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Monocle Minute

TV turnover

30 March 2016

Hong Kong gets its first free television station in more than 30 years with the soft launch of ViuTV this week. The slick broadcaster, controlled by the son of business tycoon Li Ka-shing, plans to take on the dominant TVB…

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The Monocle Minute - The TV president’s TV trial

18 November 2019

Trials on television might boost transparency but are they good for democracy? Plus: Lebanon’s new government, seminal classic ‘A History of Architecture’ is reprinted and why the digital age is bad for modern etiquette.

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Culture

23 March 2017

Smart new Italian TV productions. Ciao.

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Media

15 September 2016

We’re caught by film-maker Naotaro Endo’s documentary on Tokyo’s iconic Tsukiji fish market.

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Glued to the screen

17 September 2012

Evolving news coverage, new lifestyle shows and perennially popular soaps; it’s impossible to take your eyes off the Portuguese-language television that’s emanating from Brazil and taking the world by storm. Do not adjust…

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Full focus

18 August 2016

If TV is now a battle for eyeballs, who are the generals directing the fight? We take the temperature of three leaders in different fields: current affairs in Taiwan, mafia-worrying drama from Italy and sumptuous subtitled…

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The Monocle Arts Review - Top TV

8 December 2017

We discuss this month’s TV with Alice Vincent, arts and entertainment writer for ‘The Telegraph’ and discover what people around the world will be watching this Christmas. Plus theatre critic Matt Wolf gives us his take on…

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The Monocle Arts Review - TV: Spain

25 May 2016

In the past few weeks everyone has been talking about ‘Locked Up’, the Spanish drama set in a women’s prison that has been making its way on to international television sets. But back in Spain the real TV drama is a result…

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At your service

23 February 2017

The US Public Broadcasting Service is one of the country’s most-trusted national institutions. From dogged reporting on everything from the election to antics in the White House, its flagship news programme is a beacon in…

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Fulfilling a vision

23 February 2017

Cindy, Lisa and Todd have changed your lives and taken over your TV menu. They are the power behind the Netflix throne and here’s what they have planned for their encore.

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Culture

23 February 2017

The true-crime paper turned stage show.

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Art’s on fire

26 November 2020

Whatever you might have heard, the creative spark is alive and well. Need convincing? Take a wander through our pick of audial, visual and sensory reasons to be cheerful.

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Lee Byung-hun: Mr Sunshine

17 May 2018

When the crowds thin out, South Korea’s most in‑demand leading man likes to enjoy some downtime at his favourite restaurant.

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Call of the wild

25 February 2021

Natural-history programmes are kings of the televisual jungle. But are they telling the whole story?

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The Monocle Arts Review - TV: Italy

23 November 2016

We dial up our Rome correspondent David Plaisant to find out what’s been catching his attention on Italian TV.

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The Monocle Arts Review - TV: Australia

21 September 2016

We take the temperature of Australia’s TV offering with our Melbourne correspondent Adrian Craddock, looking at the drama, documentary and dating shows on show down under.