C-SPAN Celebrates 30 Years of Senate Coverage
June 2 marked a special anniversary for the U.S. Senate and for C-SPAN. It was 30th anniversary of the first television coverage of the Senate’s floor debate, carried on C-SPAN2. C-SPAN2 was launched to carry the video feed from the Senate chamber, live and gavel-to-gavel. An anniversary page highlights the first televised session and some of the significant issues covered over the past 30 years.
C-SPAN and CSPAN2, created and supported by the cable television industry to provide public access to the political process, are available to substantially all Suddenlink customers who have what is commonly known as Expanded Basic TV service.
New On Demand: ‘The Nut Job’
Animated family film “The Nut Job” is now available through Suddenlink On Demand.
A squirrel is banished from his park and forced to survive in the city. He stumbles on the one thing that may be able to save his life – Maury’s Nut Store. Will Arnett and Brendan Fraser star.
Where Suddenlink On Demand is available, check out this and other titles by going to Channel 1. A Suddenlink digital receiver is required to access the On Demand menu.
Last Chance for Two Nominated Titles On Demand
The clock is ticking on two Oscar-nominated Suddenlink On Demand titles.
The rental window closes Wednesday, Jan. 21, on “Before Midnight.” The romantic drama has been nominated for best adapted screenplay.
You’ll have until Friday, Jan. 31, to catch “The Great Gatsby.” The 2013 film adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s beloved novel has earned Oscar nominations for best costume design and best production design.
Where Suddenlink On Demand is available, check out these and other titles by going to Channel 1. A Suddenlink digital receiver is required to access the On Demand menu.
Tonight: ESPN Looks at ‘84 Figure Skating Scandal
“The Price of Gold,” a new installment of the Emmy-nominated ESPN “30 for 30” documentary series, premieres tonight, 8 p.m. CT. The special revisits the figure-skating scandal surrounding the 1994 Winter Olympics, when figure skater Nancy Kerrigan was attacked by an assailant later discovered to be the ex-husband of rival skater Tonya Harding.
According to ESPN, the “30 for 30” series was created to commemorate the network’s 30th anniversary with the production of 30 films from respected directors that offer their perspectives on “the issues, trends, athletes, teams, rivalries, games and events that transformed the sports landscape from 1979 to 2009.”
New On Demand: ‘Enough Said’
Comedy film “Enough Said” is now available through Suddenlink On Demand.
While her daughter prepares to leave for college, a divorced masseuse (Julia Louis-Dreyfus) starts dating a sweet but somewhat clueless man (James Gandolfini) with whom she shares a fun rapport, only to discover that he’s her new friend’s ex. It was Gandolfini’s last film performance before his death.
Where Suddenlink On Demand is available, check out this and other titles by going to Channel 1. A Suddenlink digital receiver is required to access the On Demand menu.
Teachers Turning to Tech to Help Students
New Gadgets that May, May Not be Essentials
You may be parenting adequately without a teddy bear that monitors vital signs, and your preschooler is probably faring just fine without her own kid-friendly tablet computer, but a tag that works with your mobile device to track lost keys, wallets or glasses? Well, that might be a practical investment. Yahoo Tech takes a look at these and a pretty cool robot kit in “4 More Awesome Gadgets for Families from the World’s Biggest Tech Show.”
New on Demand: ‘Lee Daniels’ The Butler’
Forest Whitaker leads an all-star cast as a White House butler who served eight presidents while the civil rights movement and other major events affect his life, family, and society.
Oprah Winfrey, Terrence Howard, Cuba Gooding Jr., Lenny Kravitz, Robin Williams, John Cusack, James Marsden, Liev Schreiber, Alan Rickman and Jane Fonda co-star.
Where Suddenlink On Demand is available, check out this and other titles by going to Channel 1. A Suddenlink digital receiver is required to access the On Demand menu.
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New ‘Brain Games’ Episodes Debut Tonight
National Geographic’s “Brain Games” returns tonight with two new 30-minute episodes, starting at 8 p.m. CT. Host Jason Silva is back and ready to show us what’s going on inside our heads with more mind-bending interactive experiments.
The first episode, “In Living Color,” will put your brain to the test with a series of interactive games and experiments that will reveal a shocking truth—color is just an illusion created by your brain.
“Laws of Attraction” follows. In this episode, you can play along with games that reveal how the brain quickly calculates what’s attractive (or not), learn the secrets of long-term relationships, and find out what it is that attracts two people together beyond conscious control.
The show’s website offers fun pre-show quizzes for “In Living Color,” “Laws of Attraction,” and other upcoming episodes.
National Geographic is available to most Suddenlink customers who have what is commonly known as Expanded Basic TV service.
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