Stories Tagged as
Television
Netflix brings award-winning producer on board
by
Renata Sago
Feb 14, 2018
Netflix has made a deal to bring prolific producer Ryan Murphy into the fold to create a bunch of binge-able series and movies. The five-year deal is reported to be worth $300 million. It’s the streaming giant’s latest move to book top-level talent. Less than a year ago, Netflix signed an estimated $100 million four-year […]
How the "The Good Place" creator Mike Schur found hell in Los Angeles
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Daisy Palacios
Jan 9, 2018
Mike Schur, creator of NBC's "The Good Place," tells us about the inspiration for his show and how no one has time to watch all of the television and streaming content out there.
Let's do the numbers on Hallmark's Christmas movie empire
Dec 27, 2017
Before there was Neflix's "A Christmas Prince," there was Hallmark.
Pay TV operators zero in on password sharing costs them billions in subscriptions
by
Reema Khrais
Dec 20, 2017
Company execs say free watching costs them billions of dollars in subscriptions.
Cable companies increasingly offer streaming services as part of the package
Nov 29, 2017
Comcast and a dozen other operators already have arrangements to offer streamed content from providers like Netflix. Charter Communications is working on a similar deal with Netflix and both companies are reportedly in talks with Hulu. As cord-cutting gathers steam, it’s a case of “if you can’t beat ‘em, join ‘em.” Click the audio player […]
How "60 Minutes" stays relevant after 50 years
by
Adriene Hill
Oct 23, 2017
Executive producer Jeff Fager talks about his book on the history of the show.
How one woman turned Emmy gift bags into a career
Sep 17, 2017
A look at making of, and the drama behind, a celebrity gift bag.
For public good, not for profit.
Do viewers want film and TV to directly confront racism?
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Emily Henderson
Aug 16, 2017
New York Times culture critic Wesley Morris discusses the way race and culture intersect in the aftermath of Charlottesville.
Netflix or cable? Why not both?
by
Scott Tong
Aug 8, 2017
The nation’s third-biggest cable company, Charter Communications, has a new feature for its subscribers: access to Netflix. More than half of the leading cable and subscription TV companies now offer Netflix. It wasn’t too long ago these forces were fierce rivals. So what’s behind the business of partnering instead? Click the audio player above to […]
Digital TV needs great stories, and people need to pay for them, New Form CEO says
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Sean McHenry
Jun 14, 2017
'Whoever has the audience wins.'