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Gay channel Logo looking for gay life in America

Gay channel Logo looking for gay life in America LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Logo -- the channel that targets lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender viewers -- is looking for gay life in small-town America. The MTV Networks outlet has ordered six episodes of a series tentatively titled "U.S. of ANT," in which comedian Ant travels across the United States investigating how members of the gay community are getting along. The show is set to premiere in the summer. As to how the towns will be chosen, Ant said he's "going to throw a dart at a map of America and wherever it

Indiantelevision.com’s Media, Advertising, Marketing Watch

Indiantelevision.com's Media, Advertising, Marketing Watch MUMBAI: The Promax&BDA 2005 Asia, which was held in Singapore on 28 and 29 November saw Channel [V] India and UAE based MBC Creative Services hogging the limelight with the maximum number of awards. Channel [V] bagged the gold and silver awards for the Best In House Station Image Promo for V Gyaan- Phart Silencer and V Gyaan- Seedha Sar respectively. It also bagged the gold for Best Comedy Promo for V Gyaan - Phart Silencer. The gold for the Best Interactive Promo went to Channel V's Scooty Get Colourful promo. On the other hand, the award for

Second Australian sentenced to life on drug charges

Second Australian sentenced to life on drug charges An Australian man was Monday sentenced to life in prison on charges of drug smuggling. In a trial at the Denpasar District Court, judges ruled that Scott Rush, 20, should serve the rest of his life in an Indonesian prison for acting as a so-called drug mule.He was seized at Bali's Ngurah Rai airport with 1.3 kilograms of heroin taped to his legs. He is the second Australian to be sentenced to life in prison Monday for trying to smuggle heroin from the Indonesian resort island of Bali to their homeland, judges said. They were the

Travelers to Asia get more options

Travelers to Asia get more options At 13 to 18 hours long, non-stop trans-Pacific flights easily qualify among the most grueling in the world. But a surge in travelers between the USA and the Far East is spurring airlines toward a new era of time-saving convenience and money-saving competition. One big change: A trip to Asia no longer requires changing planes in Los Angeles, San Francisco or Honolulu and possibly again at Tokyo Narita. Increasingly common non-stop flights between other U.S. cities and other cities in the Far East are giving travelers more options in airlines, schedules and fares than ever before.

Time for Miss America to hang up her tap shoes

Time for Miss America to hang up her tap shoes There is a point in every Hollywood star’s career where fans wish the star would just fade away. It is better to live on as a happy memory than to keep grasping at the brass ring of stardom and spiral down into a morass of B-list-or-worse actors. Once upon a time there was a clear career progression for much-loved entertainment characters: movie stardom led to television variety shows which turned into mid-afternoon game show appearances and ultimately ended up as a guest-starring role on “The Love Boat.” After that, it was