Gay characters disappearing from broadcast TV
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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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NBC has taken &quot;Father of the Pride,&quot; its foray into computer-animated prime-time comedy, off its schedule for the crucial November sweeps ratings period.
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With so many popular TV  series having run their course on DVD, it would seem the stock  of marketable programs is getting depleted.
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The flood of serialized dramas hitting television has created a quandary for viewers when shows fail in the ratings and are canceled, leaving key plot points eternally unresolved.
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A rally meant to promote tolerance was scrapped, after rumours were spread that it was in fact a gay parade.
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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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By Marc Freeman, South Florida Sun-Sentinel  Dec. 15--Gay resource sites on the Internet now are just a click away for computer users at public schools.
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The name of Court TV is getting disbarred.
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Owners of thousands of small television stations that reach rural populations or specialize in community affairs and minority programming are worried the digital transition is going to leave their audiences watching a blank screen.
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LOS ANGELES  - With such titles as   "Vanished" and "Kidnapped," no wonder new hit shows have gone   missing so far this season, particularly at Fox.
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Tim Hardaway, who spent 13 seasons in the NBA, was removed from league-related appearances, one day after an anti-gay tirade on a local radio program.
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A year from Sunday,  television for many Americans will cut to black. Analog signals  will stop transmitting, older sets will become useless and  millions of TV-watching households will simply disappear.
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LOS ANGELES  - A year from Sunday, television for many Americans will cut to black. Analog signals will stop transmitting, older sets will become useless and millions of TV-watching households will simply disappear.
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When the BBC recently announced it would air "Jerry Springer: The Opera," the West End hit famous for its vulgarity and a cast of characters including transsexuals and a man wearing a diaper, no one batted an ...
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How a weird cult show that should have been canceled helped TV into the new-media era
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British public broadcaster BBC's Radio 1 program has cut out the word "faggot" from an old Christmas hit in a move the mother of the song's late performer branded "ridiculous".
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A 'lost' episode of comedy series The Honeymooners is found.  Plus other entertainment news in brief.