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A new satellite channel allows Alexei Navalny’s videos to reach Russian audiences
Yulia Navalnaya, widow of Russian opposition leader and activist Alexei Navalny, presents her television project at the Reporters Without Borders headquarters on Tuesday in Paris. Thomas Padilla/AP Thomas Padilla/AP PARIS — Starting Wednesday, Russians will be able to watch a new TV channel featuring political content that was previously banned from Russian airwaves. The channel,…
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The British are coming: Accents and US television viewers
People watching television. — Image by © Tim Sandle. Many who consume television in the U.S. are apparently using subtitles even for shows made in the UK and broadcast in English. This is particularly when Peaky Blinders or Derry Girls are watched. This is not because the shows are in a different language, but because…
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Did Television Begin in DC?
Charles Jenkins directing a broadcast from his W3XK television station. Photograph courtesy of Library of Congress. One summer day century ago, a crowd packed a second-floor office on Connecticut Avenue near Dupont Circle. The space held the labs of inventor Charles Jenkins, and people had come to watch a 10-by-12-inch “radiovision” screen, onto which a shadowy image…
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Robin Wright, Judith Light, David W. Zucker Among Speakers Joining Monte-Carlo TV Festival’s Industry Program
Robin Wright, Judith Light, David W. Zucker and Rola Bauer are among speakers joining the Monte-Carlo Television Festival‘s industry program, Business Content, which runs June 14-16. Headline sessions include “Embracing Challenges: Journey Thru the Lens of Two Women,” a conversation between actor-director-producer Robin Wright and TV drama producer Rola Bauer, as they share their journeys…
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Listening to television squawk shows
I think I missed my calling. I should have been a political pundit. As I sit here listening to what passes for news on TV, I realize that I am as qualified as anyone to have an opinion on current events. First, I know very little about almost everything, and that seems like a…
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ATX TV Festival elevates queer voices with panels on ‘Clean Slate,’ The Future of Queer Storytelling, and more.
This past week in Austin, Texas, ATX TV Festival celebrated its 14th season, a four day festival celebrating all things television with panels, readings, reunions, awards and more. GLAAD has continually been a partner to the festival as a platform to celebrate and uplift LGBTQ-inclusive television. Catch our coverage of last year’s partnership here, as…
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A NEXTGEN TV Interoperability Gathering Is Underway | Radio & Television Business Report
The NextGenTV team sets up its booth at the Las Vegas Convention Center for CES 2022 BALTIMORE — Sinclair Inc. and its subsidiary ONE Media Technologies, in collaboration with Pearl TV, are hosting more than 30 manufacturers and vendors at an end-to-end interoperability event taking place through Friday (6/6) at Sinclair’s headquarters in Hunt Valley,…
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Marching In: Gray Media Bolsters Saints Partnership | Radio & Television Business Report
Gray Media‘s FOX affiliate serving the Crescent City has agreed to a five-year extension of its long-standing partnership with the local National Football League team, a move the company says will reinforce “their shared commitment to providing the community with unparalleled sports coverage and access to the region’s biggest and most impactful teams.” That team…
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MLB Television Ratings Showing Double-Digit Growth In 2025
MLB Television Ratings Showing Double-Digit Growth In 2025 – Notes – Twins Daily <!—-> Jump to content
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Tennessee trash talk, bravado will make Hogs-Vols appointment television
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — What happens when America’s most punchable team shows up in front of over 10,000 fans of the team that wants to punch them in the face most with the College World Series on the line? High drama, extreme tension, emphatic outward displays, not so subtle hatred and absolute must-watch baseball. Arkansas locks…