Meanwhile, comedian Bob Hope learns of the existence of this " Funniest Joke in the World ", but not about its deadly effects, and decides that he wants to recite it on his next television show.

Meanwhile, the rights to the Superman cartoons returned to National Comics, who licensed the syndication rights to Flamingo Films, distributors of the Superman television series.

Meanwhile, Bravo began airing the reality television series Hey Paula, which followed Abdul through her day-to-day life.

Meanwhile, in order to compete with television and lure audiences away from their sets, producers of theatrical motion pictures began to use " widescreen " formats such as Cinemascope and Todd-AO in the early-to-mid 1950s, which enable more panoramic vistas and present other compositional opportunities.

Meanwhile in the UK David Hall's " TV Interruptions " ( 1971 ) were transmitted intentionally unannounced and uncredited on Scottish TV, the first artist interventions on British television.

Meanwhile Chinese television presented, “ a feast of Long March-themed entertainment, including a 20-part drama series, documentaries, and even a song-and-dance extravaganza .”

Meanwhile, Stempel, having lost his financial prize winnings to a fleeting bookie, begins threatening legal action against the NBC network after weeks go by without his return to television.

Meanwhile, a system developed by EMI based on Russian research and Zworykin's work was adopted in Britain and the BBC had a regular television service from 1936 onwards.

Meanwhile Maggie and Vera start a new business venture with Simon Carr ( John Orcsik ), a character they had a previously had romantic rivalry over in the television version of Number 96 in 1972.

Meanwhile, DC Comics was planning a television adaptation of its most famous character.

Meanwhile, the dominance of home video and ever present need for television broadcasting content, especially on specialty cable channels, has meant that films have proven a source of long term revenue to a degree that the original artists and studio management before the rise of these media never imagined.

Meanwhile, all three of the major television networks signed contracts to televise games, thus ensuring the combined league's stability.

Meanwhile, another insurgent general, Torres Rojas, failed in his intent to supplant General Juste in the Brunete division of the military, giving up the intention to occupy strategic points in the capital, among them the seat of radio and television operations, and the proliferation of communiques about the success of the coup.

Meanwhile, crusading television journalist Mitchell Kane ( Jeff Goldblum ) has finally gathered enough evidence to disgrace the unethical Sultan, but at the last moment, Kane is seduced by power and joins the Sultan's squad.

Meanwhile American promotion WWF continued on Sky television while its chief rival WCW made the jump from late-night ITV to British Wrestling's old Saturday afternoon ITV timeslot.

Meanwhile, LCD technologies like Overdrive started to address their ability to work at television speeds.

Meanwhile, World Championship Wrestling president Eric Bischoff, attempting to capitalize on the rapper's popularity while searching for a quick fix to boost sagging television ratings, signed Master P to a contract at a reported $ 200, 000 per TV appearance.

Meanwhile, Robin trades her many neuroses for a makeover and a job with television producer Tony Gardella ( Joe Mantegna ) that leads to her own celebrity interview program.

Meanwhile, ABC and SBS quickly began producing very successful local content with shows such as Review, Lawrence Leung's Choose Your Own Adventure, Hungry Beast and many more publicly funded local programs, produced in Australia, with Australian cast and crews, adding to the increasing health of Australian film and television industries.

Meanwhile the Netherlands Television Service ( NTS ) was createed in 1951, two years after public television returned to the airwaves.

Meanwhile, in the US, Germany and elsewhere, other inventors planned to use television for entertainment purposes.

Meanwhile, Corus was to acquire WIC's radio, specialty, and premium television assets.

Meanwhile ABC had become the top-rated American television network, thanks in large part to two sitcoms based in Milwaukee: Happy Days and Laverne & Shirley.

Meanwhile, he worked in television and directed commercials.

Meanwhile, several additions have been made to Nine News teams around the country, as well as the acquisition of more reporters by A Current Affair and also state-based Today reporters ( plus a Weekend Today weather presenter ).

Meanwhile, Ames continued to meet openly with his contact at the Russian embassy, Sergey Dmitriyevich Chuvakhin, and for a time, Ames summarized for the CIA and FBI the progress of what he portrayed as an attempt to recruit the Soviet.

Meanwhile the nephew of Guy, Peter de Vaux de Cernay, arguably a stool-pigeon of De Montfort, his uncle and the papacy, wrote an account of the crusade which many have seen as a transparent piece of propaganda to justify the actions of the crusaders, whose outrages are described consistently as doing the work of God against the heretical agents of the demonic power-while outrages committed by the embattled lords of the Midi are predictably portrayed as the opposite.

Meanwhile, the creators decided to not recast Coach, so Coach is written out of the show as also deceased without explanation of cause and has been referenced frequently since his death in fourth season premiere episode, " Birth, Death, Love and Rice " ( 1985 ), which also introduces his replacement, co-bartender Woody Boyd, portrayed by Woody Harrelson.

Meanwhile, the experts speak of wars triggered by `` false pre-emption '', `` escalation '', `` unauthorized behavior '' and other terms that will be discussed in this report.

Meanwhile, in Moscow, Khrushchev was adding his bit to the march of world law by promising to build a bomb with a wallop equal to 100 million tons of TNT, to knock sense into the heads of those backward oafs who can't see the justice of surrendering West Berlin to communism.

Meanwhile, the Supreme Court, like Congress, showed misgivings concerning this aspect of government by injunction.

Meanwhile, flying prototypes of aircraft powered by alternative fuels, such as ethanol, electricity, and even solar energy, are becoming more common and may soon enter the mainstream, at least for light aircraft.

Meanwhile, the restaurant that inspired both Puck and Tower became a distinguished establishment, popularizing its so called " mantra " in its book by Paul Bertolli and owner Alice Waters, Chez Panisse Cooking, in 1988.

Meanwhile, in 1868, tombs at Ialysus in Rhodes had yielded to Alfred Biliotti many fine painted vases of styles which were called later the third and fourth " Mycenaean "; but these, bought by John Ruskin, and presented to the British Museum, excited less attention than they deserved, being supposed to be of some local Asiatic fabric of uncertain date.

Meanwhile, Zhelyu Zhelev, a communist-era dissident from the new democratic party-Union of Democratic Forces, was elected President by the Assembly in 1990, and in 1992 won Bulgaria's first presidential elections and served as president until 1997.

Meanwhile it was a disappointing night for the SNP, they failed to gain any seats and lost a seat to the Conservatives by just 79 votes.

Meanwhile, Haman is again offended by Mordechai and consults with his friends.

Meanwhile, about 100 miles south of Queenstown, U-27, commanded by Kapitänleutnant Bernard Wegener, stopped the British steamer Nicosian in accordance with the rules laid down by the London Declaration.

Meanwhile, Otto stood surrounded by 50 German knights.

Meanwhile, in what are now the northwestern Chinese provinces of Gansu, Shaanxi, and Ningxia, there emerged a Western Xia Dynasty from 1032 to 1227, established by Tangut tribes.

Meanwhile, Nadir Khan made sure his return to Afghanistan was impossible by engaging in a propaganda war.

Meanwhile, the British presence in the west continued, until interrupted by Spain during the Falkland Crisis from 10 July 1770 to 22 January 1771.

Meanwhile, the synchronization gear ( called the Stangensteuerung in German, for " pushrod control system ") devised by the engineers of Anthony Fokker's firm was the first system to see production contracts, and would make the Fokker Eindecker monoplane a feared name over the Western Front, despite its being an adaptation of an obsolete pre-war French Morane-Saulnier racing airplane, with a mediocre performance and poor flight characteristics.

Meanwhile, much pulp science fiction published during 1920s and 1930s carried an exaggerated view of masculinity along with sexist portrayals of women, a view subtly satirized by Stella Gibbons in Cold Comfort Farm ( 1932 ).

Meanwhile, play-by-play TV broadcaster Len Kasper was also lost to the Chicago Cubs and replaced by Rich Waltz ( who had previously been with the Seattle Mariners ), and radio announcer John " Boog " Sciambi was replaced by Roxy Bernstein.

Meanwhile the South Africans had by late morning taken Tel el Makh Khad and were in covering positions.

Meanwhile, the 22nd Armoured Brigade had been engaged at Alam Nayil by 90th Light Division and the Ariete Armoured Division, advancing from the south.

Meanwhile, 50th RTR supporting the Australians was having difficulty locating the minefield gaps made by Australian 2 / 24th Battalion.

Meanwhile, the Russians have their own plans to counter the threat posed by Godzilla, and a Russian control ship disguised as a freighter in Tokyo Harbor prepares to launch a nuclear missile from one of their orbiting satellites should Godzilla attack.

Meanwhile there is definite evidence of grimoires being used by certain, particularly Gnostic sects of early Christianity ; in the Book of Enoch found within the Dead Sea Scrolls for instance, there is various information on astrology and the angels.

Meanwhile, several Germanic tribes were converted to Arian Christianity by the missionary Wulfila, who devised an alphabet to translate the Bible into the Gothic language.