Category: media

The Vatican on Wednesday condemned the film “The Golden Compass,” which some have called anti-Christian, saying it promotes a cold and hopeless world without God.

“What is clear is that television is on the verge of some sort of revolution the dimensions of which are not yet clear. Will the broadcast networks still exist in 2025? Maybe not. But remember that television was supposed to kill off movie theaters, and cineplexes are still being built.”

“It’s the changing face of America – people want to see themselves reflected a little more.”

“Songwriters and publishers have long received royalties for airplay of their tunes, but performers have not. A bipartisan group of top lawmakers has introduced legislation that would compel broadcasters to pay performers when their music is played over the air.”

“According to the cinema monitoring company Auditel, the 120 million ticket mark was passed Sunday(Dec. 16), breaking the modern-era record set in 1986. In Italy, the modern era is the period that started in the 1970s, after television had become popular.”

Awards season is fast approaching, and now that the Writers Guild hasn’t granted a waiver to the shows, stars are in the position of having to decide whether they’ll attend or not.

FCC Chairman Kevin Martin was joined by his two Republican colleagues in favor of the proposal, while the commission’s two Democrats voted against it.

Is th BBC too busy chasing after ratings to pump out quality television? Some believe so…

A small public radio station in Sacramento has soared in the ratings by offering quality journalism. “Right now in radio, (an NPR affiliate) is the only place where you have the freedom and ability to do great journalism, to really stretch yourself as a radio journalist. That’s not a slam against people in commercial radio, it’s just the environment that’s there.”

“The board of directors of the Writers Guild of America West rejected the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ request for an interim agreement for writing services.”