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Thou Shalt Enjoy, And Appreciate, 'The Ten Commandments"
11+ hour, 58+ min ago (505+ words) A couple of commandments are in order for watching "The Ten Commandments" this weekend on ABC. Why just a couple? Because I could not come up with 10, for I am not the Lord thy God, who gave unto Charlton Heston…...
Rhode Island PBS Acquires Statewide FM Station
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (190+ words) Ocean State Media, Rhode Island's PBS has acquired WVEI (FM) from Audacy, Radio World reports. The merger entailed moving the FM station to PBS studios and enhancing that facility. The FM signal now covers the entire state. In 2023, Rhode Island…...
Nathan Byford Appointed SVP At Rocky Mountain Public Media
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (116+ words) Rocky Mountain Public Media has named Nathan Byford as senior vice president of people and change management, Radio Ink reports. The organization includes Denver's KUVO Jazz and 104.7 The Drop (KUVO-HD2) and Colorado's PBS network. Become a free MediaPost member now…...
Taco Bell Brings Back The Quesarito
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (315+ words) The Quesarito is back, and Taco Bell is still maintaining hope that "The Joker" will take a bite. A bit of back story. During the 2014 NBA draft, Nikola Joki (aka The Joker) was announced as the Denver Nuggets 41st pick in…...
Tarah Richardson To Serve As EIC Of Arkansas News Site
4+ mon, 2+ week ago (195+ words) She replaces Rachel Rudd, who served as editor since September 2024, and will now become JRN's chief reporter, according to Trey Stafford, president and general manager of Jonesboro Media Group, who ... Become a free MediaPost member now to read this article…...
Tech Group Fights Colorado Law Mandating Social Media Warnings
7+ mon, 1+ week ago (342+ words) The tech industry organization NetChoice is urging a federal judge to block enforcement of a Colorado law requiring warnings for social media. The law will force "private websites to act as mouthpieces for the state," NetChoice writes in papers filed…...
Silicon Valley Wants Appeals Court To Strike Down Tennessee Social Media Law
8+ mon, 1+ week ago (413+ words) The tech organization NetChoice will ask the 6th Circuit Court of Appeals to block a Tennessee law that prohibits Facebook, Instagram, Snap and other social media companies from allowing minors under 18 to create accounts, without parental consent. The group initiated its…...
Tech Organization Battles Mississippi AG Over Parental Consent For Social Media
8+ mon, 2+ week ago (423+ words) The tech group NetChoice is urging a federal appellate court to preserve an injunction that prohibits Mississippi from enforcing a law that would require social platforms to verify all users' ages, and would prohibit minors from creating social media accounts,…...
Tech Industry Blasts 'Blatantly Unconstitutional' Arkansas Social Media Law
8+ mon, 3+ week ago (468+ words) An Arkansas law that would prohibit social media platforms from using algorithms that could "cause" a user to commit suicide, buy drugs, develop an eating disorder, or become addicted to social media is "blatantly unconstitutional," the tech group NetChoice says…...
Arkansas To Appeals Court: Reinstate Social Media Restrictions
10+ mon, 3+ week ago (314+ words) Arkansas officials will ask the 8th Circuit to reinstate a law that would require social platforms to verify users' ages, and prohibit teens under 18 from having social media accounts without parental permission. Become a free MediaPost member now to read this…...