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Govt. responds to CMS Committee connected tech report
The Culture, Media and Sport Committee of the UK House of Commons has published the Government response to the first report from its inquiry, Connected tech: smart or sinister? The report, published in August 2023, called on the Government to make tackling ‘tech abuse’ a priority, amid a warning that the use of smart technology…
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LG announces organisational restructuring
LG Electronics has announced organisational changes in another step towards achieving its Future Vision 2030 announced in July. The company says the changes “are being implemented to strengthen organisational capabilities and business competitiveness to realise the vision of transforming into a smart life solution company that connects and expands various spaces and experiences of customers…
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Impossible Factual announces two historical films for UK channels
UK indie Impossible Factual announces it has completed production on two history documentaries for UK and international broadcasters. The Lost Scrolls of Vesuvius (60’) has been picked up by Channel 5. The Cambridgeshire Crucifixion (60’) which has delivered to PBS, Arte and SBS and has been picked up by BBC4 and is set to TX…
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Analyst: Dish bankruptcy “overwhelmingly probable”
Charlie Ergen is in the process of – in effect – merging Dish Network with sister business EchoStar in a strategy to tap into EchoStar’s cash war chest and in order to further build out Dish’s near-national 5G cellular spectrum in the US. The problem, according to analysts at MoffettNathanson, is that the moves might…
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‘Doctor Who’ wins the Television Award at the Rolling Stone UK Awards
Doctor Who has won the Television Award at the first ever Rolling Stone UK Awards in collaboration with Rémy Martin. The BBC institution beat the likes of Heartstopper, Top Boy, Ted Lasso and more to the award at tonight’s ceremony in London. Read next Accepting the award from author Juno Dawson, former Doctor David Tennant celebrated…
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Walmart has a must-see Thanksgiving day Black Friday Samsung TV deal: Get a 55″ television for under $300
Black Friday is one of the best times of the year to shop for a new TV — just about all the best TVs of 2023 are on sale. One of the most popular TV deals this year can be found at Walmart, where you can get a new 55-inch Samsung TV for less than…
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Knoxville television pioneer Ross Bagwell Sr. dies
Bagwell is credited for being the reason that Knoxville became known as a key city in the television production industry. KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Ross Bagwell Sr., the Knoxville man credited with making East Tennessee a key player in the cable TV industry, died on Thanksgiving. Bagwell’s family called him a successful entrepreneur, a loving man,…
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Renee Paquette Open To Doing Reality Television Again
Renee Paquette talks a potential return to reality television. The AEW star interviewer spoke on this topic during a recent interview with Women’s Wrestling Talk. When Paquette’s stint on Total Divas was brought up she would be asked about possibly doing some type of reality television again. This was her response. My experience with it,…
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Suzanne Shepherd, Actress Known for Playing Mothers, Dies at 89
After establishing herself as a teacher, she started a prolific screen acting career in her 50s that included roles in “Goodfellas” and “The Sopranos.” Suzanne Shepherd, an influential New York acting teacher who found success in midlife as a character actress, including memorable turns as the mothers of Edie Falco’s character on “The Sopranos” and…
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When ‘Scared Straight’ Shocked 1970s Television Viewers
“Man, get that f**king camera out of my face! I told you to cut it off!” Los Angeles viewers tuning into television station KTLA on November 2, 1978, were warned that the program they were about to watch contained explicit language. But few were prepared for the cascade of profanity that accompanied Scared Straight (which…