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| BT has admitted sending hundreds of customers’ personal details to an anti-piracy laws firm. The move could put the firm in breach of the Data Protection Act, which requires companies to keep customers’ personal data secure at all times. The mistake was discovered after a list of more than 4,000 people accused of illegally sharing adult films online appeared on the internet following attack on the systems of ACS: Law. BT said it released the details to comply with a court order. | |
| Media | The Sentinel September-30-2010 |
| A BBC documentary shown in July told the story of how a paralysed father of two was about to have his life support machine turned off when he signalled to doctors that he wanted to live by using eye movements. | |
| Media | Evangelicals Now, September 2010 |
| The Royal Mail is planning to commemorate the 400th anniversary of the King James’s Version of the Bible with a series of special stamps. | |
| Media | Evangelicals Now, September 2010 |
| A Christian evangelist has launched an almighty work of précis, to reduce the 800,000-odd words in the Bible to 1,190 tweets. Chris Juby, a 30-year-old freelance web developer and director of worship at King's church in Durham, says it will take more than two years to reach chapter 22 of the Book of Revelation, with its forecast of the second coming of Christ. He said that he aimed to send out a tweeted chapter every day, after feeling a personal need for something a little less wordy than the full text. | |
| Media | The Guardian - Fri August 13th |
| For the third month in a row, sales of religious books rose in May, as overall book sales increased by 9.8% to $715.3 million and were up by 11.6% for the year, according to the Association of American Publishers (AAP). | |
| Media | ‘Christian Marketplace’ – 10 August, 2010 |
| ITV will broadcast just one hour of religious programming this year and Five will not show any. The shock news came with the announcement that Channel 4 has scrapped the post of commissioning editor for religion. The channels say that audiences are no longer interested in programmes solely about religion, so they cannot afford to continue making them. | |
| Media | ‘Salvationist’ (The Baptist Times) – July 10, 2010 |
| An ultrasound scan-style image of a haloed Jesus in the womb is to appear across the UK in the run-up to Christmas as part of an advertising campaign. ChurchAds.Net, the organizers of the campaign, hope that the poster will cause people to have conversations about the birth of Jesus. Commenting on the new poster, the Bishop of Reading, the Right Rev Stephen Cottrell, says: ‘For many parents, pregnancy gets real when you see the image from the ultrasound scan. We’ve got so used to the tinsel-wrapped cosiness of the carefully packaged consumer-fest Christmas that its astonishing reality – an actual pregnancy, a God come down to earth –is easily missed. But this image demands attention. | |
| Media | The War Cry – June 19th 2010 |
| Pro-life MPs have protested to the new Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport over Channel 4’s decision to screen an advertising campaign for abortion. The advert, by Marie Stopes International, was described by Channel 4 as being for “a pregnancy advice service”. The broadcaster denied that it was an abortion ad, despite a press release on the Marie Stopes International website which said it had aired “the first ever TV commercial for abortion services” in Britain. | |
| Media | The Universe, Sunday May 30, 2010 |
| Sir Richard Branson and author JK Rowling yesterday topped a poll of celebrities British mothers would choose as the best role model for their children. The Virgin boss scooped 15 per cent of the vote while Harry Potter creator Rowling secured 11 per cent when mothers were asked which person they would like their offspring to grow up to be like. Also on the list were chef Jamie Oliver and U.S. President Barack Obama. Microsoft mogul Bill Gates and singer Cheryl Cole shared fifth spot. | |
| Media | The Sentinel, Friday May 14, 2010 |
| According to GQ, Gordon Brown is the world’s worst-dressed man. Brown beat French President Nicolas Sarkozy, stand-up comic Russell Brand and even military-attired Korean dictator Kim Jong-II to the title. The magazine said he was a ‘anything but a prime example of British style.’ | |
| Media | Youthwork – March 2010 |
| Sci-fi spectacular Avatar gas surpassed Titanic to become the highest grossing movie of all time, figures from distributor 20th Century Fox show. Avatar’s worldwide takings in just six weeks (at time of print) stand at $1.859bn (£1.15bn), versus Titanic’s $1.843bn (£1.14bn). Director James Cameron now holds the remarkable distinction of directing both the world’s top grossing movies. Titanic which starred Kate Winslet and Leonardo DiCaprio, set a new box office record during its release in 1997-1998. The science-fiction adventure was reportedly the most expensive film ever made, with a budget of at least $300m (£185m). | |
| Media | Youthwork – March 2010 |
| A catholic grandmother from Birmingham who campaigns on pro-life issues is set to tackle the BBC over its stance on abortion by going to court over an unpaid licence fee. Veronica Connolly, from Shard End, is reported as saying she will not pay £139.50 for her TV licence for 2008/2009 because she believes the BBC has “censored” and election broadcast from the anti-abortion group, the Pro-Life alliance. In 2001, the BBC refused to screen the broadcast because it claimed the footage contained images that were “shocking”. A TV Licensing spokesman commentated that individuals who refuse to pay the fee are liable to prosecution regardless of their views about programmes. | |
| Media | The Universe – February 14th 2010 |
| Adam Crozier, will be paid £15 million as the chief executive of ITV if he can turn its fortunes around. The Sunday Times reported he will earn a basic salary of £800,000 in a five-year deal but will have the potential to earn an annual bonus of more than double this. On top of this, he will be awarded shares of his arrival. | |
| Media | The Sentinel – February 1st 2010 |
| Robbie Williams has been declared the most written-about male celebrity of the past 10 years in a column-inch countdown of British national newspapers. Over the last 10 years, a total of 27,976 articles have been written in national newspapers about the Tunstall-born singer-songwriter. With a high profile marriage and divorce, adoption bids and one of the most successful careers around, Madonna has accrued 45,633 mentions over the decade. Michael Jackson, whose death in June sent shockwaves around the world, was the best- documented star of 2009 in the survey. | |
| Media | The Sentinel - 22nd December 2009 |
| Fear of causing offence after various broadcasting scandals has left TV in danger of becoming to bland, Channel 4’s programme chief claims. Julian Bellamy said the BBC appeared to avoid potentially controversial ideas “like the plague” following incidents like the Jonathan Ross, and Russell Brand Radio 2 “Sachsgate” controversy. | |
| Media | The Sentinel – November 5th 2009 |
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