Also known as the 'soap opera effect,' motion smoothing is ideal for gaming and live sports but less so for everything else.

If you’ve ever noticed that certain movies or TV shows on a modern television look almost too smooth—like high-definitio ...

The history of soap operas on American television remains strong, combining classic drama with new stories while continuing to create buzz among viewers. Despite shifts in viewer preferences ...

Not long ago, soap operas ruled daytime TV. The casts of shows like "General Hospital," "All My Children" and "Days of Our Lives" became part of daily life in the United States. For the first time ...

The network Monday introduces viewers to the Black soap opera "Beyond the Gates," which ... t seen stories of this nature before" on network TV. The show features multigenerational families ...

“[I] ultimately decided I wanted to watch the entire film … so I poured a glass of wine and indulged in what I have ...

New York — It has been more than 25 years since “Passions,” the last new daytime soap opera to air on American network TV, debuted on NBC. And for nearly as long, Michele Val Jean and Sheila ...

It's all in service of a massive project: The first new daytime soap opera on network TV in 25 years, and the first hour-long daytime soap with a predominantly Black cast on network TV.

Produced in part by Procter & Gamble (the company that helped invent and name the first soap operas), "Gates" replaces panel/talk show "The Talk" and jumps into the daytime TV fray feet-first.