Entertainment
Entertainment noun - The act or activity of providing pleasure or amusement especially for the public.
Soap opera and entertainment are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Soap opera" instead a noun "Entertainment".
Soap opera
Soap opera noun - Something (as a work of literature or music) that is too sentimental.
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Entertainment and soap opera are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Entertainment" instead a noun phrase "Soap opera".
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- Entertainment Television originally showed movie previews, soap opera and talk show recap programs, and many making-of documentaries and specials that covered everything from theater to animation, serving as a sort of MTV for movie and TV buffs.
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Before the 1990s, it tried to play the commercial networks at their own game by producing general entertainment shows...although in many cases they were a bit raunchy, such as the soap opera Number 96 when "Australian TV lost its innocence".
Source: Creator / Network Ten - The new channel got so lousy ratings that their exclusive live-action series were moved to sister channel Sony Entertainment, and Sony Spin became just a rerun loop of series such as That '70s Show, Joan of Arcadia, Beverly Hills 90210, old movies and even a Latin American soap opera.
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