 2025?
Oct 28
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Dan Barrett
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Taylor Sheridan out at Paramount + John Dickerson out at Paramount-owned CBS + a further 2000 employees also out at Paramount
The news that Paramount has bungled its relationship with Taylor Sheridan feels both shocking and unsurprising.
Oct 27
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The SBS MD short list has a surprising name. And could Æon Flux be made for TV in 2025?
On a lackadaisical Monday morning, we’re back again with another Always Be Watching newsletter.
Oct 26
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Dan Barrett
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Holy crap is A House of Dynamite tense!
Lets just rename the new Kathryn Bigelow film A House of Dynamite as 117 Minutes of White knuckle Tension: The Movie.
Oct 24
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Dan Barrett
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