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Netflix's new content deal addresses one of its biggest weaknesses

Edit TechRadar 06 Jul 2016
Netflix won't pull any punches in pursuit of winning the streaming wars, this time dealing a major blow to competitors like Hulu by securing exclusive streaming rights to The CW ... This allowed competitors like Hulu to stand out, offering new TV shows just days after they aired for those who preferred staying up-to-date on the latest shows without dropping the money on cable....
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Russia President Vladmir Poutine joint press conference with Prime Minister of Greece Alexis Tsipras

Greece: Revolt Betrayed

Edit CounterPunch 06 Jul 2016
— Alexis Tsipras on TV, announcing the referendum, 26.6.2015 ... Greeks voted the way they did at a time when the European Central Bank had already begun to carry out its threats, closing down the country’s banking system ... Today we shut down your banks; tomorrow we will shut down your country, if you vote No ... blow much worse than a military defeat....

Last Night’s TV: ‘Life Stripped Bare’ and ‘The United States of Hate’

Edit The Independent 06 Jul 2016
This overlong TV experiment was supposed to reveal what possessions meant to these twenty- and thirty-somethings ... Laura and John, who live and work together, but curiously are not a proper couple, looked pretty lost without their creature comforts, and only settled down after they got a mattress each, circa day 6 ... or blowing up a plane ... TV review ....

Teen severely injured after lighting homemade ‘sparkler bomb’

Edit Austin American Statesman 06 Jul 2016
Rowdy Radford tied 180 sparklers together with electrical tape and went to light it when the device exploded in his face, sending metal shards into his face, according to KHOU-TV ... Another boy, a friend of Radford’s, suffered less serious injuries, according to KHOU-TV....

Euro 2016 semi-final: Portugal v/s Wales - live streaming and where to watch on TV ...

Edit DNA India 06 Jul 2016
In India you can see the live coverage of the match on TV channels SONY SIX and Sony ESPN ... In case you don’t live in India, you can check out the TV channel broadcasting the Euro 2016 matches live here ... Should they lose to Wales, playing their first major tournament in 58 years and their first ever semi-final, it would be a devastating blow....

Teen severely injured after lighting homemade ‘sparkler bomb'

Edit WPXI 06 Jul 2016
Rowdy Radford tied 180 sparklers together with electrical tape and went to light it when the device exploded in his face, sending metal shards into his face, according to KHOU-TV ... Another boy, a friend of Radford’s, suffered less serious injuries, according to KHOU-TV....

Balika Vadhu ends: Did Mahhi Vij just blame the PR team behind the show's declining TRPs?

Edit DNA India 06 Jul 2016
--> ... It's bad news for TV! Balika Vadhu which has been running for the last eight years will be airing its last episode on July 31 ...   ... ALSO READ ... She feels the change in the show's timing caused a major blow to the show's successful stint ... TRPs will drop ... ....

Taxi driver handed suspended sentence after admitting to assault on elderly French couple

Edit The Malta Independent 06 Jul 2016
A taxi driver and a French couple came to blows over an argument which was made worse by the language barrier, a court heard today ... The accused claimed the Frenchan had hit him on the head, knocking his off glasses and that he had only reacted after receiving a second blow....

Massive blaze incinerates empty building, forces evacuations

Edit Times Union 06 Jul 2016
Firefighters tamped down most of the flames later in the morning, but it was not clear how many townhomes were damaged or destroyed ... It took me 10 minutes to realize that I needed to leave." ... down an on-ramp of Interstate 580 in Oakland....

British minister calls for tax cuts to ease Brexit blow

Edit RTE 06 Jul 2016
Mr Javid said he did not think it could be brought down to zero by 2020.             ....

How to keep your Facebook Newsfeed full of news

Edit The News & Observer 06 Jul 2016
More Americans will now have access to a drug that could help treat their opioid addiction, Sylvia Burwell, U.S. secretary of health and human services, announced Tuesday, even as she pushed for Congress to approve $1.1 billion targeted at the opioid epidemic ... The new rule, effective Aug ... Pause ... Woman's rendition of the national anthem will blow you away ... Anti-fascist protesters confront TV crew at California Capitol ... ....

Weird Is The New Black And How Youtube Helps Us Human Better

Edit Inquisitr 06 Jul 2016
Haha! That made me laugh ... Imagine trying to pitch that to a regular TV outlet? There’s no way that would get past the suits-with-beards at NBC ... I noticed this phenomena in Australia back in the early noughties, at the advent of “Big Brother” style reality TV ... TV in Australia is a lot more relaxed about who they cast to host shows now ... So, let me introduce myself — hi, I’m Caitlin....

It's not too late - you can trade your bad habits for better water: Harry Campbell

Edit Penn Live 06 Jul 2016
Why do they cut down street trees that infringe on sidewalk, but aren't diseased or otherwise a nuisance or danger? ... These are the same neighbors, by the way, who blow the snow from their sidewalks into the street in the wintertime, creating more runoff." ... That includes everything that people flush down their toilets, like paper and pharmaceuticals," she says ... It's not tied down properly so it blows everywhere," she says....
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