Josef Adalian joined Vulture as West Coast editor in 2010 and has been covering the television industry since 1992, including a decade at Variety. He also writes Buffering, a newsletter about the streaming wars.
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David Letterman, Now (and Then)As his NBC show comes to streaming, the comedian looks back at those early years — and ponders the fate of the late-night landscape he helped shape.
Max’s Big Bet on The Pitt Paid OffA lean, mean procedural can be the right medicine for streaming. HBO and Max chief Casey Bloys explains why he took a chance on one.
Can TV Procedurals Save Streaming?Max and Netflix are making old-school hospital dramas from network veterans. Is this the next front in the streaming wars?
Hollywood Faces a Reboot of the Trump ShowFrom merger prospects to the fortunes of cable news, here are the 5 key questions facing the industry under the next administration.