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TV industry commentator and critic Dan Barrett curates the must-read stories direct to your inbox every morning, with a bit of analysis nobody asked for.

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About Dan Barrett

Dan Barrett is a TV industry commentator & critic. Former: SBS, Mediaweek, Radio National. He is interested in all the ways that we watch and talk about TV.

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