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Our Picks for the Best Fall Shows Across the Whole Media Spectrum

Convergent TV

Ask anybody who writes about television about the future of programming and he will let you know the best shows aren't on broadcast anymore. Increasingly, they're not necessarily on TV.


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Geico TV Ad Spoofs ‘Portlandia’ Skit

Convergent TV

During the season premiere of IFC’s Portlandia on Jan. 4, viewers may have been taken aback by a Geico ad—dubbed “Piglandia”—that looked a lot like the show while also spoofing [...]

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Dish Network Settles Voom Dispute

Convergent TV

It had to happen: Dish Network, which had been repeatedly reprimanded over the course of its protracted dispute with AMC subsidiary Voom HD, settled the $2.4

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AMC Wants You to Know It Doesn’t Like Dish Network

Convergent TV

The staring contest between AMC Networks (which owns AMC, IFC, WeTV and Sundance) and AT&T ended on Sunday afternoon with a brief announcement from AMC that it had reached a [...]

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Information Diet: Will Forte

Convergent TV

Age 41 Accomplishments Appears in Rock of Ages and That’s My Boy (both opening June 15); guest stars on 30 Rock; former Saturday Night Live cast member; starred in MacGruber [...]

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Comedy Bang! Bang! Preps for IFC Debut With Ultimate Teaser Trailer

Creativity

In anticipation of the IFC debut of his popular podcast Comedy Bang! Bang!, Scott Aukerman put together a mock trailer that I honestly thought was for a Tenacious D project [...]