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    The Business

    The Hollywood News Banter

    It's a mega-banter on the highs and lows of the broadcast TV upfronts. The big four networks trotted out recognizable stars -- Robin Williams, Michael J. Fox, big-time producers -- J.J.

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    By Kim Masters • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

    It's a mega-banter on the highs and lows of the broadcast TV upfronts. The big four networks trotted out recognizable stars -- Robin Williams, Michael J. Fox, big-time producers -- J.J. Abrams and Joss Whedon, limited series of old favorites -- 24 is back for a 12-episode arc -- and a raft of ways for advertisers to reach audiences on multiple platforms. Kim and Joe Adalian, West Coast editor for New York magazine's Vulture.com, give us the mood of the TV executives and ad buyers in the rooms and discuss what seems worth watching come the Fall.

    The full episode

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    TV Upfronts; Noah Baumbach; The Anonymous PA
    1. 0:00The Hollywood News BanterYou’re reading this
    2. 12:54Noah Baumbach
    3. 23:38Anonymous PA
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      Kim Masters

      partner/writer at Puck News, host of KCRW's “The Business.”

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      Darby Maloney

      Producer

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      Josef Adalian

      Vulture

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    The full episode

    1 of 3
    TV Upfronts; Noah Baumbach; The Anonymous PA
    1. 0:00The Hollywood News BanterYou’re reading this
    2. 12:54Noah Baumbach
    3. 23:38Anonymous PA
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