WbeoutQ was a pirate pay television broadcaster that operated in Saudi Arabia between August 2017 and August 2019. The service primarily simulcasted the programmes of Qatar-based broadcaster beIN Sports. Its set-top boxes also contained access to other illegal IPTV services with live channels and entertainment content. beoutQ began operations after Saudi Arabia blocked beIN Media Group from offering its services in the country; the action stemmed from a then-ongoing diplomatic crisis between Qatar and other Arab countries, over accusations that its government provided material support to terrorist groups. A report issued by the World Trade Organization found that beoutQ was promoted by individuals in Saudi Arabia, and transmitted via the Arabsat satellites.
WBig Brother: The Boss was a 2004 Arabic-language television show, based on the worldwide hit Big Brother, in which contestants live in a specially built house while competing for a prize. The show was aired on MBC 1 with a big prize US$100,000, not won because of the cancellation.
WLaura Cecilia Bozzo Rotondo is a Peruvian talk show hostess, best known for her Spanish-language talk show Laura that is being broadcast in the United States on the Univision television network.
WCartoon Network Pakistan is a Pakistani cable and satellite television channel operated by WarnerMedia Entertainment Networks Asia Pacific which primarily shows animated programming from Cartoon Network Studios and Warner Bros. Animation. It officially launched on 2 April 2004 dedicated for Pakistani and Bangladeshi viewers. The programming lineup was initially similar to the Indian feed, which is not the case now.
WChampions With Waqar Zaka is a Pakistani youth-based reality show that aired on BOL Network and is hosted by Waqar Zaka. The episodes are also available online. The series premiered on 4 November 2019 and ended on 16 December 2020.
WThe Chaser's War on Everything is an Australian television satirical comedy series broadcast on the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) television station ABC1. It has won an Australian Film Institute Award for Best Television Comedy Series. The cast perform sketches mocking social and political issues, and often feature comedic publicity stunts. The series is produced by The Chaser, an Australian satirical group consisting of Chris Taylor, Julian Morrow, Craig Reucassel, Andrew Hansen, and Chas Licciardello. Fellow Chaser members Dominic Knight and Charles Firth are not part of the regular on-screen cast. However, Knight is a writer, and Firth compiled roving reports for the show from the United States, until he left the group to start a satirical newspaper in mid-2007.
WColorina is a Mexican telenovela produced by Valentín Pimstein for Televisa in 1980. It was a remake of La Colorina, while remakes of Colorina are Apasionada and Salomé.
W"Cool Girl" is a song recorded by Swedish singer-songwriter Tove Lo for her second studio album Lady Wood (2016). Lo co-wrote the song with its producers Jakob Jerlström and Ludvig Söderberg, who are known collectively as The Struts. The track was released for digital download and streaming on 4 August 2016 as the album's lead single. It was released to contemporary hit radio stations in the United States on 23 August and three days later in the United Kingdom.
WDeath of a Princess is a British 1980 drama-documentary produced by ATV in cooperation with WGBH in the United States. The drama is based on the true story of Princess Mishaal, a young Saudi Arabian princess and her lover who had been publicly executed for adultery. Its depiction of the customs of Saudi Arabia led some Middle Eastern governments to oppose its broadcast under threat of damaging trade relations.
WEthiopian News Network was an Ethiopian television channel based in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The channel was launched in 2016 on Nilesat. It was the first private station based in Ethiopia to be focused on news and politics outside of the national broadcaster EBC. ENN TV faced criticisms by several organizations for alleged use of misinformation and propaganda manipulation which led the channel to official closure on June 29, 2018.
WThe Eurovision Song Contest 2018 was the 63rd edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Lisbon, Portugal, following the country's victory at the 2017 contest with the song "Amar pelos dois" by Salvador Sobral. It was the first time Portugal had hosted the contest - 54 years after the country made its debut. Organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and host broadcaster Rádio e Televisão de Portugal (RTP), the contest was held at the Altice Arena, and consisted of two semi-finals on 8 and 10 May, and the final on 12 May 2018. The three live shows were presented by Filomena Cautela, Sílvia Alberto, Daniela Ruah and Catarina Furtado. It was the first Eurovision Song Contest held on the Atlantic coast.
WThe Eurovision Song Contest 2019 was the 64th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Tel Aviv, Israel, following the country's victory at the 2018 contest with the song "Toy" by Netta. It was the third time Israel had hosted the contest, having previously done so in 1979 and 1999 – both times in Jerusalem. Organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and host broadcaster Israeli Public Broadcasting Corporation (IPBC), the contest was held at Expo Tel Aviv, and consisted of two semi-finals on 14 and 16 May, and the final on 18 May 2019. The three live shows were presented by Erez Tal, Bar Refaeli, Assi Azar and Lucy Ayoub.
WA Força do Querer is a Brazilian telenovela produced and aired by Rede Globo. It was created by Glória Perez, directed by Rogério Gomes and Pedro Vasconcellos. It premiered on 3 April 2017, replacing A Lei do Amor. The show ran for 29 weeks with a total of 172 episodes and ended on 20 October 2017, being replaced by O Outro Lado do Paraíso.
WJohn Dillermand is a Danish stop motion animated children's television series about a man and his very long penis. It premiered on 3 January 2021 on DR Ramasjang.
WKana TV is an Ethiopian satellite television channel owned by Canal+. It was co-founded by three Ethiopian entrepreneurs in combination with Moby Media Group and was officially launched on April 4, 2016. Kana TV produces voice-over translation by dubbing foreign content to Amharic. The channel has specialized at serial dramas especially Turkish television dramas, which gain overall exceeding rate in its market share, becoming the most popular television channel in Ethiopia.
W"Pali się" [ˈpa.lʲi ɕɛ] is a song by Polish band Tulia. A bilingual version with additional English text, titled "Fire of Love ", represented Poland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2019 in Tel Aviv. It did not progress to the final.
WPor estas calles is a Venezuelan telenovela broadcast by Radio Caracas Televisión between 1992 and 1994. It was extremely popular in Venezuela, due to its very realistic approach to the day-to-day life of the country and local tone. It was the first Venezuelan program to give a realistic view of the corruption in political life, as well as the first to show the day-to-day life in the poor barrios. For example, it showed the impact on poor people's lives of the intermittent water supply, showing community meetings and lovers' trysts cut short by the news that the water was on, sending everyone running to fill storage tanks and barrels.
WPress TV is an Iranian state-owned news and documentary network that broadcasts in the English and French languages owned by Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB), the only organization legally able to transmit radio and TV broadcasts in Iran. The 24-hour channel, which has headquarters in Tehran, was launched on 2 July 2007 and was intended to compete with western English language services.
WQuicksand is a Swedish crime drama streaming television series, based on the 2016 novel of the same name by Malin Persson Giolito. The first season, consisting of six episodes, was released on 5 April 2019 on Netflix and is its first Swedish-language series. The series stars Hanna Ardéhn, Felix Sandman, William Spetz, Ella Rappich, David Dencik, Reuben Sallmander, Maria Sundbom, Rebecka Hemse, Arvid Sand, Helena af Sandeberg and Anna Björk.
WLa Rosa de Guadalupe is a Mexican anthology drama television series created by Carlos Mercado Orduña that premiered on Las Estrellas on February 5, 2008. It is produced by Miguel Ángel Herros. The series centers on the Mexican people's relationship to the Catholic religion, specifically to the Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe. It is set in modern times, most often in Mexico City, but the location may vary in some episodes. In the United States the series premiered on June 26, 2008 and runs on Univision. The series now airs in the Philippines from October 21, 2019, replacing Nang Ngumiti ang Langit.
W"Sex, Pies and Idiot Scrapes" is the first episode of the twentieth season of the American animated television series The Simpsons. It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on September 28, 2008. In the episode, Homer meets bail bondsman Lucky Jim and Wolf the Bounty Hunter after getting charged for being involved in a fight, and they convince him to become a bounty hunter. In a twisted turn of events, he becomes Ned Flanders' partner. Meanwhile, Marge unknowingly begins working at an erotic bakery.
WThe medium of television has had many influences on society since its inception. The belief that this impact has been dramatic has been largely unchallenged in media theory since its inception. However, there is much dispute as to what those effects are, how serious the ramifications are and if these effects are more or less evolutionary with human communication.
WThe halftime show at Super Bowl XXXVIII, which was broadcast live on February 1, 2004, from Houston, Texas, on the CBS television network, is notable for a moment in which Janet Jackson's breast—adorned with a nipple shield—was exposed by Justin Timberlake to the viewing public for approximately half a second. The incident, sometimes referred to as Nipplegate or Janetgate, led to an immediate crackdown and widespread debate on perceived indecency in broadcasting.
W"We Call It Acieed" is the debut single by British musician D Mob. An acid house-influenced song from the debut album A Little Bit of This, a Little Bit of That, it features vocals by Gary Haisman. The song reached No. 1 on Billboard's Dance Music/Club Play Singles chart and No. 25 on the Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales chart in 1989. It also reached number 3 on the UK Singles Chart.