Tag: nbc
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Media/Memes: Olympics, Elvis, Obits and more
With pop, performance and pride, #London extinguishes #Olympics flame and passes the torch to #Rio* Spice Girls, The Who, Muse to rock Olympics closing ceremony* Here Are the Closing Ceremony Performances From The Who, Muse and Ray Davies That NBC Didn’t Broadcast* Here’s the Kate Bush Song That Was Cut from the U.S. Broadcast of…
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Media/Memes: Mayberry, Lamb of God, Heidi Bowl and more
Sheriff Confirms Andy Griffith Has Died* Video: TV Legend Andy Griffith Dies at 86* Singer in U.S. Metal Band Arrested in Fan’s Death in Czech Republic* Lamb of God singer Randy Blythe still in Prague prison* Julian Goodman, NBC Pres. Battled Nixon, Sorry for ‘Heidi Bowl,’ Dies at 90* Barry Becher, Creator of Ginsu Knife…
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“America’s Got Talent” Singer Believed He Was Injured In War
from ap: A soldier-turned-TV contestant whose claims of being injured in battle were dismissed by military officials says he believed he was telling the truth, but he doesn’t know what is real. Timothy Michael Poe appeared on Monday’s episode of the NBC show “America’s Got Talent,” claiming he was injured by a grenade in Afghanistan…
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#Newspurge: Patience (Over Anxiety) + Updates
‘Is the Economy Recovering for You?’ // Da Vinci’s Lost Masterpiece May Be Found // Romneys vs Rockefellers: Tapped in Tampa? // Obama Executive Order Takes Control of All US Resources // U.S.S. Enterprise leaves for final deployment
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Hacker Ring Appears to Make Good On Promise to Expose Celebrities
A ring of hackers that boasted it would pry into celebrities’ phones and e-mail accounts appears to have delivered on that promise. Reported hacks of actresses Scarlett Johannson and Mila Kunis led to racy photos posted on the web.
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6/23 pop occulture: influence, censorship & noah’s ark
churches call for US to pull out of afghanistan* evangelicals see declining influence in US* video: nbc apologizes for cutting ‘under god’ from the pledge of allegiance during US open golf broadcast* leaving god out of pledge tees off ohio congressman* video: irked viewers not buying nbc apology* dutch populist geert wilders empowered after being…
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Conagra Broadens Campaign to Feed Hungry Kids
ConAgra Foods, whose social cause is ending child hunger, is taking a new approach to raise the issue’s visibility. The company is starting its largest campaign ever, including a television special, to spur more grass-roots involvement to make sure no child goes hungry.
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#NewWorldNextWeek: Egypt Protests, NBC/Comcast, Big Brother Corporation
Story #1: Egypt Protests Told Through Social Media // Story #2: How the Comcast/NBC Universal Merger Affects You // Story #3: How BBC Bosses Ordered Presenter to Downplay Queen Mother’s Death
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For Hollywood, It Was a Tough 2010 As Spending Continued to Fall
The industry that was supposed to be immune to economic downturns looks like it’s going to have some re-entry problems as the economy begins to recover. Broad swaths of the entertainment business declined in 2010.
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battle of los angeles
Air raid sirens first screamed at 2:25 am and the city of Los Angeles called for a blackout early on February 25, 1942. The 12,000 air raid wardens were shocked by what followed, from 3:36 am until 4:14 am, at least, 1,440 anti-aircraft shells were fired intermittently with deafening blasts. The UFO caught in the searchlights (pictured), did not…
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behavior placement: corporate media greenwashes your lazy ass
nbc’s cynical mind-control games from the week: First there was product placement. Now there’s “behavior placement”, the planting of subtle messages in popular TV shows to encourage certain viewer behavior — such as healthy eating or eco-conscious habits — and thereby convince sponsors that their brands will be associated with “feel-good, socially aware” shows. NBC…
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2/25 Newspurge: Drugwar, Geopolitiks, History/Mystery & Media/Memes
Medical marijuana patients suffering police harassment // Dutch govt falls over Afghanistan mission // FBI closes anthrax case // The transhumanist & police state agenda in pop music
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nbc continues to highlight dyncorp gen. barry mccaffrey
from allgov: Since NBC doesn’t bother to point out the conflicts of interest held by oft-used military analyst Barry McCaffrey, Huffington Post and others have. McCaffrey has appeared on the network’s cable subsidiary, MSNBC, no less than 10 times in the past month to talk about the importance of staying in Afghanistan and training local…
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comcast to buy control of nbc universal in $30b transaction
from latimes: In a momentous shift in the balance of power of the entertainment industry, cable television giant Comcast Corp. on Thursday made it official by announcing that it was buying control of NBC Universal from General Electric Co. The proposed $30-billion transaction is the culmination of the longtime ambition by Comcast’s chief executive, Brian…
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media/memes: obamavision, tv twilight & the end of the road
abc announces oprah-obama christmas special* nbc’s obamavision: ’30 rock’ offers up more gore*washington post shutters all US bureaus outside capital* vatican sinks teeth into vampire film ‘twilight’*mpaa says copyright-treaty critics hate hollywood* gang was killing people for fat, attempting to sell it to cosmetic companies*study: many day cares showing tv to tots*rihanna’s ‘russian roulette’: or,…