#TheGirlsOnTheBus has mixed reviews from some folks, but I enjoyed this women-centric drama built around a political campaign.

#television #LGBTQ #DirectedbyWomen #Streaming #review

https://oldaintdead.com/the-girls-on-the-bus-review-women-power-takes-a-ride/

Amazon Prime Video subscribers are about to see even more ads. In January, viewers who didn't pay an additional $3 a month started to see commercials. Now, Amazon has announced that it's adding what it describes as shoppable carousel ads, interactive pause ads and interactive brand trivia ads. Here's more from Ars Technica. We want to know, have you, or will you ditch streaming services as they start to add commercials?

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#Television #Entertainment #TuneIn #Tech #Amazon #Poll

Prime Video subs will soon see ads for Amazon products when they hit pause

Amazon is adding three types of shoppable ads to Prime Video's ad tier.

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• I've already dropped a provider because of ads (51%, 78 votes)
• I'm thinking of ditching a streamer (37%, 57 votes)
• I'm sticking with the services I have (8%, 13 votes)
• Something else — explain in the comments (3%, 5 votes)

Update: The "Sesame Street" team reached a deal last Friday to avert a strike. It offers writers minimums for animation and new media programs, paid parental leave, protections against AI and new media residuals. "'S' truly is for Solidarity," the WGA Sesame Workshop Negotiating Committee said in a statement. Here's more from Variety.

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#Television #Entertainment #SesameStreet #WGA #UnionStrong

Sesame Workshop Writers Set New Contract, Avert Strike

Writers employed by Sesame Workshop have set a new five-year contract with the production company behind 'Sesame Street,' averting a possible strike.

^{William Earl (Variety)}

Today, April 19, 2011, in an alternate timeline, the Skynet missile defense system goes online at 20:11 (Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles, s01e01 “Pilot”, 2008)

#TV #Television #SarahConnorChronicles #Terminator

The writers of "Sesame Street" have authorized a strike if they don't reach a contract by tomorrow. Thirty-five WGA members are asking Sesame Workshop for industry standard raises, improvements to residuals and more. Picketing outside the New York City office could start as soon as next Wednesday. "Millions of parents and families around the world are going to have a lot of questions," WGA East President Lisa Takeuchi Cullen said. "They might ask why the bosses at Sesame Workshop are ignoring their company's own messages of kindness and fairness." Variety has the full story.

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#Television #Entertainment #SesameStreet #WGA #UnionStrong

'Sesame Street' Writers Unanimously Support Strike Authorization Vote

Writers employed by the producer of 'Sesame Street' have voted for a WGA East strike authorization as the April 19 contract expiration approaches.

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On May 10, Ncuti Gatwa starts his first full season as the Doctor — the first Black and first openly queer man to take on the role. Entertainment Weekly talked to him about the responsibility he feels to get things right. “I was really cautious about getting it right throughout filming,” the Rwandan-Scottish actor explains. “It’s 60 years’ worth of legacy and 60 years’ worth of a show that people have loved and watched with their families. It lives in people’s hearts, so I really wanted to protect that.”

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#DoctorWho #NcutiGatwa #Television #SciFi #BBC #Disney #TV #DrWho #ScienceFiction #RussellTDavies

A new (re)generation: Inside Ncuti Gatwa’s Doctor Who

'Doctor Who' is kicking off a new era as Ncuti Gatwa's Fifteenth Doctor takes control of the TARDIS. Go inside the exciting next chapter of the beloved sci-fi series!

^{Devan Coggan (Entertainment Weekly)}