Hollywood will gather tonight to fete itself. The 90th Academy Awards will take place on Sunday, March 4 at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood. Who’s hosting? Jimmy Kimmel returns as host. Kimmel hosted last year, which ended in the most memorable fashion when Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway mistakenly announced “La La Land” as the …
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Playstation Vue is opening up its virtual TV service for mobile sign-ups. It’s a move that’ll result in some small modifications on your subscription, but it means you don’t have be in your home and jump through as many hoops to create an account. Signing up online won’t change how much Playstation Vue costs. The service’s monthly rates start at …
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Coverage of the XXIII Olympic Winter Games is scheduled to begin on Wednesday, Feb. 7 in PyeongChang, South Korea with a live stream of a new Winter Olympic event, mixed doubles curling. The opening ceremonies will take place two days later on Friday, Feb. 9 because, I suppose, you can keep men and women from curling together for only so …
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The New England Patriots look to repeat being Super Bowl champs by winning the sixth title in the franchise’s history. The Philadelphia Eagles, on the other hand, are seeking their first Super Bowl title and are back in the big game for the first time since 2005, when they lost 24-21 to — who else? — Tom Brady and the …
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The Grammys are coming early this year. And moving from one coast to the other. Usually held in mid-February in Los Angeles, the Grammy Awards will take place this Sunday in New York City. The Grammys scoot up a few weeks every four years to avoid competing with the Winter Olympics. And for the first time since 2003, the Grammys …
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Neither the Philadelphia Eagles nor the Minnesota Vikings have won a Super Bowl, and these two storied but tortured franchises are only two victories away from a title. With so much on the line, the drama is sure to be high Sunday night in Philadelphia. Here’s how you can watch the game if you don’t have cable. What: NFC Championship …
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Tom Brady leads the New England Patriots to yet another AFC Championship game against the upstart Jacksonville Jaguars. Will the Patriots’ ageless quarterback solve Jacksonville’s dominating defense? Or can Blake Bortles take the Jaguars to their first ever Super Bowl? These questions will be answered on Sunday. Here’s how you can watch the game if you don’t have cable. What: …
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YouTube TV finally has a full app, but the rollout to various TV devices is taking longer than originally planned. The apps for Roku and Apple TV, originally slated to launch before the end of 2017, are now scheduled for the first quarter of 2018. Also planned for the Q1 timeframe, a YouTube representative told me, are apps for older …
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To watch the latest episode of “This is Us” on your Amazon Fire TV, all you have to do now is ask Alexa to play it. Amazon on Thursday expanded the capabilities of its voice assistant to work with third-party apps on its TV box. The initial list includes Bravo, CBS All Access, Hulu, NBC, Showtime and Sony PlayStation Vue. …
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The Los Angeles Dodgers are back in the World Series for the first time since 1988. The Houston Astros are returning to the World Series for only the second time in franchise history — and the team’s first as a member of the American League. The Dodgers won 104 games this year on the strength of having baseball’s best pitcher, …
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