Tag: American news

  • ’24’, ‘Lost’ among AFI’s best TV shows of the year

    ’24’, ‘Lost’ among AFI’s best TV shows of the year

    MUMBAI: The American Film Institute (AFI) has announced the official selections of AFI Awards 2005.

    In television the list of the best shows includes the action packed 24, the adventure drama Lost and the hospital soap Grey’s Anatomy. Surprisingly Desperate Housewives failed to make the cut.

    As far as film is concerned Steven Spielberg’s Munich, the revenge thriller A History Of Violence and Goodnight And Good Luck which tells an important story in the history of American news journalism feature in the top ten.

    AFI says that unlike any other film or television award currently given, its selections were made through AFI’s unique 13-person jury process in which scholars, artists, critics and AFI trustees discuss, debate and determine the most outstanding achievements of the year, as well as provide a detailed rationale for each selection. Two AFI juries-one for motion pictures and one for television-convened in Los Angeles for two days of deliberation.

  • CNN’s service for Asians interested in American news

    CNN’s service for Asians interested in American news

    MUMBAI: This piece of information should be lapped up by Asians who cannot get enough of news from the US. Turner will introduce another news service CNN Headline News to the Asia Pacific region from 1 November 2004.     
    CNN Headline News targets audiences who have specific interests in American news and information. Anchors from CNN’s headquarters in Atlanta present fast-paced news headlines. The network is designed especially for viewers who want comprehensive news from the US in a way that suits the urgency of their schedules.
    Every half hour the service will offer a mix of top US-focussed stories while also covering business, health, technology, weather, entertainment, the environment, sports and travel. Additionally, the CNN Headline News superticker provides continuously updated headlines, airport delays and stock figures.
    Viewers in Thailand will be the first in Asia to see CNN Headline News with the network carried by P-Southern in Thailand from its launch. Initially launched in the US in 1982, CNN Headline News claims to be available to more than 84 million households and in more than 600,000 hotel rooms in the US, Canada and in some parts of Latin America and the Caribbean.
    TBS Asia Pacific president and MD Steve Marcopoto added, “CNN Headline News offers US-focused news in a fast-paced format and is the perfect complement to the global coverage of our flagship channel CNN International.”