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The Tunisian TV channel looking to go international
19/12/2009 - THE WEEK IN MAGHREB

The Tunisian TV channel looking to go international

In this edition of The Week in Maghreb: Nessma, a TV channel in Tunisia with big ambitions; hunger striker Aminatou Haidar returns home to Western Sahara; and movies filmed on mobile phones in Morocco.
Honduras divided over presidential election
25/11/2009 - THE WEEK IN THE AMERICAS

Honduras divided over presidential election

Honduras prepares for a tense presidential election; New York mayor, Michael Bloomberg, wants to end the sale of tax-free cigarettes by Native Americans; Oprah Winfrey's show comes to an end...in 2011.
Oprah Winfrey to end talk show in 2011 after 25th season
20/11/2009 - USA

Oprah Winfrey to end talk show in 2011 after 25th season

Oprah Winfrey, one of the most influential and highly paid women on television, has announced that she is ending her hugely popular daytime talk show after its 25th season concludes in 2011.
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Sesame Street celebrates 40 years
11/11/2009 - ENTERTAINMENT

Sesame Street celebrates 40 years

Big Bird, Oscar the Grouch, Elmo and the other Muppet stars turned out in New York to celebrate Sesame Street Day as America's longest-running educational TV programme turned 40.
Crime show host accused in killings turns himself in
10/10/2009 - BRAZIL

Crime show host accused in killings turns himself in

Wallace Souza, a Brazilian television host charged with ordering murders to boost ratings of his reality crime show, has surrendered to the police after four days on the run.
French Press Review

French Press Review

In today's French papers, we look at the rise of certain politicians in the French government, gambling online and the Simpson's 20th anniversary.
WEB NEWS
Ali Bongo's opponents unite online
In this edition: Gabon's opposition stokes up an online protest, ecology is at the centre of a Argentina-Uruguay dispute, and a Russian version of the Beatles hit "Let it be" sets the Web ablaze.
TELEVISION
'Mad Men' and '30 Rock' repeat Emmy triumph
For the second year running, popular TV shows "Mad Men" and "30 Rock" have scooped the top prizes at the Emmy Awards, television's equivalent of the Oscars. As expected, "30 Rock" star Alec Baldwin (pictured) got the best comedy actor award.
TECHNOLOGY
Japanese digital TV model poised to rule Latin America
Brazil is lobbying regional neighbours to adopt the Japanese digital television standard. With Argentina onboard, and Venezuela close to an agreement, Latin America’s next-generation TV market is slipping away from the competing US model.
TELEVISION
"24h Berlin", the 'world's longest TV show'
Reportedly the world's longest TV show, "24h Berlin - A Day in the Life", a day-long programme showing sex, work and art in the modern-day German capital 20 years after the fall of the Berlin Wall, will hit European TV screens on Saturday.
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