Paul McManus, from the Broadcasting Entertainment Cinematograph and Theatre Union (Bectu), also appeared before the committee.
Paul McManus, from the Broadcasting Entertainment Cinematograph and Theatre Union (BECTU), said reducing staff levels but increasing output and maintaining quality was "just not possible".
As a result of the troubles in Asia there is more interest in the broadcasting and entertainment sector, which does little business in Pacific waters.
"There's no question that there's a glut of these shows right now, " said Mike Darnell, president of alternative entertainment at Fox Broadcasting, who is credited with bringing "American Idol" to the network in 2002.
Before broadcasting began in 1924, musical entertainment in the home stemmed from self-playing musical instruments and automata.
Meanwhile Sky has been rapped for broadcasting a scene during World Wrestling Entertainment, which was found to be unsuitable for children.
While Glu does create its own games, the company also strikes deals with other game companies and well-known brands and makes their games available as well--so you'll find mobile games from Atari, Celador, Fox, PopCap Games, Sega Europe, Microsoft, Turner Broadcasting, Hasbro and Harrah's Entertainment.
Though the stock is off 18% from its 52-week high, shares have more than tripled since the beginning of 1996, when Clear Channel's cofounder L. Lowry Mays took advantage of the Telecommunications Act to gobble up a succession of competitors that included AMFM, Jacor, SFX Entertainment and 26% of Hispanic Broadcasting.
Iran's response has been to tolerate the more innocuous entertainment channels but sometimes jam foreign networks broadcasting local-language news.
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The company bought Bollywood music channel Imagine Showbiz this year from Turner General Entertainment India, a division of Turner Broadcasting.
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The spread of programming through cable and satellite broadcasting has widened the available universe of athletic and other entertainment events.
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