BBC World News, Jan 20, 2012

It Can Be So Hard to Save the World When Those Hormones Kick In New York Times While the frenzy for “Downton Abbey” runs its course, two new series remind us that not all television imports from Britain and its former dominions are so genteel. “The Fades,” a British show beginning on Saturday on BBC America, and “Lost Girl,” a ... See all stories on this topic » New York Times

BBC Bosses Angry Over USA's Plan To Copy Sherlock Entertainmentwise A source in the US added: "The success of Sherlock in the UK has been major factor of bringing Elementary to life. We believe this modern twist will appeal to viewers. We want fresh American faces in the role.” BBC Bosses Angry Over USA's Plan To Copy... See all stories on this topic » Entertainmentwise

Facebook Koobface worm 'hacker gang named' BBC News The BBC attempted to contact members of the group via a business linked to the gang but was unsuccessful. The worm spread through social networks, presenting users with bogus links to online videos. The links encouraged users to install a copy of the ... See all stories on this topic » BBC News

Actor Jude Law gets $200K over phone-hacking scandal USA TODAY By Douglas Stanglin, USA TODAY British actor Jude Law has received a $200000 payout over phone-hacking by media mogul Rupert Murdoch's now defunct tabloid News of the World, the BBC reports. The High Court today heard statements from 18 victims who ... See all stories on this topic » USA TODAY

Scientists keep watch for communication from aliens USA TODAY ... USA TODAY A loosely formed group of scientists around the world called Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence, or SETI, is regularly monitoring the heavens in hopes of catching any trace of communication from aliens, according to the BBC. ... See all stories on this topic » USA TODAY

'I got a bit too cocky': Simon Cowell admits he made mistakes with Britain's ... Daily Mail However, the 2011 series of X Factor UK - with new judges Gary Barlow, Tulisa Contostavlos and Kelly Rowland joining Louis Walsh - found itself being regularly beaten in the ratings war by BBC rival Strictly Come Dancing. Despite in-fighting between ... See all stories on this topic » Daily Mail

Reinstate Duchenne muscular dystrophy test, say parents BBC News And campaigns director Nic Bungay told BBC Radio Wales early diagnosis helps to delay the on-set of the condition with use of steroids and gives families the chance to decide whether to have other children and to plan for the future. ... See all stories on this topic » BBC News

Sherlock Series 3 Confirmed – US Airdates for Series 2 Set! Anglotopia.net Minutes after Sherlock Series 2 concluded with a bang in the UK, showrunner Stephen Moffat let loose that there will in fact be a third series. And actually the BBC ordered the third series when they commissioned the second. ... See all stories on this topic »

Terrorist suspect BBC interview can be shown, rules High Court UK Human Rights Blog (blog) The BBC and one of its home affairs correspondents, Dominic Casciani, had applied for permission to conduct the interview with Mr Ahmad, who is currently detained at HMP Long Lartin, and is fighting extradition to the USA. The BBC also wished to ... See all stories on this topic » UK Human Rights Blog (blog)

Editor: Hacking might have occurred at 2nd tabloid USA TODAY "I don't believe it to be true," she said, but admitted the BBC's claim had never been internally investigated. Sly Bailey, chief executive of the newspaper's publisher, Trinity Mirror PLC, acknowledged that after a News of the World reporter and a ... See all stories on this topic » USA TODAY

OWN commissions two series from BBC Worldwide Productions Televisual BBC Worldwide Productions is making two new series for the Oprah Winfrey Network's 2012 line-up - Lovetown, USA and Lives on Fire. Lovetown, USA will see Kingsland, Georgia transformed into 'Lovetown, USA.' Two expert matchmakers, (one being 'love ... See all stories on this topic »

It's time to Cancel Top Gear Torque News I concur! Fans, like myself, of the one and only good and original Top Gear on the BBC, feel the History channel needs to stop. Please, please CANCEL Top Gear USA! We don't like, we don't want it, and we really, really hate it! ... See all stories on this topic » Torque News

Pentagon outsources War on Drugs to Blackwater RT The US Department of Defense has transferred its armed efforts in Latin and Central America in the War on Drugs to Academi, the private military contractors formerly known as Blackwater, reports BBC Spanish. Before they altered their branding to be ... See all stories on this topic » RT

Leap second to be abolished? iAfrica.com An extra second is added every few years to keep atomic clocks in sync with the Earth's rotation, the BBC reported. The USA, France and Germany are a few of the nations in favour of ditching the extra second, while countries such as the UK, ... See all stories on this topic »

OWN greenlights three series: BBC Worldwide to produce two shows for the ... Chicago Tribune New series include "Lovetown, USA," "Lives on Fire" and "Are You Normal, America?" The first two series are produced by BBC Worldwide Productions for OWN, with "Are You Smarter Than a Fifth Grader" shingle Zoo Productions producing "Normal. ... See all stories on this topic »

Straight Lines To Support Presidents Of The USA On Forthcoming UK Tour Stereoboard.com Straight Lines have just been added to the forthcoming Presidents of the USA UK shows. Dates are as follows: Straight Lines' single 'Half Gone' was premiered on BBC 6music late last week and the band have just unveiled the video. Check it out below. ... See all stories on this topic »

Nicole Scherzinger Is Andrew Lloyd Webber's First Choice For 'Jesus Christ ... Entertainmentwise The British composer, who has had successful shows including How To Solve A Problem Like Maria with the BBC, is now gunning for the former Pussycat Doll as he wants her to join the show's judging panel. Nicole was heavily criciticised for her ... See all stories on this topic » Entertainmentwise

This Kind of Ignorance Is What Gives Gadget Guys A Bad Name (Updated) Gizmodo Yet when the BBC ran a story on the practice of hiring scantily-clad models to stand around booths and draw stares from wandering men, it found an interesting defender: Consumer Electronics Association president and CEO Gary Shapiro, the guy who puts ... See all stories on this topic »

Fashion alert: Royal Ascot requires hats for women USA TODAY Strapless or spaghetti-strap tops and dresses are also banned this year and men must wear a suit and tie, the BBC reports. The week-long, super-elite horse racing event was made famous to American moviegoers in My Fair Lady when a very proper, ... See all stories on this topic » USA TODAY

Nigeria ends nationwide fuel strike after subsidy reinstated USA TODAY Officers of the State Security Service, Nigeria's secret police, raided an office compound Monday used by the BBC and CNN, witnesses said. Marilyn Ogar, a secret police spokeswoman, said she had no information about the raid. The strike began Jan.... See all stories on this topic » USA TODAY

Peterson appeals WBA order for a rematch with Khan USA TODAY Video footage showed Ameen, who wasn't authorized to be at ringside, distracting judges and leaning across WBA supervisor Michael Welsh during the fight. Ameen told the BBC on Wednesday that he was simply correcting mistakes made by Welsh on his ... See all stories on this topic » USA TODAY

British PM nixes $92M yacht for queen's diamond jubilee USA TODAY By Douglas Stanglin, USA TODAY The BBC reports that Downing Street has rejected the suggestion by Education Secretary Michael Gove that surfaced in a leaked confidential letter to fellow ministers. Gove's proposal, The Guardian reports, ... See all stories on this topic » USA TODAY

Baby scan parties criticised for encouraging foetus' rights The Christian Institute In a column for the BBC News website Professor Cathy Warwick hit out at the practice of holding baby scan parties – dubbed “foetus parties” – where friends and family can view 3D or 4D images of an unborn baby. The Chief Executive of the Royal College ... See all stories on this topic » The Christian Institute

Golden Globes: 'Homeland' wins TV drama award Tucson Citizen 15, 2012, under USA Today News 8:56:Smash co-stars Katharine McPhee and Debra Messing present the minseries/movie actor prize to Idris Elba for BBC America's Luther. 8:44:The Voice judge Adam Levine stops Jimmy Fallon from getting too into his ... See all stories on this topic »

Roundup: US warns Iranian leader over Strait of Hormuz threat CNN (blog) Nigerian trade unions announced a two-day suspension of a nationwide strike (BBC) protesting a government decision to eliminate a fuel subsidy. The suspension will allow for continued negotiations with President Goodluck Jonathan. ... See all stories on this topic »

Dalziel and Pascoe - BBC Video Announces 'Season 5' DVDs for North America TVShowsOnDVD.com On March 6th the 2-disc DVD release of Dalziel and Pascoe - Season 5 is coming to the USA and Canada. Priced at $29.98 SRP in the States, you'll get all 4 feature-length episodes running 380 minutes. Here's the package art featuring the program's ... See all stories on this topic » TVShowsOnDVD.com

UK'S REGGAE SCENE TAKES OVER TEXAS ON MARCH 16 & 17 TropicalFete.com These key figures include producer/writer Mykaell Riley from the Grammy-winning group Steel Pulse, Channel One Sound System DJ Mikey Dread, BBC's radio personality Robbo Ranx and recording artist Lady Leshurr. An official website for the project ... See all stories on this topic » TropicalFete.com

Sheffield student faces extradition over 'piracy' IT PRO TVShack was shut down by US authorities. A 19-year-old British kid built a search engine, gets sued by US Government and is now fighting extradition to USA. O-Dwyer's mother, who told the BBC she was not fully aware of what her son's website did, ... See all stories on this topic » IT PRO

US To Exchange Ambassadors With Myanmar NPR Wai Hnin Pwint Thon tells the BBC she heard from her father, a former student activist who had been serving a 65-year prison term. WAI HNIN PWINT THON: He sounds very happy. But at the same time, he said don't forget there are political activists who ... See all stories on this topic »

'The Help' Tops NAACP Image Award Nominations Reuters ... Collar" (USA Network) • Loretta Devine - "Grey's Anatomy" (ABC) Outstanding Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special • "Five" (Lifetime Movie Network) • "Hallmark Hall of Fame, Mitch Albom's Have a Little Faith" (ABC) • "Luther" (BBC ... See all stories on this topic »

Beckham Signs New LA Galaxy Deal THISDAY Live David Beckham is to remain at LA Galaxy after signing a new two-year deal with the club, reports theBBC. The former England captain, 36, had been linked with a move to Paris St Germain but decided to stay at the team he joined in 2007 from Real Madrid ... See all stories on this topic »

A foreign affair Orlando Weekly The Girl (UK): Sienna Miller and Toby Jones play Tippi Hedren and Alfred Hitchcock, respectively, in this docudrama from BBC Two that follows the unraveling creepiness that was Hitch's sexual obsession with the “Hitchcock Blonde” Hedren during the ... See all stories on this topic » Orlando Weekly

OWN ignites “Lives on Fire,” heads to “Lovetown” Realscreen US cable net OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network has added three original series to its 2012 lineup: Lives on Fire (pictured); Are You Normal, America? and Lovetown, USA. Lives on Fire, produced by BBC Worldwide Productions, follows four female firefighters who... See all stories on this topic » Realscreen

MADAGASCAR: Illegal rosewood trade continues IRINnews.org Recently President Rajoelina told the BBC that the Malagasy “do not need rosewood, they need funding”. In the interview Rajoelina scorned the idea of developing value-added industries for rosewood within Madagascar, saying that this would take too long ... See all stories on this topic »

Dave will go dark for 24 hours in support of Wikipedia The Spoof (satire) One company that will be hit hard by Dave's blackout day is the BBC. "We make fifty pounds for every viewer of every show that Dave screen," said Emma Nemm, head of Domestic Program sales. "Last week we earned three hundred pounds from Dave. ... See all stories on this topic »

'Help' leads Image Award pic noms: 'Grey's Anatomy,' 'Game' get six noms in TV Chicago Tribune ... "White Collar" (USA Network) Loretta Devine -- "Grey's Anatomy" (ABC) Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special "Five" (Lifetime Movie Network) "Hallmark Hall of Fame, Mitch Albom's Have a Little Faith" (ABC) "Luther" (BBC America) "The ... See all stories on this topic »

Friedel calls comments about Donovan a 'misunderstanding' Sacramento Bee He did try to save face after the match, when reporters asked him to clarify the critical comments he made about Donovan in a BBC radio interview a few weeks ago. In praising Fulham's American star: "You get a player like a Landon Donovan, ... See all stories on this topic »

Study links processed meat with increased risk of pancreatic cancer USA TODAY Swedish researchers analyzed data from 11 clinical trials and 6643 pancreatic cancer patients, BBC News reported. They concluded that the risk of pancreatic cancer increases by 19 percent for every 50 grams of processed meat a person adds to their... See all stories on this topic » USA TODAY

Apple's plans for your living room: On Apple TV, "iTV", Siri, and all the rest tuaw.com So we have current episodes on dedicated apps like HBO Go, the BBC's iPlayer, or Hulu whilst older archival content appears on Netflix or Amazon Video. If the content players won't simply put everything they have into iTunes (perhaps because they are ... See all stories on this topic »

Hill: F1 now more competitive than ever crash.net The former BRDC president has confirmed that he will fill a similar role to that perfected by another peer, David Coulthard, at the BBC in the past three years, rather than joining Brundle in the commentary box. "It was first discussed around Christmas ... See all stories on this topic »

Players Chicago Tribune Michael Landes has joined the BBC drama "Upstairs Downstairs," playing a charismatic American multi-millionaire. He will next be seen in the film "Lumpy" with Justin Long and Addison Timlin. Jasper Cole has landed the lead role in "Mountain Boys. ... See all stories on this topic »

Info2cell.com partnership with BBC completes 11 years with 21 ... Info2cell.com has been collaborating with BBC over the past decade to introduce an array of services in Arabic and English, including the SMS Breaking News service and the BBC Audio and VideoBulletin services. The two ... Bashar Dahabra, Founder and CEO, Info2cell.com, said, "BBC is one of the world's most trusted sources for up-to-date news, and our more than a decade-long partnership with them has enabled us to provide an array of services to our regional subscriber base. ... ExcitingAds! AME Info Latest News

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