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EXTRA
Extra, Xtra, or The Extra may refer to: Arts, entertainment and media Film * The Extra (1962 film), ''The Extra'' (1962 film), a Mexican film * The Extra (2005 film), ''The Extra'' (2005 film), an Australian film Literature * Extra (newspaper), ''Extra'' (newspaper), a Brazilian newspaper * ''Extra!'', an American media criticism magazine * Diario Extra (Costa Rica), ''Diario Extra'' (Costa Rica), a newspaper * ''Extra Magazine'', an Italian weekly magazine * Newspaper extra, a supplemental issue * Xtra (newspaper), ''Xtra'' (newspaper), by the Norwegian Young Conservatives, 1922-2010 * ''Xtra Magazine'', a Canadian website and former newspaper Music * Extra (Gilberto Gil album), ''Extra'' (Gilberto Gil album), 1983, and the title track * ''Extra, Vol. 1'', an album by KMFDM * "Extra", a 2019 song by Future from ''Save Me (Future EP), Save Me (EP)'' * "Extra", a 1966 song by Tages from their album Extra Extra (album), ''Extra Extra'' * Xtra (EP), ''Xtra'' (EP), a 2022 extended p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Extra (franchise)
''extra'' (stylized as ''extr@'') is a language education television programme franchise that was scripted in the format of a ''Friends''-esque sitcom. It was in production from 2002 to 2004, and is mainly marketed to the instructional television market for middle school and high school language classes. Four versions were made, each in a different language; English, French, German, and Spanish. The English version was co-produced by Channel 4 Learning and RAI CPTO (Production Centre of Turin) for RAI Educational. All of the episodes were written by Louise Clover. Plot The English version has 30 episodes, and the other three languages have 13 episodes each. The plot of the 13 episodes is nearly the same in all the language variants. Hector/Sam, with only a very basic grasp of the featured language, comes to stay with his pen pal, Bridget/Sacha/Sascha/Lola. Living with Bridget/Sacha/Sascha/Lola is roommate Anna/Annie/Ana. Sleazy and sly neighbor Nick/Nico/Nic/Pablo lives ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Extra (retail Chain)
Extra Hipermercados, commonly referred to as just Extra, is a Brazilian hypermarket and supermarket chains owned by grupo GPA (company), Pão de Açúcar. As of December 2005, Extra has 76 stores. Some of these stores came from the acquisitions of Paes Mendonça (smaller stores were converted to Pão de Açúcar (supermarket), Pão de Açúcar and CompreBem) and Sendas (supermarket), Sendas (Sendas' Bon Marché hypermarkets were rebranded to Extra Bon Marché) by the group. Extra Eletro Grupo Pão de Açúcar also operates electronics and appliance stores under the Extra Eletro banner. These stores are mostly located in major commerce streets and shopping malls. This banner was known as Jumbo Eletro (after the purchase of Eletroradiobraz in the 1980s) and later Eletro. Minimercado Extra Grupo Pão de Açúcar launched in 2007 two new store formats, both carrying the Extra brand. Extra Perto supermarkets, directed to an audience of the same demographic as Extra hypermarkets, an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
SmarTone
SmarTone Telecommunications Holdings Limited (0315.HK), listed in Hong Kong since 1996 and a subsidiary of Sun Hung Kai Properties Limited, is a leading telecommunications provider with operating subsidiaries in Hong Kong, offering voice, multimedia and mobile broadband services, as well as fixed fibre broadband services for both consumer and corporate markets. SmarTone spearheaded 5G development in Hong Kong since May 2020, with the launch of its territory-wide 5G services. SmarTone is also the first in Hong Kong to launch Home 5G Broadband service. History SmarTone was launched by Sun Hung Kai Properties and ABC Communications in 1992. It started operations in March 1993 as the first GSM network in Hong Kong and in Asia. It used to have another branding EXTRA for its GSM-1800-only packages obtained by the acquisition of P Plus Communications in March 1998. The brand EXTRA ended in 2002 and was merged into SmarTone's dual-band network. A new branding "SmarTone-Vodafone" wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Extra (Coop)
Extra is a Norwegian discount supermarket chain of 574 stores as of 2024. It is part of the Coop Norge cooperative and was until late 2015 named Coop Extra. The chain markets itself as being low-cost while maintaining large stores with a wide selection of items. The chain director of Extra is Daniel Kyrre Pedersen. Coop Extra was established in 2006, with its first store opening on 15 September in Halden Halden (), between 1665 and 1928 known as Fredrikshald, is both a List of cities in Norway, town and a Municipalities of Norway, municipality in Østfold Counties of Norway, county, Norway. The municipality borders Sarpsborg to the northwest, R .... The chain expanded rapidly, much of it by rebranding other Coop stores such as Coop Prix. Many Rimi and ICA stores were rebranded to Extra in 2015 when Coop Norge bought up most of ICA AB's Norwegian operations. The chain competes mainly on offering lower prices. A price test by VG in 2015 found Extra to be the cheapest chain ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Extra (Australian TV Channel)
Extra is an Australian free-to-air television channel launched on 26 March 2012. It broadcasts mainly infomercials, religion, community, educational, multi-cultural programming as well as stories taken from Nine Network programs including '' A Current Affair'', '' Getaway'', '' Today'' and '' Today Extra''. History On the Nine Network, the Extra brand was first used in Brisbane on a television news program, that was axed on 18 June 2009. Extra launched on 26 March 2012 on channel 94 in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Darwin and Northern NSW & Gold Coast on channel 84. Extra replaced WIN Corporation's datacast channel Gold, in both Adelaide and Perth, after both were purchased by Nine Entertainment in 2013. Nine Adelaide launched Extra on 1 July 2013 while Nine Perth launched Extra on 30 September 2013, both along with the timeshift service Extra 2. On 26 November 2015, Nine's new lifestyle channel 9Life launched in metropolitan areas on channel 94. As a result, Extra, which ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Extra (Australian TV Program)
''Extra'' (originally ''Brisbane Extra'') was a nightly tabloid local current affairs program, broadcast on Nine Network Queensland. Heather Foord was the last host of the program. A weekend version also aired on a Saturday afternoon named ''Weekend Extra'' hosted by Melissa Downes. Hosts * Rick Burnett (1992–2006) * Jillian Whiting (2006–2008) * Heather Foord (2009) In 2007, presenter Jillian Whiting went on maternity leave, and during this period various television, radio and media celebrities from Queensland and Australia hosted the program for week-long periods each. In the final weeks of Whiting's leave, presenters Melissa Downes and Miranda Deakin filled-in for the remaining weeks of the program, including the Summer non-ratings season. The Nine Network officially announced that Jillian Whiting would return to ''Extra'' and her role as presenter of Gold Coast's ''National Nine News'', from the first episode broadcast in 2008, however this was delayed by two weeks ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Extra (gum)
Extra is a brand of sugarfree chewing gum produced by the Wrigley Company in North America, Europe, Australia and some parts of Africa and Asia. Brand history Extra was launched in 1984 in the US and became one of the most popular brands of chewing gum there within a few years. It was also the first sugarfree gum not to use saccharin, instead using the NutraSweet brand, a sweetener developed by G.D. Searle & Co. that had less bitterness and was believed to be safer in humans and laboratory animals; it was later reformulated with aspartame in 1997. The brand identity of Extra gum varies considerably in different markets, often having completely different flavours, logos and slogans for each country. Extra is currently the sponsor of the Mexico national football team. In the UK, an earlier sugar free chewing gum brand owned by Wrigley's; Orbit (gum), Orbit was renamed Extra in 2015, with the same 14-piece package. A TV ad for Extra chewing gum, seen in September 2017, featured ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Extra (American TV Program)
''Extra'' (originally titled ''Extra: The Entertainment Magazine'' from 1994 to 1996) is an American syndicated news broadcasting newsmagazine that is distributed by Warner Bros. Television Distribution and premiered on September 5, 1994. The program serves as a straight rundown of news headlines and gossip throughout the entertainment industry, providing coverage of events and celebrities; however, since 2013, it has also placed an even greater emphasis on interviews and insider previews of upcoming film and television projects. , the program's weekday broadcasts are anchored by Billy Bush, with the weekend editions co-anchored by Billy Bush and Mona Kosar Abdi. History The series was developed in the fall of 1993, for a planned launch during the 1994–95 television season. The program was developed under the working title ''Entertainment News Television''; however due to claims that it too closely mirrored its own name, cable channel E! filed a lawsuit against W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tiendas Extra
Extra was a Mexican convenience store chain owned by Grupo Modelo, which started operations in 1993. In 2007 the chain closed 650 storesCerrará Grupo Modelo 650 Tiendas Súper Extra Tabasco Hoy, October 23, 2007. and in 2009 started another restructuring plan., CNN Expansion, June 4, 2009. It competes fiercely with OXXO from Femsa, 7-Eleven from Casa Chapa, SuperCity from [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pibb Xtra
Pibb Xtra, formerly called Mr. Pibb (sometimes styled as Mr. PiBB), is a soft drink created and marketed by The Coca-Cola Company. It is a type of pepper soda with several variants. As of 2025, Pibb Xtra is sold in bottles, cans, and two-liter bottles, and is available in most Coca-Cola Freestyle machines. History First introduced as "Peppo" to compete against Dr Pepper, the name was changed to "Mr. Pibb" after Dr Pepper sued The Coca-Cola Company for trademark infringement. The original test markets for Mr. Pibb in 1972 were located in Waco, Texas the birthplace of Dr Pepper, before the company moved to Dallas, Texas. In 1980, Mr. Pibb was reformulated and marketed with the words "New Taste" printed prominently on the products. In 2001, a cinnamon-forward "spicy cherry" flavor replaced the original formula in many parts of the United States, marketed as a bolder version of original Mr. Pibb. As recently as 2020, Pibb Xtra has been marketed as a "refreshing, spicy cherry alt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Extra (supermarket)
Extra was a retail chain in the German food sector that was part of REWE Group from July 1, 2008, til it ceased to exist in 2009. The company was previously among Metro Group. After it serves as a great supplier of food Company history The first extra store was opened by the Schaper-Group in Düren in 1970. In the early years, the main part of the branch network was in Lower Saxony and North Rhine Westphalia. extra was integrated into the Asko-Group in 1987, which in turn has been part of Metro Group since 1986. The two sales lines real,- and extra had been merged by Metro Group in 2004, though they continued to appear as two separate brands in the market. The Metro Group sold Extra to the REWE Group on 1. July 2008. The brand name Extra was announced to be phased out in 2009 and the stores renamed REWE. The franchise markets Comet and Bolle that belong to Extra kept their names initially. To facilitate the sale of Extra, the Metro Group split the two companies Real,- and Ex ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Extra (service Areas)
Extra MSA Services Ltd is a company that operates nine motorway service stations in England, mainly on primary routes. It is based at Beaconsfield services, previously being in the centre of Lincoln. It is also known as Extra MSA Forecourts Ltd. Many of the brands at Extra locations including M&S Simply Food, Costa Coffee and Greggs are operated by Moto, the UK's largest service area operator and Extra's biggest competitor. Market position Extra is the fourth largest service station operator in the UK behind Moto (1st), Welcome Break (2nd) and RoadChef (3rd). It came into operation after the government deregulated motorway services to encourage more competition and its first site opened in December 2000, at Cambridge. Peterborough opened in January 2001 and Baldock in July 2001. Outlets Service stations Extra developed its first three service stations at a cost of £60 million. The parent company was set up in 1992 by Stephen Spouge, who is now Chairman. Its ser ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
