TV | 'Terrace House Tokyo 2019-2020' Recaps Jan 17, 2020
by Alyssa I. Smith
The cringy antics of the "Terrace House" members slowly killed my will to watch to the end of this episode.
Business Jan 17, 2020
Comcast's Peacock streaming service to offer free and $5- or $10-a-month options
Comcast Corp.-owned NBCUniversal's new Peacock service, its belated entry into the streaming video wars, will offer free and $5-per-month options with advertising, the company announced on Thursday. Customers who want to avoid all advertising can pay $10 per month, NBCUniversal said in a statement released ...
TV Jan 15, 2020
Aoi Okuyama: From Hokkaido to the mean streets of London
by Matthew Hernon
Japanese actor Aoi Okuyama makes her debut in BBC-Netflix yakuza series 'Giri/Haji,' earning acclaim from the British media.
TV | 'Terrace House Tokyo 2019-2020' Recaps Jan 10, 2020
Ep. 28 'Starving for Affection'
by Tom Hanaway
This week's episode of "Terrace House" was all about love — showing it, fighting for it and accepting it — and it marked quite a change from previous kitchen table talks that revolved around mundane topics like Instagram or making carbonara. After trying for weeks ...
Business Jan 8, 2020
Paris and Washington have set a two-week deadline to end a row over a French proposal to tax multinational tech giants, French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire said Tuesday. President Donald Trump last month unveiled sky-high retaliatory duties on $2.4 billion of French products from ...
Entertainment News Jan 6, 2020
'1917,' 'Once Upon a Time ... in Hollywood' win Golden Globes
The 77th Golden Globes were meant to be a coronation for Netflix. Instead, a pair of big-screen epics took top honors Sunday, as Sam Mendes' technically dazzling World War I tale "1917" won best picture — drama, and Quentin Tarantino's radiant Los Angeles fable ...
Commentary / World Jan 4, 2020
What a decade of Netflix did to Hollywood
by Tara Lachapelle
The rise of the streaming-video leader has spurred a rash of mergers that are transforming the industry.
TV | 'Terrace House Tokyo 2019-2020' Recaps Dec 27, 2019
by Alyssa I. Smith
Last episode, we were bombarded with new roommates joining the house, and now it's time to see how Vivi, Tupas and Kai are settling in. It's clear that everyone loves Vivi, and who can blame them? Well, everyone but Hana, probably, because that ray ...
TV | 2019 in Review Dec 25, 2019
Netflix led the streaming race with original Japanese content in 2019
by Alyssa I. Smith
The battle of the streaming giants saw some first class productions on offer in 2019, from original anime series, Japanese exclusives and fresh takes on established franchises.
Entertainment News Dec 24, 2019
The Netflix decade: How one company changed the way we watch TV
by Helen Coster
In the not-so-distant past, TV viewers were forced to wait a week for the next installment of their favorite shows, parceled out by networks in half-hour or hour-long increments. Fast forward to 2019, when media and tech companies are subverting that schedule and the majority ...
TV | 'Terrace House Tokyo 2019-2020' Recaps Dec 21, 2019
Ep. 26 'Internationalization at Once'
by Tom Hanaway
It’s a small world after all. No stranger to keeping the mix of personalities and backgrounds interesting, “Terrace House” continues to invite people from around the world into its little televised bubble. Before we meet the fresh new faces replacing Haruka and Ruka, however, ...