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FOLLOW FAIL: The Top 10 Reasons I Will Not Follow You in Return on Twitter

22 hours ago

Mashable!: Atherton Bartelby is a Brooklyn-based graphic designer, art director, writer, blogger, and photographer. He authors a blog at Curious Affairs.We’ve all been there: You’re at a party hosted by that one fabulous friend, and populated with the best of your mutual circle of friends. The atmosphere is almost carbonat (Read More)

Topics: broadcast, Broadcasting

Eviant introduces 4.3-, 7- and 19-inch digital televisions at CES

15 hours ago

Engadget HD: Can't say we've ever heard of Eviant, but it's tough to ignore a 4.3-inch television. No, we didn't mistakenly write "television" in place of "digiframe" -- the company is seriously pumping out 4.3-inch (T4) and 7-inch (T7) digital portable televisions, both of which are fully prepared to handle the looming DTV transition. (Read More)

Topics: DTV, television

Theo Hobson: Is it time to revive a culture of restraint in our media?

10 hours ago

The Guardian: The question: What will the big religious stories of 2009 be?One of the things that will matter in 2009 is the quality of the debate about broadcasting standards. For the first time in at least two decades, a serious debate about what used to be called "public decency" has begun. Of course the issue has been debated over th (Read More)

Topics: television, broadcast, Broadcasting

Daniela Neumann confirmed as Virgin Media TV director of programmes

8 hours ago

The Guardian: Former ITV2 controller Daniela Neumann has been confirmed as director of programmes for Virgin Media TV's portfolio of channels, which include Virgin1 and Bravo.Neumann, who will also oversee Bravo 2, Challenge and Trouble, has been acting in the role for the last 12 months covering the maternity leave of Celia Taylor, who (Read More)

Topics: television, broadcast

Jane Czyzselska: The BBC owes lesbians an apology after slurs in a BBC3 programme

4 hours ago

The Guardian: It's not often I find myself siding with Ann Widdecombe, but her objection yesterday to the BBC's so-called sense of humour about lesbians was spot on. Following a programme that contained numerous insulting comments about lesbians, the Tory MP has joined the gay rights group Stonewall and Peter Tatchell in asking the state (Read More)

Topics: television, Broadcasting

Stephen Fry and Lee Evans to be first guests when Jonathan Ross's chatshow returns

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The Guardian: Comedians Stephen Fry and Lee Evans will be the first guests to appear on Jonathan Ross's Friday night chatshow when it returns later this month after the presenter's three-month suspension following the "Sachsgate" row.Fry and Evans will be joined by Scottish band Franz Ferdinand, who will perform their new single Ulysses, (Read More)

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Let Channel 4 make its own shows, says shadow culture secretary Jeremy Hunt

6 hours ago

The Guardian: The shadow culture secretary, Jeremy Hunt, has argued that Channel 4 should be allowed to make its own shows, or make more money from exploiting hit programmes made by independent producers, to help plug its looming £150m a year funding gap.Hunt, interviewed on The Media Show on BBC Radio 4 today, floated these options - wh (Read More)

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