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Rugby World Cup to get unprecedented coverage on Japanese TV
Rugby World Cup 2019, which kicks off in exactly one year's time, will get unparalleled television coverage in Japan with all 48 games shown on J Sports and 31 games shown live on free-to-air channels, organizers have said. "The tournament here will have unprecedented free-to-air ...
Comcast thwarts Rupert Murdoch, outbids Fox with $40 billion winning offer for Sky
Comcast beat Rupert Murdoch's Twenty-First Century Fox in the battle for Sky on Saturday after offering £30.6 billion ($40 billion) in a dramatic auction to decide the fate of the pay-television group. The U.S. cable giant bid £17.28 a share for control of London-listed Sky, ...
Bert and Ernie a 'loving couple' claims writer; 'Sesame Street' disagrees
Bert and Ernie of "Sesame Street" may only be puppets, but that hasn't stopped audiences from speculating over the years that the two roommates may be more than just best friends. A longtime writer from the beloved children's show appeared to confirm Tuesday they were ...
Ayyy! Henry Winkler, TV's 'the Fonz,' wins Emmy 42 years after first nomination
Henry Winkler won the first Emmy of his career on Monday, more than four decades after he was first nominated for his role as The Fonz in "Happy Days." The 72-year-old Winkler looked bowled over when he won for best supporting actor in a comedy ...
Veteran actress Kirin Kiki, who won two Japan Academy best actress awards during her career, dies in Tokyo at the age of 75.
Celebrity chef Anthony Bourdain wins posthumous Emmys for 'Parts Unknown'
U.S. celebrity chef Anthony Bourdain, who committed suicide in June at age 61, posthumously earned a pair of Emmy Awards on Sunday for his work on the popular CNN food-and-travel show he hosted, "Parts Unknown." Bourdain was awarded one of the Emmys, the U.S. television ...
China state TV sorry for 12 minutes of ads before education program
China's state broadcaster issued an apology Sunday after parents complained that a compulsory television program targeted at millions of school children was preceded by almost a quarter of an hour of non-stop advertising. All elementary and middle school students and their parents were told by ...
Robin Leach, whose voice crystallized the opulent 1980s on TV's "Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous," died Friday. He was 76. Leach's family said through a public relations firm that he died in Las Vegas, where he made his home. Leach had a stroke in November ...
U.S. conspiracy theorist Alex Jones has been suspended from Facebook for bullying and hate speech and is close to having pages tied to him and his Infowars website removed from the platform, the social media network said on Friday. The radio host's personal profile was ...
British actress Jodie Whittaker was unveiled Thursday as the first woman to play Doctor Who, telling fans of the cult BBC series she felt the weight of history — but that gender should be irrelevant these days. The 36-year-old, who rose to fame in the ...
NHK plans to start simultaneously broadcasting its TV programs on the internet in fiscal 2019 to keep pace with the popularity of streaming.
Devilish Japanese TV drama makes a mockery of workplace rights
In "Miss Devil," each firing has some deeper purpose that in the end benefits the hapless victim. The lesson boils down to "I know what's good for you more than you do yourself."
