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    The TV Year in Review

    1) Netflix as disrupter: With its slate of original programs and its influence over how viewers consume shows, the streaming service sent huge shock waves through the TV industry.

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    KCRW placeholderBy Michael Schneider • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

    1) Netflix as disrupter: With its slate of original programs and its influence over how viewers consume shows, the streaming service sent huge shock waves through the TV industry.

    2) This was the year that good TV could come from anywhere -- BBC America, Hulu and Netflix. It's a good time to be a creator and a good time to be a viewer.

    3) "The Killing effect:" In today's TV ecosystem shows once considered canceled can find themselves revived on other platforms. Do fans have more power to bring back their beloved programs?

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      Michael Schneider

      Senior editor at Variety

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      Josef Adalian

      Vulture

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      Variety

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