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AST SpaceMobile gets major cash injections
Texas-based AST SpaceMobile, which wants to provide a global satellite-to-smartphone services, has received some major investments from major telcos and Google. But there’s also bad news. The cash, totalling some $263 million (€241.4m), comes from AT&T, Vodafone and Google. The finance, according to consultant Dr Tim Farrar (of TMF Association) suggests that the extra cash…
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Netflix orders more Harlan Coben series
January 22, 2024 Netflix has announced that a further two Harlan Coben novels are to be adapted into limited series.Missing You and Run Away will both be produced by Quay Street Productions. Coben will serve as executive producer through his company, Final Twist Productions.The news comes after Coben’s latest Netflix series Fool Me Once (pictured)…
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Streaming Is Not Television…Yet
In 1996, HBO’s slogan for its subscription pay channel was “It’s Not TV, it’s HBO.” In 2023, under new owner Warner Bros. Discovery, what had effectively become a streaming service changed its name from HBO to MAX (with HBO staying a premium linear cable service). But the fact remains that the streaming service is not…
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Ex-WWE Talent Debuts at TNA Television Tapings in Orlando
Posted By: Ben Jordan Kerin on Jan 21, 2024 TNA Wrestling made its comeback to Orlando, FL, this Saturday, recording new episodes for their AXS TV show. A highlight of the tapings was the debut of ex-WWE talent Big Damo, previously known as Killian Dain. Frankie Kazarian brought him into the storyline…
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SNL Recap: Jacob Elordi Is Too Hot for Television
Saturday Night Live Jacob Elordi Season 49 Episode 9 Editor’s Rating 4 stars **** Next Episode » Photo: NBC In some of Arnold Schwarzenegger’s seminal action flicks, audiences are asked to believe that, prior to the inciting incident, this man is simply a regular-ass, working-class stiff tucked away somewhere in suburbia, even though he appears…
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Television advertisement volumes in 2023 see 4% drop over 2022
New Delhi: Overall television advertising volumes, which have seen a significant 22% rebound in 2023 compared to the pre-pandemic year of 2019, have actually seen a dip from the 2022 year by 4%, as per a recent report by TAM Media’s AdEx division. This drop can be attributed to a wider distribution of advertisement expenditure…
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The most-watched television event in American history
(Credit: Canva Pro) Sun 21 January 2024 16:45, UK The invention of the television revolutionised the way that people consumed media, allowing anyone with access to a screen to watch the news and see videos and images of events across the world. Before this, people relied on radio and newspapers, and while these still remain…
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New television premiere date of Ram Pothineni’s Skanda revealed
New television premiere date of Ram Pothineni’s Skanda revealed Published on Jan 21, 2024 9:35 pm IST Ram Pothineni and Boyapati Srinu’s mass action drama Skanda had magnanimous expectations before its release, but the film didn’t live up to the hype. However, Ram Pothineni impressed fans with his performance and mass swag. Sreeleela played the…
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Co-founder of WTVP watchdog group calls for more transparency with public television station’s Board of Directors
PEORIA, Ill. – One of the co-founders for a watchdog group focused on Peoria’s public television station WTVP says things are off to a good start with the new board chairman. On Tuesday, 11 members of the Board of Directors with WTVP resigned, including Chairman Andrew Rand. Eight new members replaced them, with MH Equipment…
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SNL Creates History With Mean Girls Crossover as Rachel McAdams Meets Reneé Rapp For the First Time on Television
Rachel McAdams has been part of a variety of Hollywood projects in the last two decades. From playing the leading lady in romantic flicks like The Notebook and The Vow to portraying bold surgeon Christine Palmer in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, McAdams has seemingly done it all. Advertisement Rachel McAdams in Mean Girls Regardless, millions of Mean Girls fans…