2018 TV industry business forecast; midseason preview + premiere calendar; Netflix secrets you didn't know; cable's password-sharing problem

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I'm excited to look ahead at what 2018 may have in store for all of us. I hope it's a happy New Year for you and yours. Now here's a roundup of stories from the week.

 2018 TV business forecast

• 10 Burning Questions for the TV Industry in 2018 (Michael O'Connell / THR)
• Ten International Formats To Watch For In 2018 (Peter White / Deadline)
• TruTV Goes All-In on Reduced Ad Loads, Will Transition Entire Schedule by 2021 (Jason Lynch / Adweek)
• Which Media M&A Dance Partners Will Hook Up In 2018? (Dawn C. Chmielewski and Dade Hayes / Deadline)
• CBS Aims to Boost Video-Streaming News Hub CBSN in 2018 (Brian Steinberg / Variety)

Winter 2018 midseason preview + premiere calendar

• Most Anticipated TV of 2018 (Danielle Turchiano and Debra Birnbaum / Variety)
• TV Premiere Dates 2018: The Complete Guide (Lesley Goldberg / THR)
• Midseason Premiere Dates For New And Returning Series: 2018 Edition (Erik Pedersen / Deadline)
• David Letterman's new Netflix series: What we know (so far) (Jed Rosenzweig / TV Tattle)
• Amazon Prime Unveils 2018 Original Program Slate (Greg Evans / Deadline)

mark your January calendar

• What's Coming to Netflix, Hulu and Amazon Prime in January 2018 (Matt Fernandez / Variety)
• Casting Society Issues Open Call To Performers With Disabilities (David Robb / Deadline)
• Freeform Summit Set For January In Los Angeles (Denise Petski / Deadline)

in development: 2 Dope Queens; Issa Rae; Eva Longoria

• HBO's '2 Dope Queens' Specials Air in February (Megh Wright / Splitsider)
• David Hornsby, Blake Anderson to Write, Star in Family Comedy in Development at CBS (Joe Otterson / Variety)
• HBO Developing Issa Rae EP'd Male Dating Comedy & Windsor Hills Set Drama (Dominic Patten / Deadline)
• Eva Longoria Sets Up Two Projects At Fox: Hollywood Women Drama & Father-Daughter Police Drama With Penalty (Denise Petski / Deadline)

Secrets of Netflix

• Netflix Is Even Personalizing Its Graphic Design To You Now (Mark Wilson / FastCoDesign)
• How Netflix works: the (hugely simplified) complex stuff that happens every time you hit Play (Mayukh Nair / Refraction)
• The inside story of how Netflix transitioned to digital video after seeing the power of YouTube (Robert Kyncl / Recode)
• What Netflix doesn’t want you to know about how its synopses are written (Ann-Derrick Gaillot / The Outline)
• Netflix Is a Joke: When the Platform Becomes the Bit (Pablo Goldstein / Splitsider)

more to read: Dr. Phil treatment methods questioned; password-sharing concerns; HSN + QVC?

• Dr. Phil says he rescues people from addiction. Others say his show puts guests’ health at risk (David Armstrong and Evan Allen / Stat & Boston Globe)
• TV Has A Billion Dollar Password-Sharing Problem And Cable Wants To Crack Down (Brett White / Decider)
• Mo meta blues: why self-referential comedies are starting to grate(Stuart Heritage / The Guardian)
• How THIS IS US Perfectly Cast Three Generations of Pearsons (Jean Bentley / THR)
• If HSN and QVC Merge, Will It Save TV Shopping? (Jasmin Malik Chua / Racked)

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