12/04/2008 -
Michael Sheen finds career in real people roles
Actor Michael Sheen has played former British Prime Minister Tony Blair twice -- in "The Deal" and "The Queen" -- but he described his latest film role portraying television host Sir David Frost as liberating.
Source:
Reuters via Yahoo! News
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20081204/people_nm/us_sheen_2
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12/05/2008 -
Big 12: Daniel, Tigers look for respect
Don't adjust your television Saturday night. That's just Missouri players carrying a chip on their shoulders during the Big 12 championship game against Oklahoma at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Mo.
Source:
Denver Post
http://www.denverpost.com/sportsheadlines/ci_11142467?source=rss
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12/04/2008 -
Putin holds forth in TV call-in show
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin held his annual live television call-in program Thursday -- an event analysts say shows he still runs Russia even though he stepped down as president earlier this year.
Source:
CNN
http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/12/04/russia.putin.television/index.html?se
ction=cnn_latest
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12/05/2008 -
Bob Arum wants to make boxing more visible
Promoter says getting fights back on network television is key to keeping the sport popular. Boxing has quietly undertaken a pilot program that, in the face of competition from mixed martial arts, may serve as a business model for its future.
Source:
Los Angeles Times
http://www.latimes.com/sports/la-sp-arum5-2008dec05,0,1016197.column?track=rss
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12/03/2008 -
Rosie O'Donnell's dreams of bringing back the television variety show are dashed
NEW YORK (AP) _ Rosie O'Donnell's dream of bringing back the television variety show was dashed.
Source:
Orlando Sentinel
http://www.orlandosentinel.com/entertainment/sns-ap-nielsens,0,3696692.story?tra
ck=rss
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12/05/2008 -
'Jeffersons' actor Benedict dead at 70
LOS ANGELES, Dec. 4 (UPI) -- U.S. film, stage and television actor Paul Benedict has died at his home on Martha's Vineyard, Mass., at the age of 70, E! News reported Thursday.
Source:
UPI
http://www.upi.com/Entertainment_News/2008/12/04/Jeffersons_actor_Benedict_dead_
at_70/UPI-24071228443177/
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12/03/2008 -
DIRECTV Launches Local Public Television Stations in HD Nationwide
Millions of viewers will be able to enjoy their favorite Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) programs in crystal clear HD as DIRECTV begins launching local public television stations in HD in markets across the country today.
Source:
Centre Daily Times
http://www.centredaily.com/business/technology/story/995914.html
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12/03/2008 -
The Inadequacy Of Subtitles For Hearing-Impaired Viewers' Total Comprehension Of Television Messages
After almost twenty years since the first television subtitles were used, professors Cristina Cambra, NĂºria Silvestre and Aurora Leal, members of the UAB Research Centre on Hearing Impairment and Language Acquisition (GISTAL), were interested in discovering whether deaf viewers - the main users of t
Source:
Medical News Today
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/131637.php
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12/05/2008 -
Some impressive developments on network TV football coverage
A few weeks ago, we shared 15 irritants about football on network television this season. Here are eight developments that have impressed or amused:
Source:
Miami Herald
http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/story/799994.html
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12/05/2008 -
Murdoch Unleashes Media Attack Against Berlusconi on Pay-TV Tax
Dec. 4 (Bloomberg) -- Rupert Murdoch ?s Sky Italia SpA, Italy?s biggest pay-television broadcaster, is mounting an on-air attack against Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi ?s plan to double the tax on TV subscriptions.
Source:
Bloomberg
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601092&sid=ackEmU5vaM2Q
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12/05/2008 -
Television - National
One of the biggest security threats faced by international military forces in Afghanistan is from non-Afghan insurgents entering the country from Pakistan.
Source:
Scoop.co.nz
http://www.scoop.co.nz/multimedia/tv/national/16313.html
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12/05/2008 -
Television - Lifestyle
Making wine is full of tradition and history, and behind the scenes some backbreaking work goes on. But one Marlborough inventor has transformed one of the most labour-intensive jobs in growing grapes - bud rubbing - with a simple scrubbing brush on a stick.
Source:
Scoop.co.nz
http://www.scoop.co.nz/multimedia/tv/lifestyle/16312.html
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12/05/2008 -
Television - National
Counties-Manukau Police have issued a warning to people to watch out for bag snatchers while doing their Christmas shopping this year.
Source:
Scoop.co.nz
http://www.scoop.co.nz/multimedia/tv/national/16310.html
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12/05/2008 -
'Wagon,' 'M' offer great tough-guy TV
Among my favorite television programs when I was growing up in the 1950s were "M Squad" with Lee Marvin and "Wagon Train" with Ward Bond. They both debuted the same year, and I remember watching them with my dad.
Source:
Deseret Morning News
http://deseretnews.com/article/0,5143,705267874,00.html
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12/05/2008 -
Television - Business
It is 20 days until Christmas, and many of us have not even thought about presents or Christmas dinner. Auckland mum Kelly Emery had. She had been putting away around $40 a week for her family's Christmas celebrations through a company called Christine Laybys.
Source:
Scoop.co.nz
http://www.scoop.co.nz/multimedia/tv/business/16309.html
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