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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    TV Roundup

    In our weekly TV roundup: Last night Daily Show alum John Oliver debuted his new news satire show Last Week Tonight on HBO. We get some critical reaction. Also, Xbox says it’s joining other big tech players, like Netflix and Amazon, in the TV production business.

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    By Madeleine Brand • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

    In our weekly TV roundup: Last night Daily Show alum John Oliver debuted his new news satire show Last Week Tonight on HBO. We get some critical reaction. Also, Xbox says it’s joining other big tech players, like Netflix and Amazon, in the TV production business. Microsoft's newly formed Xbox Entertainment Studios is announcing today the first original series for the Xbox.

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    Donald Sterling, Mona Simpson & Toyota Goes to Texas
    1. 0:00Donald Sterling
    2. 16:41TV RoundupYou’re reading this
    3. 25:34Toyota Leaving Torrance for Texas
    4. 32:53Obama's "Asia Pivot"
    5. 41:35Author Mona Simpson
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      Madeleine Brand

      Host, 'Press Play'

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      Too Beautiful to Live

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      Matt Holzman

      Producer, 'The Document'

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    The full episode

    2 of 5
    Donald Sterling, Mona Simpson & Toyota Goes to Texas
    1. 0:00Donald Sterling
    2. 16:41TV RoundupYou’re reading this
    3. 25:34Toyota Leaving Torrance for Texas
    4. 32:53Obama's "Asia Pivot"
    5. 41:35Author Mona Simpson
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