Re: [TV orNotTV] NoTV: iHeart radio owner files for bankruptcy

my phone? Reno has a > problem that in non-prime listening time many of the DJs are minimum wage > types. Radio does not seem to be profitable in Reno. > > On Thu, Mar 15, 2018 at 5:48 PM, Adam Bowie <a...@adambowie.co.uk> wrote: > >> It's worth noting, since it has been wi

Re: [TV orNotTV] NoTV: iHeart radio owner files for bankruptcy

It's worth noting, since it has been widely misreported, that iHeartMedia's radio business itself is perfectly profitable. I'm not in any way defending the quality of the services or the high repetition. The reason for the bankruptcy is the highly leverage consolidation of the business, in

Re: [TV orNotTV] Re: Not a quick review: Netflix's "Shot in the Dark."

On Sun, Mar 11, 2018 at 12:35 AM, Steve Timko wrote: > > Part of the problem with going to encrypted frequencies is that other > emergency providers can't monitor the frequency, or can't do it without the > expense and hassle and getting encrypted radios. Firefighters and >

Re: [TV orNotTV] Re: Not a quick review: Netflix's "Shot in the Dark."

I've finally caught a few episodes of this and I have some thoughts - sometimes quite conflicting. First off is that I'm not altogether happy that the company run by the three British guys, RMG News, is also the main producer of the series. To me, that's a conflict of interest if we're supposed

Re: [TV orNotTV] Oscars 2018

On Tue, Mar 6, 2018 at 6:25 PM, Steve Timko wrote: > I don't know. I think the British education system is a rising tide that > lifts all boats. I mean British heavyweight boxer Frank Bruno was more > articulate in his Letterman appearances than two American presidents of

Re: [TV orNotTV] Oscars 2018

On Tue, Mar 6, 2018 at 9:56 AM, 'Dave Sikula' via TVorNotTV < tvornottv@googlegroups.com> wrote: > I am so friggin' tired of this "Brits have training and Americans don't" > canard that I could spit. The MFA programs over here are every bit the > equal of what's being done at RADA or LAMDA. The

Re: [TV orNotTV] Joel McHale gets Netflix talker

VorNotTV < > tvornottv@googlegroups.com> wrote: > >> >> Adam Bowie, to moi, today (2/18): >>> >>> This is basically... well exactly... The Soup, but with swearing. But >>> then I kinda liked The Soup. >>> >>> >>> He tr

Re: [TV orNotTV] Re: NBC’s Winter Olympics

On Mon, Feb 26, 2018 at 11:03 AM, JW wrote: > > > Right now, in the States, sports are valuable to advertisers because > they're the one thing that young men will watch in real time, which makes > them valuable to broadcasters. I can see where that wouldn't be such a > selling

Re: [TV orNotTV] NBC’s Winter Olympics

for CBS to offer Olympic content. > > On Sun, Feb 25, 2018 at 7:26 AM 'Bob Jersey' via TVorNotTV < > tvornottv@googlegroups.com> wrote: > >> >> Adam Bowie, to David Bruggeman: >> >>> In an age where distribution is digital, is it not possible to just

Re: [TV orNotTV] NBC’s Winter Olympics

In an age where distribution is digital, is it not possible to just "pop-up" temporary channels for the duration of the Games? I realise that the broadcaster would need to organise carriage agreements with just about every major cable and satellite platform, but there really shouldn't be capacity

Re: [TV orNotTV] Joel McHale gets Netflix talker

This is basically... well exactly... The Soup, but with swearing. But then I kinda liked The Soup. On Fri, Jan 19, 2018 at 6:25 PM, 'Bob Jersey' via TVorNotTV < tvornottv@googlegroups.com> wrote: > > Half hour, weekly. Opens Feb 18th. Variety >

Re: [TV orNotTV] So who is more Catholic on FOX News?

> I attended Catholic school for a few years. One nun told me that beer > makes good rat poison because rats don’t fart or burp, so they will explode > from the carbonation. > > Our nuns were awesome. > > >> Not sent from an iPhone >> On Feb 15, 2018, at 8:35

Re: [TV orNotTV] Jen Garner to do something other than commercials

The British iteration of Camping was incredibly dark, and only ran for 6 episodes in 2016. I'd suggest that it'll take quite some adaption to make it work in the US. Jennifer Garner wouldn't be the first person I'd think to cast either! I await it with interest. Julia Davis, who created, wrote

Re: [TV orNotTV] Piers Morgan steamed after Beeb show's 'toon depiction of him and Trump

"The Mash Report" is probably closer to "The Daily Show" than anything, but it has improved since its first run last year. The standout bit so far for me was a "How to NOT sexually harrass someone" piece last week, also presented by Rachel Parris who was responsible for the segment that got Piers

Re: [TV orNotTV] Re: Alleged Trump paramour to visit Kimmel

On Wed, Jan 31, 2018 at 3:30 PM, PGage wrote: > ... This is a longtime gripe I have about tv news guys complaining about > being up late waiting for election returns... > On a side issue - if you think US elections run late, you want to try a UK one! While we only have one

Re: [TV orNotTV] Some random thoughts on the UFC

I think Kevin’s on the money. The UFC is truly international, and while they might struggle with some of their stars, they can basically contain their costs. Conor McGregor’s fight was widely considered a bit of a joke, and while he can sit tight having earned his millions, I doubt many more will

Re: [TV orNotTV] Re: Annoying new trend on The Late Show

Because we get few talk shows over here, and for the most part I only see segments on YouTube, for me, "Live on tape [from Hollywood]" will always mean The Larry Sanders Show. Adam On Sun, Jan 21, 2018 at 5:47 PM, Brad Beam wrote: > Tune in tomorrow night after your

Re: [TV orNotTV] Whatever happened to Cheaters?

V show, > right? > > > Doug Fields > > Tampa, FL > > > -- > *From:* adam.bo...@gmail.com <adam.bo...@gmail.com> on behalf of Adam > Bowie <a...@adambowie.co.uk> > *Sent:* Tuesday, January 16, 2018 9:39 AM > *To:* tvornott

Re: [TV orNotTV] Whatever happened to Cheaters?

It turns up on the cheapest of channels in the UK, and is incredibly low rent. The average segment goes something like this: - Woman complains she thinks her husband is cheating on her. - The show's "investigators" follow her husband around for a few days. - They watch him park up in some mall

Re: [TV orNotTV] Re: "If you retire to spend more time with your family, check with your family first."

I suspect that talking too explicitly about the current President was just out of bounds for Dave. Others can correct me if I'm wrong, but I thought it wasn't the "done thing" to criticise the current incumbent if you're an ex-President? So the closest you get is perhaps some allusion to current

Re: [TV orNotTV] Re: Fewer people watching local TV news, but it is still tops

Local news is something I worry about quite a lot. I think an awful lot is taken for granted. Newspapers are dying - particularly local ones; radio stations have become parts of big groups, rarely maintaining significant journalistic resources; and now these new FCC rules have come into place in

Re: [TV orNotTV] Post-Spacey "Cards" ready to film

Eight rather than six episodes. I assume that the reduction was as much as anything because production delays mean that the previously contracted actors become unavailable after a certain point. It'll be interesting to see if they manage to come up with any narrative solution aside from an

Re: [TV orNotTV] Post-Rose slot to Amanpour... for now

I see that this is basically a rebroadcast of the CNN International show. It's notable that this can get bumped during periods of breaking news, which may cause some workaround issues. On Tue, Dec 5, 2017 at 2:36 AM, Kevin M. wrote: > The first month of shows should

Re: [TV orNotTV] Re: Report: Mike not talking off the air

In the last week, Rodney Bewes, an actor famous for being one of the two stars of a BBC sitcom that aired 60s and 70s died*, and his co-star, James Bolam, was asked to talk about him. At one point in the interview I heard, the interviewer mentioned that there had been press reports 6 or 7 years

Re: [TV orNotTV] One TV series to bore them all...

On Tue, Nov 14, 2017 at 9:23 PM, Tom Wolper wrote: > > > It depends on how ambitious Amazon is going to be. When first seeing this > I rolled my eyes and then thought about how dated my assumptions are. My > assumptions: the number of characters has to drop, the sets have to

Re: [TV orNotTV] BBC sued by "Cosby" producer

The report didn't entirely make clear where the copyright is alleged to have occurred, but it's also worth noting that the UK has "fair dealing" laws which are similar, but different, to the US's "fair use" laws. Adam On Mon, Nov 6, 2017 at 2:52 PM, Tom Wolper wrote: > On

Re: [TV orNotTV] Ofcom comes down tough on Fox News

At the end of the day, it's all pretty meaningless in light of the fact that the channel was pulled altogether for TV viewers in the UK. There isn't even a fine attached. Obviously, it probably doesn't really help 20th C Fox's ongoing attempts to takeover full control of Sky in the UK and Europe,

Re: [TV orNotTV] Re: So, probably won't be a Star Trek/House of Cards crossover...

>From reading, it sounds as though House of Cards is actually currently in production, and what Netflix is saying is that the 2018 season will be the final one. I'm not sure they're actually delaying it however. The fifth season was released at the end of May this year, and so I wouldn't expect to

Re: [TV orNotTV] Star Trek: Discovery given a 2nd season

I'm sticking with Discovery, although it's a bit easier in the UK (and the ROW I believe) since Discovery is on Netflix. So no extra subscription required. As far as the timeline goes: part of me is not worrying too much about it, and part of me thinks that the whole "Discovery is very special"

Re: [TV orNotTV] #Napafire (NotTV)

I can't answer cable box questions (although you could test this later by setting it to record a late night show, then unplug the box before bed, plug it in the following morning and see if it "recovers" the show via IP somehow), but there has even been coverage of the fires in the UK. The BBC had

Re: [TV orNotTV] CBS to sell Television City?

It's a trend in London too, although that is driven by some extreme property prices. The BBC sold its iconic Television Centre to developers. There is still some studio space, but also a lot of luxury homes on the site. Meanwhile ITV is working on redeveloping its London Studios which are on the

Re: [TV orNotTV] Quick review: The Opposition with Jordan Klepper

On Tue, Sep 26, 2017 at 3:40 PM, Steve Timko wrote: > > By the way, the head of Comedy Central said he wants to create shows with > more international appeal. I don’think this is it. > > Well so far, there's no sign of this on Comedy Central UK, despite a few promo pieces

Re: [TV orNotTV] Re: CIN-GB delaying Discovery

Having watched the first two episodes on Netflix last night (it's home in the rest of the world I believe), I wasn't so down on continuity as Kevin. Going forward with something like Trek is much easier than going backwards. TOS was a future from a sixties perspective, and you can't really do that

Re: [TV orNotTV] 'Simpsons' Music Score Composer Out After 27 Years

The most redundant line in that article is: 'Danny Elfman’s “Simpsons” theme is expected to be retained.' Er. Yes. Adam On Wed, Aug 30, 2017 at 10:57 PM, Mark Jeffries wrote: > Alf Clausen, after over 560 episodes, 23 Emmy nominations and 2 wins (30 > Emmy nominations

Re: [TV orNotTV] Fox News ceasing broadcast in the UK

wned 100% since 2016) has a lot of right-wing commentators > fronting their prime time programs. > > Mark Jeffries > Saints Spotlight Editor > spotligh...@gmail.com > > On Tue, Aug 29, 2017 at 12:43 PM, Adam Bowie <a...@adambowie.co.uk> wrote: > >> News from across th

[TV orNotTV] Fox News ceasing broadcast in the UK

News from across the pond: Fox News is currently carried by parent company Sky's satellite service, where it sits alongside other news channels including CNN and CNBC. But it seems that viewership is very low. "Fox News is focused on the US market and designed for a US audience and,

Re: [TV orNotTV] UK TV Icon Dies at 89

To put this in perspective, this is the equivalent of Johnny Carson dying. Both the BBC News and Sky News rolling news channels immediately dropped coverage of Barcelona and went to rolling coverage of his death when this was announced (Note BBC World News didn't as he's a quintessentially British

Re: [TV orNotTV] Re: Report: Megyn Kelly's first NBC interview will be the Kardashians

And much as it sometimes seems that an appalling person is being given too much airtime, I think it's helpful to expose people for what they are, rather than brush them under the carpet. In this instance a man who's a proponent of the most appalling conspiracy theories is actually just flogging

Re: [TV orNotTV] "Kevin" II's hopes downgraded

On Thu, May 18, 2017 at 7:29 AM, M-D November wrote: > $5 says this gets retitled before it premieres, to avoid confusion with > CBS's "Kevin Can Wait". You win $5! On Tue, Aug 1, 2017 at 12:06 AM, Brad Beam wrote: > Formerly “The Gospel of

Re: [TV orNotTV] (NoSpoilers) Amazon Prime's The Tick, episode 2

As it happens, I very nearly bumped into Serafinowicz in the grocery store around the corner from where I work in central London just a couple of minutes ago when I was grabbing some food for lunch. He was considering yoghurts... On Wed, Jul 26, 2017 at 2:33 PM, Jon Delfin

Re: [TV orNotTV] Re: My annual complaint about NBC's Le Tour de France coverage

On a related note, I may not have mentioned here that there's a very fine podcast that covers men's professional cycling called The Cycling Podcast. And yes, I do some production work for it. So Kevin, when you're fed up with the NBC app coverage, download the nightly episode - usually up in time

Re: [TV orNotTV] My annual complaint about NBC's Le Tour de France coverage

tators now. And if they're not doing the full race, then you could fall back to the world feed. Adam On Tue, Jul 4, 2017 at 9:57 PM, Kevin M. <drunkbastar...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > On Tue, Jul 4, 2017 at 1:44 PM, Adam Bowie <a...@adambowie.co.uk> wrote: > >> &

Re: [TV orNotTV] My annual complaint about NBC's Le Tour de France coverage

Of note is the fact that this year ASO (the organisers) and France Televisions (the host broadcaster) have chosen to televise every minute of every stage live. While fans of other sports might be surprised that this doesn't happen already, the complexities of covering a constantly moving event

Re: [TV orNotTV] The honeymoon is over. Netflix is axing shows

I suspect that like many other things, Netflix has a complex algorithm that in sort determines what they keep and what they cancel. These probably include: - Series people add to their list (almost regardless of actually watching - they want you to always have *something* to watch) - How much

Re: [TV orNotTV] TV orNotTV] The Great British Bake* Mystery

I've no real idea about the comings and goings of various seasons of Bake Off on Netflix, but would just note that Netflix has a log of all the shows/movies that you've watched. If you go to https://www.netflix.com/viewingactivity you can see your full viewing history (if accessed on a PC) and

Re: [TV orNotTV] BBC "News at 10" Idles for Four Minutes

I watched this live when it happened. Kind of... However it's worth noting that most viewers *didn't* see this. The Ten O'Clock News is the BBC1 main bulletin, and simulcast on the BBC News channel. Only viewers on the News channel saw this. BBC1 viewers mostly got a continuity announcer (yes -

Re: [TV orNotTV] Manchester 'One Love' Benefit Concert Live Sun. on FREE

The concert will also be on dozens of other UK commercial radio stations. The feed is being made freely available to any UK station who wants it. There is also coverage on the BBC World Service globally. And remarkably, ITV has moved the live final of Britain's Got Talent from Sunday night to

Re: [TV orNotTV] Question for UK members of this list

; > Not sent from an iPhone. > On May 22, 2017, at 11:40 PM, Adam Bowie <adam.bo...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> I'm not sure what the footage you saw was, but the UK TV coverage is >> being very careful about what it shows. This morning in mostly seeing the >> s

Re: [TV orNotTV] Question for UK members of this list

that especially appealed to children. On 23 May 2017 01:43, "Steve Timko" <steveti...@gmail.com> wrote: > Is there more than Adam Bowie? > > CNN is showing professional video of people fleeing the Manchester arena. > The faces are blurred. Is that standard for UK TV a

Re: [TV orNotTV] Administrivia: Rants, one OT and one not

I read all this group via Gmail, and I've never had a problem with any messages being considered spam. On Wed, May 10, 2017 at 9:07 PM, Bob Jersey wrote: > > Kevin M, to moi: >> >> >> Companies have caught on to those of us who block/report all promoted >>> Tweets, and they

Re: [TV orNotTV] Billo Accuser to Fight to Keep Fox from Taking Over UK Satellite Service

On Tue, May 9, 2017 at 4:09 AM, Mark Jeffries wrote: > > > For the record, Sky subscribers do get FNC, but ratings have shown that > very few watch the channel, which is seen overseas exactly as seen in the > U.S., outside of commercials being blocked and either replaced

Re: [TV orNotTV] Re: ABC Kicks the 'Gong' Around

Um. Yeah. Never heard of a "Tommy Maitland" before. Actually, I don't think anyone has been called "Tommy" professionally since the mid to late 70s Fun idea! On Sun, Apr 30, 2017 at 12:36 AM, Kevin M. wrote: > G_d willing, it is secretly Andy Kaufman > > On Sat,

Re: [TV orNotTV] Strikewatch '17

I read that line about scripted series ending early. I'm certain that everything airing this season has been scripted, and quite probably shot by now. There's probably only some post-production at this point. Indeed, I'd be amazed if most of the summer scripted shows weren't a long way to

Re: [TV orNotTV] RiffTrax takes on "The Five Doctors"

Don't they use satellite distribution these days? That would be far more reliable than delivery via the internet, and is widely used for things like Live Met Opera broadcasts. The Fathom website suggests that they use satellite for their distribution now. Adam On Wed, Apr 19, 2017 at 3:03 PM,

Re: [TV orNotTV] CNN: FNC and Billo talking breakup

On Wed, Apr 19, 2017 at 2:12 AM, Bob Jersey wrote: > > Stelter > > (link) heard this from a Fox source, who added that Rupert is against it > while James, his son, is in favor. > > The NYMag writer of Ailes'

Re: [TV orNotTV] Survey: cost of going to movies still a great concern

uot; <twol...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Thu, Mar 30, 2017 at 9:44 AM, Adam Bowie <a...@adambowie.co.uk> wrote: > >> I think Variety's maths is a little off - or at least they're not fully >> painting a picture. >> >> They have 5% of the population (13m) willing to

Re: [TV orNotTV] Survey: cost of going to movies still a great concern

I think Variety's maths is a little off - or at least they're not fully painting a picture. They have 5% of the population (13m) willing to pay $50, and 13% (34m) paying $25. But of course the price *is* per viewing as you can't charge a per person fee at home. So it's not 13m people who would

Re: [TV orNotTV] Winter Games primetime: LIVE to the lower 48

The NBC dollars continue to talk! On Wed, Mar 29, 2017 at 5:17 PM, Bob Jersey wrote: > > Jim Ellwanger, to M-D November, today (29): >> >> >> > Jim...um... >> > >> > "For the first time ever at a Winter Olympics, NBC will broadcast all >> of its Olympic programming live

Re: [TV orNotTV] Winter Games primetime: LIVE to the lower 48

NBC pays enough for the Olympic rights that they can pretty much dictate event starting times with the IOC (e.g. the swimming finals in Beijing, which ran during the morning local time). However, to be honest, this doesn't feel like an enormous step to me, and NBC should still see decent audiences

Re: [TV orNotTV] New BBC America version of Top Gear

e Grand Tour > > > On Mon, Mar 20, 2017 at 9:06 AM Adam Bowie <a...@adambowie.co.uk> wrote: > >> A new US version of Top Gear coming soon with William Fichtner (yup - >> that one), Antron Brown and Tom Ford (not the fashion/film director). >> >> http://www.hollywoodrepo

[TV orNotTV] New BBC America version of Top Gear

A new US version of Top Gear coming soon with William Fichtner (yup - that one), Antron Brown and Tom Ford (not the fashion/film director). http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/bbc-america-doubles-up-top-gear-new-us-version-987149 Adam -- -- TV or Not TV The Smartest (TV) People!

Re: [TV orNotTV] One "Bake-Off" face will follow it to C4

Interesting. Toksvig took over last year with the start of N. On Fri, Mar 17, 2017 at 11:44 AM, Brad Beam <b.b...@suddenlink.net> wrote: > *From:* adam.bo...@gmail.com [mailto:adam.bo...@gmail.com] *On Behalf Of *Adam > Bowie > > *>*Kevin - Sandi also presents QI, a series

Re: [TV orNotTV] One "Bake-Off" face will follow it to C4

Thu, Mar 16, 2017 at 7:11 PM, Bob Jersey <bobjer...@ptd.net> wrote: > >> >> Adam Bowie, to moi, in part, today (16): >>> >>> - Noel Fielding is a frankly bizarre choice. To say that his brand of >>> humour is a bit different is to put it mildly. In a c

Re: [TV orNotTV] One "Bake-Off" face will follow it to C4

This is either inspired casting or is going to crash and burn spectacularly. - Prue Leith is going to have to work at her likeability. In the past she's been a bit too much like a strict school-teacher, which goes against the grain of a friendly format. - Sandi Toksvig will be fine, and has the

Re: [TV orNotTV] BritBox

at one stage, going to remake it), and The Detectorists is one of the most lovely and gentle comedies I've seen in recent years. Adam On Tue, Mar 14, 2017 at 7:43 PM, Karen Owen <ko...@frontiernet.net> wrote: > On 3/8/2017 7:56 AM, Adam Bowie wrote: > >> It's up and

Re: [TV orNotTV] BritBox

is better, but of course the best UK stuff is mostly already filtering through to PBS, Netflix and Amazon. Adam On Tue, Dec 13, 2016 at 9:30 PM, Tom Wolper <twol...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Tue, Dec 13, 2016 at 9:58 AM, Adam Bowie <a...@adambowie.co.uk> wrote: > >> Com

Re: [TV orNotTV] Re: Academy lays award mixup on acctg firm's shoulders

I see that one way or another, both PwC accountants have been booted out by the Academy. http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/oscars-accountants-involved-best-picture-mistake-wont-work-show-again-academy-president-says-98 I'm a little confused about what Martha Ruiz did wrong exactly. On Thu,

Re: [TV orNotTV] Academy lays award mixup on acctg firm's shoulders

It seems to me that a system with two sets of identical cards is always going to prone to some kind of accident, unless there's a very strict policy of what happens to the unused envelope. There would seem to be a couple of ways of fixing this easily: - Have a second person with each PWC person

Re: [TV orNotTV] Quickie Review: Legion

I think that slightly undersells it Kevin. I'd say: "X-Men with a psychedelic retro vibe." (Actually quite enjoying it) On Mon, Feb 27, 2017 at 8:13 AM, Kevin M. wrote: > X-Men with a retro vibe > -- > Kevin M. (RPCV) > > -- > -- > TV or Not TV The Smartest (TV)

Re: [TV orNotTV] Frequent Maher guest bolts

The thing I find slightly odd about this is the way it's reported - as though these views wouldn't already be known. In another report I saw it said that a video had "surfaced." Correct me if I'm wrong, but didn't that show air nationally to an audience of millions? (Or at least a million?) This

Re: [TV orNotTV] Colbert Continuing To Ride The Trump Resistance Wave

As someone who watches a fair few of these shows (John Oliver, The Daily Show, and yes, even Real Time a little), I am beginning to grow tired of Trump's domination of them. On the one hand, it's inevitable, and frankly inescapable. If he gives a press conference like Thursday's then you can't

Re: [TV orNotTV] Re: Time shifting the Grammy Awards

Whereas with the BAFTA awards, which were also on Sunday just gone, they do exactly what Steve feared they might be doing. The awards actually run from 6.45pm - 9.30pm, but they're aired between 9pm - 11pm. What this insanity means is that social media is full of details of the award winners way

Re: [TV orNotTV] Adios to PBS and NPR?

On Mon, Feb 6, 2017 at 12:06 AM, Mark Jeffries wrote: > PBS was a pioneer in putting programming online. However, last year they > made a decision to start a streaming service called Passport as a pledge > drive premium. With some exceptions ("Frontline" and the

Re: [TV orNotTV] Doesn't it tick you off when...

You're not the only one to face this kind of danger Kevin. While day and date releases are improving, if only to stop "alternative sources" gaining traction, there's still spoilers to avoid at all times! On Fri, Feb 3, 2017 at 6:45 AM, Kevin M. wrote: > ... the

Re: [TV orNotTV] Adios to PBS and NPR?

>From what I've read, the impact would be catastrophic. There was a 2012 report that the CPB themselves commissioned from Booz & Company which concluded: "There is no substitute for federal support of public broadcasting... And that the loss of federal support would mean the end of public

Re: [TV orNotTV] Sherlock - series/season 4

I wasn't quite as down as some were with the first episode of the run, but the second was definitely superior. This side of the pond something like Sherlock always attracts more coverage that average, and it always amuses me that people feel that a show has to be bracketed as a certain *type*.

Re: [TV orNotTV] News Sells? WaPo Increases News Room Jobs

As someone who did a certain amount of work in this area in the not too distant past, the really scary thing is that for a very large part, news is no longer money maker. In TV, CNN and Fox News are both profitable, but it's not clear the extent to which CNN domestic supports or is supported by

Re: [TV orNotTV] Close to the Enemy

om >> >> >> >> On Thu, Dec 8, 2016 at 10:33 PM, Jon Delfin <jondel...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> Acorn (online) has it. >> >> On Dec 8, 2016 11:27 PM, "Kevin M." <drunkbastar...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> I found the

Re: [TV orNotTV] Leah Remini: Scientology Aftermath

On Tue, Jan 3, 2017 at 2:48 PM, PGage wrote: > > > I am also puzzled by the structure of the show - there have been a couple > of short (15 min) episodes that then are repeated within later, longer > episodes. In one episode it seems like there is a scene that is repeated >

[TV orNotTV] Popularity by Geography

I found these charts from the NY Times pretty interesting. They've looked at the Facebook likes of people and analysed them by zip-code through the US, and then mapped 50 different shows by

Re: [TV orNotTV] Pop icon George Michael gone

Here's the piece for Comic Relief (aka Red Nose Day) which he did back in 2011 with James Corden. What you need to know is that Corden had been in the sitcom Gavin & Stacey, and played "Smithy", Gavin's know-all best mate. Corden co-wrote the comedy with Ruth Jones. Anyway, the piece is done in

[TV orNotTV] BritBox

Coming soon to US audiences, from the BBC and ITV, is a "Netflix-style" on demand service called BritBox: https://www.theguardian.com/media/2016/dec/13/bbc-and-itv-to-launch-britbox-on-demand-service-in-us Another OTT streaming service seeking a monthly fee for access to a host of programmes.

Re: [TV orNotTV] Close to the Enemy

I'm watching this - although an episode behind at the moment (Where is it airing in the US Kevin?). I tend to agree that the characters are not the best from writer and director Stephen Poliakoff, but I'm sticking with it even though the setting is a little too close for my liking to his last BBC

Re: [TV orNotTV] Netflix boss contends Amazon paid a bundle for Grand Tour

On Sat, Nov 26, 2016 at 3:55 PM Adam Bowie <adam.bo...@gmail.com> wrote: > I confess I've been utterly underwhelmed by Grand Tour so far. They've got > a lot more money, but I'm not sure they're spending it wisely. > > This week they're in South Africa for, well, basically no

Re: [TV orNotTV] Netflix boss contends Amazon paid a bundle for Grand Tour

I confess I've been utterly underwhelmed by Grand Tour so far. They've got a lot more money, but I'm not sure they're spending it wisely. This week they're in South Africa for, well, basically no reason at all. One short feature in which James May doesn't do donuts. The car features are

Re: [TV orNotTV] British Mystery

I should probably weigh in on this! Here are some of my favourites - mostly from the last year or two. The Bletchley Circle. There were two series of this, and it stopped in 2014. But it's probably quite close in tone to Foyle's War. It's set in a post-WWII London and "Bletchley" refers to

Re: [TV orNotTV] When you thought Dr. Phil couldn't be a bigger douchebag

Although if she is struggling with mental illness, then even if she did approach the show to go on it, a more responsible producer might have decided against it. On Thu, Nov 17, 2016 at 5:35 PM, Tom Wolper wrote: > On Wed, Nov 16, 2016 at 11:17 PM, Steve Timko

Re: [TV orNotTV] End of an era in our house

I walked past a house locally that looked like it was having quite an amazing clearout of old technology. There were at least 8 different cathode ray tube TVs being thrown out. Now although this was quite a large house, I found it quite an amazing haul.

Re: [TV orNotTV] Any words on the Cubs' win?

On Mon, Oct 31, 2016 at 2:22 PM, Bob Jersey wrote: > > Adam, so you're saying that JB featured in at least some of these BT > Sport retrans? > > To be perfectly honest, I'm a very part-time baseball viewer, and certainly don't know one commentator from another. (I think

Re: [TV orNotTV] Any words on the Cubs' win?

For what it's worth, as we go into the start of Game 4 (airing at gone 1am local time in the UK), we get the international feed which features Buck Martinez and Matt Vasgersian. They seem perfectly fine, but I'm probably not the best qualified person to determine that. I've never quite understood

Re: [TV orNotTV] Re: Will there be a Trump TV?

On Thu, Oct 27, 2016 at 2:11 PM, JW wrote: > Businessweek on the present and post-election future of the Trump > campaign: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-10-27/inside- > the-trump-bunker-with-12-days-to-go > > Thanks for that - a really fascinating read. Reuters

Re: [TV orNotTV] OT: My photo collection

reated over years that would > pain me to lose, but which I only have backed up on an external drive. I > should move what I can to Google I guess at least. > > On Tue, Oct 25, 2016 at 1:05 PM, Adam Bowie <a...@adambowie.co.uk> wrote: > >> I've conducted a certain amount o

Re: [TV orNotTV] OT: My photo collection

m not > familiar with any of these. Aside from the space restrictions, any other > reasons to use one over the other? > > On Tue, Oct 25, 2016 at 8:15 AM, Bob Jersey <bob.in.jer...@juno.com> > wrote: > >> >> Adam Bowie, to moi, in part: >>> >>>

Re: [TV orNotTV] OT: My photo collection

Bob, One of my great projects-I've-not-quite-got-around-to is digitising my old photos. I have a big plastic container of hundreds that I want to digitise but it's so slow. So good luck with all your scanning! (I also have a whole bunch on MiniDV video tapes that I want to digitise too, but

Re: [TV orNotTV] OT: My dad is gone

My deepest condolences Bob. On 15 Oct 2016 16:58, "Jay Lewis" wrote: > Very sorry to hear, Bob. Best wishes to you & your family. > > On 10/15/2016 12:15 PM, Doug Eastick wrote: > > My condolences Bob. Damn. > > On Sat, Oct 15, 2016, 11:10 AM John Edwards

Re: [TV orNotTV] Will Billy Bush be hurt by Trump's vulgar comments about women?

On Wed, Oct 12, 2016 at 9:32 PM, Tom Wolper wrote: I always assumed that an employee would be the one to hand over footage. > And it has to be done anonymously, meaning that the news organization > cannot know the source. This came up when the NYT published the Trump state >

Re: [TV orNotTV] Sic or Dick?

A bit of Googling suggests that quite a lot of outlets have used *sic* in their reporting of the quote. But I suspect that's largely because they're using an agency report as the backbone of their stories. >From a good piece I found from 2014, it looks as though AP introduced *sic *into their

Re: [TV orNotTV] Will Billy Bush be hurt by Trump's vulgar comments about women?

e to pay for making >> footage available where Trump uses the N-word in Apprentice outtakes? >> Apparently Burnett is a big Trump supporter and has vowed to hold everyone >> accountable to the confidentiality clause he made them sign. >> >> >> On Sun, Oct 9, 2016 a

Re: [TV orNotTV] Will Billy Bush be hurt by Trump's vulgar comments about women?

I just hope that the obnoxious comments on this tape, along with the previous sexism, racism and all around bullying see Trump achieve what is clearly his worst nightmare - to become one of the biggest Presidential losers ever. The Apprentice footage belongs to Mark Burnett right? Shouldn't he

Re: [TV orNotTV] BBC player to require registration by 2017

First, I couldn't possibly condone anyone who doesn't pay the Licence Fee watching iPlayer. (And yes, I know some Americans would happily pay it if they could, but international programme rights mean that's no more possible than me subscribing to HBO Go) However, at the moment, or more precisely

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