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From The Pitt, Patrick Ball climbed out of debt: A Hollywood story
One of my key interests in the business of TV and filmmaking is the feast and famine element of it.
5 hrs ago
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Dan Barrett
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Baywatch just wants to shoot at the beach, LA bureaucrats!
The new Baywatch series, which just finished filming its first episode, has experienced an interesting production challenge – one that isn’t uncommon…
Apr 7
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Dan Barrett
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CBS announces a dud Colbert replacement. ALSO: Shrinking jumps the couch
CBS has announced the replacement show for The Late Show with Stephen Colbert. And it is possibly the lamest, least-compelling choice CBS could be…
Apr 7
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Dan Barrett
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Jon Hamm steals my attention, but The Drama makes a strong case to hold it
One of last year’s biggest disappointments is back this week, in the form of Apple TV’s Your Friends & Neighbors. It’s not that the show isn’t broadly…
Apr 3
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Dan Barrett
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Netflix makes television adaptation correction
Back in 2012, HBO famously filmed and scrapped a pilot adaptation of the Jonathan Franzen novel The Corrections. It was set to star an all-star cast…
Apr 2
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Dan Barrett
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Struggling Australian radio network chases TV talent following Kyle & Jackie O flame-out
Will Kyle & Jackie O get their two hundred million-dollar contracts paid out?
Apr 1
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Dan Barrett
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March 2026
RIP World Screen. After 40 years, the indie TV trade publication forced to close
Every day I scroll through a solid number of websites to source stories for the Always Be Watching newsletter.
Mar 31
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Dan Barrett
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What will Disney+ charge in Australia for its ad-plan?
Disney is set to roll out ads-supported subscription plans in Australia and New Zealand in the coming months.
Mar 30
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Dan Barrett
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Dan has Super Mario fever while struggling with Netflix figures
ALSO: Project Hail Mary writer slams Star Trek
Mar 29
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Dan Barrett
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Get in the television Hole this week with even more Joel Kinnaman
The newsletter was a little late this morning.
Mar 27
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Dan Barrett
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Ryan Coogler's The X-Files names its male lead
We found out last month that Rooster star Danielle Deadwyler would be one of the leads of Ryan Coogler’s The X-Files sequel series for Hulu.
Mar 26
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Dan Barrett
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Whoa. Surprise launch for Harry Potter TV show from a bold HBO Max!
HBO Max has just made the boldest move it could with the upcoming Harry Potter TV series: It is going to debut on Christmas Day.
Mar 25
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Dan Barrett
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