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Why the TV you stream is starting to be different
With ads on streamers, the game just shifted
8 hrs ago
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Dan Barrett
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HBO Max 4k mistake breaks down the fake Mad Men walls + How Gen X fuelled adult cartoons
Any TV show would be lucky to have a scene like the iconic Mad Men scene in season one, episode seven ‘Red in The Face.’ In the episode, Don and Roger…
Dec 2
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Dan Barrett
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Linear subscription TV gets clever as it does 'More' with less.
It’s a difficult time to adequately program a linear TV pay television service like Australia’s Foxtel.
Dec 1
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Dan Barrett
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November 2025
Inside KFC's hidden Stranger Things pop-up restaurant
There was an interview with the series creators The Duffer Brothers at Variety the other day that caught my interest as it answered two fairly big…
Nov 30
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Dan Barrett
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All the other streamers gave up with Stranger Things back
We’re in the eye of the Stranger Things storm this week.
Nov 28
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Dan Barrett
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RIP the original live-action Spider-Man. ALSO: Australia introduces streaming quotas. AND: TikTok keeps it real
Yesterday Australia passed its long-in-the-works legislation mandating streaming services produce Australian-made content.
Nov 27
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Dan Barrett
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Stranger Things Radio... AKA 'The Squark'... is a little bit brilliant
I really thought Carly Rae Jepsen’s Call Me Maybe was going to be my song of the summer (as it has been for the past 13 years now), but a Stranger…
Nov 26
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Dan Barrett
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Stranger Things is back just hours from now... why don't you care?
I’ve written in this newsletter this morning about my enthusiasm for Stranger Things. I first watched it as a media screener a few weeks before release…
Nov 25
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Dan Barrett
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Why Gen Z hate modern TV. Also: Sydney's Fallout s2 launch. And: When will Industry be back?
Yesterday evening in Sydney saw the Australian premiere event for season 2 of Prime Video’s Fallout.
Nov 24
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Dan Barrett
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The case for NOT buying Warner Bros Discovery is compelling
It seems like every media columnist/blogger/newsletter writer has spent the past few weeks writing articles about the Warner Bros Discovery bidding…
Nov 24
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Dan Barrett
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How long do you give an unpleasant show before turning it off?
Much of my TV viewing this week has been chewed up watching through last week’s Last Samurai Standing (which I loved).
Nov 21
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Dan Barrett
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HBO looks to its future. Also: How the International Emmys keep missing its opportunity
Happy World Television Day to all who celebrate
Nov 20
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Dan Barrett
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