12/05/2008 -
Fast-food ad ban could cut child obesity
Banning fast-food advertising on television in the United States could reduce the number of overweight children by as much as 18 percent, researchers said.
Source:
Canada.com
http://www.canada.com/topics/bodyandhealth/story.html?id=976575
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12/04/2008 -
Michael Sheen finds career in real people roles
NEW YORK (Reuters) - 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!Xtra News
http://nz.news.yahoo.com/a/-/entertainment/5192411/michael-sheen-finds-career-in
-real-people-roles/
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12/04/2008 -
Family TV Viewing Saturated With Foul Language
Family First NZ says that family television viewing is ?saturated? with foul language and sexual content.
Source:
Scoop.co.nz
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0812/S00059.htm
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12/04/2008 -
TVN Entertainment to Launch "Event TV HD" With Dream Match 'de la Hoya vs Pacquiao'
LOS ANGELES, CA -- (Marketwire) -- 12/04/08 -- TVN Entertainment Corp., the world's largest television on demand company, today announced the launch of Event TV HD. The new service will showcase Pay Per View's most popular live events in high definition including boxing, mixed martial arts, and wrestling from top providers like HBO, Showtime, UFC, and WWE. Event TV HD is expected to offer 3-4 ...
Source:
Broadcast Newsroom
http://www.broadcastnewsroom.com/articles/viewarticle.jsp?id=598871
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12/05/2008 -
Russia to sign new deals to buttress India ties
Russia was on Friday to sign new accords with its traditional ally India on issues ranging from nuclear energy to space, as President Dmitry Medvedev met Indian leaders in a bid to bolster ties.
Source:
AFP via Yahoo! News
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20081205/wl_sthasia_afp/russiaindianucleardiplomacy_
081205081502
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12/05/2008 -
Son of former Assembly speaker pleads not guilty
The teenage son of former California Assembly Speaker Fabian Nunez acted in self-defense in a confrontation that left a college student dead from a stab wound, his lawyer said Thursday after his client and three other men pleaded not guilty to murder and other charges.
Source:
AP via Yahoo! News
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081205/ap_on_re_us/speaker_s_son_murder_12
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12/04/2008 -
Google TV Scores Hallmark Deal
NEW YORK Google has stirred up further interest in its television advertising platform, signing a deal with Hallmark Channel that will enable clients to buy time on the network via Google TV.
Source:
AdWeek
http://adweek.com/aw/content_display/news/digital/e3i4a52d85a423be92dfbc41954e9a
24c92?imw=Y
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12/04/2008 -
Teen Accused In Stabbing Over Television Show
Police said a teenager home from school because he was sick, was arrested after he attacked and stabbed his great uncle.
Source:
WHIO-TV 7 Dayton
http://www.whiotv.com/news/18196490/detail.html?rss=day&psp=news
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12/04/2008 -
Reporter attacked at stabbing suspect's arraignment
A local news reporter was attacked while she was operating a television camera and shooting video of Valdessa Johnson's arraignment.
Source:
WSTM Central New York
http://cnycentral.com/news/news_story.aspx?id=231053
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12/03/2008 -
China denies alleged attack on foreign journalists
Local Chinese officials on Wednesday denied allegations by a Belgian television crew that they had been attacked while trying to report on the HIV epidemic in a hard-hit rural village, state media said.
Source:
AP via Yahoo! News
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081203/ap_on_re_as/as_china_journalists_attacked_1
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12/04/2008 -
Six days before surgery, TV cooking show host will sign new cookbook at The Greene
Much of the national attention that talk-show host and television chef Rachael Ray has attracted in the last week focuses on her Dec. 16 throat surgery, when doctors are scheduled to remove a benign cyst from her vocal cords.
Source:
Dayton Daily News
http://www.daytondailynews.com/l/content/oh/story/entertainment/2008/12/05/ddn12
0508gorachaelray.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=7&cxcat=40
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12/04/2008 -
Harper must appear both contrite and decisive, says top speechwriter
Stephen Harper has to meet two main challenges tonight when he addresses the country on television, says the strategist who was a senior adviser to former prime minister Paul Martin.
Source:
Ottawa Citizen
http://www.ottawacitizen.com/Harper+must+appear+both+contrite+decisive+says+spee
chwriter/1027176/story.html
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12/04/2008 -
Michael Sheen finds career in real people roles
NEW YORK (Reuters) - 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!7 News
http://au.news.yahoo.com/a/-/entertainment/5192411/michael-sheen-finds-career-in
-real-people-roles/
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12/04/2008 -
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Marcus Lehman's only regret from his stint on reality show Survivor is having his genitals exposed on prime time television in the US.
Source:
Stuff
http://www.stuff.co.nz/4782305a1860.html
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12/05/2008 -
Slumdog Millionaire Honored
The National Board of Review, a nonprofit group that supports film and the arts, has chosen ?Slumdog Millionaire? as its film of the year.
Source:
New York Times
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/05/arts/05arts-SLUMDOGMILLI_BRF.html
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