Category: TV & Radio

Kaija Saariaho’s Acclaimed Contemporary Opera “L’Amour de Loin” Comes to “Great Performances at the Met” Sunday, April 2 at 12 p.m. on PBS

Kaija Saariaho’s L’Amour de Loin (“Love From Afar”), one of the most highly praised operas of recent years, airs on Great Performances at the Met Sunday, April 2 at 12 p.m. on PBS (check local listings). (In New York, THIRTEEN will air the opera at 12:30 p.m.) The production, with...

Brown Sugar Adds Google Chromecast Capabilities

Consumers of the new subscription-video-on-demand service Brown Sugar will be able to watch the biggest collection of the baddest African-American movies of all-time on their televisions as well as on their mobile devices and desktop computers as it was announced today that Brown Sugar has added Google Chromecast capabilities. Google...

Wurl TV Launches on TiVo®

Wurl TV today announced that Wurl’s Internet-delivered programming is now available on TiVo’s cable TV and retail set-top boxes. For TiVo viewers, the Wurl TV network adds exciting programming from some of the world’s top digital studios, including new channels like IGN TV, Newsy, Baeble Music TV, the ALT Channel,...

Millennials Abandon Sports On TV, Posing Threat To Teams, Leagues, Broadcast Partners

Millennial sports fans are bypassing cable television and abandoning traditional sports for online video game tournaments and other “eSports.” Both developments spell a potential headache for professional sports teams, leagues, broadcast partners and other stakeholders. Sports fandom is marked by a sharp generational divide. A new study of sports fans...

“Young Men” Commemorating the Great War’s Centennial Comes to “Great Performances” Friday, April 7 at 9 p.m. on PBS

The internationally acclaimed, all-male dance company BalletBoyz is featured in the compelling narrative dance film Young Men, airing on Great Performances Friday, April 7 at 9 p.m. on PBS. (Check local listings.) Young Men follows a group of young soldiers as they experience the indiscriminate brutality of warfare. Airing in...