The TV and Media Industry Blogs

The Business; Hosted by Kim Masters, Saturdays on KCRW
The Spin-Off; Hosted by Joe Adalian & Mike Schneider on KCRW

Bonus Blog:
On The Media; Hosted by Brooke Gladstone & Bob Garfield, Fridays on WNYC

As we said in class, please subscribe to The Business and The Spin-Off and listen to new episodes regularly throughout the semester. In addition to the new episodes here are some recent episodes that can complement your readings and our discussions in class in these first weeks of the semester.


from The Business:
The Year in Film and Television: 2015 Edition (from Dec. 28, 2015)

from The Spin-Off:
Summer 2015's TCA's: Streaming Media Boom & Networks as Brands (from Aug. 13, 2015)
Fall TV Fails to Excite; New Faces in Late Night (from Oct. 1, 2015)
TV Development Trends and Behind-the-Scenes Drama (from Oct. 28, 2015)

The Evolution of Streaming and a Late Night Check-In (from Nov. 17, 2015)
The Year That Was Peak TV, Tackling Tough Social Issues (from Dec. 23, 2015)
Cord Cobblers and What TV Can Learn from 'Making a Murderer' (from Jan. 20, 2016)

As a bonus check out some of the bloggers mentioned in this Complex article:
The 25 Best TV Bloggers.

Finally, remember that the treasure trove about everything TV is Twitter. If you are on Twitter you might want to start following the various hosts of The Business and The Spin-Off and branch out from there (see who they follow, who they retweet, etc).