Reality shows hit TV serials, thousands out of work
Press Trust Of India
Posted online: Wednesday, December 12, 2007
Thiruvananthapuram, December 11: With reality shows becoming increasingly popular, a majority of the 5,000-odd independent artistes and technicians involved in the production of Malayalam television serials and family soaps have gone out of work.
“Most of the 5,000-odd workers, including actors, dubbing artistes, visual editors, sound technicians, cameramen and camera assistants are either out of work or have very less work. For the past six months or so, the industry is in a crisis,” Vijaya Krishnan, president, Confederation of TV Artists, Commercial Operators and Technicians (CONTACT) in Kerala, said. Read More...
Without writers, US TV loads up on reality, reruns
Reuters
Wednesday, December 12, 2007
LOS ANGELES: U.S. television viewers looking to settle back into such favorite series as 'Desperate Housewives', 'CSI' and 'The Office' will be in for a rude awakening after the Christmas and New Year's holidays. Fresh episodes of those shows and many others will be replaced by a glut of reality programs and reruns headed to the major networks in January as the Hollywood writers strike begins to affect prime time after first hitting late-night TV.
The writers' walkout, now in its sixth week with no settlement in sight, has halted production on 50 to 60 scripted comedies and dramas, and the supply of new episodes is about to run dry. Broadcasters are getting through December with traditional Christmas-season specials, TV movies and sports. Read More...
UAE Split Between Press Freedom And Social Stability
By Andy Staples, Staff writer
Xpress
Public support in the UAE for media restrictions designed to promote a stable society is among the highest in the world, a survey conducted by the BBC World Service has found.
But despite the value British people place on freedom of the press, just 56 per cent of them believe their media is actually free – exactly the same proportion as in the UAE, where residents place as much value on social stability as a free media. The figures emerged as part of a survey of more than 11,000 adults in 14 countries, published by the BBC on Monday. Read More...
Pakistan's Government Places New Curbs on Media
By VOA News
12 December 2007
Pakistani journalists are accusing the government of trying to restrict election coverage, after authorities barred them from airing live broadcasts. The Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) has warned satellite television networks against airing live coverage, including telephone calls, that could incite violence. Broadcasters who violate the regulation face up to three years in prison and a fine of $164,000. Read More...
American girls drink, party and post it on blogs
Agencies
Tuesday, December 11, 2007 23:00 IST
Students post their drunk pictures; parents are worried
NEW YORK: On a Facebook group that celebrates young women getting drunk, there’s no such thing as going too far. One young woman dances on top of a bar. Another sits on the toilet drinking a beer. Several vomit. One appears with a bruised and bandaged face (“I just got drunk and fell out of a car,” she writes.). In another photo, two women urinate into a waterfall.
What you won’t find on this page — called “Thirty Reasons Girls Should Call it a Night” — is humiliation and embarrassment. For the most part, the women post the photos themselves, seemingly with pride. This makes many adults — teachers, counsellors, parents — worry that students aren’t thinking through the consequences of showing themselves drunk to the world. Many photos on the site are accompanied by full names and the colleges the women attend, apparently without much concern that parents, or potential employers, will take a look. Read more...
Press Trust Of India
Posted online: Wednesday, December 12, 2007
Thiruvananthapuram, December 11: With reality shows becoming increasingly popular, a majority of the 5,000-odd independent artistes and technicians involved in the production of Malayalam television serials and family soaps have gone out of work.
“Most of the 5,000-odd workers, including actors, dubbing artistes, visual editors, sound technicians, cameramen and camera assistants are either out of work or have very less work. For the past six months or so, the industry is in a crisis,” Vijaya Krishnan, president, Confederation of TV Artists, Commercial Operators and Technicians (CONTACT) in Kerala, said. Read More...
Without writers, US TV loads up on reality, reruns
Reuters
Wednesday, December 12, 2007
LOS ANGELES: U.S. television viewers looking to settle back into such favorite series as 'Desperate Housewives', 'CSI' and 'The Office' will be in for a rude awakening after the Christmas and New Year's holidays. Fresh episodes of those shows and many others will be replaced by a glut of reality programs and reruns headed to the major networks in January as the Hollywood writers strike begins to affect prime time after first hitting late-night TV.
The writers' walkout, now in its sixth week with no settlement in sight, has halted production on 50 to 60 scripted comedies and dramas, and the supply of new episodes is about to run dry. Broadcasters are getting through December with traditional Christmas-season specials, TV movies and sports. Read More...
UAE Split Between Press Freedom And Social Stability
By Andy Staples, Staff writer
Xpress
Public support in the UAE for media restrictions designed to promote a stable society is among the highest in the world, a survey conducted by the BBC World Service has found.
But despite the value British people place on freedom of the press, just 56 per cent of them believe their media is actually free – exactly the same proportion as in the UAE, where residents place as much value on social stability as a free media. The figures emerged as part of a survey of more than 11,000 adults in 14 countries, published by the BBC on Monday. Read More...
Pakistan's Government Places New Curbs on Media
By VOA News
12 December 2007
Pakistani journalists are accusing the government of trying to restrict election coverage, after authorities barred them from airing live broadcasts. The Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) has warned satellite television networks against airing live coverage, including telephone calls, that could incite violence. Broadcasters who violate the regulation face up to three years in prison and a fine of $164,000. Read More...
American girls drink, party and post it on blogs
Agencies
Tuesday, December 11, 2007 23:00 IST
Students post their drunk pictures; parents are worried
NEW YORK: On a Facebook group that celebrates young women getting drunk, there’s no such thing as going too far. One young woman dances on top of a bar. Another sits on the toilet drinking a beer. Several vomit. One appears with a bruised and bandaged face (“I just got drunk and fell out of a car,” she writes.). In another photo, two women urinate into a waterfall.
What you won’t find on this page — called “Thirty Reasons Girls Should Call it a Night” — is humiliation and embarrassment. For the most part, the women post the photos themselves, seemingly with pride. This makes many adults — teachers, counsellors, parents — worry that students aren’t thinking through the consequences of showing themselves drunk to the world. Many photos on the site are accompanied by full names and the colleges the women attend, apparently without much concern that parents, or potential employers, will take a look. Read more...
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