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Second Vietnamese TV provider drops CNN and BBC

Sun, 19 May 2013 05:41:05 -0400

HANOI, Vietnam - A popular Vietnamese cable television provider has stopped providing CNN and BBC, saying the channels don't have the licenses needed under a law stipulating that much content on foreign channels must be translated into Vietnamese.

'American Idol' finale draws record low ratings

Fri, 17 May 2013 14:10:49 -0400

NEW YORK - Ratings for the "American Idol" finale plunged to a record low for the 12-year-old show.

'Glee's' Lynch and dog go to bat for shelter mutts

Thu, 16 May 2013 13:04:19 -0400

LOS ANGELES - Jane Lynch doesn't mind being upstaged by her latest co-star, Olivia - after all she "has no bad side, she is always ready to pose and she sits perfectly still when you put her in your lap.

USA network will debut first-ever sitcoms

Thu, 16 May 2013 11:13:11 -0400

NEW YORK - The USA television network is looking for laughs, and announced Thursday it will premiere its first-ever situation comedies next winter.

Vietnam provider drops foreign news TV channels

Thu, 16 May 2013 06:58:16 -0400

HANOI, Vietnam - A Vietnamese satellite TV company stopped airing international channels including BBC and CNN on Thursday, citing a law that foreign governments have warned would result in international news and entertainment channels ending their broadcasts in a country increasingly cracking down on freedom of expression.

US Olympic speedskating trials to be shown on TV

Wed, 15 May 2013 19:59:45 -0400

KEARNS, Utah - The U.S. Olympic speedskating trials will be shown on both network and cable TV for the first time this winter.

May: Is one man's terrorist another man's bureau chief?

Wed, 15 May 2013 13:21:39 -0400

By CLIFFORD D. MAY - Inspire is a glossy, English-language, on-line magazine published by al Qaeda. It was conceived by Anwar al-Awlaki, the American-born cleric and al Qaida leader, who also contributed editorials. In 2011, President Barack Obama ordered a drone strike against al-Awlaki as he was riding in a car in Yemen along with Samir Khan, Inspire's Pakistani-American editor and publisher.

TV-over-Internet service hits Atlanta next month

Tue, 14 May 2013 15:33:29 -0400

NEW YORK - Aereo, the startup that offers live television broadcasts over the Internet starting at $8 a month, said it will start service in the Atlanta market on June 17, following an expansion to Boston on Wednesday.

CBS holds onto its ratings lead in prime time

Tue, 14 May 2013 14:57:03 -0400

NEW YORK - With broadcast networks unveiling their new schedules, the television industry is focused on potential ratings hits next season.

Fox schedule includes '24' return

Mon, 13 May 2013 20:22:41 -0400

NEW YORK - Fox, facing the ebbing ratings power of "American Idol," is betting big on its first miniseries showcase starting with a limited-edition "24," and shows from heavyweight producers Seth MacFarlane and J.J. Abrams to invigorate its schedule.

Walters announces her retirement on 'The View'

Mon, 13 May 2013 13:44:31 -0400

NEW YORK - Barbara Walters said Monday that retirement from her epochal television career is near, but it's not happening right away.

Ohio station pulls story on man in women's rescue

Fri, 10 May 2013 19:08:44 -0400

NEW YORK - A Cleveland television station took down an online story about the criminal past of Charles Ramsey, the man who helped free three women held captive in a neighbor's house for nearly a decade, after being flooded with complaints.

NBC cancels Williams' newsmagazine 'Rock Center'

Fri, 10 May 2013 17:57:03 -0400

NEW YORK - NBC pulled the plug Friday on Brian Williams' newsmagazine "Rock Center" after a short, troubled life in which it failed to find a consistent home on the network's prime-time schedule.

CBS anchor Pelley: Journalism's house is on fire

Fri, 10 May 2013 17:53:20 -0400

NEW YORK - Top CBS News anchor Scott Pelley delivered a tongue-lashing to fellow journalists on Friday, urging them to worry less about the "vanity" of being first on a story and more about being right.

JFK retrospective, Latino history on PBS schedule

Thu, 09 May 2013 13:10:27 -0400

LOS ANGELES - PBS' fall schedule will examine President John F. Kennedy's life and his death 50 years ago through a modern lens, part of the network's increased emphasis on relevance, its programming chief said.

News Corp 3Q beats Street on pay TV, 'Pi'

Wed, 08 May 2013 18:52:32 -0400

LOS ANGELES - News Corp. beat Wall Street's forecast for the January-March quarter, helped by growing revenue from pay TV networks including Fox News Channel and FX, and the hit 20th Century Fox movie "Life of Pi."

NBC's Richard Engel back to Syria after kidnapping

Wed, 08 May 2013 18:17:01 -0400

NEW YORK - NBC News chief foreign correspondent Richard Engel is back quickly and safely from his first trip to Syria since he and his team were kidnapped and held captive there last December.

Ferguson fans stunned by retirement announcement

Wed, 08 May 2013 12:33:12 -0400

MANCHESTER, England - A short walk from Old Trafford stadium, a woman wearing a Manchester United shirt sat slumped over a pint of cider in a deserted pub.

Television viewers make their choice of killers

Tue, 07 May 2013 14:23:50 -0400

NEW YORK - The television audience appears to have made its choice of serial killers. Fox's Joe Carroll beats NBC's Hannibal Lecter in viewer interest.

Tupelo schools launch marketing campaign

Tue, 07 May 2013 04:16:21 -0400

TUPELO, Mississippi - Noting the competition that exists when parents choose where to send their children to school, first-year Tupelo Superintendent Gearl Loden has begun a campaign to aggressively market the school district.

Jurors deliberate Arias fate amid spectacle

Mon, 06 May 2013 20:04:21 -0400

PHOENIX - It has become a real-life soap opera watched by people around the world and dozens of fanatics who camp out on a Phoenix sidewalk in the middle of the night to get into the show. One seat even sold for $200.

Wis. police chief: Officer video being misused

Mon, 06 May 2013 17:55:54 -0400

MILWAUKEE - Milwaukee's police chief on Monday defended an officer's conduct after the officer was seen on surveillance tape waiting for a man to withdraw money from an ATM and then walking away with the cash.

Fox's 'Cops' leaving network after 25 years

Mon, 06 May 2013 15:21:16 -0400

NEW YORK - The "bad boys" are on the move. The Saturday night television fixture "Cops" is leaving Fox after 25 years and will be shown on the Spike network.

Fox adds Canadian anchors for cable sports channel

Mon, 06 May 2013 14:54:04 -0400

NEW YORK - Fox is importing an anchor pairing from Canada for its new cable sports channel.

W.Va. Public Broadcasting host found dead at 60

Mon, 06 May 2013 12:30:24 -0400

CHARLESTON, West Virginia - West Virginia Public Broadcasting says one of its longtime on-air hosts has died.