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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: Netflix Inc., Lesley Manville, Hulu, Shameless (tv program), Skins (tv program)
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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...
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Saudi religious leader: Twitter leads to damnation
This from the BBC website: The head of Saudi Arabia's religious police has warned citizens against using Twitter, which is rising in popularity among Saudis. Sheikh Abdul Latif Abdul Aziz al-Sheikh said anyone using social media sites - and especially...
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Good Morning, Cannes: The Festival Has Female Troubles, Again
ReutersMay 21 (TheWrap.com) - It wouldn't seem like a real Cannes Film Festival without the question coming up: Where are all the women directors? One film directed by a woman, Valeria Bruni Tedeschi's "A Castle in Italy" ("Un Chateau en Italie"), is...Tags: Sleeping Beauty (movie, 2011), Oscar Isaac, The Hollywood Reporter, Lifestyle and Leisure, Music
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NBC News looks to Britain for its new president
ReutersBy Liana B. Baker May 20 (Reuters) - Deborah Turness, a former top news editor in Britain, will take over as NBC News' president in August, replacing Steve Capus who left the network in February after eight years. She will report to Pat Fili-Krushel,...Tags: Comcast Corporation, CBS Corp., The New York Times, ABC (tv network), Meet the Press (tv program)
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A gnome grows in Chelsea - at the flower show, that is
Reuters* Gnomes have their day in Chelsea this year * Centenary show aimed at inspiring young people By Paul Casciato LONDON, May 20 (Reuters) - Some spectators at London's Chelsea Flower Show wouldn't be caught dead with one in the boot of their Bentley, but...Tags: Hobbies, Gardening, Elton John, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Lifestyle and Leisure
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Soccer-Ferguson heads into retirement with manager of year award
ReutersMay 20 (Reuters) - Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson capped his final season in charge of the English Premier League champions by clinching the League Managers' Association Manager of the Year award for the fourth time on Monday. The 71-year-old...Tags: Manchester United F.C.
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Czech Republic Increases Film Fund
VarietyThe Czech Republic is becoming an even friendlier place for filmmakers, according to Helena Frankova, CEO of the country's State Film Fund. At a session Monday at the Cannes Festival, Frankova said her fund has a new high of 30 million euros, and she's...Tags: Movies, Czech Republic, Entertainment
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Soccer-United's Ferguson bows out on a high of sorts
ReutersBy Sonia Oxley May 19 (Reuters) - Alex Ferguson bowed out of management on Sunday with a smile, a wave and a bucketful of goals in his 1,500th Manchester United game but without the victory he had so wanted. The 71-year-old Scot entered retirement...Tags: Soccer, Manchester United F.C., Sports
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Review: The not-so winning 'Goodwin Games'
"The Goodwin Games" is family comedy debuting as a late midseason replacement with only a seven-episode order. So even at Fox, a network not known for hit comedies, hopes are not high. On the other hand, there is a lot of talk these days of rethinking...Tags: Ben and Kate (tv program), Fox Broadcasting Company, Television, The Goodwin Games (tv program), New York City
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Cricket-Vettori joins NZ squad early after Martin ruled out
ReutersLONDON, May 20 (Reuters) - Former New Zealand captain Daniel Vettori could play his first test for 10 months after spinner Bruce Martin was ruled out of the rest of the tour of England with a calf injury. "Bruce Martin out of England tour, Dan Vettori to...Tags: England, Cricket, Sports
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Cameron 'losing control' as rift with party core widens
ReutersLONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister David Cameron is "losing control of his party", Conservative Party grandee Geoffrey Howe said on Sunday, as a row raged over whether a close aide to Cameron had labeled grassroots activists "mad, swivel-eyed...Tags: David Cameron, European Union, United Kingdom, Parliament, Same-Sex Marriage
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