Posts Tagged ‘ TV ’

It Is All Down to Televerse Studios

It Is All Down to Televerse Studios

Three major video and digital production companies have joined forces as Televerse Studios ( www.Televersestudios.com ) offering complete video production, post production and distribution services. Visual/EFX, Elements Post and Televersemedia are the cornerstone of a new, full-service production facility serving the TV, motion picture, and independent production community in Connecticut, New York, and New Jersey. Robert Harris, veteran entertainment executive, ‘new media’ pioneer and guiding force behind successful hits such as Miami Vice, Murder She Wrote and Magnum P.I., has joined Televerse Studios as President, while Alfred Maiorano, majority owner and founder of all three entities, holds the role of Chairman. “The production industry here is...

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House Votes to Stop Funding NPR

House Votes to Stop Funding NPR

The House of Representatives approved a measure Thursday to bar federal funding of National Public Radio. The bill also prohibits public radio stations from using federal grant money to pay dues to NPR. The 228-192 vote came mostly along party lines, with most Republicans backing the proposal and nearly all Democrats opposed. Republicans said it was time for the federal government to get out of the radio business. One Democratic representative, John Larson, said this: “Under the guise of saving taxpayer dollars what they’re doing is silencing NPR — not because it saves money, but because it is not...

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Frugal Tips: End of the Great Experiment – Dropping Cable

TV on the Internet

Being a professional geek I love all things technology.  I have been using the internet before most of you had your first email address or paid per minute to AOL or Earthlink.  As a beta tested I have witness the slow death of Friendster, Palm and soon the Mac OS for desktops. I have seen internet content become mainstream and contaminated with viruses, bloatware and malware.  I remember when the only way to download anything was through my lime green screen connecting to a private BBS with my 14.4 bps modem.  Those were the days when being a geek was a subculture with literally a technical handshake (handshake...

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Reality TV High on Aggression

Reality TV High on Aggression

All the gossip, insults and dirty looks add up fast on popular reality shows, far outpacing the level seen in equally popular dramas, comedies and soap operas according to a new Brigham Young University study. The researchers looked at five reality shows and five non-reality shows and found 52 acts of aggression per hour on reality TV compared to 33 per hour for the non-reality programs. “The Apprentice” topped the list at 85 acts of verbal or relational aggression per hour. Simon Cowell and “American Idol” checked in a little lower at 57 aggressive acts per hour – but...

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New Show :: AnimeTV

New Show :: AnimeTV

NEW SHOW: AnimeTV Weekly news from the world of Anime, Manga & Japanese Pop Culture Revision3 is proud to announce our newest show, AnimeTV! Nothing’s off limits when a team of anime insiders take on Japan’s pop culture and deliver the dirt on the Otaku world every week on AnimeTV. Watch the first episode: Ghost in the Shell 2.0 Naruto, CLAMP, and Kenichi fill up some free time, Nicholas invades Bang Zoom, and the panel takes on the Blu-ray remake of Ghost in the Shell 2.0.

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