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Hits and misses in midterm polls’ TV coverage

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POE. Unexpected surge. INQUIRER PHOTO

Like many other viewers, we watched more than our usual dose of television last May 13 and 14 to keep on top of the midterm polls, and to see which way the country’s electoral winds were blowing. How well did our broadcast people do their all-important job?

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Vietnam TV broadcaster drops foreign channels

A Vietnamese satellite television broadcaster said Thursday it had stopped airing foreign channels including CNN, BBC and Star World to comply with a new media law that came into effect this week.

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Pioneer US TV anchor Barbara Walters to retire

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Barbara Walters, who in 1976 became the first woman to anchor one of the daily network television news shows, announced late Sunday that she will retire next year.

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Tita Swarding, 60

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It was a sad Mother’s Day in the home of Tita Swarding.

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S. Africa to get first porn channels

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South Africa’s broadcasting regulator has granted a local satellite television service permission to air the country’s first pornography channels, amid resistance from religious and community groups, a statement said Wednesday.

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South Africa to get first porn channels

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South Africa’s broadcasting regulator has granted a local satellite television service permission to air the country’s first pornography channels, amid resistance from religious and community groups, a statement said Wednesday.

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Shock over second death on hit French reality TV show

Reproduction of a document received from Adventure Line Productions on April 1, 2013 shows the suicide letter of Thierry Costa, a French doctor who was working for "Koh Lanta" the French version of the hit reality TV show "Survivor". Costa, who committed suicide on April 1, 2013 in Cambodia, left a posthumous letter in which he said he felt "dirty" following the release of "false articles" in the media, after the death of a 25-year-old candidate Gerald Babin on March 22, 2013 during the filming of the show. AFP PHOTO / ADVENTURE LINE PRODUCTIONS

The suicide of a doctor on a hit French reality TV show sparked shock on Tuesday, with some blaming media pressure for his death while others urged restrictions on reality programs.

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What stars would ask new Pope

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As Catholics welcomed Pope Francis, I cornered some celebs and asked what they would ask the new Father of the Flock, given the opportunity.

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PDI at the Oscars: From the red carpet to backstage scenes

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Ruben Nepales, our man in Hollywood, reports on the 85th Academy Awards Monday for the PDI media group via Twitter, Inquirer SMS Alert Service, INQUIRER.net, Radyo Inquirer and the Philippine Daily Inquirer. Nepales is among a select group of international journalists  accredited for coverage of the proceedings,  from both the red carpet and backstage . [...]

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Inquirer covers the awards five ways

Ruben Nepales, our man in Hollywood, covers the 85th Academy Awards tomorrow, Monday, for PDI via Twitter, Inquirer SMS Alert Service, INQUIRER.Net, Radyo Inquirer and Inquirer. For red carpet, backstage and after-party tidbits, check out @InqEnt on Twitter. More exhaustive reports will appear in INQUIRER.net and PDI.

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Media men, celebs to give cancer-stricken kids a V-Day treat

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CLIFF RICHARD at Araneta Coliseum

On Valentine’s Day Thursday, civic-minded celebrities, including media men, will spend time to cheer up cancer-stricken children at the Tahan-Tahanan facility of  East Avenue Medical Center (EAMC) in Quezon City.   The special program is part of the second year anniversary celebration of Tahan-Tahanan—a halfway home for pediatric cancer patients from 0 to 20 years [...]

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It’s ABS-CBN’s turn to claim lead in audience ratings

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Local broadcasting giant ABS-CBN Corp. claims leading television audience ratings across urban and rural homes in January, citing data from pollster Kantar Media.

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