Tag: Television
King's Tower epic to be movies, TV series
Stephen King's epic fantasy series The Dark Tower will come to life in three films and a television series.[MORE]
Don Johnson's Nash Bridges judgement doubled
Actor Don Johnson has more than doubled his legal judgment against producers of the television show Nash Bridges after a judge added $US28 million ($30.5 million) in interest to the sum originally awarded him by a jury.[MORE]
Jersey Shore star fined for disorderly conduct
A judge warned Jersey Shore reality star Snooki that she was acting like troubled actress Lindsay Lohan and sentenced her to community service for disorderly conduct.[MORE]
Piers Morgan is new Larry King
Piers Morgan will replace veteran CNN talk show host Larry King in January, bringing what is expected to be a more acerbic tone to the long-running prime time interview show.[MORE]
Mike Munro fined for speeding
TV personality Mike Munro has been fined $300 for driving at double the speed limit through Sydney's Lane Cove Tunnel.[MORE]
Stig is 'sacked': Clarkson
Top Gear host Jeremy Clarkson reveals mystery driver The Stig has been sacked after unmasking himself.[MORE]
Winfrey earns Kennedy Centre honour
Talk show host Oprah Winfrey is the latest person to be nominated for this year's Kennedy Centre honours.[MORE]
Matt Moran cooks up MasterChef deal
Network 10 fights off a challenge from rival networks to sign Matt Moran for the next season of MasterChef.[MORE]
Top Model adds new high fashion judges
A new crop of highly-regarded fashion connoisseurs will appear as guest judges on the next instalment of America's Next Top Model.[MORE]
Bonanza creator dies
David Dortort, who created top-rating western Bonanza, has died at his Los Angeles home aged 93.[MORE]
SA push to become TV production powerhouse
Some of South Australia's most promising TV writers, directors and producers will be put through an intensive training program to help revive the state's production industry.[MORE]
Newman's monkey slur may cost Nine $200k
The communications watchdog says Sam Newman breached the commercial TV code when he likened a Malaysian man to a monkey on The Footy Show.[MORE]
Kara DioGuardi leaves Idol
Fox has finally confirmed what media reports have speculated for weeks: Kara DioGuardi is leaving American Idol.[MORE]
Letterman extortionist out of jail
A former television producer who tried to extort $US2 million from talk show host David Letterman over his affairs with women has been released from jail.[MORE]
Aussie, The Hoff pair off for Dancing With The Stars
Australia's Kym Johnson will partner with Baywatch star David Hasselhoff in the next US series of reality TV competition Dancing With The Stars.[MORE]
Regional viewers may suffer in digital switchover: MP
The federal Member for Grey says there must be an agreement between the Federal Government and broadcasters in regional South Australia and Broken Hill if regional viewers are to have all digital television services by December 15.[MORE]
Conan unveils Conan
Simplicity ruled talk show host Conan O'Brien's decision on the name of his new show. He's calling it Conan.[MORE]
Discovery Channel hostage-taker shot dead
A gunman who wanted the human race to stop breeding has been killed after taking hostages at the Discovery Channel headquarters near Washington DC.[MORE]
The Stig finally unmasked
The identity of The Stig, the mystery driver on the popular BBC TV motoring show Top Gear, has been revealed.[MORE]
Newton's girlfriend applies for AVO
The girlfriend of television personality Matthew Newton has formally applied for an apprehended violence order against him.[MORE]
Dignified silence a thing of the past
Which has more dignity, to maintain a sober public silence in the face of grief/accident/misfortune, or to tell all to A Current Affair? [MORE]
Sandilands up for biggest baddie award
Kyle Sandilands could be crowned Australia's "baddest baddie" in a new category at the Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards.[MORE]
Emmys ratings rise slightly
The Emmy telecast was watched by 13.5 million US viewers, a slight gain from the audience of 13.3 million that tuned in one year ago for television's top honours.[MORE]
Modern Family, Mad Men win top Emmys
Dapper drama Mad Men and rookie comedy Modern Family scooped the biggest awards at the Emmys.[MORE]
Aussies miss out on Emmys
Aussie actresses Toni Collette and Rose Byrne were overlooked at the 62nd annual Primetime Emmy Awards.[MORE]
