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Rupert Murdoch gleeful at BBC debacle in Britain
LONDON (AP) — Few seem to be enjoying the management meltdown at the venerable BBC more than Rupert Murdoch, the News Corp. chief whose rival British newspapers have been caught up in their own lengthy, embarrassing and expensive phone-hacking...Tags: Jimmy Savile, Journalism, Rupert Murdoch, Sexual Misconduct, News of the World
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Activist girl's dad vows she'll return to Pakistan
ISLAMABAD (AP) — The father of a 15-year-old Pakistani activist girl who was shot and wounded by a Taliban gunman vowed Thursday that she would return home after finishing medical treatment abroad despite new insurgent threats against her. Since...
Tags: Injuries and Wounds, Shootings, Taliban, Hospitals and Clinics, Pakistan
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Welsh restaurant sorry for serving booze to child
LONDON (AP) — A restaurant chain has apologized for accidentally serving alcohol to a toddler in Wales, calling it a case of human error. The BBC reported that 2-year-old Sonny Rees was taken to a hospital emergency room after drinking whiskey at...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics
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TV show claims UK TV host Savile abused children
LONDON (AP) — For decades, Jimmy Savile was a fixture on British television — an eccentric, aggressively jocular host of children's shows and a tireless charity fundraiser. When he died last year at 84 — by then knighted as Sir Jimmy...Tags: Documentary (genre), Social Issues, England, Jerry Sandusky, The Pennsylvania State University
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BBC journalist shares newsmaking at Elkhart's Career Center
ELKHART – A BBC journalist made a special trip from England to Elkhart to talk about his work with students at the Career Center. Richard Greenaway is from Bristol, England and got to know people in Bristol, Indiana a few years ago. He says he fell...
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BBC 'sorry' for anti-Mexican remarks on 'Top Gear'
LONDON (AP) — The BBC has apologized to Mexico's ambassador for remarks on its "Top Gear" program that described Mexicans as lazy. The BBC wrote to Ambassador Eduardo Medina-Mora Icaza on Thursday, saying that national stereotyping is part of...Tags: Mexico, Politics, United Kingdom, Diplomacy
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TV series follows electric car on 16,000-mile trip
FAIRBANKS, Alaska (AP) — An eight-part BBC series that begins airing Saturday follows an electric car on its 16,000-mile trip from Alaska to Argentina. In "Racing Green," filmmaker Claudio van Planta follows postgraduate engineering students...Tags: Television, Hybrid Vehicles, Trips and Vacations, Argentina, Alaska
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Palace nixes 3D TV broadcast of UK royal wedding
LONDON (AP) — Palace authorities say Prince William and Kate Middleton's wedding will not be filmed in 3D because of the space needed for the format's cameras and relatively small demand. Some British broadcasters had hoped to use the technology...Tags: London (England), Westminster Abbey, Weddings, Imperial and Royal Matters, Christianity
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NBC hopes News President Deborah Turness will be agent of change
Deborah Turness, who on Monday was named president of NBC News, will make the rounds at the unit Tuesday and Wednesday to meet with other top network executives as well as key producers and talent. It will probably be the first of many visits for...Tags: Meredith Vieira, Microsoft Corporation, Robin Williams, MSNBC (tv network), ABC (tv network)
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Blossoming VOD Service Viewster Adds BBC's 'Skins,' Starz and Shine Programming (Exclusive)
ReutersMay 21 (TheWrap.com) - Viewster, a streaming video service that reaches close to 30 million viewers a month, has acquired the rights to popular BBC shows such as "Skins" as well as shows from Starz and the Shine Group. The free, ad-based service has...Tags: Skins (tv program), Lesley Manville, Netflix Inc., Hulu, Andy Dick
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‘Doctor Who’ finale: Jenna-Louise Coleman on the mystery of Clara
Hero Complex - movies, comics, pop culture - Los Angeles TimesFans of the BBC sci-fi series “Doctor Who” know that this season's biggest mystery isn't about sinister aliens or otherworldly […]... -
‘Star Trek Into Darkness’: Benedict Cumberbatch enjoys being villain
Hero Complex - movies, comics, pop culture - Los Angeles TimesSettle in and make yourselves comfortable. Benedict Cumberbatch is taking off his tie. Only a few minutes into an interview […]...
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