NEWSWATCH: The BBC has fired Jeremy Clarkson from top-rated petrol-head show, Top Gear, reports The Daily Beast ...
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Amazon TV stick goes abroad, gets new features
WASHINGTON DC, US: Amazon has announced its Fire TV media stick for streaming video is being sold in Britain and Germany, as part of a push to expand its online television services...
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A lesson for Trevor... How to offend in the US
Kevin Bloom recommends some books that will help Trevor Noah prepare for his The Daily Show gig...
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New York Festivals International Television & Film Awards announces 2015 awards ceremony presenters and e-programme
NEW YORK CITY, US: New York Festivals International Television & Film Awards, now in its 58th year, has announced this year's prominent media professionals slated to present awards at the 2015 TV & Film Gala honouring World's Best TV & Film. The Gala will be held at the annual NAB Show on Tuesday, 14 April as they play host to over 98,000 attendees from 159 countries.
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Washington Post reporter faces spy trial in Iran
TEHRAN, IRAN: The detained Washington Post journalist Jason Rezaian faces trial for espionage and three other charges including "collaboration with hostile governments", his lawyer told AFP on Monday...
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The digital future to watch TV online
Are you among the 250,000 people that cut the cord on cable last year? The numbers keep going up as more and more people learn about the benefits of internet TV or streaming online.
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Evans replaces Clarkson on BBC's 'Top Gear'
LONDON, UK: Broadcaster Chris Evans is to replace Jeremy Clarkson as lead presenter of the BBC's hit motoring show "Top Gear", the corporation announced on Tuesday.
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Netflix loses top films, Hulu gains in streaming deal
LOS ANGELES, USA: A big shakeup of online streaming catalogs has Netflix losing major films to Hulu in a recent deal.
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Amazon adds 3 million Prime subscribers
SAN FRANCISCO - US online giant Amazon says it added three million customers to its Prime subscription service worldwide in the third week of December as it capped a record holiday season.
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Ericsson responds to consumer's directive for seamless, personalised immersive content experiences
Ericsson will be showcasing new capabilities that will help TV service providers to successfully reposition themselves for the internet era. At the NAB Show, on from 16-21 April 2016 in Las Vegas, the group will show the industry's broadest portfolio, spanning media enrichment, publishing and culminating in the most sophisticated media experience.
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Four secrets to live streaming success
People are ditching cable every day, but they still want to watch live TV. Here are the secrets to live streaming TV that is better than cable.
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#WeAccept ad brings political message to Super Bowl ads
Picture: [[https://www.airbnb.com/weaccept airbnb.com/weaccept]]</span>WASHINGTON - Home-sharing giant Airbnb injected a surprise political message during the Super Bowl on Sunday with a television spot highlighting multiculturalism and the hashtag #WeAccept.
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Altice to launch US cable news channel
CEO of the new Israeli-based TV channel "i24 news" Franck Melloul poses at the station's headquaters on June 17, 2013 in Tel Aviv's seafront Jaffa district | © AFP/File | [[http://zululandobserver.co.za/afp/247379/altice-to-launch-us-cable-news-channel Jack Guez]]</span>NEW YORK - European-based media and telecom group Altice is launching its i24news channel next week in the United States, underscoring its ambitions as a global television news operation.
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Live sports broadcasting in US braces for disruption
[[http://sports.yahoo.com/news/live-sports-broadcasting-us-braces-disruption-192230277--spt.html AFP Photo/Jessica McGowan]]</span>NEW YORK - The business of live sports, seen as perhaps the last great firewall for traditional US broadcasters, is facing deepening challenges in the era of mobile and live streaming options.
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‘Light on Earth', ‘Mars', ‘Super Bowl 50' win at International Television & Film Awards
Tony Petitti, chief operating officer of Major League Baseball</span>At the New York Festivals International Television & Film Awards, held in Las Vegas, three entries received the New York Festivals Grand Award: ‘Light on Earth', ‘Mars' and ‘Super Bowl 50'.
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Twitter, Bloomberg team up for streaming news channel
WASHINGTON, US: Twitter is launching a 24-hour streaming news channel in partnership with the Bloomberg Media, in a major expansion of the social media firm's video operations, the two firms announced Monday.
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Sinclair to buy Tribune Media in $3.9bn broadcast deal
(c) udra - [[www.123rf.com 123RF.com]]</span>WASHINGTON - Sinclair Broadcast Group announced on Monday a $3.9 billion deal to buy Tribune Media, in a major consolidation of local television operators in the United States.
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How 'dark genius' Ailes reshaped US television news
Roger Ailes, seen here in a 2006 picture, blended entertainment with conservative politics in creating Fox News | © [[https://www.afp.com/en/news/15/how-dark-genius-ailes-reshaped-us-television-news Getty/AFP/File]] | Frederick M. Brown</span>NEW YORK - Championed by conservatives as a visionary, reviled by liberals as a menace, Fox News founder Roger Ailes re-shaped US television news and helped to craft a conservative populism that ultimately gave rise to Donald Trump.
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Facebook to produce own TV series, games
(c) bloomua - [[www.123rf.com 123RF.com]]</span>NEW YORK - Facebook is starting production on high-quality television series and gaming shows to be broadcast on its platform, one of the social media giant's executives said on Monday.
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CBS, BBC announce global newsgathering tie-up
The CBS logo outside the CBS Broadcast Center in New York, the US.
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[[https://www.businesslive.co.za/bd/companies/2017-07-13-cbs-bbc-announce-global-newsgathering-tie-up/ Reuters/Brendan Mcdermid]]</span>WASHINGTON - CBS News and the BBC on Thursday announced a new editorial and newsgathering partnership that aims to boost their global strength against rivals such as CNN.
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