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Screengrab

Screengrab is a new KCRW commentary segment hosted by veteran TV journalists Michael Schneider and Joe Adalian. Each week, they'll have a lively discussion about the evolving world of television and that screens – be they tablets, phones or TV sets – increasingly dominate our lives.

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March 17, 2020 5 mins

Over the past week, the TV industry moved quickly to first get rid of live audiences at late night tapings and game shows. Now those productions have been shut down altogether. The upfront presentations in New York have been moved to an entirely digital format, and Emmy campaigning looks uncertain. Meanwhile, we offer suggestions on what to watch when you’re stuck at home. 

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Following the cancelation of the music festival South by Southwest, other industry events are taking precautions. The TV Academy has banned audience interaction with panel members at Emmy campaigning events, and some cable networks have withdrawn from the upfront presentations to advertisers in New York. 

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A month ago, Bob Iger announced that the launch of Disney+ had been a smashing success with almost 30 million subscribers. Now with Iger out as CEO, what does the future hold for the streaming service?

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February 18, 2020 5 mins

The Quibi ad blitz has begun. Will the tone of these dark commercials make young viewers curious enough to pay for the kind of short form content they're already getting for free on YouTube?

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Disney+ has released some subscriber stats, and with nearly 30 million sign-ups, the streamer is off to a strong start. Now the question is, how do they maintain it?

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Almost 100 million people watched the Superbowl last weekend. If you were one of them, you may have noticed ads for broadcast and cable shows that also include logos of streaming services. As the landscape continues to shift, networks are no longer too prideful to promote streaming partners, or in some cases, rivals. 

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Shows could be hailed as a "breakthrough" or "most popular" based on selective numbers released by a streamer, just don't confuse a puffed-up press release with actual total audience size. 

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If you watched the Golden Globes this year, you may have noticed a lot of speeches got bleeped. In an age where people can see all kinds of unfiltered content online, is it time to relax FCC rules, especially for live events?

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The "Jeopardy!" GOAT tournament is doing huge ratings for ABC. In a TV world where streaming dominates, the hope for the broadcast networks is that they can still draw big numbers with specialized events.  

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January 7, 2020 6 mins

What does the television industry hold for 2020? Mike and Joe share their predictions. 

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December 24, 2019 6 mins

We've talked about streaming wars a lot in the past couple of months, but really, streaming is the story of the decade in TV. 

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It used to be that actors would only get $1 million per TV episode in the later seasons of super successful, long-running shows like "Friends" or "The Big Bang Theory." Now, more and more A-listers are demanding that kind of money up front. 

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December 10, 2019 5 mins

Netflix got us all hooked on binging, but some of the newer entries in the streaming wars are going a different direction. 

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They were once one company, then broken up, but now Shari Redstone is re-combining CBS and Viacom. But will the re-merged companies be enough scale to survive, or will it ultimately be bought by an even bigger company?

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November 26, 2019 5 mins

It's the annual Screengrab Thanksgiving episode, the 2019 edition! This year Mike and Joe are thankful for some new dramas and retro comedies. 

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Now that Disney owns a majority stake in Hulu, the streaming service is seeing some changes, especially when it comes to content from FX.

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At $7 a month, or free for Verizon customers, Disney+ seems like a steal. But unlike some of the other streaming services, it won't have a ton of new content upon debut. It will, however, offer an unrivaled library. Will that be enough to get subscribers to sign up, and more importantly, stay subscribed?

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In the week between the launch of Apple TV Plus and Disney Plus, Mike and Joe discuss HBO Max, which held a big presentation recently. 
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The reviews for 'The Morning Show' and the three other series that land later this week probably aren't what Apple was hoping for. But if the shows get more people into the Apple TV ecosystem, the reviews may not matter so much.

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October 22, 2019 6 mins

It was widely known that NBC News refused to air Ronan Farrow's reporting on Harvey Weinstein, but Farrow's new book explains just how bad things were. The leaders that opted not to act on Weinstein, allegedly to protect Matt Lauer, are still there.

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