French Gay Television Station Lauded
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The launch of France's first gay television channel, Pink TV, on Monday has been touted as a big step for television and a new era for homosexuality in this largely Roman Catholic country.
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"With taxpayers' money, I am not prepared to broadcast a channel that does not speak French"  President Sarkozy said a French channel can only speak French President Nicolas Sarkozy has said his country will stop broadcasting its English- language 24-hour news channel, France 24. via BBC
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Russia's broadcasters emitted a strong wave of Soviet-era nostalgia this week as state-run TV channels lauded the apparent discovery of a sunken ship explorers had failed to locate, despite repeated deep-sea diving expeditions.
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France's first international news channel is launched into competition with BBC World and CNN.
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A radio station in Uganda is given a $1,000 fine for hosting homosexuals in a live talk-show.
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Dec 14, 2004 (AXcess News) Paris - A French satellite television provider says a channel operated by Lebanon&#39;s Hezbollah militant group has ended its broadcasts to France.
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Singer Barbra Streisand receives France's highest civilian honour after her first concert in the country.
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LOS ANGELES  - Julie Taymor's Beatles-tuned "Across the Universe," the Israeli film "The Bubble," and ABC's "Brothers & Sisters" and "Desperate Housewives" are among the gay-friendly films and TV series nominated for the 19th annual GLAAD Media Awards.
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France&#39;s foreign minister on Tuesday praised an administrative panel&#39;s decision to ban satellite broadcasts by Al-Manar Television station, as officials in Lebanon slammed the move as proof of Zionist pressure.
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Pink programming may have crossed over to the mainstream on American TV and in some European territories, but it's an open question whether Italy is ready for gay-friendly shows.
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The BBC's Alasdair Sandford looks at how the French press rates Segolene Royal's TV interview with a voters' panel.
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France's new 24-hour international news channel kicked off today with a trio of interviews: the French president, prime minister and foreign minister.Comment
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LOS ANGELES  - Gay people are becoming an endangered species on network television. A new report says a total of seven series on the five broadcast networks feature regular lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) characters this season, down from nine last season.
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If you live in France, are a Muslim sympathizer, speak Arabic and have access to satellite television, you are probably a fan of al Manar broadcasts.
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The number of gay characters depicted on TV is falling on network series but rising on cable, a study by the Gay &amp; Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation found
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&quot;A giant leap for television, a small step in high heels,&quot; the presenter promised, unveiling France&#39;s first gay television station which aims to make gay culture mainstream and marks a new climate of tolerance in Roman Catholic France.
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Gay porn and "Wonder Woman" repeats are to be offered in heavy doses on television in France from Monday as the country's first station aimed at homosexuals starts operations via cable and satellite.