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Edinburgh festivals join forces to replace TV industry summit set to quit city
Festival leaders have been in talks for months with Scottish Government agency Screen Scotland about the initiative, which will be supported using funding previously earmarked for the Edinburgh TV Festival. Delegates will be encouraged to attend…
The 30 films and TV shows that mean you are a fully fledged culture vulture
Being 'well-watched' is now considered just as important as being well-read, according to new research revealing the films and TV shows Britons regard as essential viewing. The survey has claimed that, for some people, being 'well-watched'…
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With 12-minute ad ceiling gone, TV faces test of value over volume
The government's decision to remove the 12-minute-per-hour advertising cap on television, announced by the Ministry of Information & Broadcasting on August 14, 2026, has allowed broadcasters more flexibility to decide how much advertising they want…
Not the Cannes Film Festival: Footy's TV directors must listen to the viewers
Shortly after last Saturday night's thrilling Hawthorn-Collingwood draw, AFL social media accounts ran some entertaining footage of the MCG crowd trying to work out what on earth had happened to Dylan Moore's post-siren kick to win the game for the…
Love Island presenter's new BBC competition hailed 'fantastic summer TV'
Love Island's Iain Stirling has stepped away from the villa and onto the sands of Scotland in a bold new series. Race Against the Tide, which has just launched on BBC Two, sees Stirling take centre stage as host of a distinctive sand sculpture…
Phyllida Law dies as tributes left for TV star with two famous daughters
Actress Phyllida Law, the mother of Dame Emma Thompson, has died aged 94. News of her death was confirmed by her granddaughter Gaia Wise, the daughter of Dame Emma and her husband Greg Wise. Wise shared a photo of Law on Instagram and wrote:…
Celebrity MasterChef star Shakira Khan's age and romance with TV star boyfriend
Shakira Khan is no stranger to the spotlight. The 23-year-old has become a familiar face to TV viewers after she shot to fame on the 2025 series of Love Island. At the time, she made a huge impact and quickly became one of the show's most…
Skip Binksy Will Now Compete With Sweetpea Golightly for Best TV Character Name in Industry's Fifth and Final Season
HBO announced new additions to the cast of Industry for the fifth and final season of its finance drama yesterday. I have not been able to dislodge one particular character name from my head when I first read the news: Skip Binksy. Stunning, no…
Bill Rasmussen, sports TV visionary and founder of ESPN, dies at 93
Bill Rasmussen, whose vision and ambition fueled the 1979 launch of ESPN as the world's first 24-hour television network, died Tuesday. He was 93. Rasmussen died at his Florida home from the effects of Parkinson's disease. With son Scott, Rasmussen…
Why a Reunion Between the Two Rival TV Academies Is Long Overdue
Last month's news that the two rival TV academies are looking to reunite was welcome and overdue — but it won't be as easy as flipping a switch. The Los Angeles-based Television Academy and the New York located National Academy of Television…
I Was Wrong: RGB LED Is Not the Future of TVs
Last year, I sang the praises of RGB LED TVs. My first exposure to it, the $30,000 Hisense 116UX, blew me away with its blindingly bright picture and the widest color range I'd ever seen. I was thoroughly impressed and excited to see what the…
Nominated TV Producers Shed Light on Network Notes and Industry Changes at Variety's Showrunners Breakfast; Ryan Murphy Emotionally Accepts Norman Lear Award
Hollywood's top showrunners and creatives snuck out of their respective writers' rooms for Variety's annual Showrunner Breakfast on August 14. The intimate gathering was held at Oleander at The Sun Rose Hotel in West Hollywood, California, honoring…
Viewers watched in horror as TV presenter died live on air
A film was made about the incident She was a well-known American television news presenter but she met a shocking end when her final moments made history in the most harrowing of circumstances. Suncoast Digest was a local community talk show…
TikTok Micro-Dramas Are Coming for TV-and Your Attention Span
This just in: Gen Z isn't watching television—at least, not in the traditional sense. According to a recent study, 92 percent of Gen Z exclusively watches TV through streaming apps, with 62 percent watching TV on their phones, so it is…
TCL just dropped TVs and soundbars to clearance prices before the football season
Product news, reviews, and must-have deals. TCL's 2026 TVs have been out long enough that their prices are finally moving, and the 2025 sets are still sitting on the shelf underneath them, which makes TCL a confusing brand to shop. I went through…
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