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‘Trigger Point’ Review: Pure Pressure à la ‘Line of Duty’
There are two kinds of people in the world: those who haven’t seen or heard of the British cop show “Line of Duty” and those who are rabid fans of it. It isn’t a great television series, or even a very good one, necessarily. But it has a loony, breathless intensity that sucks you in […]
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In Bid to Boost Peacock, Universal Will Send 3 Movies Straight to Streaming
“What you’ll see with these films is that they are broadly appealing, but also track towards that young, diverse audience that represents the streaming audience of today, the generation of consumers who are choosing streaming as their primary source of entertainment,” Ms. Campbell said in an interview. Despite lagging behind some of its streaming competitors, […]
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Jen Psaki Is Said to Be in Talks to Join MSNBC
Jen Psaki, the White House press secretary, is in advanced talks with MSNBC to join the network after she leaves the Biden administration, according to two people familiar with the negotiations. Ms. Psaki could leave the White House as soon as next month, one of the people said. While the details of her role are […]
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Jennifer Lopez on ‘Marry Me,’ Fame and Ben Affleck
LOS ANGELES — Of course the fireplace is lit at Jennifer Lopez’s house. It’s a rainy day just a week before Christmas, and her Spanish-style Bel-Air estate is decorated as you would expect: pine garland strewn around the mantle, orange roses on the coffee table, a professionally trimmed Christmas tree in the living room. It’s […]
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Can CNN’s Hiring Spree Get People to Pay for Streaming News?
A couple of months ago, CNN’s forthcoming streaming channel was perceived as little more than a curiosity in the television news business: just another cable dinosaur trying to make the uneasy transition into the digital future. In fact, the plan to start CNN+, which is expected to go live by late March, amounted to a […]
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