Tā bú kàn xīnwén, gèng xǐhuan kàn diànyǐng hé diànshì jiémù.

This is because of a common tone-change rule in Mandarin.

不 is normally fourth tone: bù.
But when it comes right before another fourth-tone syllable, it changes to second tone: bú.

So:

• 不看 = bú kàn
• because 看 kàn is fourth tone

If the next word were not fourth tone, 不 would usually stay bù.

更 means more, even more, or rather in a comparison.

In this sentence, it adds contrast:

• 她不看新闻 = She doesn’t watch/read the news
• 更喜欢看电影和电视节目 = She likes watching movies and TV programs more / instead

So 更 shows that compared with watching the news, she prefers movies and TV programs.

A natural English idea is:

• She doesn’t watch the news; she prefers movies and TV shows instead.

The two 看 words belong to different parts of the sentence:

• 不看新闻 = does not watch/read the news
• 喜欢看电影和电视节目 = likes watching movies and TV programs

The second 看 is important because 喜欢看电影 means likes to watch movies, not just likes movies in general.

Compare:

• 喜欢电影 = likes movies
• 喜欢看电影 = likes watching movies

So repeating 看 makes the action clear.

Yes, you can. That sentence is grammatical.

But the meaning changes slightly:

• without 更: a simple statement of two facts
• with 更: stronger contrast or preference

So:

• 她不看新闻，喜欢看电影和电视节目。
  She doesn’t watch the news and likes watching movies and TV programs.

• 她不看新闻，更喜欢看电影和电视节目。
  She doesn’t watch the news; she prefers movies and TV programs even more / instead.

更 makes the sentence sound more comparative.

Because the subject is the same in both parts of the sentence, Mandarin often leaves it out in the second clause.

So this:

• 她不看新闻，更喜欢看电影和电视节目。

really means:

• 她不看新闻，她更喜欢看电影和电视节目。

Repeating 她 is possible, but it is often unnecessary and sounds less natural in ordinary speech.

Yes. 新闻 means news, usually in a general sense.

Mandarin does not have articles like a, an, or the, so whether it means news, the news, or some news depends on context.

In this sentence, 看新闻 usually means:

• watch the news
• follow the news
• sometimes read the news, depending on context

So the lack of the is normal in Mandarin.

It can mean either, depending on context.

看 often means look at, watch, or read, depending on the object:

• 看电视 = watch TV
• 看电影 = watch a movie
• 看书 = read a book
• 看新闻 = watch/read/follow the news

In this sentence, since it later mentions 电影 and 电视节目, many learners will naturally hear it as watch the news, but follow the news is also a good general interpretation.

和 connects 电影 and 电视节目:

• 看 [电影 和 电视节目]

So it means:

• watch movies and TV programs

It does not connect entire clauses here. It is just joining two nouns.

Because 电视 by itself usually means television / TV as a device or medium, while 电视节目 means television programs / TV shows.

Compare:

• 电视 = TV, television
• 电视节目 = TV program, TV show

So in this sentence:

• 看电视节目 = watch TV programs/shows

That is more specific than just 看电视, which means watch TV in general.

You could say it, but the meaning shifts.

• 更喜欢电影和电视节目 = likes movies and TV programs
• 更喜欢看电影和电视节目 = prefers watching movies and TV programs

The version with 看 focuses on the activity.
The version without 看 focuses more on the things themselves.

In everyday Mandarin, 喜欢看电影 is very common when talking about hobbies or viewing habits.

Because 喜欢 can be followed by:

1. a noun
2. a verb phrase

Examples:

• 喜欢电影 = like movies
• 喜欢音乐 = like music
• 喜欢看电影 = like watching movies
• 喜欢学中文 = like studying Chinese

So 喜欢看电影和电视节目 is a very normal pattern:
喜欢 + verb phrase

In writing, 她 means she / her.

But in spoken Mandarin, 她, 他, and 它 are all pronounced tā. So when you hear tā, you only know whether it means he, she, or it from context.

This is something English speakers often notice because English distinguishes them in speech, but Mandarin usually does not.

By default, it sounds like a general habit or preference.

Mandarin often uses the simple verb form for general statements:

• 她不看新闻 = She doesn’t watch/follow the news
• 更喜欢看电影和电视节目 = She prefers watching movies and TV programs

If you wanted to make it clearly about right now, you would usually add other words, such as time expressions or aspect markers. Without them, this sentence is understood as a general fact about her.

Yes. The comma helps show that the sentence has two related parts:

1. 她不看新闻
2. 更喜欢看电影和电视节目

It marks a pause and makes the contrast clearer.

Mandarin often uses commas between closely connected clauses where English might use:

• a comma
• a semicolon
• or even split them into two sentences

So the comma here is very natural and helps the sentence flow.