The Daily Populous

Thursday November 23rd, 2017 day edition

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I hate to say this, but the major studios put an end to “traditional moviegoing” more than 30 years ago.

The Hollywood establishment was terrified of talkies in 1927, radio in the 1930s, and TV in the 1950s.

Emmy voters ignored cable so a group invented the CableACE Awards in 1978; it took the Emmys a decade to eventually come around.

Oscar voters may worry about blurring lines, but they’ve been blurred for decades.

Oscar is clearly the industry’s biggest celebration of movies — yet every major decision about the show is TV-driven.

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Amazon has “The Big Sick,” “Wonderstruck,” “Last Flag Flying,” and the docu “Human Flow.”. »

Justin Trudeau Is ‘Very Concerned’ With FCC’s Plan to Roll Back Net Neutrality

Authored by motherboard.vice.com

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says President Donald Trump’s plan to roll back net neutrality protections for the internet “does not make sense” and that he’ll be looking into what he can do to defend net neutrality for the whole internet.

“I am very concerned about the attacks on net neutrality,” Trudeau said in Toronto on Wednesday, in response to a question from Motherboard about Trump’s plans.

“We need to continue to defend net neutrality,” Trudeau added. »

Join the Battle for Net Neutrality

Authored by battleforthenet.com

And now he's calling for a vote to kill net neutrality, as a gift to his former employer.

Net neutrality is the principle that Internet providers like Comcast & Verizon should not control what we see and do online.

In 2015, startups, Internet freedom groups, and 3.7 million commenters won strong net neutrality rules from the US Federal Communication Commission (FCC). »

Will Ferrell and Molly Shannon, In Character As Cheesy Local TV Hosts, To Cover Rose Parade Live For Amazon

Authored by indiewire.com
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Will Ferrell and Molly Shannon’s upcoming collaboration for Amazon and Funny or Die might be one of the holiday season’s funniest media experiments.

The duo, in character as local Los Angeles broadcasters “Cord Hosenbeck and Tish Cattigan,” will host a live broadcast of the 2018 Tournament of Roses Parade on New Year’s Day for the streaming platform.

However, their move this year to Amazon from a local station will allow their fans from around the world to stream the event live.”. »

Join the Battle for Net Neutrality

Authored by battleforthenet.com

And now he's calling for a vote to kill net neutrality, as a gift to his former employer.

Net neutrality is the principle that Internet providers like Comcast & Verizon should not control what we see and do online.

In 2015, startups, Internet freedom groups, and 3.7 million commenters won strong net neutrality rules from the US Federal Communication Commission (FCC). »