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...want to see the future of the Beeb as media giant, click on BBC America, which runs on digital cable and the satellite service EchoStar. BBCA is now available in 37 million homes, up from 28 million only last year. The channel airs BBC hits from Britain, such as Changing Rooms and The Office; it imports popular programs that other British broadcasters run, like the talk show So Graham Norton; and it's creating American spin-offs. An import called Ground Force, on which professional gardeners fix up a bloke's backyard, also airs as an American version with...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Media: The Beeb Cashes In | 10/27/2003 | See Source »

...small screen aren't so much on network television these days as they are on cable, where characters like Larry David, Tony Soprano and David Brent exist. Wait, who's Brent? If you have to ask, you haven't seen The Office, the British comedy airing on the cable channel BBC America. An absurdist mockumentary, The Office is a critical and popular smash in Britain. And with its second season premiering in the U.S. this month, it has claimed a cult following and turned Brent, played by British actor Ricky Gervais, into a hit with the media cognoscenti. A couple...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Media: The Beeb Cashes In | 10/27/2003 | See Source »

BBCA owes its rapid U.S. expansion in good measure to Discovery Communications, the company, based in Silver Spring, Md., that owns the Discovery Channel, the Learning Channel and other cable networks. As a joint-venture partner with the BBC, Discovery provided start-up funds for BBCA, agreed to cross-promote its shows on Discovery channels, sell ads for BBCA and work out distribution deals with cable and satellite providers...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Media: The Beeb Cashes In | 10/27/2003 | See Source »

...Will and Grace,” “Queer Eye,” and Showtime’s “Queer as Folk”). Add to these one gay-themed network (I’m being conservative and not counting E!) and a pay-per-view channel available only to DirecTV’s 11.5 million American subscribers, and it’s clear that gays are not, in fact, taking television audiences hostage. Beyond being patently absurd, the “too gay” notion is also offensive: the equation of homosexuality with...

Author: By Dan Gilmore, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: View from the Pop | 10/24/2003 | See Source »

Rated the best orchard in New England for apple picking by Channel 7 news this year. While the apples may be the main attraction, the orchard also offers hayrides and a challenging hedge maze to explore. The orchard’s store sells pumpkins and 25 different varieties of apples in addition to fresh apple cider...

Author: By C. L. Griggs, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Fall Frolics | 10/23/2003 | See Source »

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