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Amazon orders Tig Notaro’s “One Mississippi” and two other new comedies, renews “Red Oaks”
TV / Web series

Amazon orders Tig Notaro’s “One Mississippi” and two other new comedies, renews “Red Oaks”

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyDecember 18, 2015December 29, 2015

Christmas came early to the latest batch of pilot contenders for Amazon Studios, as the retail giant that’s now an award-winning competitor to the other …

2016 Golden Globe nominations in comedy (and music)
Movies / TV

2016 Golden Globe nominations in comedy (and music)

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyDecember 10, 2015

Two things to keep in mind whenever we discuss the Golden Globes. One: The Globes love to call first dibs on TV series and the …

Netflix, Amazon and Comedy Central break through, join SAG Awards nominees for comedy in 2015
Movies / TV

Netflix, Amazon and Comedy Central break through, join SAG Awards nominees for comedy in 2015

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyDecember 9, 2015December 9, 20151

The Screen Actors Guild announced its nominees for work done in 2015, and an early congratulations to Sarah Silverman for her stand-out dramatic performance in …

YouTube unveils YouTube Red to compete with Netflix, Hulu and Amazon
TV / Video / Web series

YouTube unveils YouTube Red to compete with Netflix, Hulu and Amazon

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyOctober 21, 2015

A few years ago, YouTube invested $200 million in boosting the profiles and content of 100 of its already higher-profile channels. This time around, YouTube is going …

Maybe See TV? The month in pilots, script commitments and development deals (Dec. 27, 2014)
TV / Uncategorized

Maybe See TV? The month in pilots, script commitments and development deals (Dec. 27, 2014)

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyDecember 27, 2014

You’ll hear a lot in the trades and the trade winds from now through pilot season, which starts in earnest in January, all the way …

Amazon buying Rooftop Comedy, adding digital stand-up content to Amazon Prime and Audible
CDs/DVDs / Video / Web series

Amazon buying Rooftop Comedy, adding digital stand-up content to Amazon Prime and Audible

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyOctober 27, 2014

As Netflix continues to add new stand-up comedy specials to its arsenal, Amazon had to counter. Today, Amazon announced it was buying Rooftop Comedy. Reuters …

Maybe See TV? The week in pilots, script commitments and development deals (Sept. 18, 2014)
TV / Uncategorized

Maybe See TV? The week in pilots, script commitments and development deals (Sept. 18, 2014)

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthySeptember 18, 2014

You’ll hear a lot in the trades and the trade winds from now through pilot season, which starts in earnest in January, all the way …

“Weird Al” Yankovic’s Mandatory Fun: #8Videos8Days
Audio / Video

“Weird Al” Yankovic’s Mandatory Fun: #8Videos8Days

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyJuly 16, 2014July 21, 20142

For his 14th and final conventional studio album, “Mandatory Fun,” Weird Al Yankovic teamed up with fun and funny websites to produce eight music videos, …

Garry Trudeau puts “Doonesbury” on hiatus to focus on renewed “Alpha House” for Amazon Studios
TV / Uncategorized / Web series

Garry Trudeau puts “Doonesbury” on hiatus to focus on renewed “Alpha House” for Amazon Studios

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyFebruary 12, 2014February 12, 2014

Alpha House, one of Amazon Studio’s first TV series, has proven successful enough that creator Garry Trudeau has had to shelve the previous creation he’s …

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