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Benidorm
Series 1 (2007)
Spain-set British sitcom.
Set in the all-inclusive Solana resort with a tremendous ensemble cast the first series of Benidorm proved a big hit for ITV – the critics said: "Benidorm rocks"; "unmissable TV"; "the ideal mix of sea, sun and silliness"; "beautifully written and performed"; "a gem of wry observation in withering bad taste".
Benidorm regulars for twenty years, Jacqueline and Donald are enthusiastic middle-aged swingers who rarely leave their hotel. Known as ‘The Oracle’ because of his computer-like knowledge of trivial facts and figures, Geoff Maltby is on holiday with his mother, or PA as he calls her, but keen to hide the fact. Gavin and Troy are on their first break away together after setting up a successful hair salon. Kate and Martin’s marriage is at braking point after only one night in the resort. Then there are the Garveys, a Lancashire family who are on their first holiday abroad. Janice and Mick and their two children plus Janice’s mother – the sun-worshipping, chain-smoking Madge who can always be guaranteed to have a bad word for everyone. It's sun and fun all the way in Benidorm...
Episode 1
It's changeover day at the all-inclusive Solana resort in Benidorm. Just arrived are: the Garvey family which consists of Mick, Janice and their children Chantelle (who refuses to remove her coat despite the heat), eight year old Michael and chain-smoking, sun-obsessed, foul-mouthed grandma Madge.
Also checking in are middle class Kate and her anxious husband Martin who just want to make the best of things, although it's hard when they have to wait all day for their room and then discover that they are overlooking the wheelie bins.
Also spending time at the resort are gay couple Troy and Gavin and reigning Lancashire pub quiz champion The Oracle and his doting Mum (though he prefers to call her his P.A.)...
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x2f37xr
Episode 2
After the shock revelation about Chantelle Garvey, the guests can find little else to talk about.
Martin and Kate take a trip into the resort centre, where they have a traumatising experience.
Benidorm S01E02 - Video Dailymotion
Series 1 (2007)
Spain-set British sitcom.
Set in the all-inclusive Solana resort with a tremendous ensemble cast the first series of Benidorm proved a big hit for ITV – the critics said: "Benidorm rocks"; "unmissable TV"; "the ideal mix of sea, sun and silliness"; "beautifully written and performed"; "a gem of wry observation in withering bad taste".
Benidorm regulars for twenty years, Jacqueline and Donald are enthusiastic middle-aged swingers who rarely leave their hotel. Known as ‘The Oracle’ because of his computer-like knowledge of trivial facts and figures, Geoff Maltby is on holiday with his mother, or PA as he calls her, but keen to hide the fact. Gavin and Troy are on their first break away together after setting up a successful hair salon. Kate and Martin’s marriage is at braking point after only one night in the resort. Then there are the Garveys, a Lancashire family who are on their first holiday abroad. Janice and Mick and their two children plus Janice’s mother – the sun-worshipping, chain-smoking Madge who can always be guaranteed to have a bad word for everyone. It's sun and fun all the way in Benidorm...
Episode 1
It's changeover day at the all-inclusive Solana resort in Benidorm. Just arrived are: the Garvey family which consists of Mick, Janice and their children Chantelle (who refuses to remove her coat despite the heat), eight year old Michael and chain-smoking, sun-obsessed, foul-mouthed grandma Madge.
Also checking in are middle class Kate and her anxious husband Martin who just want to make the best of things, although it's hard when they have to wait all day for their room and then discover that they are overlooking the wheelie bins.
Also spending time at the resort are gay couple Troy and Gavin and reigning Lancashire pub quiz champion The Oracle and his doting Mum (though he prefers to call her his P.A.)...
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x2f37xr
Episode 2
After the shock revelation about Chantelle Garvey, the guests can find little else to talk about.
Martin and Kate take a trip into the resort centre, where they have a traumatising experience.
Benidorm S01E02 - Video Dailymotion
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Writers Guild votes to authorize strike as talks continue
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
First posted: Tuesday, April 25, 2017 12:39 AM EDT | Updated: Tuesday, April 25, 2017 12:48 AM EDT
LOS ANGELES — Members of the Writers Guild of America are one step closer to striking come May 2. In a letter to its members Monday, the WGA said 96.3 per cent voted to authorize a strike as the May 1 contract expiration deadline looms. Negotiations between the Guild and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers will resume Tuesday.
Responding to the strike authorization, the producers group said in a statement that it is committed to reaching a deal that keeps the industry working.
The producers group aims to avoid a work stoppage like the 100-day strike of 2007.
While many issues are at play, members of the Writers Guild are largely focused on the way in which streaming platforms have affected compensation.
The WGA did not immediately respond to request for comment.
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THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
First posted: Tuesday, April 25, 2017 12:39 AM EDT | Updated: Tuesday, April 25, 2017 12:48 AM EDT
LOS ANGELES — Members of the Writers Guild of America are one step closer to striking come May 2. In a letter to its members Monday, the WGA said 96.3 per cent voted to authorize a strike as the May 1 contract expiration deadline looms. Negotiations between the Guild and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers will resume Tuesday.
Responding to the strike authorization, the producers group said in a statement that it is committed to reaching a deal that keeps the industry working.
The producers group aims to avoid a work stoppage like the 100-day strike of 2007.
While many issues are at play, members of the Writers Guild are largely focused on the way in which streaming platforms have affected compensation.
The WGA did not immediately respond to request for comment.
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AMANDA STEPHENSON
First posted: Wednesday, April 26, 2017 02:24 PM EDT | Updated: Wednesday, April 26, 2017 05:44 PM EDT
Calgary community television station Shaw TV will close effective Aug. 15, Shaw Communications announced Wednesday, though the cable giant pledged to demonstrate its commitment to local coverage by injecting funds into Global News instead.
Local Shaw TV stations will also be closing in Vancouver and Edmonton, affecting 70 positions between the three cities, the company said. It declined to disclose how many of those job losses would take place in Calgary.
The move is in response to the evolving news consumption habits of viewers, said Shaw spokesperson Chethan Lakshman. Increasing online competition and other economic factors have made the production of local news and stories more difficult, he said, while the ability of Canadians living in larger cities to access many more media sources has made the community channel less relevant in metropolitan areas.
"For Shaw TV in Calgary, Vancouver and Edmonton, this shift in viewer preferences has resulted in a 75 per cent average decline in viewership over the past six years," Lakshman said in an email.
Last year, the CRTC's review of local and community TV gave television providers like Shaw the flexibility to shift their required contribution to local programming in large markets from community channels to local news stations. As a result, Global News — owned by media company Corus Entertainment, which acquired Shaw's portfolio of conventional and specialty television stations in 2016 — will receive $10 million annually in funds redirected from the Shaw TV operations. The funds will be used to bolster local coverage and enable more reporting of grassroots, community-focused stories, said Global News spokesperson Rishma Govani.
"It's going to be about direct contact with community stakeholders and covering events and initiatives," Govani said in an interview. "Which we already do, but we're going to further develop that."
Govani said she couldn't say whether the additional funds would mean more reporting staff within Global Calgary's newsroom. However, she said the company has plans to — among other things — establish a local City Hall bureau to beef up coverage of municipal issues and civic elections.
The news of Shaw TV's closure was met with disappointment by members of many Calgary community groups. The station gave regular coverage to local arts groups, non-profits, and sports teams at a time when coverage from other media outlets has been dwindling.
"It's increasingly difficult to get a camera crew down to a local theatre company or to cover a story about us producing something," said Tim Ford, who works for Vertigo theatre and is heavily involved in Calgary's arts community. "Shaw TV was one of the companies where we could reliably say if we pitched them something, they would be there to take it up."
Ford added he is hopeful the promised shift of funding to Global News will help mitigate the loss of Shaw TV's programming, but said the community station's format was one-of-a-kind.
"We would have the opportunity to sit down with them and do 20 to 30 minute sit-down interviews — they would do full profiles of an organization," Ford said. "With any other TV or radio station, you're lucky if you get a three minute interview and you're done. So this kind of programming isn't found anywhere else, online or TV."
Shaw TV community stations will continue to operate in more than 180 markets, including Victoria, Kelowna, Saskatoon, Winnipeg and Thunder Bay.
astephenson@postmedia.com
Twitter.com/AmandaMsteph
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Shaw TV stations in Calgary, Edmonton and Vancouver closing
AMANDA STEPHENSON
First posted: Wednesday, April 26, 2017 02:24 PM EDT | Updated: Wednesday, April 26, 2017 05:44 PM EDT
Calgary community television station Shaw TV will close effective Aug. 15, Shaw Communications announced Wednesday, though the cable giant pledged to demonstrate its commitment to local coverage by injecting funds into Global News instead.
Local Shaw TV stations will also be closing in Vancouver and Edmonton, affecting 70 positions between the three cities, the company said. It declined to disclose how many of those job losses would take place in Calgary.
The move is in response to the evolving news consumption habits of viewers, said Shaw spokesperson Chethan Lakshman. Increasing online competition and other economic factors have made the production of local news and stories more difficult, he said, while the ability of Canadians living in larger cities to access many more media sources has made the community channel less relevant in metropolitan areas.
"For Shaw TV in Calgary, Vancouver and Edmonton, this shift in viewer preferences has resulted in a 75 per cent average decline in viewership over the past six years," Lakshman said in an email.
Last year, the CRTC's review of local and community TV gave television providers like Shaw the flexibility to shift their required contribution to local programming in large markets from community channels to local news stations. As a result, Global News — owned by media company Corus Entertainment, which acquired Shaw's portfolio of conventional and specialty television stations in 2016 — will receive $10 million annually in funds redirected from the Shaw TV operations. The funds will be used to bolster local coverage and enable more reporting of grassroots, community-focused stories, said Global News spokesperson Rishma Govani.
"It's going to be about direct contact with community stakeholders and covering events and initiatives," Govani said in an interview. "Which we already do, but we're going to further develop that."
Govani said she couldn't say whether the additional funds would mean more reporting staff within Global Calgary's newsroom. However, she said the company has plans to — among other things — establish a local City Hall bureau to beef up coverage of municipal issues and civic elections.
The news of Shaw TV's closure was met with disappointment by members of many Calgary community groups. The station gave regular coverage to local arts groups, non-profits, and sports teams at a time when coverage from other media outlets has been dwindling.
"It's increasingly difficult to get a camera crew down to a local theatre company or to cover a story about us producing something," said Tim Ford, who works for Vertigo theatre and is heavily involved in Calgary's arts community. "Shaw TV was one of the companies where we could reliably say if we pitched them something, they would be there to take it up."
Ford added he is hopeful the promised shift of funding to Global News will help mitigate the loss of Shaw TV's programming, but said the community station's format was one-of-a-kind.
"We would have the opportunity to sit down with them and do 20 to 30 minute sit-down interviews — they would do full profiles of an organization," Ford said. "With any other TV or radio station, you're lucky if you get a three minute interview and you're done. So this kind of programming isn't found anywhere else, online or TV."
Shaw TV community stations will continue to operate in more than 180 markets, including Victoria, Kelowna, Saskatoon, Winnipeg and Thunder Bay.
astephenson@postmedia.com
Twitter.com/AmandaMsteph
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