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Jon Stewart’s eagerly anticipated post-Daily Show television project—an animated series that was supposed to debut in time for last fall’s presidential election—isn’t going to see the light of day after all.
The premium cable network announced late Tuesday that it and Stewart are scrapping the deal, according to The New York Times.
“HBO and Jon Stewart have decided not to proceed with a short form digital animated project,” the network said in a statement. “We all thought the project had great potential, but there were technical issues in terms of production and distribution that proved too difficult given the quick turnaround and topical nature of the material.
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