Category: Television

  • 25 Years Ago, HBO Released a Subversive Crime Thriller That’s Never Been Topped

    “Lately, I’m getting the feeling that I came in at the end. The best is over.” This single line of dialogue sums up so much about turn-of-the-millennium television. After the 1970s and ’80s saw constant innovation in what television could accomplish, the late ’90s plateaued with the most palatable and least risky options: rote sitcoms,…

  • CJ Perry to Step Back from AEW Television Amid Recurring Health Concerns

    CJ Perry has shone as a manager on AEW television, but she faced health challenges recently. Dealing with a severe finger infection, she underwent surgery and has since been discharged from the hospital. She had to go back to the hospital yesterday and now it appears Perry will be on a hiatus from AEW television…

  • TV tonight: Mark Zuckerberg’s former colleagues dish the dirt

    Zuckerberg: King of the Metaverse 9pm, Sky Documentaries “Are you too powerful?” That was the question the US Senate put to Mark Zuckerberg about data concerns in 2018 – and it’s what this feature documentary hinges on. Since creating Facebook 20 years ago, he has connected almost half the world’s population. Starting from when Zuckerberg…

  • Philippine lawmakers criticise television ad as bid to revise history

    MANILA (Reuters) – Philippine opposition lawmakers and rights activists have criticised a television advertisement as an effort to whitewash history after it blamed the country’s economic woes on the constitution, adopted following years of martial law. The one-minute ad aired on prime-time television this week, criticising the 1987 constitution that restored democratic rights after years…

  • Ileana Douglas To Address Palm Springs Women in Film & Television

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  • What’s Next? The Imperative Need for a Major TV Deal for LIV Golf

    Recognizing the limitations posed by the current CW Network contract, the league aims to transition to major networks like NBC, ABC, FOX, or ESPN to amplify accessibility, fan engagement, and overall appeal, ensuring a strategic move towards solidifying its premier status in the golfing realm. After landing the best golfer in the world, Jon Rahm,…

  • Alberta’s arts and culture minister heads to Hollywood to promote film and television industry

    Alberta’s Minister of Arts, Culture and Status of Women is in Los Angeles this week to promote the province’s growing film and television industry. “It’s an investment into an industry that creates jobs and diversifies and strengthens our economy,” Tanya Fir said. She has booked meetings with executives from HBO and other major production organizations…

  • Ed Brubaker And Sean Phillips’ CRIMINAL Graphic Novel Will Be Adapted For Television By Amazon MGM

    Prime Video has given a series order to a television adaptation of Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips’ Criminal ongoing comic book series. The series was first published under Marvel Comics’  Icon imprint before shifting to Image. The first issue was released in October 2006 and to date, there have been 5 graphic novel volumes released which collect…

  • ‘The Sopranos’ 25th anniversary: Where are they now?

    Bada bing in full swing! HBO’s “The Sopranos” has long been dubbed one of television’s greatest shows — even before it came to an end in 2007 after six seasons. The crime drama premiered to 3.45 million viewers in 1999, impressive considering the channel was considered premium cable at the time. It won one Golden…

  • Ecuador’s president says the country is ‘at war’ with terrorist groups. What’s causing the unrest?

    Ecuador is reeling from a fresh wave of violence that has shaken the South American nation, with the president launching a military crackdown after criminal groups took more than 100 prison staff hostage and gunmen stormed a live television broadcast. The crisis highlights the challenges ahead for President Daniel Noboa, who took power in November…