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BBC nearly down and out – Berlin English Radio listeners Poll clearly give thumbs up to NPR – article by OTA-Berlin Constituency Blog contributor Mr W van Coeveren

Monday, November 12th, 2012
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On Saturday evening the BBC’s chief stood before his own and other television cameras and announced his retirement – after 54 days in the job!

This resignation, of director George Entwistle on  ,of the “most distinguished station in the world”, as the ‘BEEB’ calls itself , currently finds itself in perhaps its greatest crisis in its history,.

With the resignation of Entwistle and then in-turn, [...] Continue Reading…

Will Berlin’s Berghain Club Close Because of GEMA in 2013? – by OTA-Berlin Constituency Blog contributor Ms Cindy Su

Friday, October 26th, 2012
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Will Berghain Close Because of GEMA in 2013?

In what must be some of the best news for clubbers around the world this year, Berghain officially has no plans to close in 2013 despite the hike in tariffs that it will be forced to pay when the new GEMA laws go into effect on April 1st, 2013. Although the owners of the club [...] Continue Reading…

BBC World Service vs NPR / National Public Radio – Which is better ? – Berlin English Radio listeners Poll clearly give thumbs up to NPR – article by W van Coeveren

Thursday, September 27th, 2012

 

We were curious which English speaking Berliners preferred to listen to when in Berlin – was it the BBC World Service Radio or the newly arrived to Berlin NPR or National Public Radio with a local affiliate station in Berlin.  We also gave our blog viewers the alternative for a third choice, which was neither of the above but would prefer a [...] Continue Reading…

How NOT to Get into Berghain Club Berlin: 10 tips – by the Indefatigable, incorrigible and indefensible OTA-Berlin Constituency Blog contributor Ms Cindy Su

Saturday, August 4th, 2012
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How Not to Get into Berghain Club Berlin – A Guide of 10 Tips

 

Every time a Berghain bouncer sees you, he adds up how many “Berlin cool points” you possess. Ripped tights? +2. Never seen you before? -2. You are acting drunk? -3. You are acting like you don’t care if you get in? +1. Essentially using this system, even the famously arbitrary [...] Continue Reading…

Single in Berlin? 5 of the Best Places to get Sexy in the City – by the Indefatigable, incorrigible and indefensible OTA-Berlin Constituency Blog contributor Ms Cindy Su

Thursday, August 2nd, 2012
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Single in Berlin? 5 of the Best Places to get Sexy in the City

Looking for a new “Liebchen?” One can meet or not meet a new romance anywhere, but there are certain places that encourage amorous endeavors. Germans are notoriously shy – at night they need to drink before they will oh-so-Germanly approach you – so any setting that relaxes them is [...] Continue Reading…

A Review of ‘Chalet’ – Berlin’s New Kreuzberg Nightclub – by OTA-Berlin Constituency Blog contributor Ms Cindy Su

Monday, July 30th, 2012
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A Review of Chalet – Berlin’s New Kreuzberg Nightclub

If heaven were a place on Earth, for hipsters that heaven might just bear the name of Chalet. The club, which was created by the owners of the former Bar 25 and the current KaterHolzig, opened earlier this month during Berlin Fashion Week with a 4 [...] Continue Reading…

Dienstagswelt at M.I.K.Z. – Berlin’s Best Tuesday Clubbing? – by OTA-Berlin Constituency Blog contributor Ms Cindy Su

Friday, July 13th, 2012
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Dienstagswelt at M.I.K.Z. – Berlin’s Best Tuesday Clubbing?

It’s only Tuesday but it’s been a terribly long week already – you had a blue Monday, a chaotic Tuesday, and now you just want to go clubbing. Maybe Wednesday is a holiday, maybe you will call in sick from work tomorrow, or maybe you just don’t work period. Whatever the matter is, you decide [...] Continue Reading…

GEMA – Will New Laws in 2013 Ruin Berlin’s Legendary Party World? – by OTA-Berlin Constituency Blog contributor Ms Cindy Su

Friday, July 6th, 2012
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GEMA – Will New Laws in 2013 Ruin Berlin’s Legendary Party World?

Some people believe that the Mayan calendar predicts the world will end in 2012, but Berlin clubbers are faced with a much more realistic possible catastrophe. Will 2013 mark the end of the infamous Berlin party scene? If GEMA, the copyright organization, has its way, then yes, indeed, you better say [...] Continue Reading…

FC Union Berlin -verdient mehr als 1Milllon im Mittelfeld – Der 1.FC und seine Sponsorenverträge – by OTA-Berlin Constituency Blog contributor Mr J Meyer

Tuesday, March 13th, 2012

Herthas kleiner Bruder, der erste Fußball-Club Union, hat durch Sponsorenverträge für 2012/2013 insgesamt 1,1Million Euro mehr als im Vorjahr in der Haushaltskasse – 5,4  gegenüber 4,3 Million, – ziemlich klasse!. Im Gegensatz zur The-winner-takes-it-all-Formel geht für den Hauptstadt-Zweitligisten die Rechnung mit jedem erklommenen Tabellenplatz auf – so baut Präsident Ziegler Stein um Stein ein solides Eigenheim für den Verein – im übertragnen [...] Continue Reading…