Christmas TV takes the Casablanca approach —rounding up the usual suspects
Ghost of Christmas Past does overtime as broadcasters make viewers nostalgic for a time when nostalgia was a little less creaky
Ghost of Christmas Past does overtime as broadcasters make viewers nostalgic for a time when nostalgia was a little less creaky
The nature of being an actor is the need to be able to stay free and open and vulnerable, says the 57-year-old
With its mix of larger-than-life faux rage in the ring and genuine connection with fans, it’s not hard to understand the huge popularity of WWE – and it means big business, too, for Netflix
The glory days of streaming are over, but TV has never been more unpredictable
Television: Lavish adaptation of Gabriel García Márquez’s 1967 novel is both meditative and steamy, sometimes to the point of hilarity
Television: LA suburbia-set series is just too miserable to make viewers laugh. It’s like the grimmest ever season of Location, Location, Location
Industry-first analysis of the streamer’s own data confirms preschool titles originating on YouTube dominate its list of best performers
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It’s a cliffhanger moment for the Irish screen industry. Will producers here be boosted by the kind of levy on streamers now commonly found across the EU?
Planet Business: Words of the year, Intel’s interim arrangement and the Death Clock app that claims to predict your likely date of death
Television: There’s an awful lot going on in Joe Barton’s espionage romp – a surprise cameo from Galway band The Stunning’s Steve Wall, for one thing
Hot Frosty, Netflix’s latest reboot of The Snowman, at last brings some ‘hubba-hubba, vroom-vroom, arooooga!’ to Raymond Briggs’s family favourite
Including Star Wars: Skeleton Crew, Squid Game season two, Beast Games, Harry Potter: Wizards of Baking and One Hundred Years of Solitude
Ho ho ho, it’s a dull-witted, soundstage-bound romance with festive trimmings and a clockwork plot
Election 2024: Sinn Féin remembers Coimisiún na Meán and other things gleaned from the parties’ media policies
Because of the timing, the depth of what Taylor achieved here may not have fully registered as a genuinely great moment for Irish sport
Irish boxer booed by crowd after head clash during controversial bout in Texas
Mike Tyson and Jake Paul top the bill in a voyeuristic contest whose appeal may have been overestimated
Despite his absurd persona and obscene wealth, would-be boxer’s support of female fighters is worthy of note
Tyson is set to earn $20 million for fighting Jake Paul in live-streamed event that also features Katie Taylor-Amanda Serrano rematch
Dubious bill in Texas topped by the clash of Jake Paul and Mike Tyson akin to one of those 19th century carnival sideshows
Television: Beautiful Dublin shines again in series two of Apple’s comic thriller
World super lightweight champion faces Amanda Serrano in Texas on Friday night
The marketing communications group grew its net profit to more than €4m last year and has expanded again in 2024
Planet Business: Royal private estate income, data-hungry air fryers and the companies keen for it to be Christmas already
Love Actually actor talks about running away as a teenager, begging in Paris and breaking into acting
Including Bad Sisters season two, Say Nothing, Senna, Countdown: Paul vs Tyson and more
Plus: What was the only Netflix title among this year’s Oscar nominees for best picture?
There’s a good reason why the Guinness World Records team has banned attempts to stay awake
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The streaming market leader missed a trick by not having Rivals on its platform, but it does like to make the odd pop at its actual rivals
Streaming service has added more than 60m users since cracking down on passwords
Debate around dramatisation of dark family crime takes place within society populated by guns, privilege and versions of the truth
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Ecommerce group attempting to win over more brands as it steps up push into ad-funded streaming services in 2025
Including Disclaimer, Rivals, The Last Days of the Space Age, La Máquina and Citadel: Diana
US ruling allows woman accused of stalking Richard Gadd to pursue defamation case against Netflix
Television: Romcom starring Kristen Bell and Adam Brody is full of zinging gags but lacks a heart
Road trip documentary could be seen as the anti-Top Gear special. Nicer, warmer, militantly tolerant
With so many services, nobody can absorb this much comedy, drama, reality, documentary, news, sport and movies – or even grasp what’s available
The company has staged a remarkable recovery since the ‘great correction’ of 2022 and now has the edge over Hollywood rivals
September 15th-20th: From the origin story of child prodigy Mozart to Colin Farrell as the Penguin
The reality for the survivalists on this terribly named Netflix show is a bit mundane and not even particularly wolf filled
Television: Dublin actor more than holds her own against big stars such as Nicole Kidman and Liev Schreiber
When young, she questioned whether people were her friends because they liked her, or because they liked her father Bono
Including Slow Horses series four, WandaVision spin-off Agatha All Along, a final Grand Tour, and Eve Hewson and Nicole Kidman in The Perfect Couple
Dublin actor will take on an undisclosed role in Steven Knight’s Birmingham-based period drama
Television: Lily Collins delivers a performance full of comedic zing in season four, even as the story goes to potentially dark places
Special offers, contract savings and why you should try to swerve the new ‘streaming TV’ services if you like recording programmes
From Arrival to The Zone of Interest, our picks also take in everything from Halloween and Lost in Translation to Lawrence of Arabia and Pinocchio
Woman is suing Netflix, claiming she inspired the stalker character Martha in the show
Including Kaos, Lord of the Rings: Rings of Power, Emily in Paris, Only Murders in the Building, The Umbrella Academy and Bad Monkey
Belfast actor Anthony Boyle to play Arthur Guinness in new Netflix series from Steven Knight
Netflix show is back with a single Emily following Camille and Gabriel’s failed wedding
Crosswords & puzzles to keep you challenged and entertained
Inquests into the nightclub fire that led to the deaths of 48 people
How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
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