Abe seeks to remove ‘balance’ requirements in broadcast news
Asahi Shimbun–1 hour ago
Abe has said he wants to overhaul the broadcast law to put traditional television channels on equal footing with online media, which are not restricted by article 4. The law does not apply to print media. In a parliament session in February, he cited his appearance on AbemaTV, a livestreaming service …
High court finds cellphone TV owners obliged to pay NHK fees
The Mainichi–3 hours ago
In August 2016, the Saitama court said it is unreasonable to consider possessing a cellphone amounts to “installing” a television function. It also ruled that the criteria for paying the NHK subscription fee needs to be clearly stipulated as in the case of tax. Two previous rulings handed down by the Tokyo High …
25 inch Television Stolen from Josham Lane
TAPinto.net–11 hours ago
Patrol Officer T. Armenti responded to a residence on Josham Lane for a burglary. After a brief investigation it was determined that the victim’s 25 inch Sanyo Television was stolen while he was away between 2/14/18 and 3/13/18. This incident remains under investigation and anyone with information is …
Thai Drag Queens Hope New TV Show Brings LGBT Acceptance
U.S. News & World Report–10 hours ago
Thai Drag Queens Hope New TV Show Brings LGBT Acceptance … Pan Pan is also co-host of “Drag Race Thailand”, the first international edition of the U.S. reality television show “RuPaul’s Drag Race”, which pits drag queens against each other in various weekly challenges and runway performances to …
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Live-action Street Fighter TV series in the works following Capcom …
GamesIndustry.biz–3 hours ago
Capcom has closed a deal with Canadian production company Entertainment One to develop, finance, and produce a live-action Street Fighter television series. As reported by Deadline, Joey Ansah, Jacqueline Quella and Mark Wooding – the team behind live-action web series Street Fighter: Assassin’s …
Zach Braff wants ‘Alex, Inc.’ to be family affair
Virginian-Pilot–2 hours ago
After that, the majority of the stories will revolve around the family. Any use of the podcast element will be easy for Braff to handle because he’s a huge fan. He would love to do a podcast in connection with the television series, but most of his time over the past year has been spent getting the show up and …
Trump Turns to Fox News as He Casts Staffers for West Wing
Bloomberg–7 hours ago
Another recent TV-land addition to the Trump White House is veteran CNBC contributor Larry Kudlow as top economic adviser. Other Fox faces on Trump’s team: rising State Department star Heather Nauert, a former Fox News anchor; communications adviser Mercedes Schlapp and Treasury Department …
Donald Glover, FX, and Marvel TV ‘Part Ways’ on Deadpool …
IGN–Mar. 24, 2018
By Alex Osborn Marvel Television, FX, and Donald Glover have decided to “part ways” on the previously announced Deadpool animated series. FX cited “creative differences” for the split and reaffirmed the network its still working with Marvel TV on Legion, Variety reports. The animated series received a …
Why it’s so important for kids to see diverse TV and movie characters
The Conversation US–Mar. 7, 2018
In a 1983 study, Barcus analyzed over 1,100 characters in 20 children’s televisionprograms and found that only 42 were black. … In fact, many children have clearly developed ideas and are able to tell us lengthy stories about why they think a particular character might be a hero or villain with minimal …
China Signals It Could Ease Treasury Purchases to Counter Trump
Bloomberg–Mar. 23, 2018
“We are looking at all options,” Ambassador Cui Tiankai told Bloomberg Television, when asked whether China would consider reduced purchases of U.S. Treasuries. “That’s why we believe any unilateral and protectionist move would hurt everybody, including the United States itself. It would certainly hurt …
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