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Tue, 19 Aug 2008 23:43:00 GMT
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NBC Hopes to Top $1.03B in Olympic Sales
Tue, 19 Aug 2008 23:43:00 GMT
Were getting spoiled with the ratings, but no one would turn their nose up at a mid-teen rating, which is what well be doing, Winter said Tuesday in a telephone interview from China. Winter added that the recent business has come from a wide range of

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S African govt accused of interference in public broadcaster
Tue, 19 Aug 2008 23:37:00 GMT
CAPE TOWN (AFP) - South African lawmakers approved controversial legislation Tuesday allowing them to dissolve the board of the country's beleaguered public broadcaster in what has been termed political interference. The Broadcasting Amendment Bill

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BBC charity funded jihadists
Tue, 19 Aug 2008 23:32:00 GMT
The BBCs Children in Need charity donated 20,000 to an organisation that funded the propaganda activities of the July 7 bombers, it has emerged. The financial support was provided between 1999 and 2002 to the Leeds Community School, which funded and

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Broadcasting: Newspaper man to run radio firm
Tue, 19 Aug 2008 23:25:00 GMT
Global Radio, the UK's largest commercial radio operator, yesterday hired the Mail on Sunday's managing director, Stephen Miron, to run its network of 90 stations, which includes Classic FM, Heart and London's Capital 95.8. Miron, who has no previous

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Lost baby whale may have to be put down (ABC)
Tue, 19 Aug 2008 23:22:00 GMT
ABC [Enlarge photo] A yacht owner in Sydney woke up this morning to find the lost humpback whale calf trying to suckle from his boat. The young humpback whale, which was separated from its mother off Sydney's northern beaches, seems to think the yacht

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Tas scientists make diabetes breakthrough (ABC)
Tue, 19 Aug 2008 23:22:00 GMT
Tasmanian scientists are one step closer to slowing the rapid rise in the incidence of type 2 diabetes, with groundbreaking new research. The race is now on to develop medication to help sufferers and those at risk. With close to one million people in

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Harris Corporation Demonstrates Network of Falcon III Manpack Radios Operating the JTRS Soldier Radio Waveform
Tue, 19 Aug 2008 23:18:00 GMT
Sections Front Page Economy Industry Portfolios Quotes/Charts/Data Currencies Annual Reports My Portfolio PDA-Enabled Services About Us Advertise Submit Comments Privacy Policy FT. LAUDERDALE, Fla., Aug. 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- (LandWarNet

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Korea TV Makers Market Share Soars 30%
Tue, 19 Aug 2008 23:13:00 GMT
Korean TV companies have seen their global market share exceed 30 percent for the first time ever. Market research firm DisplaySearch said Tuesday that Samsung Electronics and LG Electronics held a combined share of 30.7 percent in the world TV market

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Sarkozy heads to Afghanistan after deadly Taliban ambush (ABC)
Tue, 19 Aug 2008 22:56:00 GMT
French President Nicolas Sarkozy is travelling to Afghanistan after 10 French soldiers were killed by the Taliban in an ambush. It is the deadliest incident for international soldiers based in the country since the United States-led war began in 2001.

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Receive complaint from Sun TV network: court
Tue, 19 Aug 2008 22:56:00 GMT
Tapping is done scientifically: petitioner Police charged with being silent spectator CHENNAI: The Madras High Court on Tuesday said if the Madurai police receive any complaint from Sun TV Network Limited regarding illegal tapping of its signals, the

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BBC Chooses Scopus Video Products for Use at Olympic Games
Tue, 19 Aug 2008 22:47:00 GMT
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List of top 20 shows in prime-time Nielsen ratings
Tue, 19 Aug 2008 22:43:00 GMT
(AP Online Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Prime-time viewership numbers compiled by Nielsen Media Research for Aug. 11-17. Listings include the week's ranking, with viewership for the week and season-to-date rankings in parentheses. An 'X' in parentheses

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Harris Corporation Demonstrates Network of Falcon III Manpack Radios Operating the JTRS Soldier Radio Waveform
Tue, 19 Aug 2008 22:35:00 GMT
FT. LAUDERDALE, Fla., Aug. 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- (LandWarNet booth #303) Harris Corporation , an international communications and information technology company, is showcasing the ability of the Falcon III(R) manpack radio to operate the

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Press opposes BBC video plans
Tue, 19 Aug 2008 22:32:00 GMT
SCOTTISH newspapers have formally protested against BBC plans to provide local video news. Representatives of the country's 18 nationals, including The Herald, said the corporation's proposals would 'seriously distort' the market for regional news. The

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Harris Corporation Demonstrates Network of Falcon III Manpack Radios Operating the JTRS Soldier Radio Waveform
Tue, 19 Aug 2008 22:23:00 GMT
FT. LAUDERDALE, Fla., Aug. 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- (LandWarNet booth #303) Harris Corporation , an international communications and information technology company, is showcasing the ability of the Falcon III(R) manpack radio to operate the

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Two radio stations taken off the air
Tue, 19 Aug 2008 22:17:00 GMT
The National Telecommunications Commission (Conatel) confirmed on Tuesday that the equipments of two radio stations in southwestern Gurico state were seized for allegedly using the radio spectrum without due authorization. 'The enforcement of temporary

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ADAG'S Big TV set to make a big splash in DTH market
Tue, 19 Aug 2008 22:04:00 GMT
New Delhi: Reliance - Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group's Big TV is all set to make a big splash in the four-year-old Direct-to-Home (DTH) television industry. Big TV, the fifth player in the segment, plans to leverage its telecom and entertainment businesses

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Broadcast Investor: Radio and TV Station M&A Report, Week 33
Tue, 19 Aug 2008 21:59:00 GMT
In week 33, we registered seven broadcast deals valued at more than $1 million apiece (see Broadcast Station Weekly Sales Summary, Week 33',PU_STATUS,'8/19/2008 Broadcast Station Weekly Sales Summary, Week 33',PU_CAPTION,'Industry

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5:00 PM -- Contentinople takes its cold eye of judgment and ranks 10 television networks' Web offerings
Tue, 19 Aug 2008 21:57:00 GMT
5:00 PM -- Today on Contentinople: Contentinople's staff spent loooong days and nights watching shows on 10 television networks' Websites in order to bring you the 'Top 10 Network Sites' report. Their hours of toil (and the development of reality show

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Top 10 Online TV Networks
Tue, 19 Aug 2008 21:57:00 GMT
5:00 PM -- Today on Contentinople: Contentinople's staff spent loooong days and nights watching shows on 10 television networks' Websites in order to bring you the 'Top 10 Network Sites' report. Their hours of toil (and the development of reality show

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TiVo Sets Date To Release Second Quarter Financial Results
Tue, 19 Aug 2008 21:53:00 GMT
(Wireless News Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) TiVo Inc. announced that it will release financial results for the second quarter ended July 31, after the market closes on Wednesday, August 27. In a release, the company noted that they will host a conference

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ESPN To Make Olympics Play: Bodenheimer
Tue, 19 Aug 2008 21:37:00 GMT
NEW YORK--Expect ESPN to be in the game for the 2014 and 2016 Games. ESPN chief George Bodenheimer said ESPN/ABC will be in on the bidding process for the 2014 Winter Games and 2016 Summer Games, when the International Olympic Committee begins the

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Chinese Audiences Prefer NBC Olympics Coverage to CCTV?s
Tue, 19 Aug 2008 21:36:00 GMT
Chinese Audiences Prefer NBC Olympics Coverage to CCTVs BEIJING China Central Television (CCTV) has drawn criticism for its coverage of the Olympic Opening Ceremony from Chinese American audiences, who say that NBC did a much better job, the World

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Report: The 10 Best Places to Watch Network TV on the Web
Tue, 19 Aug 2008 21:34:00 GMT
DiggDel.icio.us Reddit Email This no ratings Several months ago we began the arduous task of compiling our 'Top 10 Network Sites' report. We wanted to find out which network sites have what it takes to keep online viewers engaged and provide you, our

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NBC Hopes to Top $1.03B in Olympic Sales
Tue, 19 Aug 2008 21:33:00 GMT
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Dubai Bank and NBC tie-up for retail bonds distribution
Tue, 19 Aug 2008 21:22:00 GMT
DUBAI - Dubai Bank has formed a strategic alliance with National Bonds Corporation (NBC) to establish a stronger base for bonds distribution to retail and institutional buyers and add extra mileage in terms of services and reach, said a Press release on

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Market your movie through TV
Tue, 19 Aug 2008 21:17:00 GMT
Anurag Sharma, New Delhi: It may have started as a mere experiment but its all round success has made film producers take recourse to using the popularity and reach of TV soaps to market their movies. No surprise that actress Katrina Kaif made a debut on

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TV channel office vandalised after political leader dropped from 'Bigg Boss'
Tue, 19 Aug 2008 21:16:00 GMT
Mumbai, Aug 19 : Furious at their leader Ramdas Athavale being dropped from the reality show 'Big Boss-II', hundreds of Republican Party of India (RPI) workers Tuesday ransacked the office of Colours television channel and blocked the road outside. The

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The ABC?s of SBE: RuleStream platform extends AutoCAD integration
Tue, 19 Aug 2008 21:14:00 GMT
-- Manufacturing Business Technology, 8/18/2008 2:25:00 PM RuleStream, a provider of standards-based engineering (SBE) solutions that capture, manage, and reuse engineering knowledge, is using the RealDWG engine from Autodesk to augment integration of

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