[TV orNotTV] Re: Verizon launching local news channels

2009-06-22 Thread Joe Coughlin
FiOS TV exists in the Philly 'burbs like most of Bucks County and New Castle County, DE. On Mon, Jun 22, 2009 at 3:47 PM, Bob in Jersey wrote: > > In northern NJ and Long Island, where they have full-blown FiOS > service (here in PA, the TV aspect is still replaced with petit-dish > satellite ser

[TV orNotTV] Re: Verizon launching local news channels

2009-06-22 Thread M-D November
So this means they're going head-to-head (content-wise) with Cablevision's "News 12" operations then, right? On Jun 22, 3:47 pm, Bob in Jersey wrote: > In northern NJ and Long Island, where they have full-blown FiOS > service (here in PA, the TV aspect is still replaced with petit-dish > satelli

[TV orNotTV] Re: Bloggers catch news outlets fooled by crash photos hoax

2009-06-22 Thread Wesley McGee
*From:* Kevin M. ** Under the category of hoaxes, I've been watching the various DC affiliates cover the metro crash on CNN's Live video feeds. Two stations have fallen for phony victims who have called in, only to scream "Howard Stern rules." -- Kevin M. (RPCV) ___

[TV orNotTV] FW: Red Line

2009-06-22 Thread Pollak, Melissa F.
The alert I just got (attached below). I actually don't live anywhere near where the accident took place, but about once a month -- on a Monday -- I take the subway through that spot on the way to a meeting in Silver Spring. Fortunately, there was no meeting tonight. -Original Message-

[TV orNotTV] Re: Bloggers catch news outlets fooled by crash photos hoax

2009-06-22 Thread David Bruggeman
Maybe that explains why the station I've been watching has not been taking calls. David, mindful that he's ridden on that length of track a few thousand times. From: Kevin M. Under the category of hoaxes, I've been watching the various DC affiliates cover th

[TV orNotTV] Re: Bloggers catch news outlets fooled by crash photos hoax

2009-06-22 Thread Kevin M.
Under the category of hoaxes, I've been watching the various DC affiliates cover the metro crash on CNN's Live video feeds. Two stations have fallen for phony victims who have called in, only to scream "Howard Stern rules." -- Kevin M. (RPCV) --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~

[TV orNotTV] Bloggers catch news outlets fooled by crash photos hoax

2009-06-22 Thread Trevor Trevor
Bloggers catch news outlets fooled by crash photos hoax http://www.cbc.ca/arts/media/story/2009/06/22/news-fooled-hoax-photo-crash.html The return of an online photo hoax hooked several news outlets in recent days, with a Dutch radio station and TV channels in Bolivia and Poland falling for ima

[TV orNotTV] Verizon launching local news channels

2009-06-22 Thread Bob in Jersey
In northern NJ and Long Island, where they have full-blown FiOS service (here in PA, the TV aspect is still replaced with petit-dish satellite service); when the news gets a little too monotonous, they throw in high-school sports (GO JC McNair Cougars!!) http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2009/06/v

[TV orNotTV] Reminds me of watching raw network footage

2009-06-22 Thread Wrecks
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[TV orNotTV] Really too minor to be noteworthy

2009-06-22 Thread Pollak, Melissa F.
1. Timing is everything. Just after Sixty Minutes aired a (repeat) segment last night on the ongoing and worsening violence in Mexico, CBS aired a commercial by the Mexican tourism industry touting the safety of Mexico (because of its handling of H1N1 outbreak). 2. We have short memories. Al R

[TV orNotTV] Re: Walter Cronkite will REALLY be away on assignment...

2009-06-22 Thread Bob in Jersey
To update, the Boston Glib's Names bloggers hear from Uncle Walter's assistant who says, yes, he's not great -- cripes, he IS 92 -- but without elaboration, he's not in immediate peril: http://www.boston.com/ae/celebrity/more_names/blog/2009/06/walter_cronkite_recuperating.html -- BOB --~--~--

[TV orNotTV] Re: #CNNFAIL

2009-06-22 Thread Adam Bowie
On Fri, Jun 19, 2009 at 11:25 PM, Mark J. wrote: > > > On the other hand, I know you also get Fixed Noise 24/7 in the UK--you > are so lucky, Adam.  :) Amusingly it's adjacent to the state Chinese English language channel. Actually we get a reasonably decent selection of channels should you be i