Category: Television

  • Ecuador deems drug gangs ‘terrorist groups’ after live TV attack

    The country has been plunged into chaos after its most notorious gang leader and drug lord, Adolfo Macías, escaped from prison on Sunday. ADVERTISEMENT Facing a surge in violence, Ecuador’s President Daniel Noboa on Tuesday issued a revised decree designating 20 drug gangs as terrorist groups. It also authorised the military to “neutralise” them “within…

  • Rewind Networks’ HITS NOW to launch on Dialog Television in Sri Lanka

    Starting 11th January 2024, the captivating HITS NOW channel will debut in Sri Lanka on Dialog Television, Sri Lanka’s #1 television experience, bringing quality curated entertainment to viewers across the country. The channel will be made available on Channel 113 as part of Dialog Television’s comprehensive TV packs. HITS NOW will be available alongside sister channels…

  • ISA announces new members

    The Independent Streaming Alliance (ISA) has announced its newest members: FilmRise, Gusto TV, Gunpowder & Sky, DangerTV and Graham Media. The new members join Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment, Cineverse, Future Today, kweliTV, Revry, The EW Scripps Company, Tastemade, TMB (Trusted Media Brands) and Vevo who together founded the ISA in June 2023. The…

  • Gunmen storm Ecuador TV studio during live broadcast

    Masked men broke onto the set of a public television channel in Ecuador waving guns and explosives during a live broadcast on Tuesday, and the president issued a decree declaring that the South American country had entered an “internal armed conflict”. The men armed with pistols and what looked like sticks of dynamite entered the…

  • Tell Me Lies review – truly ludicrous toxic erotica

    Ah, the first week of university. Leave home, make friends, forge a new identity and, if you’re the main character in US drama import Tell Me Lies, become the heroine in a disappointing erotic thriller. There’s no formative experience like it. We plonk our rucksacks down at the fictional Baird College, a verdant institution full…

  • Armed masked men storm Ecuador TV station during live broadcast

    Armed men stormed a live television broadcast in Ecuador on Tuesday, forcing employees to hit the floor and implying they had explosives. Their faces sheathed in balaclavas, the invaders burst into the studio of TC Television network, Ecuador’s public television channel, in the port city of Guayaquil and brandished large guns as staffers huddled on…

  • Daniel Noboa declares an ‘internal armed conflict’ in Ecuador after an armed commando breaks into a television station live on air

    The president of Ecuador, Daniel Noboa, declared on Tuesday the existence of an “internal armed conflict” in the country, which entails the immediate deployment and intervention of security forces against organized crime. The country is currently experiencing an unprecedented upsurge in terror and violence. At two o’clock in the afternoon, the broadcasting of TC Televisión…

  • OKC Thunder announces Television deal that will make fans overjoyed

    The Oklahoma City Thunder fanbase has been frustrated, to say the least, about the team’s current Television contract with Bally Sports. The Regional Sports Network has vanished from most TV carriers. It is not available on most streaming services, and makes life hard on Thunder fans wanting to check out this fun, young team. This…

  • Amazon’s Jon Wax Joins Disney in International Television Role

    Jon Wax, formerly of Amazon, has joined Disney Entertainment as their new Executive Vice President, International Television, according to Deadline. Wax previously oversaw Amazon’s genre development division, which was responsible for popular series like The Rings of Power and The Boys spinoff Gen V. He also served as Head of Global Content Synergy – TV,…

  • ‘Criminal Record’ Review: Procedural of a Twisted Past

    The wraith-like Peter Capaldi, the enigmatic heart and/or darkness of “Criminal Record,” proves himself again one of the screen’s more intimidating actors; awaiting his measured response to any adversarial character suggests someone spinning the cylinder on a fully loaded revolver. This is a long way from his film debut as the well-scrubbed Scottish sidekick to…