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Articles & Commentary -
Editorial
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Written by Avaaz team
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Monday, 30 January 2012 12:15 |
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BBC forced to handover millions to BskyB
Dear friends across the UK,
Every year the BBC is forced to hand over tens of millions to Rupert Murdoch’s BSkyB, under a hugely unfair law unprecedented in any other country. Pressure is mounting on Culture Secretary Hunt to end this outrage -- send your message now to make sure he does:
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The BBC is being forced to hand over tens of millions of pounds every year to line Rupert Murdoch’s pockets. Murdoch’s cronies in government are determined to save this scheme -- but together we can stop this outrage.
These unbelievable regulations cost our public broadcasters up to £100 million a year. Rather than being paid for their valuable content, they actually have to pay BSkyB to show their programmes. This extortion is unprecedented in any other Western country -- and a sign of Murdoch’s shocking power.
In coming days, Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt will decide whether to renew this dreadful deal -- and Murdoch's scandals have put him on the back foot. Our pressure can stop this BBC robbery. Click here to send your message to Hunt now:
http://www.avaaz.org/en/stop_murdochs_bbc_robbery_2/?vl
These are our millions -- handed over in license fees to fund British content, not to boost Murdoch’s profits. But an unfair system of “retransmission fees” designed by Murdoch leaves the BBC and other broadcasters with no choice. They are forced to pay BSkyB to show their channels, even though they add huge value to the satellite platform -- accounting for 41% of all shows watched on BSkyB and vastly increasing customer retention.
Amazingly, Murdoch has argued the exact opposite in the US -- there, he charges cable TV companies over $250 million a year to show his content. With the same deal Murdoch gets in the US, our public service broadcasters would have hundreds of millions of pounds extra every year to invest in quality content. This money would allow the BBC to reverse its cuts to BBC4 and local radio overnight.
Murdoch's cozy relationship with our politicians has won him this outrageous UK scheme -- but his power is starting to crumble, and together we can end it. Labour has already come out against this deal, and Culture Secretary Hunt is about to make his decision in his communications review -- send your message now to make sure he stops this outrage:
http://www.avaaz.org/en/stop_murdochs_bbc_robbery_2/?vl
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Articles & Commentary -
Underground
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Written by Jason Lamorris Rivers
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Friday, 20 January 2012 10:26 |
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Jason Lamorris Rivers is a 25 year old freelance lyricist/poet from Lanett, Alabama. Jason considers himself a conscious writer who finds inspiration in writing about life's hardships as well its joys. In 2008 he won an Editor's Choice Award for his poem entitled 'Heartbreak' and is currently a columnist for a heavy metal magazine based in colorado called "The savage side". He is also a writer for 'American Family Magazine' and 'Mass Appeal News', which is a Kansas City based news blog site.
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Unique (A message for the women) (song version)
Mirror on the wall
why are you taking
up her time?,
You got her in the mirror,
putting make-up on her mind,
But putting on that make-up
only wastes precious time
Cause it's not about her face,
It's more about what's in her mind,
But our sad shallow world,
has her working overtime,
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Articles & Commentary -
Inquisitor
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Written by BBC
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Monday, 09 January 2012 09:59 |
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Joe Dolce's 1981 success with "Shaddap You Face" could stump the hit-predicting software Budding pop stars may fare better if they swap a piano keyboard for a PC, according to university researchers.
University of Bristol scientists claim to have developed software that can spot whether a song has hit potential.
The program looks at 23 separate characteristics including loudness, danceability and harmonic simplicity.
Trained using hit songs from the Top 40 over the last 50 years, the software can predict chart positions with about 60% accuracy, the scientists say.
Hit factory
"The goal was to find out if we could come up with an equation that distinguishes between a hit and something that dangles at the bottom of the charts," said Dr Tijl De Bie, a senior lecturer in artificial intelligence at Bristol, who heads the research team.
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Articles & Commentary -
Underground
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Written by ArtistLaunch
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Monday, 21 November 2011 11:21 |
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Screw People - The Animated Series Episode 2 "She's All That"
Clark hatches a devious plan to "meet" the hot new neighbor. Meanwhile, Matt and Paul make an unexpected friend. Will Clark fall in love? Is Qualen a magician? Where the heck is Vance? Find out the answer to two of these questions in the new episode of Screw People: The Animated Series.
Link to Episode One
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Articles & Commentary -
Editorial
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Written by ArtistLaunch
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Wednesday, 29 June 2011 21:30 |
The ArtistLaunch Radio Show
Episode 5 (Prostitution, Bagpipes & European Music Projects) of the ArtistLaunch Radio Show out now...
Starring Gordon Bell and Kat Kunz, Produced by Neville Meredith.
Featuring Ceili Moss with Blood on the Dancefloor, Cool Million, Ari g, Earth Below Us, Till truth arise, Mindset x, Ertekox, the Shimmer Effect, Fukkitol
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