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Turning Sports Statistics Into Riveting Cinema
Jon Bois and his collaborators specialize in documentaries about seemingly unremarkable teams. Then he wields charts and graphs to spellbinding effect. Source
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More Than ‘Weird’: Roku Embraces Original Programming
The gray, rainy weather of an early March day was no match for the joy emanating from a rented bungalow on the campus of the California State Polytechnic University in Pomona. Accordion music wafted over […]
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The Accidental Media Critics of YouTube
One of the most popular genres of videos online is to comment on other videos online. Are they comedians or media critics? Source
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Netflix’s Stumble Could Be a Warning Sign for Streaming Industry
Many entertainment executives, tired of playing catch-up to a Silicon Valley interloper, have been waiting for the comeuppance of Netflix. But this may not have been the way they hoped it would happen. Netflix said […]
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Kevin Spacey Ordered to Pay $31 Million to ‘House of Cards’ Studio
A secret arbitrator’s ruling was issued 13 months ago and became public on Monday when lawyers for the studio petitioned a California court to confirm the award. Source
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Blacktag, a New Streaming Service, Has Big Plans
When Ousman Sahko Sow and Akin Adebowale founded Blacktag in 2019, they sought to answer two questions: What would a streaming platform for a digitally savvy Black audience look like? And how could it become […]
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Netflix Employees Walk Out to Protest Dave Chappelle’s Special
The protest involved dozens of employees and was one of the most visible signs of worker unrest in the history of the streaming service. Source