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Data: Nearly all Portuguese homes subscribe to pay-TV
A huge 97.8 per cent of families in Portugal had a pay-TV subscriptiom in the third quarter of 2023, with subscriptions rising to 4.6 million, up 107,000 from the same period in 2022. According to the National Communications Authority (Anacom), this growth is primarily due to the growing popularity of fibre-optic (FTTH/B) technology, which now…
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Research: 20% US households own TV antenna
Findings from technology research firm Parks Associates’ report, ATSC 3.0: Impact and Opportunity for Video Services, reveal that 20 per cent of US Internet households own a television antenna and 12 per cent don’t have an antenna but plan to purchase one in the next six months. “The percentage of antenna owners has remained steady…
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Norman Lear: A Life on Television
With rare material from the Entertainment Tonight vaults, a prime-time special pays homage to the great TV producer Norman Lear, who passed away this week at 101. His groundbreaking comedies on CBS (All in the Family, Maude, The Jeffersons, Good Times, One Day at a Time) and NBC (Sanford and Son) changed the face and…
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‘Well deserved’: The Gone scoops up five NZ Television Awards
Acushla-Tara Kupe, left, stars with Richard Flood in the drama The Gone. Photo / Geoffrey Short, TVNZ New Zealand TV series The Gone cleaned up this year’s New Zealand Television Awards Ngā Taonga Whakaata O Aotearoa. The Gone, partly filmed in Te Aroha, took out five wins, making it the production with the most awards…
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Smothered review – this fresh twist on a romcom is utterly lovely
I thought I had the measure of Smothered. This romcom is written by Monica Heisey, the Schitt’s Creek and Workin’ Moms writer whose debut novel, Really Good, Actually, was a big hit this year, so I imagined that I knew what this was going to be like. I expected an acidic comedy dripping with sharp…
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Shefali Jariwala ventures into television with ‘Shaitani Rasmein’
Shefali Jariwala, the girl behind the iconic Kaanta Laga music video, is all set to make her mark on television with Star Bharat’s forthcoming show Shaitani Rasmein. Produced by Triangle Film Company, this thrilling wedding fantasy promises an innovative storyline with supernatural elements. Says Shefali, “I believe I was too temperamental to consider television roles…
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Television Review: “We Live Here: The Midwest” — Family Matters
By Sarah Osman By focusing on just a few households, rather than surveying all the available examples, this documentary succeeds at its essential (and valuable) goal — to humanize its subjects. Jenn and Debb Richmond of West St. Paul are among five LGBTQ families featured in Hulus’ We Live Here: The Midwest. Photo: Hulu Progress…
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Loganville’s Cup and Saucer was location for filming of ABC television series this week
Filming for an unknown ABC TV series took place at the Cup and Saucer in Loganville on Dec. 5 and 6, 2023. Photo credit: Damyn Swanepoel LOGANVILLE, GA (Dec. 7, 2023) – Another movie crew was in Loganville this week, this time for an ABC television series. Prior to this week, Main Street in Loganville…
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‘Squid Game: The Challenge’: Hits, Misses and the Bizarre Ending
On Wednesday, the winner of the Netflix competition reality show based on the blood-drenched drama was crowned. But did the spinoff deliver? Spoilers below. It all came down to rock, paper, scissors on Wednesday night’s finale of “Squid Game: The Challenge.” After many rounds of trying to deduce her opponent’s next move, Mai Whelan (Player…
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ESPN and Disney Entertainment Television Team Up with Brittney Griner to Exclusively Share her Story Across Multiple Platforms
Projects To Include an ESPN Films Documentary and Development Through ABC Signature ABC News’ Robin Roberts To Sit Down With Griner for Exclusive First Interview Two-time Olympic gold medalist and nine-time WNBA All-Star Brittney Griner will partner exclusively with ESPN and Disney Entertainment Television to share her story through various projects on their platforms. A…