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James Franco, Danny Devito, and more stars to appear on Hulu original series Deadbeat

Season 2 of the Hulu show Deadbeat, which premieres on April 20, will see a number of guest stars, including James Franco, Danny DeVito, and Fred Armison.
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NBCUniversal looks to entice cord cutters with standalone comedy streaming service

NBCUniversal is planning to launch a comedy-centric streaming service, featuring shows like The Tonight Show, Saturday Night Live, plus some original series
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Netflix announces Australian launch date, inks deal for unlimited streaming

Netflix gets launch date in Australia, with a deal to allow some customers to enjoy streaming that won't count toward their broadband quotas.
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Netflix reveals Orange Is The New Black, Wet Hot American Summer premiere dates

Netflix has confirmed the premiere dates for the third season of Orange is the New Black, the launch of the Wet Hot American Summer prequel, and more.
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Get a quick preview of House of Cards season 3, out on Netflix today

The third season of House of Cards is now available for streaming on Netflix
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Get your amateur video binge on: Vimeo adds Chromecast support for iOS

You can now cast Vimeo videos to the big screen using a Google Chromecast
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Disney follows Netflix’s reboot lead with plans to remake Ducktales for 2017

Disney will be running a reboot of popular '80s cartoon Ducktales, through Disney XD starting in 2017.
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The Walking Dead finale is now 90 minutes long, and it’s going to be epic

The Walking Dead season finale, set to air on March 29 on AMC, has been extended by an extra half hour to run for 90 minutes.
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The ’80s come alive on Netflix with Inspector Gadget, Danger Mouse reboots and more

Netflix is adding five new kid's shows to its offering, including a GGI-animated reboot of Inspector Gadget.
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Parenthood’s Erika Christensen to star in new coke-fueled ’80s crime drama

Erika Christensen is set to star in a new ABC drama called L.A. Crime, fresh off the series finale of Parenthood.
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Daily Show crackups Jason Jones and Samantha Bee land new TBS series

Daily Show alums Samantha Bee and Jason Jones will star in a new TV show on TBS centered around their own family road trips.
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From awkward to awesome: The 20 best Oscar moments from the 2015 Academy Awards

20 of the funniest or more interesting moments from the 2015 Academy Awards.
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Check out the swingin’ new teaser promo for Mad Men’s last hurrah

Check out the intriguing new promo for Mad Men's final season, which airs April 5 on AMC.
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Amazon greenlights five new original series that made the cut

Five new original series have been added to the Amazon Prime Video list for 2015/16.
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Hulu’s new Watchlist feature really wants to get to know you

Hulu's new Watchlist feature will learn your viewing habits and rearrange content based on how and what you watch.
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Saturday Night Live’s 40-year anniversary celebration: The good, the bad, the awesome

Saturday Night Live celebrates 40 years on the air with a star-studded special
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Sorry, John Oliver won’t be replacing Jon Stewart on The Daily Show

John Oliver will not be taking over The Daily Show from Jon Stewart when he retires later this year.
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Rob Lowe to star in new Fox pilot, The Grinder

Rob Lowe will be returning to TV in The Grinder, a Fox show about a TV lawyer who returns to his small town to try and run the family law firm.
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Best Buy proposes to engaged couples with its own wedding registry

Brides and especially grooms can now sign up for a wedding registry through Best Buy
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6.9 million people thought they’d Better Call Saul, breaking cable TV records

The first episode of Breaking Bad spin-off Better Call Saul raked in 6.9 million viewers this past Sunday, and 3.4 million on Monday.
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Netflix comes to Cuba, but who will be watching?

Consumers in Cuba who actually have access to Internet can now sign up for Netflix to catch favourite TV shows and movies

Sling TV opens up to the public, adds AMC to the package as a closer

Sling TV is now officially available to the public, and AMC has been added to the core $20/mo. package.
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New report: music labels, not Spotify, are to blame for poor artist payouts

New data shows that labels take the majority of subscriber fees from streaming services, while musicians get the short straw.
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The latest numbers suggest Netflix and friends really are killing traditional TV

Streaming TV services are cutting into traditional TV viewership numbers in a major way.
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Reuters brings TV news into the 21st century with new iPhone app

Reuters TV is a new mobile app that will offer curated, personalized news to subscribers
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Sling TV adds heaps of Hispanic programming with new Univision deal

Sling TV has partnered up with Univision to add Hispanic content to its lineup
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Aziz Ansari brings his latest comedy special to Netflix in March

Aziz Ansari will perform live at Madison Square Garden, and it will stream on Netflix
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Nickelodeon breaks out of cable’s cage, preps standalone streaming service

Nickelodeon is following the lead of other networks like HBO and CBS with plans to launch its own standalone subscription streaming service
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Check out the first teaser for Netflix’s Wet Hot American Summer prequel

A new teaser trailer confirms which cast members will be returning for the reboot of Wet Hot American Summer on Netflix
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Sandler taps Taylor Lautner, Blake Shelton, & others for Ridiculous 6 Netflix movie

Adam Sandler's first movie for Netflix will be called Ridiculous Six, and will star an ensemble cast including everyone from Steve Buscemi to Blake Shelton
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The NFL and Google make nice, partner up for an official YouTube channel

The NFL has partnered with Google for a YouTube channel and Search integration.
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Hulu courts the youth vote, orders up new series from YouTube’s RocketJump

Hulu will be offering a new series from Lionsgate and RocketJump, the studio behind popular YouTube show Video Game High School
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Netflix raises the stakes, plans to launch 20 original series per year

Netflix says it plans to launch 20 or so original shows each and every year.
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Amazon picks up Jesse Eisenberg comedy, Bream

A series of short stories actor Jesse Eisenberg writes for McSweeney's will be turned into a TV series on Amazon.