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Greece's public TV still off despite court ruling

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on June 18th

ATHENS, Greece (AP) - State TV channels in Greece remained off-air Tuesday as the political storm over the future of public broadcaster ERT rages on despite a court ruling that the prime minister's decision to pull the plug was wrong. The threat of a snap general election was averted late

Greek coalition wrestles to avoid collapse

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on June 17th

By DEREK GATOPOULOSAssociated Press ATHENS, Greece (AP) - Party leaders in Greece's ruling coalition are to meet later Monday to try and heal the rift over the closure of the country's state TV and radio broadcaster that is threatening to topple the government and compromise the country

Game 5 could be Ginobili's last Spurs home game

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on June 16th

By JON KRAWCZYNSKIAP Basketball Writer SAN ANTONIO (AP) - Win or lose, Sunday marked the final home game of this season for the Spurs. The series shifts back to Miami for Game 6 on Tuesday night, and the winner will be decided on South Beach. That also means that Spurs fans may have had their last

Europe TV chief: Turn Greek channel on

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on June 14th

By DEREK GATOPOULOSAssociated Press ATHENS, Greece (AP) - The head of Europe's public broadcasters arrived in Greece to show support for 2,600 fired staff of the country's state broadcaster and demand the conservative-led government put the stations back on the air. Dismissed workers at the

General strike in Greece over state TV closure

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on June 13th

By DEREK GATOPOULOS and NICHOLAS PAPHITISAssociated Press ATHENS, Greece (AP) - More than 10,000 protesters rallied outside Greece's public broadcasting headquarters Thursday in support of fired staff, who for a third day occupied the building to continue broadcasts in defiance of the

'Pink slime' lawsuit heads back to state court

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on June 13th

By DIRK LAMMERSAssociated Press SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) - A federal judge on Wednesday moved a South Dakota beef processing company's defamation lawsuit against ABC News back to state court. Beef Products Inc. sued American Broadcasting Companies Inc. and ABC News Inc. for defamation in

'Pink slime' lawsuit heads back to state court

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on June 13th

'Pink slime' lawsuit heads back to state court

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on June 13th

State broadcaster's end a blow to Greek identity

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on June 12th

By MENELAOS HADJICOSTIS and DEREK GATOPOULOSAssociated Press ATHENS, Greece (AP) - When Nazi troops marched into Greece's nearly deserted capital on April 27, 1941, radio announcer Costas Stavropoulos of the Hellenic Broadcasting Corp. announced the grim news. He urged his countrymen and women

ESPN to kill 3-D broadcasts by end of year

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on June 12th

By PETER SVENSSONAP Technology Writer NEW YORK (AP) - ESPN will stop broadcasting in 3-D by the end of the year, the network said Wednesday, dealing a major blow to a technology that was launched with great fanfare but has been limping along for years. The sports network said there were too few