Word: broadcasting
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...July 9, Media Terror Rupert Murdoch's Star TV broadcast the 1990 Chinese drama Chin Wong (The King of Gamblers) in Mongolia...
Just like that, my fifteen minutes had come and went, like those of so many others before me, gone in closer to fifteen seconds than minutes. Parents, friends and groupies who later saw the broadcast of the show claimed I raised my hand sheepishly to acknowledge the lackluster shout-out, but honestly I have no memory of such action. Though I knew to be prepared for my fifteen minutes, I had failed miserably at the task, and let them pass me by with barely a peep...
...launched since CBS's debut of The Bold and the Beautiful in 1987. It might be considered an act of courage, then, that NBC, home of Sunset Beach, the lowest-rated soap on television, this week unleashes a lavish daytime drama, Passions. But soaps continue to be made and broadcast because, when all is said and done, they continue to generate a good deal of money--$50 million to $60 million a year for a successful one. NBC's new hour-long series, centered on four families and set in the fictitious New England seaside town of Harmony, runs right...
...German Democratic Republic, he told the audience, "I want to tell you, I'm not here for or against any government. I came to play rock 'n' roll for you East Berliners in the hope that one day all the barriers will be torn down." Though the concert was broadcast on both state television and radio, this statement was censored...
...Satellite radio is just what it sounds like -- radio signals broadcast from an orbiting transmitter -- but it'll have huge advantages over conventional radio. Satellite radio can blanket the country with its signals, so you'll never drive out of range of your favorite station; zones that a satellite can't reach, such as areas with tall buildings, will be taken care of by ground-based relay stations. Satellite radio is also much clearer than conventional radio, and it can offer hundreds of different channels, some of which (or so its promoters promise) will be commercial-free. MORE...