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How To Spend Pop Culture’s Summer Vacation
If August’s pop cultural offerings seem a little lackluster, it might be because everyone’s taking one last chance to have a summer vacation. But what are you supposed to watch without new movies and television shows to entertain you?
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Watching TV Without Cable? Fine. But You May Have to Pay for Cable Anyway
The cord-cutting era may be getting cut back itself. According to a report in the New York Post, the online video outlet Hulu (a joint venture of NBC, Fox and ABC) is considering requiring that its users prove they have a cable …
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Fox Cuts Back Against Cable Cord Cutters
If you’ve gotten used to watching Fringe and Glee online the day after they air, without a cable subscription, you’re going to have to get more patient, or pay more money. Starting Aug. 15, Fox will restrict free online viewing of their shows to viewers who don’t have cable or satellite; unless you can provide verification that you pay …
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Viacom Makes Hulu Deal; Snooki, Betty White More Elite Than Colbert
Viacom, owner of MTV, Comedy Central and other valuable properties on the Monopoly board of cable TV, has finally cut a deal with Hulu to make its shows available on the online video service. But, for most of its shows, it’ll cost you. The Daily Show and The Colbert Report will now be online free the next morning—if using …
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NBC: There Was Never a Conan O'Brien
Tonight, there will likely not be a dry eye in the house, as America says goodbye to Jay Leno. Again. This time for three whole weeks.
After The Jay Leno Show ends tonight, Jay will head back to the Tonight show beginning March 1. And what can you do in the meantime, while Tonight is on hiatus for the Olympics? Well, you can always …
