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Russia to get first Muslim TV channel in August
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Moscow: The first Muslim TV channel in Russia, Al-RTV, will go on air in August, an official said Wednesday.
Damir Mukhetdinov, first deputy chair of the Spiritual Directorate of Muslims of European Russia, said the project will be financed through "personal savings of the Al-RTV project's founders, and donations from individuals...
Sofia Vergara highest paid woman in television
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London: Actress Sofia Vergara has been named the highest earning woman in television, taking in $19 million in just 12 months.
The 40-year-old took the No.1 spot thanks to her Emmy-winning role in the hugely popular sitcom "Modern Family" and numerous partnership and endorsement deals, reports contactmusic.com.
Vergara, who broke...
Repeats make up 61 percent of shows on BBC TV
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London: The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) has admitted that more than half of its programmes are basically a repeat telecast.
The corporation Tuesday admitted that repeats make up 61 percent of shows on BBC TV, the Daily Mail reported Wednesday.
Almost half of programming on BBC2 is old content, compared with 30 percent five years...
‘Google needs television industry’ will be message at Edinburgh
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This article titled "'Google needs television industry' will be message at Edinburgh" was written by James Robinson, for The Guardian on Sunday 21st August 2011 20.45 UTC
When Google's chairman Eric Schmidt gives the MacTaggart lecture to an audience of television executives in Edinburgh on Friday, the first person...
Local TV is happening, but it bears no relation to Jeremy Hunt’s big vision
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This article titled "Local TV is happening, but it bears no relation to Jeremy Hunt's big vision" was written by Steve Hewlett, for The Guardian on Sunday 21st August 2011 18.29 UTC
As ministerial tenures go, Jeremy Hunt's is starting to look pretty successful – although mostly for reasons beyond his control. I don't...
BBC4 expected to be scaled back in cost-saving plan
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This article titled "BBC4 expected to be scaled back in cost-saving plan" was written by Tara Conlan, for guardian.co.uk on Tuesday 16th August 2011 08.32 UTC
BBC4 is emerging as one of the prospective casualties of the corporation's plans to find 20% of cost savings, with the scope of the channel expected to be scaled back.
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Simon Cowell highest earner on American television
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London: Music mogul Simon Cowell is the highest earner on American television with expected earnings of $75 million per season from reality show "The X Factor".
Cowell, who will launch the US version of his reality TV show later this year, will reportedly pocket $75 million per season on the programme, including his fee as producer,...
BBC barred from Leeds United
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This article titled "BBC barred from Leeds United" was written by Jamie Jackson, for The Guardian on Friday 5th August 2011 18.23 UTC
Ken Bates has in effect banned the BBC from covering Leeds United beyond contractual obligations due to a dispute over a TV documentary being made by BBC Leeds regarding the club's ownership....
Virgin Media loses 36,000 customers
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This article titled "Virgin Media loses 36,000 customers" was written by Mark Sweney, for guardian.co.uk on Wednesday 27th July 2011 10.05 UTC
Virgin Media lost 36,000 customers in the three months to the end of June, in part because thousands of students dropped their low-priced TV and broadband subscriptions for the summer holidays.
The...
3net Announces Strategic Marketing Alliances with XPAND 3D and Sony
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Culver City : 3net, the joint venture 24/7 3D network from Sony, Discovery and IMAX today announced strategic launch partnerships with two industry leaders in the emerging U.S. 3D market — XPAND 3D and Sony Electronics Inc. The multi-year agreement will align 3net with each of the partner's respective marketing, sales and...