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Beth to Fubar: the seven best shows to stream this week
Pick of the week Beth This is the first original drama produced for the new Channel 4 digital platform, which will be on YouTube, alongside a broadcast on Channel 4. It packs plenty of intrigue into 45 minutes. Written by Uzo Oleh, Beth stars Nicholas Pinnock and Abbey Lee as Joe and Molly, an interracial…
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TV tonight: a new hospital mockumentary for fans of The Office
St Denis Medical 10.40pm, BBC OneIf Scrubs met Abbott Elementary, you’d get something like this American hospital mockumentary series (but lower your expectations a wee bit). It’s from Justin Spitzer – who created Superstore and wrote for The Office – and Eric Ledgin, and follows the dedicated if exhausted team at an underfunded hospital in…
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Tennessee-Arkansas Might Be the Most Must-Watch Event on Television This Weekend
Whether or not you’re a big college baseball fan, if you love storylines, there is nothing more must-watch this weekend than Tennessee and Arkansas facing off in Fayetteville with a trip to the College World Series on the line — and I’m including the NBA Finals and Stanley Cup Final. In what has become one…
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Backstage Update – Why Isn’t Kamille On AEW Television These Days?
Kamille has been absent from AEW programming for over six months, and while the company has kept details about her hiatus under wraps, new information points to a career pivot rather than any backstage issues. According to a report from Fightful Select, Kamille’s time away isn’t due to injury or creative differences. Instead, like fellow…
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Most TV Characters With Disabilities Played By Those Without
A new report finds that representation of people with disabilities on television is lacking. (Thinkstock) The vast majority of characters with disabilities on television are played by typically developing actors, according to a new report, which finds little has changed in the last decade. Only 21% of characters with disabilities in streaming, broadcast and cable…
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‘And Just Like That …’ Season 3, Episode 2 Recap: Textual Relations
Carrie’s long-distance “situationship” with Aidan becomes frustrating in ways she didn’t anticipate. Season 3, Episode 2: ‘The Rat Race’ Here in the real world, it’s a common refrain from single people that dating apps are as tired as the tiramisu Seema’s date orders for her without asking. Everyone is sick of the swiping, the ghosting…
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Stephen King’s The Institute coming to MGM+
MGM+ has announced that original series, The Institute, based on the acclaimed novel by celebrated author Stephen King, will debut exclusively on the streaming service on July 13th. The news was revealed at the global premiere held at The Barbican as part of London’s SXSW Festival on June 5th, where attendees, including Advanced-Television, were treated…
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FUEL TV launches new action sports channels
FUEL TV, the action sports broadcaster, is launching four new vertical streaming channels based on iconic magazine brands: SURFERTV, POWDERTV, SKATEboardingTV, and BIKEMAGTV. “We’re thrilled to be partnering with [FUEL TV CEO Fernando Figueiredo] and his team at FUEL TV to bring our iconic action sports brands to television audiences around the world,” said Paul…
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FuboTV adds PPV options
FuboTV, the sports-first live TV streaming platform, continues to expand its live sports streaming options with new Pay-Per-View (PPV) events added to its line-up. In June, Fubo will offer US consumers, including those without a Fubo subscription, access to premium PPV football and boxing events. Fubo’s June PPV events include the World Cup 2026 Qualifying…
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Belgium: 147 sites blocked in a year
In one year, Belgian finance department FPS Economy has disabled 147 websites illegally distributing copyright-protected content, such as films, TV series and sporting events. Thanks to swift legal proceedings and coordination with various intermediaries, Belgium says it is strengthening its fight against online piracy. A year ago, the FPS Economy’s ‘Anti-Piracy’ service was launched. One…