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Following an outcry from many of the movie industry's most prominent figures, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has reversed its decision to present four awards during the commercial breaks of this year's Oscar broadcast. The film academy on Friday said all 24 ...
Awards during commercial breaks and no host: Oscar organizers struggle to keep show relevant
From going without a host to handing out key awards during commercial breaks to a quickly nixed idea for a popular film category — Oscar organizers are struggling to keep Hollywood's biggest night relevant while dealing with messy controversies. With less than two weeks to ...
Marie Kondo's new TV series cleans up
Marie Kondo is the type of person you wouldn't initially expect lots of people to go crazy over. In the cleaning consultant and best-selling author's new Netflix show, "Tidying Up with Marie Kondo," she simply lays out the basics of her "KonMari" method of ...
As the heavyweights return, will 2019 be a smash year for anime?
When looking forward to the coming year in anime, it may be helpful to jump in the time machine and hop back to 2016. That's the year Japan was hit with a flood of smash original anime films, including the sleeper hit "In This ...
'Bohemian Rhapsody' wins best picture and Glenn Close upsets Lady Gaga at Golden Globes
Thunder bolt and lighting rocked the 76th Golden Globes where a string of upsets culminated with the Freddie Mercury biopic "Bohemian Rhapsody" winning best picture, drama, over another movie about musicians: Bradley Coopler's much more heavily favored "A Star Is Born." "A Star Is Born" ...
TV in 2018: Progressive voices and the enduring charm of ‘Terrace House’
In the English-speaking world, Japanese TV in 2018 was celebrated for how boring it could get. But it was anything but domestically, where viewers questioned norms and helped nudge forward programs with progressive politics. However, no production from Japan was bigger overseas this year than ...
NHK to trim fees by 4.5% by fiscal 2020 to meet criteria for online simulcasting
NHK's board on Tuesday approved the public broadcaster's plan to cut its television viewing fees by 4.5 percent by fiscal 2020. The plan is designed to meet a government-set criteria for starting the online simulcast of TV programs. NHK's Board of Governors voted to revise the ...
Nippon TV's top program rocked over allegation that it fabricated content at foreign 'festivals'
The major broadcaster is forced to suspend a segment on foreign festivals on its popular variety show after a weekly magazine reported some of the content was fabricated.
'SANCTIONS ARE COMING': Trump tweets 'Game of Thrones' teaser on Iran
"Game of Thrones" fans are primed for the final season, but starring Donald Trump? Well not quite, though the president had a laugh at Iran's expense Friday by posing in a GoT-style picture. "SANCTIONS ARE COMING," reads the mock movie poster Trump tweeted Friday, echoing ...
Most people in Japan get news from commercial TV broadcasts, poll finds
Over 90 percent of people in Japan use commercial television broadcasts as a news source, a survey finds.
More than 20 million Americans glued to U.S. Supreme Court hearing telecasts
The high-stakes Senate hearing on the nomination of U.S. Supreme Court pick Brett Kavanaugh riveted American television viewers with roughly 20.4 million people tuning in on six broadcast and cable networks, according to Nielsen data released Friday. The large number for a weekday audience represents ...
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 ...
