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US TV season rich in mystery and horror As American TV viewers await the Emmy Awards honoring last year's programs, the new season opened this summer and it is rich in stars.
22 August 2014 13:26
Spy chief warns Australians becoming 'extremist propagandists' Australians are becoming key players in the successful "social media wars" being waged from Iraq and Syria, the country's spy chief has warned.
13 August 2014 13:56
With fresh investment, BuzzFeed expands anew The social news group BuzzFeed unveiled a major new expansion plan, using a fresh infusion of $50 million in venture capital.
12 August 2014 12:54
Sky News apologises for rummaging through MH17 luggage British broadcaster Sky News apologised after one of its presenters searched through luggage at the crash site of downed flight MH17 live on air.
21 July 2014 12:17
Kazakh editor ordered to pay damages for edition devoted to Adolf Hitler Almaly District Сourt No.2 ordered the editor of the now infamous in Kazakhstan Anyz Adam magazine to pay $71,000 in damages following a claim brought up by war veterans.
30 June 2014 18:57
Danish hostage freed in Syria after 13 months A Danish freelance photographer has been freed after being held hostage in Syria for 13 months, the Danish government said.
20 June 2014 11:32
Internet penetration at 70% in Kazakhstan: ASTEX-2014 in Astana Astana is hosting the international conference and exhibition ASTEX-2014 on May 19-20, 2014.
20 May 2014 15:03
OSCE urges Kazakhstan to reconsider restrictions on media and internet access OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović has expressed her concern over the changes in Kazakhstani legislation concerning freedom of speech and free internet access.
14 April 2014 12:04
Kazakhstan to control mass media during emergencies The new rules allow the command center in charge of the emergency site to "exert control over media outlets."
04 April 2014 01:27
Winter Olympics ceremony 'personal triumph' for Putin European commentators portrayed the opening ceremony of the Sochi Winter Olympics as a personal triumph and even an exorbitant show of power for Russian President Vladimir Putin.
08 February 2014 10:12
State-own media obliged to have its religion-related videos and articles approved by Agency for Religion All the videos and printed pieces are to be coordinated with the Agency from now on: Agency for Religion Head.
03 February 2014 16:23
Mad men eye record Super Bowl ad extravaganza What do the Muppets, Greek yogurt and Arnold Schwarzenegger have in common? They're all starring in the most expensive four hours of American television ever.
30 January 2014 17:32
Hollande vows to deal with affair fallout in private French President Francois Hollande vowed to deal with the fallout from his affair with an actress in private, defiantly batting away questions over the future of Valerie Trierweiler.
15 January 2014 12:12
Rakhat Aliyev to lose his Vienna-based media center 40% in the media center belong to ZIT (Center for Innovation and Technology of the City of Vienna), with the other 60% belonging to VBM investment company, a partner of A.V. Maximus Holding (that used to be owned by Rakhat Aliyev and was later transferred to his spouse Elnara Shoraz).
09 January 2014 12:12
Turkey PM says 'favours' retrial of coup plot officers Turkey's embattled Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Sunday he would favour retrials for hundreds of military officers jailed for coup-plotting.
06 January 2014 15:39
Kerry on second day of new Mideast peace push US Secretary of State John Kerry launched a second day of talks with Israelis and Palestinians Friday, seeking to hammer out a framework to guide negotiations towards a peace deal.
03 January 2014 21:11
Egypt police arrest Al-Jazeera journalists: ministry Egyptian secret police have arrested an award-winning Australian journalist and an Egyptian reporter for the Qatar-based Al-Jazeera channel on suspicion of illegally broadcasting news harming "domestic security", the interior ministry said.
31 December 2013 10:38
Bolashak Scholarship to shift gears to Journalism and Cultural Studies together with BBC In 2014 the scholarship is having two new categories - Media and Cultural Studies - that include journalism, cinematography, TV journalism and other similar majors.
26 December 2013 18:00
Tribune buys music data service from Sony for $170 mn US media company Tribune plans to acquire Gracenote, a giant in music data, for $170 million from media giant Sony, the companies announced Monday.
24 December 2013 17:43
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