spaceman375 shares a report from the BBC: Screenwriter Russell T Davies is to take charge again of Doctor Who, the sci-fi show he helped revive in 2005. Davies, who was the fantasy drama’s showrunner until 2009, will take over when Chris Chibnall depar…
Comcast and UK Subsidiary Sky Reportedly Launching Smart TVs
Comcast appears to be planning to offer TVs running its own software across at least two territories, according to recent reports from Protocol and The Financial Times. It comes a little more than a week after Amazon announced that it too will be getti…
Netflix Launches Free Plan in Kenya To Boost Growth
Netflix said on Monday it is launching a free mobile plan in Kenya as the global streaming giant looks to tap the East African nation that is home to over 20 million internet users. From a report: The free plan, which will be rolled out to all users in…
Screenwriters directory
The Writers Guild of America “Find a Writer” search is fun. IMDb has a ton of ads these days and the WGA site is, in contrast, calm and text-based. See TV and movie writing credits for writers such as Naren Shankar, Gretchen J. Berg, Glen A. Larson, Su…
FULL BEAST
The third season of HBO’s Succession arrives on October 17th. Trailer. Previously. Fanfare.
Locast’s Free TV Service Ordered To Shut Down Permanently After Copyright Loss
Locast has been ordered to shut down its online TV service forever in a permanent injunction issued yesterday by a federal judge. From a report: The order came two weeks after the judge gave major broadcast networks a big victory in their copyright cas…
Amazonが自社ブランドのスマートTVを発表
Amazonは9月9日、Fire TVシリーズの新製品として初のスマートテレビとなる「Amazon Fire TV Omni」と「Amazon Fire TV 4」を発表した。すべて4Kに対応しており、Omniシリーズはハイエンド路線、4シリーズはコスパを重視したモデルとなっているようだ（ITmedia、AV Watch、CNET）。
それぞれに画面サイズの異なるモデルが用意されている。Omniシリーズでは43型、50型、55型、65型、75型の5種類が用意され、4シリーズではは43型、50型、…
第2世代の「Apple TV 4K」は便利に進化したが、その価格は妥当なのか？：製品レヴュー
アップルのストリーミング端末「Apple TV 4K」が第2世代モデルへと進化した。リモコンが刷新され機能も充実したことで使いやすさに磨きをかけたが、日本での価格が20,000円を超えるなど他社製品と比べてかなり高い。その価格は機能に対して妥当と言えるのだろうか──。『WIRED』US版によるレヴュー。
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4K対応Fire TV Stickの最新版が出ました
安価に動画配信サービスを楽しめる端末として人気がある「Fire TV Stick」の4K対応最新版（4K版の第3世代）が出ました。 前世代の4K Fire TV Stickとの大きな違いは、処理速度とWi-Fi 6対応、 […]
Amazon Launches a TV Line
Amazon is officially in the TV set business. From a report: After years of selling Fire TV devices that plug into third-party HDTVs and teaming with TV makers for Fire TV-based products, the ecommerce giant is rolling out the first-ever Amazon-built TV…