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American Primeval

Jan 2, 2025 | rottentomatoes.com | Mark Smith |Taylor Kitsch |Alex Fine |Jeremy Gauna

63% Avg. Tomatometer 38 Reviews 88% Avg. Popcornmeter 250+ Ratings A mother and son fleeing from their past form a found family while confronting a harsh landscape of freedom and cruelty in the American West. Watch on Netflix Stream Now Netflix Season 1 Watch American Primeval with a subscription on Netflix.
Mersey Gateway fines could go up to £50

Oct 23, 2024 | liverpoolecho.co.uk | Mark Smith

The council's executive board is recommended to back the plansMotorists could be hit with a 25% increase in fines on Halton's toll bridges if new proposals are approved. The council's executive board is being urged to back plans for new charges on the Mersey Gateway and Silver Jubilee bridges. If given the go-ahead, a new road user charging scheme order (RUCSO) would see tolls rise by 20%, taking the cost of a single crossing for an unregistered car from £2 to £2.40 from next April.
The Fowl Neighbor Next Door: Texas Supreme Court largely sides with East Texas landowners in lawsuit over chicken farms

Jun 7, 2024 | wfaa.com | Mark Smith

HENDERSON COUNTY, Texas — The Texas Supreme Court has concluded that eight Henderson County landowners are entitled to a permanent injunction from the nuisance of odors from two chicken farm operators. However, the Supreme Court also ordered that the trial court modify the scope of its injunction that “effectively shut down the farms.” A Henderson County trial court had issued an injunction that required the chicken operators to reside five miles from the landowners’ properties.
NAB Show: Creative Lens on Live Sports

May 15, 2024 | tvtechnology.com | Mark Smith

LAS VEGAS—The premise of the 2024 NAB Show's "Creative Lens on Live Sports: Next Gen Video Production and Fan Experiences" session was very simple to understand if one casts a discerning eye across the broadcast landscape. In July 2023, linear TV made up less than half of all TV viewing, according to Nielsen. So all of those content craving eyeballs have gone to other screens, with the big push about streaming and the demands of today’s market. That’s largely because cable isn’t interactive.
How to watch Jamaica vs Haiti CONCACAF Nations League: Live stats, time, stream

Sep 12, 2023 | sportingalert.com | Mark Smith

Kingston, Jamaica — The Reggae Boyz are gearing up for a pivotal match against Haiti in the League A Group B of the CONCACAF Nations League. The showdown is set for 8:06 p.m. ET today at the National Stadium and will be live-streamed on Paramount+ and CBS Sports Golazo. The match will be available for live streaming on Paramount+ (Try for free – Sign Up Here) and CBS Sports Golazo.
Timing is Everything

Mar 31, 2023 | tvtechnology.com | Mark Smith

The first question being asked in various circles about the 2023 Major League Baseball season is obvious: How will the new rules-the pitch clock, a limited number of pickoff throws and the end of defensive shifts-affect the approach of broadcasters, who will have an average of 30 less minutes of air to present per game? With the pitch clock, for instance, how will talent adjust to less time for analysis between pitches? And how does the quicker pace affect the approach with replays?
The last reenactment of the Civil War?

Jan 20, 2023 | caledonianrecord.com | Mark Smith

By Mark M. Smith, Carolina Distinguished Professor of History, University of South Carolina Americans have an appetite for reenacting the past, especially the battles of the U.S. Civil War, which took place from 1861 to 1865. Every year, in an effort to relive something of the nation's bloodiest war, thousands don blue and gray uniforms and gather on fields where the distant echoes of war have since faded.
The last reenactment of the Civil War?

Jan 20, 2023 | theconversation.com | Mark Smith

Americans have an appetite for reenacting the past, especially the battles of the U.S. Civil War, which took place from 1861 to 1865. Every year, in an effort to relive something of the nation’s bloodiest war, thousands don blue and gray uniforms and gather on fields where the distant echoes of war have since faded. There are dozens of Civil War reenactments in the U.S. every year. Participants take them very seriously.