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06 Jun 2009 10:05

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Tech, U.S.: Lots of people STILL aren’t ready for the digital TV switch

  • this Friday Or June 12, the day that the final stages of the digital TV conversion will take place source
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02 Jun 2009 22:04

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Tech, U.S.: Someone’s making out like a bandit on the Digital TV transition

  • $40 amount in royalties you could pay for your big-screen TV source
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18 May 2009 20:52

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Culture: Fox gets rid of some shows, gets some new ones. Neat.

  • Fox, in announcing its new schedule, added six shows, including a Fall edition of “So You Think You Can Dance,” a bunch of comedies (including “Family Guy” spinoff “The Cleveland Show”) and a Wanda Sykes riff-on-news late-night show. source
  • The coming of the new means the old stuff has to go, and the biggest casualty may be the Terminator spin-off TV series “The Sarah Connor Chronicles.” Some reality series will go, and “King of the Hill” will be sent off properly in the Fall. source
  • But the more interesting story may be what they kept and how they kept it. Joss Whedon’s latest series, “Dollhouse,” is sticking around despite low ratings, and hit drama series “Fringe” will upgrade to the tough Thursday night schedule. source
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12 May 2009 09:20

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Tech, U.S.: The trend towards flat-screen TVs is hurting children – literally

  • 17,000 kids were sent to the emergency room in 2007 after being injured by falling furniture source
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01 May 2009 12:16

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Culture, U.S.: Fox held its own with “Lie to Me” against Obama

  • 7.9 The rating for the Tim Roth drama which ran against a Barack Obama 100th-day news conference source
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29 Apr 2009 23:05

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U.S.: President Obama: There will be “hundreds of days to follow”

  • I want to thank the American people for their support and their patience during these trying times, and I look forward to working with you in the next hundred days, in the hundred days after that, all of the hundreds of days to follow, to make sure that this country is what it can be.
  • President Barack Obama • During a live prime-time news conference that happened earlier tonight. Obama covered a ton of ground during his speech, specifically touching on the economy, Arlen Specter, the elusive promise of bipartisanship, swine flu, Iraq and the dynamics of getting things done in D.C. He’s not done yet – he still has hundreds of days of acts to go. • source
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28 Apr 2009 11:59

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Culture, U.S.: &!*#*^% Supreme Court has to ruin everything, dammit

  • Cher said a bad word in 2002. Nicole Ritchie said one in 2003. source
  • The FCC sued Fox for allowing said bad word to get on air. source
  • An appeals court turned down the decision against Fox. source
  • The Supreme Court sided with the FCC. !&%* them. source
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26 Apr 2009 09:23

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Biz, Tech: Here’s why Internet television is starting to grab a foothold

  • $700 Amount the average U.S. household pays per year for around 100 cable channels source
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23 Apr 2009 08:49

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Offbeat: Katie Couric is a great singer when she’s auto-tuned

This auto-tuned take on TV news starts off slow but once Katie Couric starts “singing,” it becomes amazingly epic. source
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17 Apr 2009 11:31

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Culture, Tech: YouTube has TV shows now, guys, but they’re mostly ancient

  • From cheeseball comedy (“The Beverly Hillbillies”) to westerns (“Bonanza”) and sci-fi (“Star Trek”), this decade is best represented. source
  • The lineup of ’70s shows clearly pulls from the action/crime wing of TV – “Charlie’s Angels,” “Starksky & Hutch” and “S.W.A.T.” source
  • “MacGyver” and “Married With Children” headline the selection of ’80s shows, unless you consider “T.J. Hooker” a highlight of ’80s television. source
  • Fox dramas “Party of Five” and “Beverly Hills 90210” lead the lineup, but Steve Carell and Stephen Colbert fans should hit up “The Dana Carvey Show.” source
  • The pickings are pretty slim here – recent episodes of “Guiding Light,” “Jimmy Kimmel Live,” “Jericho” and new show “Harper’s Island.” source
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