Bruno Mars Talks Going ‘Live at the Apollo’ for First TV Special
Billboard–Nov 29, 2017
Bruno Mars will be traveling between concerts on the South America leg of his world tour when CBS Television Network premieres Bruno Mars: 24K Magic Live at the Apollo tonight (Nov. 29, 10:00 p.m.-11 p.m. ET/PT). But the multi-tasker has already viewed the telecast multiple times during the last several …
The Most Influential TV Show of 2017
The Ringer (blog)–Dec 5, 2017
In many ways, ‘Big Little Lies’ is the future of prestige television. Thank god it was … Hollywood is always in search of a blueprint, but in a marketplace as oversaturated as television is, that blueprint starts to look like a life raft. … Before Big Little Lies, star-driven TV was a collection of Deadline articles. After …
Sorry, but You Have to Pay to Watch TV in Japan
Wall Street Journal–49 minutes ago
… adopted with the aim of effectively fulfilling the people’s right to know under the freedom of speech guaranteed by Article 21 of the constitution,” the high court said. The monthly fee currently stands at ¥1,260, or about $11, for households receiving broadcast television and ¥2,230 for those with satellite TV.
Ben Bradlee: the ground-breaking editor who helped bring down …
The Guardian–Dec 4, 2017
He goes on to call the newspaper’s editor “a mean bastard”, while the press secretary decries its latest articles as “shoddy journalism”. … The president in question is not Donald Trump, it’s Richard Nixon, the press secretary is Ron Ziegler, the editor is Ben Bradlee and the articles concerned Watergate.
Matt Lauer, Charlie Rose and the Sexism of Morning TV
New York Times–Nov 29, 2017
Morning TV lives and dies by its perceived intimacy. Of course, I don’t know Matt Lauer … but I don’t not know him either. He’s a celebrity — and much of celebrity culture is that one-way bond. I wonder if this will shift one aspect of the conversation that sometimes exists around abuse and assault.
Inquirer.net–15 hours ago
ABS-CBN Corp. claimed a nationwide lead in television ratings for November while main rival GMA Network Inc. said it was ahead in key urban areas. The two networks used data from separate third-party research firms, which showed both leading in mega Manila, including the National Capital Region.
Sick of spoilers ruining your favourite TV shows and movies? Now …
Independent.ie–2 hours ago
From newspaper headlines to online articles to social media to simple conversations with friends, pivotal moments from shows are often accidentally (or intentionally, the scoundrels) revealed. There you are on your lunch break looking forward to the next instalment of Game of Thrones or finally sitting down …
Fox Favors Disney For the Sale of Its Studio, Media Assets
Bloomberg–Dec 4, 2017
A deal would shuffle ownership of prized film and TV assets at a time when changing viewer habits are pressuring the television industry’s subscriber and advertising revenue. If an agreement is reached, Disney could also gain majority ownership of Hulu, an online streaming service that competes with …
Why The Middle is TV’s most underrated comedy
The Week Magazine–Dec 5, 2017
(True confession: Just last week I filed a ballot with my votes for the 10 best TVshows of 2017, and I put Black-ish on there but not The Middle. So I’m part of the problem.) Ultimately, I’d probably chalk up The Middle’s no-big-deal exit from television to the very thing that makes it so great: Steadiness.
Emmy Rossum to Star in ‘Angelyne’ Limited Series Based on …
Billboard–Nov 13, 2017
The Angelyne project marks the first scripted television adaptation of a Hollywood Reporter article since the publication’s reinvention as a weekly magazine … Esmail will write, direct and exec produce a two-season, straight-to-series order at Amazon for Julia Roberts’ TV series Homecoming, based on the …
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