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Sublime BBC drama is best thing on TV right now
When Blue Lights first arrived on our screens three years ago, I wasn't sure how I would feel about it. I'm from Northern Ireland. I know the place, the people, the history and the things that aren't always said out loud. It is not an easy place to…
Sublime BBC crime drama is best thing to binge-watch on television right now
This sublime BBC crime drama is 'best thing to binge-watch on television right now' When Blue Lights first arrived on our screens, I wasn't sure how I'd feel about it. I'm from Northern Ireland. I know the place, the people, the history and…
Loose Women star makes TV comeback as she shares baby update
A Loose Women star has shared an adorable baby update after making her television comeback to the hit ITV daytime show. The ITV show returned to screens today (Monday, October 12) with panel Coleen Nolan, Ruth Langsford, Jane Moore, and Vogue…
Wasim Akram Set For Television Debut Alongside Mahnoor Baloch: Reports
Former Pakistan cricket captain Wasim Akram may soon be making an unexpected move from the cricket field to television. According to reports, the legendary fast bowler is set to make his television debut in an upcoming drama serial featuring…
Echo of the past: Israel's election broadcasts hit TV on Tuesday
The election campaign broadcasts that begin airing Tuesday on television and radio are a throwback to a bygone Israel of the hora, asimonim (payphone tokens), and the ubiquitous kova tembel kibbutz hat. But while the hora has given way to trance…
Most Americans oppose election betting. Prediction-market odds are coming to their TVs anyway.
Americans can turn their predictions about who will control Congress into a bet, but most don't think they should. With the midterms approaching, 60% of U.S. adults oppose using prediction markets to wager on election results, while 13% support it…
Piers Morgan reignites Carragher row with brutal comment on live TV - 'Big baby
Piers Morgan has slammed Jamie Carragher as a 'big baby' in another dig at the Liverpool icon. The pair have been wrapped up in a bitter social media row over recent days. Carragher had hit out at Morgan for his 'embarrassing' defence of Cristiano…
What Does EPG Mean On TVs?
Initialisms, acronyms, and other jargon pose an obstacle for people who are not in the know. For example, you know that TV stands for 'television,' but what about an LCN or PSIP. Do I need a new TV antenna for ATSC 3.0, and why do half of these…
Bass, Raman to face off in only live televised LA mayoral debate
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How a Canadian TV Show May Have Helped Foil the FlyDubai Terrorist Attack
Last month, during a production meeting for the Canadian documentary television series “Air Crash Investigation,” cellphones started to buzz with text messages and e-mails. All contained variations of the same headline: passengers and…
DOJ investigating five TV networks over White House pool coverage
The Department of Justice is investigating five major TV networks over their White House pool coverage, according to a report. Coverage of the White House has become a point of controversy in recent weeks, after President Trump tried to ban…
YouTube Making Nice with Legacy TV
YouTube is tired of being the bad guy. The Google-owned video platform, the world's largest television distributor and, as of this year, the globe's biggest media company, wants the industry to love it, not fear it. At a Mipcom session in Cannes on…
BBC viewers 'can't move from TV screens' as gripping drama has just dropped
The third series of a 'gripping' BBC drama will leave you 'hooked from start to finish', according to an online TV critic who's urged everyone to add the programme to their watch-list. Having starred Stephen Graham and Sean Bean in its first outing…
Seven TV hits a day and a crucial ally: How Katie Zacharia caught Trump's eye
Her appointment was as much a shock to her as it was to commentators who had pored over dozens of names without sniffing her out as a frontrunner. But Secrets can reveal that there were no other serious contenders. The other names in the headlines…
TV tonight: how did 9/11 affect the experience of being Muslim in Britain?
“There was a time, 25 years ago, when being a British Muslim was OK,” says journalist Mobeen Azhar. “We were on the cover of magazines, getting elected to parliament and even captained the England cricket team.” Then…
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