The Media Ratings Council late Thursday responded with stern words to a formal request from Nielsen to enter an MRC accreditation hiatus period for its National Television measurement service. First, a decision on Nielsen’s request has not yet been made by the MRC. Second, the MRC notes the National TV measurement service is challenged by “deep-rooted, […]

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DUNELLEN BEING ADDED TO NJ MOTION PICTURE AND TELEVISION COMMISSION CATALOG   Dunellen, NJ – In the coming weeks, the Borough of Dunellen will be welcoming the New Jersey Department of State’s NJ Motion Picture and Television Commission (NJMPTC) to photograph and catalog representative images of the Borough for the purpose of including Dunellen in […]

For the first time since December 20th of last year, and for the first time in front of fans since December 29th of 2019, the Minnesota Vikings will take the field at U.S. Bank Stadium on Saturday afternoon for their preseason opener against the Denver Broncos. Training Camp is now, officially, over for both of […]

The Buffalo Bills kick off their 2021 NFL preseason schedule Friday night with a clash against the Detroit Lions at Ford Field. This will be Buffalo’s first preseason game since the 2019 season, as the entire 2020 preseason slate was canceled because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Many Bills fans are wondering how much the starters […]

Iconic director, performer and choreographer Debbie Allen has been selected to receive the Television Academy’s 2021 Governors Award, “in recognition of her numerous contributions to the television medium through multiple creative forms and her philanthropic endeavors around the world.” Allen, a staple in TV and film for decades, was chosen by the Television Academy’s Board […]

American Public Television (APT) and PBS announced that nearly 3,000 episodes of content offerings from the APT catalog will be made accessible to stream with PBS Passport on PBS.org and the free PBS Video app. These episodes consist of stand-alone specials and seasons of longstanding series. There are planned releases of 300-500 episode collections every […]

I grew up in the West Country but spent much of my adolescence peering at the Sheffield Crucible theatre. Like millions of other Britons, I was glued to championship snooker. Back in the 1960s, BBC Two’s controller David Attenborough had promoted the sport as a showcase for the wonders of colour TV; two decades later, […]

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A: Stander was at first a successful character actor, including in classics such as “Mr. Deeds Goes to Town” and the 1937 version of “A Star Is Born.” But as an active and outspoken liberal, he found his movie career stalled more than once by the anti-communist witch hunts in the late 1930s and 1950s, […]