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5 Best Affordable TV Streaming Services for Cord Cutters
Streaming television shows over the internet used to be a novel concept, but thanks to advances in technology and changing viewing habits, it is now a way of life for many Americans. 'Our data shows that prime time starts at 10 in the morning,'…
Lights go out on Trump's reality TV presidency but dark legacy remains
In a cold, sombre, damp Washington four years ago this Wednesday, Donald Trump took the oath of office as the 45th president of the United States and delivered an inaugural address now remembered for two words: American carnage. He delivered, but…
The Marvel Cinematic Universe arrives on TV with 'WandaVision'
AT THE END of “Iron Man” (2008) Nick Fury, the director of the fictitious SHIELD government agency, tells the hero: “You've become part of a bigger universe, you just don't know it yet.” After that film—the first…
How one musician took on the world's biggest TV network over copyright-and won
You've heard Kerry Muzzey's work (Bandcamp, Spotify), even if you haven't heard of him. The 50-year-old classical music composer from Joliet, Illinois, who now lives in Los Angeles, produces haunting orchestral scores that soundtrack some of the…
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Reality TV is a dangerous business - and I helped create it
The countdown to the biggest reality TV show finale of our times has begun as The Apprentice star Donald Trump prepares to leave the White House. The public voted him into the house and, like in Big Brother, the public has voted him out. It's…
Weird and wonderful game shows are cheering up lockdown TV
A gigantic cone of sausage and chips delivering the best primetime TV cover of En Vogue's Don't Let Go since Little Mix won The X Factor. A purple blob belting out a surprisingly theatrical rendition of Cameo's Word Up! A humanoid robin wearing…
PS5 Issue With Samsung TVs Should Be Fixed In March
As I reported a couple of weeks back, Samsung's current premium TVs have a compatibility problem with the PlayStation 5 that prevents them from being able to play 4K 120Hz games while retaining high dynamic range support. It seems a fix is now in…
National Television Awards 2021 are postponed again
Bosses had reportedly agreed the ceremony will now take place on September 8 It comes after the NTAs were originally pushed back until April due to the COVID-19 pandemic The ceremony usually takes place in January and sees the great and good of…
Reality TV Star Pardons Reality TV Star
Of course it would end this way. In the final hours of his presidency, Trump is gearing up for a pardoning spree of over 100 names, the mixture of crooks and ne'er-do-wells offering a line up of people who he might need to curry favour with in the…
Apple TV+ adds former Warner Bros executive as new film marketing boss
Apple is expanding its Apple TV+ leadership with the addition of Warner Bros executive JP Richards, according to a new report from Deadline. Richards will serve as the head of film marketing strategy for Apple TV+, the report says. Richards spent…
HBO Announces 'Black Art: In the Absence of Light' Release Date (TV News Roundup)
In today's TV news roundup, HBO released the premiere date of its film “ Black Art: In the Absence of Light ” and Netflix unveiled the trailer for its live-action adaptation of “Winx Club,” “ Fate: The Winx…
Guide to 2021 TV, Part 1: Animated Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Superhero Shows
Finally, 2021 is here, and with it, so much television to look forward to. In fact, there's so much, we're breaking down our big new year preview of sci-fi, fantasy, horror, and superhero shows into three massive parts! Ready for part one? We're…
Richard Lindheim Dies: TV Executive & 'The Equalizer' Co-Creator Was 81
Richard Lindheim, a veteran TV executive who co-created the 1985 series The Equalizer and served as an executive producer on the upcoming CBS reboot, passed away earlier today, Jan. 18, of heart failure. He was 81. Lindheim spent more than four…
TV tonight: a moving documentary about the fight for disability rights
Cerrie Burnell fronts this incisive and moving documentary charting the history of British attitudes towards disabled people and their own campaigns against injustices. Talking through her experiences of discrimination when she was hired on…
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