Dear Annie: I agree with “What Did You Say” that mood music in TV shows often makes it hard to hear the dialogue. I would add that background noises meant to create “realism” also frequently drown out what the actors are saying. Isn’t the dialogue important enough to make it audible? Because the problem is…

TV’s top honors will finally be handed out on Monday, four months later than usual. Here’s what to know. Postponed for months because of last year’s Hollywood writers and actors strikes, the 75th Primetime Emmy Awards will finally be handed out on Monday night. The Emmys are arriving just over a week after the Golden…

Gladiators, the beloved Saturday night TV staple, is returning to UK television screens. The reality TV show involves a host of superhuman contestants testing their strength and speed against the Gladiators through a series of gruelling physical challenges. During its original eight-year run (1992-2000), it attracted an audience of 14 million to watch ordinary people…

Introduction Every day, the television environment changes dynamically, drawing viewers in and changing the way we watch media. Although cable companies have always acted as the gatekeepers of premium entertainment, current advancements in technology are ushering in a new age. The proliferation of various streaming services heralds a paradigm change, with Internet Protocol Television (IPTV)…

Spain is on the brink of a major television transformation. On February 14, 2024, Spain will undergo a significant change in Digital Terrestrial Television (DTT). This evolution will mark the end of standard quality (SD) channels, and will transition exclusively to high definition (HD) broadcasts. This move was initially planned for January 1, 2023, but…

By Peg Aloi When the identities of the guilty are finally revealed in this new season of a superb True Detective, it is terrifying and glorious. Kali Reis and Jodie Foster in True Detective: Night Country. Photo: HBO This compelling new season of True Detective was originally conceived as a stand-alone drama series, not a…

Pick It: World Champion Artur Beterbiev vs. TBRB #3 Callum Smith (Saturday, ESPN, 10:00 PM EST)    While it isn’t the first fight card of the year, we can probably consider this the real start to the 2024 boxing ‘season.’ 38-year old lineal light heavyweight king Artur Beterbiev (19-0, 19 KO) has acquired every belt…

It is Saturday night and you are sitting cross-legged on the floor with a ham and pineapple oven pizza and a big cold glass of supermarket-brand cola. You are warm with the fresh clean glow of a bath and your nose is pressed close to the TV for Gladiators: Ulrika Jonsson’s otherworldly charisma, that barking…

Gladiators Saturday, 5.50pm, BBC One Contender, ready? Gladiator, ready? OK, let’s go with this supercharged reboot of the 90s competitive challenge show, which is every bit as fun as the original. There are a couple of big changes – Nitro, Diamond and Fire are part of the new generation battling against gutsy contenders, while Bradley…

ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) – Few things are better on a Friday night than a cold beer and sports. STATS Brewpub in downtown Atlanta has both…most of the time. “More the local channels are the difficulties,” STATS Brewpub Assistant General Manager Micah Pettiway. “We do kind of have to outsource when it comes to…