Topic: - on February 18, 2003 at 11:06:04 AM CET
Fox News pirates CNN's live video feed
During coverage of the space shuttle Columbia's disintegration, the folks in CNN's control room thought the picture they saw on rival Fox News Channel looked familiar.
So they tried a little experiment.
The producers superimposed a tiny "CNN" logo on the upper left corner of the network's screen as it showed the shuttle breaking into pieces. Blip! The same logo appeared on Fox News Channel.
Then they decided to abruptly switch cameras so a picture of correspondent Miles O'Brien appeared. For two seconds — until it was hurriedly replaced with a view of NASA 's mission control — it looked like O'Brien was working for Fox, too.
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Topic: - on February 6, 2003 at 5:02:29 PM CET
Seinfeld still master of syndication domain
Jerry and Elaine and George and Kramer would no doubt have a field day overanalyzing it, but the success of "Seinfeld" remains a genuine television phenomenon.
Nearly five years after its final original broadcast on NBC, Jerry Seinfeld's celebrated "show about nothing" is still the top-rated off-network program in syndication, routinely outdrawing "Friends," "Everybody Loves Raymond" and "Will & Grace" in total viewership.
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Topic: - on February 6, 2003 at 1:32:25 AM CET
Wild Wild West ... Iraq could be pretense for U.S. terror attack
Wednesday, February 5, 2003 Posted: 3:17 PM EST (2017 GMT)
The threat of a terrorist attack on U.S. soil is at a higher level than in previous months because of the possibility of impending military action against Iraq, U.S. counterterrorism officials told CNN on Wednesday.
"The threat level is definitely up. Our guys have been told to act as if we have already bombed Iraq," one senior counterterrorism official told CNN.
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Topic: - on February 3, 2003 at 1:47:17 PM CET
Von Bohlen & Reibach
Ein Dieter, ein Konzern, ein Erfolg: Von "Deutschland sucht den Superstar" profitieren zurzeit alle außer den verbliebenen Kandidaten, denen der Rummel schon fünf Wochen vor dem großen Finale über den Kopf zu wachsen droht. Von Thomas Tuma.
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Topic: - on February 3, 2003 at 1:42:51 PM CET
The Family Dynamic
As ''The Simpsons''' 300th episode approaches, we look back at Homer and Co.'s most hilarious, inspired moments.
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Topic: - on February 2, 2003 at 7:40:13 PM CET
E-Mail für Homer
Wer schon immer mal wissen wollte, wie Duff-Bier wirklich schmeckt, kann jetzt Homer Simpson per E-Mail dazu Löcher in den Bauch fragen. Die Adresse chunkylover53@aol.com war kurz in einer Folge der 14. Staffel zu sehen, die derzeit in den USA ausgestrahlt wird. Hunderte Fans schrieben daraufhin an den gelben Helden.
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Topic: - on January 29, 2003 at 10:38:28 AM CET
Colombian TV Crew Kidnapped While Covering Rebel Kidnapping of U.S. Reporters
A Colombian television news crew was released Tuesday after being held since the weekend by leftist rebels in Arauca state, where they had gone to report on the rebel capture last week of U.S. newspaper reporters.
The RCN Television crew had not been heard from since 5 p.m. Sunday in the town of Tame, station director Alvaro Garcia said. He said the rebels freed the team near Tame.
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Topic: - on January 25, 2003 at 10:19:25 PM CET
Best Super Bowl commercials
Ever since the Super Bowl became the biggest sporting event in the country, the expensive spots have been just as anticipated as -- and sometimes better than -- the games.
So we've compiled our list of the best Super Bowl commercials of all-time. We also asked for your opinion, and we've compiled your choices for the best commercial introduced during a Super Bowl along with a poll to crown the top Super Bowl commercial of all-time.
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Topic: - on January 25, 2003 at 11:21:17 AM CET
Naked News makes Canadian TV debut
Television viewers with an insufficient amount of nudity in their Friday nights have a new cause for celebration.
The infamous Internet show Naked News will begin airing on Citytv and the digital channel SexTV: The Channel on Valentine's Day.
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Topic: - on January 24, 2003 at 1:42:41 PM CET
Super Bowl's fun ads will be playing for big stakes
Ozzy Osbourne pushes Pepsi Twist in his dream, Quizno's introduces its founder and chef - in his saggy skivvies - and Willie Nelson gets in trouble with the IRS. Plan on laughing again during Sunday's Super Bowl, maybe even falling off the couch.
The commercial lineup is mostly fun and wacky, a turnaround from the 2002 game, when advertisers set aside their typical antics after the terrorist attacks.
¬> Denver Post
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Topic: - on January 22, 2003 at 11:02:03 AM CET
Frasier faces the axe
Frasier, the award-winning United States sitcom, could be scrapped because of spiralling production costs and a dip in ratings, according to a report.
The comedy, which started in 1993, had been one of NBC's biggest hits of the last decade, winning 21 Emmys and two Golden Globes.
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Topic: - on January 21, 2003 at 11:10:54 AM CET
One-hit wonders, fabulous failures
The hit-and-miss game of Super Sunday advertising he Super Bowl, with its vast TV audience, is the moment of truth for every advertiser in America. A crowd-pleasing commercial can turn an obscure product into an overnight success or a witty slogan into a national catchphrase. A dud can sink sales and ruin a marketer’s image for years. With all this in mind, MSNBC.com takes a look at some of the one-hit wonders, the odd characters and other memorable moments of advertising’s biggest day.
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