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Norway

Norway tunes in for ‘world’s most-boring television’

Their slow television broadcasts have already included a 12-hour knitting marathon. Now fans of the 'world’s most-boring television format' are enjoying another treat: watching hikers walk up a mountain.

30/08/2018

Hungary

Junk or treasure?: Hungarian TV repairer turned #Europeanhero

Attila Ellenbacher is a TV mechanic. The sets he repairs are donated by people who no longer need them. And, in turn, he donates them to retirement homes and other worthwhile causes, giving them a new lease of life, and bringing the joy of television to people who wouldn't otherwise have access.

24/07/2018

Spain

Euroviews. 'Game of Thrones', politics and television: Podemos and beyond | View

How the Spanish left-wing party and other movements are using popular television shows to disrupt politics.

03/07/2018

Kuwait

Actor apologises after outcry over Kuwait 'blackface' comedy show

Hasan al-Ballam took to Instagram to apologise for any offence caused by the episode of comedy show Block Ghashmarah in which actors were “blacked-up” and portrayed Sudanese people to be lazy.

07/06/2018

Russia

Russian TV show accused of Photoshopping a smile on Kim Jong Un

It's not the first time that particular show has been accused of using fake images.

05/06/2018

France

Footbal broadcast rights : Ligue 1 championship booms into the billion

Canal Plus ended up empty-handed in a crucial football broadcasting rights auction in France on Tuesday, beaten by Spain’s Mediapro, as prices jumped by close to 60 percent.

30/05/2018

USA

ABC cancels hit Roseanne show

The US ABC network has cancelled its hit reboot of "Roseanne" following a racist tweet about former Obama adviser Valerie Jarrett,

30/05/2018

World News

Russian broadcaster under new investigations

Russian broadcaster RT faces three new investigations by the British media regulator Ofcom

21/05/2018

World News

Which European nations are most glued to their screens?

Screens are ubiquitous: computers, tablets, TVs, mobile phones. But how much time do Europeans spend gazing at them outside work?

07/05/2018

Cinema

Frank Oz relives television gold in Muppet guys talking

The legendary film director gathers a group of Muppet Show performers to talk about their lives, times and the leadership of Jim Henson

02/04/2018

Europe News

EU makes borderless streaming of TV, movies a reality

Pay-to-view subscribers will now be able to follow their shows when abroad, but Hollywood may need some persuading the new EU law is good for business.

01/04/2018

World News

Learn Klingon: Duolingo launches course on Star Trek language

Euronews speaks with the men behind a new Klingon language course.

15/03/2018

USA

'The Crown' producers admit Elizabeth actress paid less than Philip actor

"Going forward, no one gets paid more than the queen," a producer of the Netflix series said at a panel discussion in Israel.

13/03/2018

Russia

Russian TV anchor warns 'traitors' not to settle in Britain

State TV news presenter Kirill Kleimenov said: "The profession of a traitor is one of the most dangerous in the world," and that traitors rarely live a long and peaceful life.

09/03/2018

United Kingdom

A black Harry Potter? UK activists’ diversity campaign goes viral

A campaign which saw white characters swapped out with black actors on popular film and television posters has grabbed headlines in the country.

06/03/2018

USA

Frances McDormand's alleged Oscar thief arrested

A Hollywood partygoer posted a video on Facebook of himself holding and kissing the statuette.

06/03/2018

Switzerland

Swiss citizens vote on axing TV licence

Voters in Switzerland are set to decide on whether they should have to keep paying hundreds of francs each year towards public television and radio licences.

04/03/2018

Austria

Austria's state broadcaster & star presenter sue Vice-Chancellor Strac

Strache pays price for again baiting ORF and presenter Armin Wolf, accusing them of "lying".

27/02/2018

USA

Tambor says no transparency in his sacking by Amazon from hit TV show

Star denies allegations of sexual harrassment, claims was kept in dark by Amazon's own inquiry into the alleged offences.

16/02/2018

USA

Golden Globes recap: Not too shabby for Europeans

Kudos to Martin McDonagh, Saoirse Ronan, Gary Oldman and others for picking up some of the night’s key awards.

08/01/2018