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Yahoo
7 days ago
- Business
- Yahoo
Dish Wireless can offer Lifeline in some of state
PIERRE, S.D. (KELO) — State regulators are allowing Dish Wireless to join 36 other communication providers that offer federally subsidized Lifeline services in South Dakota. The South Dakota Public Utilities Commission on Tuesday unanimously approved the application from Dish Wireless, which will do business as Gen Mobile. However, under a related agreement with the South Dakota Telecommunications Association, Dish Wireless will be allowed to serve only South Dakota CenturyLink wire centers and can't extend into any rural service area served by any of SDTA's 18 member companies and cooperatives. SDTA had previously intervened in the Dish Wireless docket, questioning whether granting the designation requested by Dish was in the best interest of consumers living in rural service areas. The two sides reached further agreement last month that the matter wouldn't proceed to a formal hearing unless the commission wanted one. Sola Lee, a lawyer for Dish Wireless, told the state commission on Tuesday that the Lifeline services would be launched within two weeks of federal approval and receipt of additional information. Kara Semmler, representing SDTA, asked that the agreement limiting Dish's service area be incorporated in the commission's decision. Commissioner Chris Nelson said there have been instances of fraud and abuse in the Lifeline program at the national level. 'In South Dakota we have zero tolerance for that type of nonsense,' Nelson said. He asked what assurance Dish could provide that it won't occur in South Dakota. Dish attorney Lee said the company has 'a lot of measures in place' and vowed to work with the commission, others in state government or anyone 'to resolve the matter and make sure it never happens again.' 'On our side we will do everything in our power to prevent fraud,' Lee said and offered her direct line and email. Commission chair Gary Hanson made the motion to grant the designation Dish needed to offer Lifeline in South Dakota. Nelson asked that the representations made by Lee during the meeting Tuesday also be part of it. Commissioner Kristie Fiegen thanked the PUC staff for its 12-page memo outlining the issues and said the Dish docket could serve as training for a new commissioner. Hanson, who's been on the commission since 2003, doesn't plan to seek re-election in 2026 as his fourth term expires. Fiegen observed that the information Dish provided in response to the staff's data requests allowed the three commissioners to see 'behind the curtain.' Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Wales Online
21-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Wales Online
Natalie Portman struggled through Hollywood awards season sober
Natalie Portman struggled through Hollywood awards season sober Natalie has now admitted attending all the glitzy events was tough when she was sober and everyone around her was drinking Natalie Portman Natalie Portman struggled to cope with Hollywood's awards season when she was pregnant. The 43-year-old actress was expecting a baby when she promoting her film 'Black Swan' and she was four months pregnant when she attended the 2011 Oscars and took home the Best Actress prize - but Natalie has now admitted attending all the glitzy events was tough when she was sober and everyone around her was drinking. During an appearance on the 'Dish' podcast, she explained: "The main thing was I was pregnant when I went through that award season, so I couldn't drink at all. "During like all of those events. Which was hard. Uh, 'cause ... It's a lot of like-It's a lot of stress. It's a lot of attention. It's a lot of ... "And I was sober while everyone else was not." Natalie went on to reveal she also had to deal with people commenting on her baby bump, adding: "I was so big, like everyone was like: 'Oh, you're gonna pop,' like, and I was like: 'I'm four months pregnant.' Article continues below "Like everyone was like: 'You must be giving birth tomorrow!' 'Hope it doesn't happen on the red carpet,' I was like: 'I got five more months to go!' "Um ... yeah, so I was probably the only actress eating my way to the, to the Oscars, like ..." However, Natalie confessed she treated herself to a daily cake during her pregnancy which gave her a lot of "joy". She added: "I had a mille-feuille every day, that was when I was still vegetarian. I had one every day of my pregnancy. It was ... joy." Natalie - who lives in Paris - is now vegan and admits eating out in the city can be a struggle. She said: "I would say I mainly go for like non-French food in Paris. Like, a French restaurant is still challenging. "I mean, a lot of the kind of newer, younger chefs are doing more vegetable forward dishes, and obviously there's like, some leaders in that field like Alain Passard, who really like paved the way for vegetable forward French cuisine. "But really my day to day if I go out is like getting Moroccan food, or Lebanese food, or Thai food, or Indian food, you know, there's just kind of more options for me in non-French restaurants. Yeah, for me it ends up being haricots vert and-frites, you know? ... "Well, for years, but when I was vegetarian, before I was vegan, when I would go to France I would get French onion soup. Article continues below "And then I was like: 'Oh what a delicious vegetarian option'. And then someone broke the news to me that it's-beef stock, yeah. "And I was like: 'Guess I got some extra protein for a while'."
Perth Now
21-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Perth Now
Natalie Portman struggled through Hollywood awards season sober
Natalie Portman struggled to cope with Hollywood's awards season when she was pregnant. The 43-year-old actress was expecting a baby when she promoting her film 'Black Swan' and she was four months pregnant when she attended the 2011 Oscars and took home the Best Actress prize - but Natalie has now admitted attending all the glitzy events was tough when she was sober and everyone around her was drinking. During an appearance on the 'Dish' podcast, she explained: "The main thing was I was pregnant when I went through that award season, so I couldn't drink at all. "During like all of those events. Which was hard. Uh, 'cause … It's a lot of like-It's a lot of stress. It's a lot of attention. It's a lot of … "And I was sober while everyone else was not." Natalie went on to reveal she also had to deal with people commenting on her baby bump, adding: "I was so big, like everyone was like: 'Oh, you're gonna pop,' like, and I was like: 'I'm four months pregnant.' "Like everyone was like: 'You must be giving birth tomorrow!' 'Hope it doesn't happen on the red carpet,' I was like: 'I got five more months to go!' "Um … yeah, so I was probably the only actress eating my way to the, to the Oscars, like …" However, Natalie confessed she treated herself to a daily cake during her pregnancy which gave her a lot of "joy". She added: "I had a mille-feuille every day, that was when I was still vegetarian. I had one every day of my pregnancy. It was … joy." Natalie - who lives in Paris - is now vegan and admits eating out in the city can be a struggle. She said: "I would say I mainly go for like non-French food in Paris. Like, a French restaurant is still challenging. "I mean, a lot of the kind of newer, younger chefs are doing more vegetable forward dishes, and obviously there's like, some leaders in that field like Alain Passard, who really like paved the way for vegetable forward French cuisine. "But really my day to day if I go out is like getting Moroccan food, or Lebanese food, or Thai food, or Indian food, you know, there's just kind of more options for me in non-French restaurants. Yeah, for me it ends up being haricots vert and-frites, you know? ... "Well, for years, but when I was vegetarian, before I was vegan, when I would go to France I would get French onion soup. "And then I was like: 'Oh what a delicious vegetarian option'. And then someone broke the news to me that it's-beef stock, yeah. "And I was like: 'Guess I got some extra protein for a while'."
Daily Mail
29-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Taskmaster's Alex Horne reveals the one big reason why he thinks he ended up working in comedy
Alex Horne has revealed the one big reason why he thinks he ended up working in comedy. The Taskmaster star and funnyman, 46, spoke on the Dish podcast with Nick Grimshaw and Angela Hartnett where he opened up about being the middle child. Alex is married to Northern Irish newsreader and journalist Rachel, 45, and they share three children Thomas, Barnaby and Dara. He said on the podcast: 'So, I am the middle of three boys, and I've got three boys as well. And my middle son is so comfortable, he- 'cause the oldest one, all the pressure's on them, the younger one are babied all the time. 'Middle one you do what you want. I loved it. Honestly, I think that's why I'm a comedian, so I'm in this band and three of us are the middle of three boys. We all grew up together. And we all felt like we were ignored-in a good way, sort of just left to get on with it. So, I recommend it.' He added: 'I loved it. I really did like it, I recommend it. But if you are the second born and you can encourage your parents to have another. Then do that.' It was revealed last year that Alex has become one of the richest hosts on television since the huge success of his comedy show creation, Taskmaster. He created the concept for the notorious Edinburgh Fringe Festival in 2010 and managed to score a deal with Dave TV to create a show from 2015. Alex might co-host alongside the well-known actor Greg Davies but accounts posted by his company, Shakey Productions Ltd, show that he has greatly benefited from the show, leaving him earning £7.5 million in a year. The father-of-three is now said to be in the same league as household names Ant & Dec and Jack Whitehall. In 2019, Taskmaster was scooped up by Channel 4 and has since completed 20 successful seasons. The show has been nominated for a BAFTA four times, winning in 2020 after beating The Last Leg, The Graham Norton Show and The Ranganation. At the time the country was still facing lockdown restrictions, causing most of the award ceremony to be hosted via Zoom calls. Taskmaster provides lots of laughs by making five famous contestants take part in head scratching challenges in order to win their forfeited possessions. The show has seen a wide variety of celebrities including Iain Stirling, Joe Thomas, Katherine Ryan and Joe Wilkinson. Despite the huge success in the UK, the show flopped when a US version was created. Shortly after winning the 2020 BAFTA the show was cancelled after only one episode aired leaving ratings extremely low. The comedy show debuted to a 0.1 rating among adults 18-49 and only 212,000 viewers, according to Variety. Dish from Waitrose is available on all podcast providers.
Telegraph
22-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Telegraph
Britain's insatiable appetite for food podcasts is mystifying
For an indicator of the state of British culture, look at the calendar for the Royal Albert Hall. The first act in the diary for 2026 is not a touring symphony orchestra or a rickety prog rock act reuniting for pocket money. It isn't even Eric Clapton being plugged back into the mains for yet another twiddle through the classics (that's this May). No, first up, in March 2026, is a food podcast: Off Menu. Hosted by the comedians James Acaster and Ed Gamble, it invites guests to imagine their Dream Restaurant. They choose a starter, main, dessert, side and drink while Acaster and Gamble riff gamely. The podcast has been downloaded more than 200 million times. There have been live tours before, but their triumph is proof that food chat is becoming one of the most pernicious forces in entertainment. Off Menu is only the most famous of dozens of competitors vying to clog your ears with celebrities musing on their school dinners. There is Jessie and Lennie Ware's Table Manners, Angela Hartnett and Nick Grimshaw's Dish, the River Cafe proprietress 's Ruthie's Table 4. The critics have been at it, too: Grace Dent has Comfort Eating, Jay Rayner had Out to Lunch. Just as Desert Island Discs uses music to tease out biographical details, these podcasts deploy food. It is obvious why celebrities and their publicists like the format: food is a nice self-contained subject and they can be confident there won't be too many questions about the divorce. Instead, the game is to have an affable chinwag and use food choices to appear as normal as possible. Hollywood monsters can reminisce relatably about the gravel they used to eat as a lad, as though they had not been on a strict diet of Botox, cocaine and Ozempic since the first paycheck landed. Gamble and Acaster's biggest coup was somehow enticing Robert De Niro to come on. He did not play ball, replying 'whatever they bring me' when asked for his starter. The popularity of food chat is mystifying. Gamble and Acaster are gifted comedians with a great rapport, but I wonder if they are selling out the Albert Hall despite the format, rather than because of it. Not everyone is interesting when they talk about food. Desert Island Discs works because it is punctuated by wonderful music and has a hard-won reputation as a forum where guests are expected to give it a bit of emotional welly. Hearing about a dream restaurant can be like hearing someone describe any other sort of dream. There are practical issues, too. Some food chat podcasts insist on having host and guest eat while they are doing it. Interviewing people over a meal sounds better in theory than in practice, because while it is convivial it puts you off asking tricky questions and everyone spends half the time ordering and chewing. It is important to distinguish food chat from other types of food podcasts, of which there are excellent examples: Lecker and The Full English, as well as the BBC's The Food Chain. All have knowledgeable hosts seeking out experts to discuss specific aspects of food culture. These are more like traditional radio programmes, or even journalism, than food chat. There is one exception: The Spectator 's Table Talk podcast, to which none of the above criticism applies. Far from a shaggy ramble about pudding, this is an unfailingly brilliant and insightful half hour. The presenters are Olivia Potts and Lara Prendergast. I am married to Lara, but that in no way affects this. Not a bit.
