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Ofcom says public service TV is becoming an "endangered species" after finding that streamers offered by PSBs only account for 9% of all viewing in the UK (Mark Sweney/The Guardian)
https://www.theguardian.com/media/2025/jul/21/uk-public-servi…

I'm watching Daredevil: Born Again 1x09 "Straight to Hell" #DaredevilBornAgain #trakt

Microsoft shuts down the Movies & TV storefront on the Microsoft Store on Windows and Xbox; users will continue to be able to access their past purchases (Zac Bowden/Windows Central)
https://www.windowscentral.com/micr…

Microsoft kills Movies & TV storefront on Windows and Xbox — here's what will happen to your purchased media
After 12 years, Microsoft is shutting down its storefront that let Windows and Xbox users buy or rent Movies & TV shows natively on the platform.

SPOILERS AHEAD
#satire

Side note: Columbo, like some other old TV shows, is available in HD because originally it was all shot on and cut on film.
Even special effects were done on film; it looks fantastic on a big TV.

I'm watching Doctors 24x112 "Just One More Chance" #bbcdoctors #Doctors #trakt

Sky and ITV renew their long-standing content partnership, ensuring major ITV shows remain on all Sky TV platforms in the UK, without disclosing financial terms (Lily Ford/The Hollywood Reporter)
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-ne

Sky and ITV Renew Long-Standing Content Deal
ITV's biggest shows, such as 'Love Island' and 'Trigger Point,' will remain available across all Sky TV platforms in Britain.

Ms. Marvel is #1. 🤷
Sure, I liked the show... but is it better than Loki, Wandavision, Moon Knight, Hawkeye... even She-Hulk?
No. Just... no. I gotta wonder if this is an #MCU fan troll.
✅ Every #Marvel TV show in the Cinematic Universe, ranked | Polygon

Every Marvel Cinematic Universe TV show, ranked
From Ironheart to Loki, from WandaVision to Jessica Jones, we rank the best MCU TV shows and the worst, and cover which Marvel shows are canon.

While you wait for the rapture:
#rapture #recommendation #entertainment #HBO #TheLeftovers #TV_Shows

Why are TV shows divided into seasons when there’s four seasons in a year but only one TV “season” a year?

J.J. Watt shows TV potential as CBS attempts Tony Romo contract mistake do-over https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6609271/2025/09/08/jj-watt-cbs-nfl-tv-romo/

Death and Cynic were huge influences when they came out in the early 90s. Not that you'd know it as I play Dua Lipa for a living 🤣
https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/paul-masvidal-on-cynic-and-death

“Chuck Schuldiner called to see if I could fill in for some Death shows in Mexico. I was still in high school, but I learned the set in a few days and jumped on”: Paul Masvidal on taking progressive extreme metal to new heights with Cynic and Death
The virtuoso took a detour from heavy music to work on TV and film scores in the ’90s. Now he’s working on new material with Cynic – and a signature guitar with Kiesel. He explains how he came to join and leave Death, and how sexuality has informed his take on metal

New Futurama episodes today! Didn't have time to write much on it yet other than just mentioning it a couple months back over at https://animatedtvblog.wordpress.com, but this writeup at AIPT Comics (

Animated TV Blog
weird/awesome cartoons and animated TV shows

Microsoft shuts down the Movies & TV storefront on the Microsoft Store on Windows and Xbox; users will continue to be able to access their past purchases (Zac Bowden/Windows Central)
https://www.windowscentral.com/micr…

Microsoft kills Movies & TV storefront on Windows and Xbox — here's what will happen to your purchased media
After 12 years, Microsoft is shutting down its storefront that let Windows and Xbox users buy or rent Movies & TV shows natively on the platform.

I'm usually not into reality shows. This one is great though. I guess it's the mix of London and farming for me. He comes across very genuine.
https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2025/aug/10/mc-fekky-l…

Those of you who frequently watch TV shows or movies in languages you don’t understand (e.g. with subtitles):
When you recall dialogue in the show/film, do you remember it in the actual language you heard, or in your native language?

Protecting our furry friends: EU sets first ever minimum standards for dog and cat welfare - Talking Europe
https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/talking-europe/20250711-protecting-our-furry-friends-eu-sets-first-ever-minimum-standards-for-dog-and-cat-welfare

This weekend I heard a song on the radio and had a vague recollection of having seen an episode of a TV show in which that song was used as a plot point... or maybe it was in a movie... or maybe even in a book I read (although the memory felt aural rather than textual). In trying to figure out if I could pin down the show/movie I came across https://www.wh…

Home | WhatSong Soundtracks | Movie & TV Playlists
Listen to soundtracks and songs from the latest movies and television shows.

Netflix used AI tools for the first time in one of its TV shows, for a VFX sequence; Ted Sarandos says the VFX costs would have been too high otherwise (Osmond Chia/BBC)
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c9vr4rymlw9o

Netflix uses AI effects for first time to cut costs
The streaming firm says AI allowed The Eternaut to complete a sequence faster and cheaper.

“Gaza: Doctors Under Attack review – this crucial film is the stuff of nightmares. But the world needs to see it”
https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2025/jul/03/gaza-doctors-under-attack-review-channel-4-c…

I'm watching Star Trek: Strange New Worlds 2x07 "Those Old Scientists" #StarTrekStrangeNewWorlds #trakt

Survey: ~50% of US adults who subscribe only to sports streamers are "somewhat" or "very" satisfied by the availability of sports events they want to watch (Maya Sweedler/Associated Press)
https://apnews.com/article/sports-stream…

Sports fans use multiple subscriptions to watch games: poll
A new poll finds sports fans are likelier to use a combination of streaming services and traditional TV options to access their favorite teams. The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research poll shows this complicated and often expensive patchwork is common for many sports fans and leaves them beholden to multiple platforms and subscriptions if they want to keep up with their teams. About 4 in 10 people who follow sports “extremely” or “very” closely use both cable and sa…

I would love to get some recommendations for shows to watch / binge. In an effort to get things started I have the following recommendation:
My wife and I are really enjoying Dept. Q on Netflix.
#BingeWorthy ✱ #TVRecs
It would be great to get one of these hashtags trending.
Boosts …

BingeWorthy for TV
Let's find the best TV series to binge.

China's state TV broadcaster has revealed details of a new
"graphite bomb"
that can cause a "complete loss of electricity" across an area of 10,000 square meters,
or knock out entire power stations, the South China Morning Post reported.
An animated video released by China's CCTV showed a missile being launched from a ground-based launcher
and then flying to a target where it releases 90 small submunitions.
They then bounce on t…

Video teases new Chinese blackout bomb that can knock out enemy power stations
Animation shared by state broadcaster shows what appears to be graphite bomb designed to disrupt command and control systems.

I want to watch this if for only one reason. To see if it shows any clips from an early 90s interview I swear has been scrubbed from the internet.
iirc (big if), it was an E True Hollywood Story. Could've been Howard Stern's old E show. Anyway, Charlie is clearly high, slurring his words, throughout this interview. Definitely before 1998. '93? '95? It was insane to me at the time that it got on TV.

Early Nielsen data shows that the 77th Emmys drew 7.42M viewers across CBS and Paramount , marking a four-year viewership high and up 8% YoY (Katie Campione/Deadline)
https://deadline.com/2025/09/emmys-2025-tv-ratings-1236544441/

Emmys Hits 4-Year Viewership High, Achieving Best Audience Since Last Time CBS Hosted
What TV ratings did the 2025 Emmy Awards ceremony achieve and how did they stack up compared to previous years?

Saw a TV news report about Punch and Judy shows being criticised for trivialising domestic violence. It opened...
Mr Punch: "That's the way to do it!"
Ernest reporter: "Or, is it?"

Series C, Episode 03 - Volcano
BERSHAR: We do not come to the surface any more than we have to. The air is not very pleasant.
TARRANT: I've noticed. [Troopers come out of hiding, guns drawn.]
DAYNA: [Looks as Bershar] You?
https://blake.torpidity.net/m/303/316 B7B4…

Blakes7Bot | Search
Companion site to the Blakes7Bot Twitter, Mastodon, and Bluesky accounts. Automated lines of Blakes 7 dialog. Includes a script search facility.

Adalytics finds 9,000 pirated movies, including summer blockbusters, TV shows, and live sports on YouTube, amassing a collective 250M views from July to May (New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/05/t…

YouTube Pirates Are Cashing In on Hollywood’s Summer Blockbusters
More than a decade after the platform cracked down on copyright infringement, thousands of unlicensed movies, TV shows and live sports are available.

Netflix used genAI for the first time in one of its TV shows, for a VFX sequence; Ted Sarandos says the VFX costs would have been too high otherwise (Mark Sweney/The Guardian)
https://www.theguardian.com/media/2025/jul/18/netflix-u…

Eventually, AI-generated audiences will purchase NFTs offered by AI-generated programs using AI-generated money...
Amazon Invests In 'Netflix of AI' Start-Up Fable, Which Lets You Make Your Own TV Shows
https://slashdot.org/story/444998

Amazon Invests In 'Netflix of AI' Start-Up Fable, Which Lets You Make Your Own TV Shows - Slashdot
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Variety: Edward Saatchi isn't totally sure people will flock to Showrunner, the new AI-generated TV show service his company is launching publicly this week. But he has a vote of confidence from Amazon, which has invested in Fable, Saatchi's San Francisco-bas...

Patterns and Dynamics of Netflix TV Show Popularity
Nahyeon Lee, Jongsoo Lim, Hyeong-Chai Jeong
https://arxiv.org/abs/2507.01620 https://

Patterns and Dynamics of Netflix TV Show Popularity
We investigate the global dynamics of media consumption by analyzing daily top-ranked Netflix TV shows across 71 countries over a span of 822 days. Using an information-theoretic framework, we quantify diversity, similarity, and directional influence in consumption trends through three core measures, Shannon entropy, mutual information, and Kullback-Leibler (KL) divergence. Entropy reveals that content diversity varies by region, with North America and Europe exhibiting highly dynamic viewing p…

BEN SIMS pres RUN IT RED 123. JUNE 2025
Run it Red episode 123 is here. As always, it’s a big show this month with new music from Santos, Tiger Stripes, ANNƒ, DJ Bone, Harvey McKay, Ken Ishi, Oscar Mulero and loads more. Tracklist below...
Hit the charity links if you can, too...
Charity Link: https://fanlink.tv/Charities

Ben Sims' Suggested Charitable Causes
If you're enjoying my radio shows, mixes or any other content that's out there for free then please donate to the following if you can. Thank you, Sims x

For the first time this year, I've been trying out keeping a basic list in a spreadsheet of TV and movie premieres (and I started a new tab for ones coming out next year, too) -- just to keep up with things. This is the last half of the 2025 now, so here's everything I have from yesterday til the end of the year.
I won't necessarily watch ALL of this, but it's things I might be interested in, and I find that it's helped to have a basic guide as to what comes out wh…

'This party is almost over', expert says as Russia slashes 2025 forecast - A propos
https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/a-propos/20250827-this-party-is-almost-over-expert-says-as-russia-slashes-2025-forecast

We watched the #EngEsp #Euros final in a pub in Brecon, south Wales, and even the locals cheered when England won! (The gargoyles on a local church represent the mood when it went to penalties)

I'm subscribed to various #Reddit topics involving TV shows, like /r/magnumpi, /r/cowboybebop and /r/firefly and fans are always asking and scrambling to new streaming services when their show disappears from their own service. For the love of #Odin: Just buy a

A profile of Netflix VP Brandon Riegg, who oversees unscripted series, sports, documentary series, and gaming, as the streamer pushes into live shows and sports (Nicole Sperling/New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/04/business/media/netflix…

The ‘Troublemaker’ Behind Netflix’s Biggest Gamble
Brandon Riegg pushed the streaming service to invest in live shows and sports, transforming Netflix into something more like a traditional TV network.

Wer kennt es nicht? 😕

I'm watching Rick and Morty 5x01 "Mort Dinner Rick Andre" #RickAndMorty #trakt

Dame Stella Rimington, the first woman to head MI5,
has passed away.
The Daily Express obituary highlights her trailblazing career.
Appointed director general in 1992, she was globally recognized as the first female head of an intelligence agency.
Rimington joined MI5 in 1967 as a part-time typist at the British High Commission in New Delhi,
transitioning from what she described as a “bored housewife”.
Throughout her career, she confronted Russian spie…

Press Review - Serious mood and fewer perks: Silicon Valley enters its 'hard tech' era
PRESS REVIEW – Tuesday, August 5: As the plastic pollution summit begins in Geneva, Libération highlights the little-known but devastating scourge of plastic pellets ravaging the planet. Also, Silicon Valley’s shift into a new “hard tech” era reflects a changing political climate; former CNN journalist Jim Acosta sparks controversy after interviewing an AI avatar of a school massacre victim. And, the press pays tribute to Stella Rimington, the first woman chief of MI5.

Taylor Swift's podcast debut on New Heights, co-hosted by Travis Kelce, shows the format is an appealing option for stars instead of late-night TV and magazines (Jessica Testa/New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/14/business/med…

Taylor Swift Found a New Way to Control Her Narrative: Podcasts
For stars promoting their projects, podcasts have become an appealing alternative to late-night TV and glossy magazines.

One of my favorite interviews of all time... from one of my favorite TV shows, Stargate.
▶️ CHRISTOPHER JUDGE: Wild Stargate Stories, Freedom from Forgiveness & Acting out of Spite - Inside of You
https://youtube.com/watch?v=u7xzQkQI_rI&si=aT6sqFaHFQi-Abdn

#Blakes7 Series A, Episode 01 - The Way Back
BLAKE: I don't understand.
VILA: You're on your way to the penal colony on Cygnus Alpha. Or you will be when the prison ship's refueled. Try to look on the bright side. It must have something. None of the guests have ever left early. In fact, none of them have ever left at all.

Luminate: Apple TV has all but abandoned animated shows, ordering just six animated series in 2024, a 60% drop compared to 15 orders each in 2022 and 2023 (Tony Maglio/The Hollywood Reporter)
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/busin…

Where Did All the Apple TV+ Animation Go?
Even with its 'Peanuts' rights, the Apple SVOD service has seemingly all but abandoned cartoons.

In Hungary, the government has passed legislation limiting the rights of LGBTQ people and dual nationals.
The Hungarian news site Telex reports that the Fidesz majority in the National Assembly approved the 15th amendment to the Constitution by 140 votes to 21. 
Nepszava, a leading social-democratic daily in Hungary, headlines with comments from the Hungarian Helsinki Committee.
The human rights organisation says the amendment aims to "sow fear and divide society&quot…

Press Review - 'Sow fear and divide society': Papers react to Hungary's anti-LGBTQ amendment
PRESS REVIEW – Tuesday, April 15: The press are marking the two-year anniversary of the deadly civil war in Sudan. Also, papers in Hungary react to an amendment limiting the rights of LGBTQ people and dual nationals. Next, two teenagers are arrested in Kenya for attempting to smuggle 5,000 ants out of the country. Finally, Catalan architect Gaudi gets holy recognition on his path to becoming a saint.

Adalytics finds 9,000 pirated movies, including summer blockbusters, TV shows, and live sports on YouTube, amassing a collective 250M views from July to May (New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/05/t…

YouTube Pirates Are Cashing In on Hollywood’s Summer Blockbusters
More than a decade after the platform cracked down on copyright infringement, thousands of unlicensed movies, TV shows and live sports are available.

I'm watching Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man 1x04 "Hitting the Big Time" #YourFriendlyNeighborhoodSpiderMan #trakt

Sources: Netflix has held talks with Spotify about partnering on projects such as a music awards show, as it adds content that was core to the cable bundle (Jessica Toonkel/Wall Street Journal)
https://www.wsj.com/business/media/netflix…

Study: between August 2024 and June 2025, the number of women working as creators on US streaming originals hit 36%, a record and up from 27% the year prior (Nicole Sperling/New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2…

Shows Created by Women Rise Sharply, but Only on Streaming TV
Far more shows on streaming services are being created by women, a new study found. That number on broadcast networks, though, remained stagnant.

A look at MicroCo, a Hollywood startup aiming to tap into the micro drama craze, as Chinese apps gain US traction with millions of downloads, per Sensor Tower (Brooks Barnes/New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/1…

A Hollywood Start-Up Targets the Micro Drama Craze
A new app will focus on super-short TV shows shot for phones, a bit like Quibi, an earlier app aimed at quick content.

I'm watching Star Trek: Lower Decks 3x07 "A Mathematically Perfect Redemption" #StarTrekLowerDecks #trakt

WGA West report: the number of members reporting earnings fell 9.4% YoY in 2024, while total earnings rose 12.7% to $1.5B in the same period, below 2022's $1.9B (Katie Kilkenny/The Hollywood Reporter)
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business

TV and Film Writing Jobs Grew More Scarce, Even If Earnings Were Up Slightly in 2024
The annual tally from the Writers Guild West shows that its members may have made slightly more money overall than during the 148-day strike year of 2023, but there's fewer jobs available.

I'm watching House 2x01 "Acceptance" #House #trakt

Pact: streamers spent a record £850M on British TV shows in 2024, up 24% and surpassing Channel 4's annual originals budget (Max Goldbart/Deadline)
https://deadline.com/2025/09/netflix-adolescence-row-channel-4-snarkiness-stream…

Streamer Spend In UK Topped $1B For First Time Last Year, Pact Research Finds, As John McVay Accuses Channel 4 Of “Snarkiness” Over ‘Adolescence’ Row
The Netflix 'Adolescence' row has seen John McVay accuses Channel 4 Of "snarkiness," while the Pact census found streamers spent $1B in the UK in 2024.

A profile of Netflix VP Brandon Riegg, who oversees unscripted series, sports, documentary series, and gaming, as the streamer pushes into live shows and sports (Nicole Sperling/New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/04/business/media/netflix…

The ‘Troublemaker’ Behind Netflix’s Biggest Gamble
Brandon Riegg pushed the streaming service to invest in live shows and sports, transforming Netflix into something more like a traditional TV network.

I'm watching The Good Place 3x04 "Jeremy Bearimy" on Go because it's missing on NETFLIX #netflix #TheGoodPlace #trakt

I'm watching Star Trek: Strange New Worlds 2x08 "Under the Cloak of War" #StarTrekStrangeNewWorlds #trakt

A June ranking of the top 25 local public radio/TV websites in the US based on traffic shows MPR at the top, followed by LAist and Oregon Public Broadcasting (Joshua Benton/Nieman Lab)
https://www.niemanlab.org/2025/08/these-pu

These public radio stations have built online audiences that’ll help them survive federal cuts
They may have been born on the airwaves, but these public media stations compete on the web as well. Here's our first monthly ranking of the top 25 local public media websites in the United States.

Sources: Netflix has held talks with Spotify about partnering on projects such as a music awards show, as it adds content that was core to the cable bundle (Jessica Toonkel/Wall Street Journal)
https://www.wsj.com/business/media/netflix…

The fate of Jimmy Kimmel's ABC show, whose contract ends in 2026, will reveal if Colbert's cancelation was a one-off or a fundamental shift in late-night TV (CNBC)
https://www.cnbc.com/2025/07/26/cbs-canceling-colbert-raises-late-night-questions…

CBS canceling Colbert begs the question: Are more late night shows next?
The cost of producing late night programs has risen as the media industry has been upended by streaming and shifting consumer habits.