Do The Politics Of News Listeners Matter?
‘The GOP Hates The Lamestream Media’— details a recent Pew Research study focused on where people got their news in the past week.
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‘Pirate’ Punjabi Radio Towers Near Tsawwassen Turned Down
By PETER O’NEIL, Vancouver Sun October 21, 2014 1:07 PM
A Washington state county authority turned down Tuesday an application to build radio towers just...
San Francisco Radio Outlets Ban ‘Royals’ by Lorde During World Series
Two radio stations in San Francisco have banned Lorde's 2013 hit Royals from their airwaves until the World Series is over, while in response, a Kansas City station vows to play it 'every hour on the hour.'
Why ESPN Won’t Pull an HBO
It’s widely accepted that live sports is one of the major things keeping cable’s profitable bundle intact
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CNN and Other Turner Networks Dropped by Dish in Carriage Dispute
As of 2 AM ET on Oct. 21, several Turner Broadcast nets, including CNN, Cartoon Network and TruTV, are no longer available on Dish Network after Turner and the satellite provider could not reach a new deal following lengthy negotiations and extensions to the two companies’ previous contract
TUESDAY in Broadcast History .. Oct. 21st
Happy Birthday to Kim Kardashian, Judge Judy, Manfred Mann, Carrie Fisher and the Honeymooner's Joyce Randolph. Also born this date were the late ROBERT CLOTHIER (pictured) of 'The Beachcombers,' Dizzy Gillespie and Hy Averbach.
The UK's Cliff Richard appeared on CBS-TV's 'Ed Sullivan Show.' Elton John received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Johnny Mathis scored a #1 hit with 'Chances Are,' and Chuck Berry topped the charts with 'My Ding-a-Ling.' Bob Dylan finished his first album for Columbia, Carl Perkins taped a special for US cable in London, and the new owners of BC radio stations in Powell River and Courtenay changed formats.
Passing on this date were BC broadcasters Bob Hall and Daryl Duke, musicians Edmundo Ros and Bill Black, WWII pinup Marie McDonald, Fred Berry of 'What's Happening,' and Canadian patent medicine pitchman Gilbert Templeton.
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ABC Close to Selling Out US Oscar Telecast at $1.9 Mil...
ABC is seeking around $1.9 million for a 30-second spot in the program. The cost of a spot in the most recent Oscars award show, hosted in March by Ellen DeGeneres, went for between $1.8 million and $1.9 million. The Oscars are set for a February 22, 2015, broadcast on ABC (& CTV), with Neil Patrick Harris set to host for the first time.
Streaming Music Has Left Me Adrift
Now that nearly every piece of recorded sound is as easy to find as any other, everyone can finally listen to what we snobs wanted them to hear all along. (Also on the plus side, labels have joined bands in not making any money.)
Netflix Orders First Canadian Original Series
The homegrown drama will debut simultaneously on City, the Canadian TV network that developed the six one-hour drama, and in all Netflix territories outside of Canada. Also north of the border, Between will initially stream on Shomi.
MONDAY in Broadcast History .. Oct. 20th
Happy Birthday to Tom Petty, MASH's William Christopher, 'The Office's John Kranski, country music's Wanda Jackson, plus the late Jerry Ohrbach, Arlene Francis, Grandpa Jones, Dr. Joyce Brothers (pictured) and Will Rogers Jr.
Lee DeForest demonstrated his major invention, the electric vacuum radio tube; radio's 'The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes' debuted on the NBC Red network; ironman news anchor Robert Trout joined CBS radio;'Break the Bank' debuted on Mutual radio; Walter Cronkite debuted the CBS-TV documentary series, 'The Twentieth Century', and Canada's first private TV station signed on in Sudbury Ontario.
Signing off forever were actors Burt Lancaster and Jane Wyatt, plus country music's Merle Travis.
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