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2013 TV: 'Fluff and wobbly bits'
"It's all fluff and wobbly bits," the critic shrieked as the story of the year stood up and staggered on to the assorted…
Mr Hosking, meet your alter ego
What Mike night have said if he'd talked to us
Fox shows return to MediaWorks
MediaWorks TV has confirmed the return of shows including New Girl, The Simpsons and Glee - though it made no mention of…
Shifting stars for Seven Sharp
Mike Hosking and Toni Street have been announced as the new hosts of TVNZ current affairs show Seven Sharp , after Alison…
Television Industry
Colin Hogg: Seven Sharp due for merciful death
TV One's evening current affairs show will one day be looked back on with embarrassment, writes Colin…
Govt taking stake in films
Changes to funding for the screen industry will see larger taxpayer rebates for blockbuster movies.
BBC receives 1,350 complaints for 'excessive' Mandela coverage
The BBC has been forced to defend its coverage of the death of former South African President Nelson Mandela after more…
TV wars make the news
In the cut-throat world of competitive television, today's darling can be ditched tomorrow. TV3's John Campbell is the…
John Drinnan: TV viewer numbers slump
On TV, even the good times are bad. TV networks believe a slump in viewer numbers is happening because…
NZ sports doco misses out at Emmys
New Zealand documentary The Golden Hour - about how running champions Peter Snell and Murray Halberg both won their events…
Prime's 2014 line up: First look at ANZAC drama
Prime television's 2014 line-up markedly increases its New Zealand content while upping the levels of British aristocracy…
IRD files to liquidate former Mediaworks companies
The Inland Revenue Department has filed applications to liquidate former MediaWorks companies over a disputed $22.1 million…
US hedge fund ups stake MediaWorks
US hedge fund Oaktree Capital, which is in the process of floating Australia's Nine Entertainment, has lifted its stake…
Aussies buy a slice of NZ reality TV
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Australia's Cordell Jigsaw Zapruder has got a toe-hold on New Zealand's reality TV, buying Greenstone…
Television
Rebecca Barry Hill: Let's hear it for Girls
Of the three comedies that started last week, only one feels fresh, even though it's been around for two seasons. Girls…
Entertainment Reviews
Movie review: The Railway Man
Based on the memoir by British World War II soldier Eric Lomax, The Railway Man is an intense and emotional drama about…
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