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Tech-savvy tots love their screen time: study

December 2, 2008 12:30:00

Television remains compulsive viewing for Australian preschoolers, with one in three staring at the box for more than nine hours a week.[MORE]

Tags: arts-and-entertainment, television, australia

Aussies want more local content on ABC: poll

December 1, 2008 14:20:00

Majority of Australians want funding increase for ABC to show more local programs.[MORE]

Tags: arts-and-entertainment, television, broadcasting, abc, australia, nsw, sydney-2000

I quit show because of Dannii: Osbourne

November 29, 2008 10:11:00

Sharon Osbourne has launched an extraordinary attack on Australian pop star and TV host Dannii Minogue.[MORE]

Tags: popular-culture, television, united-kingdom

Satchwell flies home after terrorist attacks

November 28, 2008 14:16:00

Australian actress Brooke Satchwell and her film editor boyfriend David Gross are safely out of Mumbai on a flight to Singapore, her representative has confirmed.[MORE]

Tags: arts-and-entertainment, television, terrorism, australia, india

Rex Hunt to fight road rage charges

November 28, 2008 13:09:00

Media personality Rex Hunt will fight charges he assaulted a Melbourne cyclist in an alleged road rage attack.[MORE]

Tags: arts-and-entertainment, television, people, law-crime-and-justice, courts-and-trials, australian-football-league, australia, vic, melbourne-3000

Satchwell slams Oz response to Mumbai attacks

November 28, 2008 09:46:00

Actress Brooke Satchwell and her boyfriend have criticised the Federal Government's response to the terrorist attacks in India, citing a lack of help for Australians caught up in the chaos.[MORE]

Tags: arts-and-entertainment, television, terrorism, australia, india

ABC takes nine Walkleys

November 27, 2008 21:06:00

The ABC scoops 9 Walkleys at a ceremony celebrating the best of Oz journalism.[MORE]

Tags: arts-and-entertainment, radio, television, awards-and-prizes, information-and-communication, broadcasting, abc, journalism, print-media, australia, vic, melbourne-3000

Oz actress Satchwell escapes Mumbai hotel attack

November 27, 2008 13:00:00

Actress Brooke Satchwell hid inside a bathroom cupboard to escape Mumbai gunfire.[MORE]

Tags: arts-and-entertainment, feature-films, television, terrorism, actors, australia, india

Cundall named Tasmanian of the Year

November 26, 2008 22:27:00

Gardening personality Peter Cundall has been named Tasmania's Australian of the Year.[MORE]

Tags: arts-and-entertainment, television, human-interest, awards-and-prizes, people, abc, tas

Ramsay apologises to wife over affair allegations: friend

November 26, 2008 22:00:00

Gordon Ramsay reportedly dishes up an apology to his wife over affair accusations.[MORE]

Tags: arts-and-entertainment, television, united-kingdom, england

Affair claims threaten Ramsay's public image

November 26, 2008 09:22:00

Allegations Gordon Ramsay had an affair could threaten more than his marriage.[MORE]

Tags: arts-and-entertainment, television, united-kingdom, england

SAG to seek strike authorisation

November 25, 2008 11:23:00

The cloud of labour unrest hanging over Hollywood and the upcoming awards season has grown considerably darker.[MORE]

Tags: arts-and-entertainment, feature-films, television, united-states

Blackadder cast reunite for Xmas special

November 25, 2008 09:18:00

The cast of Blackadder will return to the small screen in a one-off documentary over Christmas.[MORE]

Tags: arts-and-entertainment, television, united-kingdom, england

Idol winner has 500 songs in the can

November 24, 2008 13:08:00

Will Australian Idol winner Wes Carr find commercial success or struggle to sell his songs?[MORE]

Tags: arts-and-entertainment, music, television, australia, nsw, sydney-2000

'No warning' before Imparja news cuts

November 24, 2008 12:16:00

A former Imparja staff member says the television station did not give any indication it would be cancelling its news service.[MORE]

Tags: arts-and-entertainment, television, indigenous, broadcasting, australia, nt, alice-springs-0870, darwin-0800

Arrested Development film gets closer

November 24, 2008 09:06:00

The Arrested Development feature is moving closer to reality, with the producers of the critically acclaimed but short-lived Fox series reportedly closing deals for the project.[MORE]

Tags: arts-and-entertainment, television, united-states

Wes Carr wins Australian Idol

November 23, 2008 22:00:00

Bondi boy Wes Carr beats shearer Luke Dickens to become the sixth Australian Idol.[MORE]

Tags: arts-and-entertainment, music, television, australia, nsw, sydney-2000

Minogue faces dumping from The X Factor

November 23, 2008 21:33:00

Dannii Minogue faces being axed as a judge on one of Britain's highest rating singing talent shows.[MORE]

Tags: arts-and-entertainment, music, television, australia, united-kingdom

Grey's exposure 'a curse and a gift': Snow Patrol

November 21, 2008 15:05:00

Irish band Snow Patrol's popularity soared after their song Chasing Cars was used in the hit US TV show Grey's Anatomy.[MORE]

Tags: arts-and-entertainment, music, television, australia, ireland

Idol finalists share competition as 'mates'

November 21, 2008 13:05:00

In a couple of days, one of two good mates - shearer Luke Dickens or Bondi boy Wes Carr - will become the sixth Australian Idol.[MORE]

Tags: arts-and-entertainment, music, popular-culture, television, australia, nsw, sydney-2000

Reality TV bush tucker angers RSPCA

November 21, 2008 11:14:00

The RSPCA has attacked a British celebrity TV show set in Australia for making its contestants eat insects and swallow kangaroo testicles.[MORE]

Tags: arts-and-entertainment, television, animals, animal-welfare, australia, nsw, united-kingdom, england

TV show crowns Melbourne surfer a supermodel

November 21, 2008 09:18:00

Rhys Uhlich has beaten his female competitors to win Channel Seven's Make Me A Supermodel.[MORE]

Tags: arts-and-entertainment, television, australia, vic, melbourne-3000

Imparja junks news service

November 20, 2008 21:04:00

The Northern Territory-based television station Imparja has scrapped its news service.[MORE]

Tags: arts-and-entertainment, television, media, information-and-communication, broadcasting, nt, alice-springs-0870

Monty Python strike back on YouTube

November 20, 2008 12:12:00

Legendary British comedy group Monty Python have launched their own YouTube channel, saying their tired of members of the video sharing sight "ripping us off."[MORE]

Tags: arts-and-entertainment, comedy, digitalmultimedia-art, feature-films, popular-culture, television, internet, united-kingdom, united-states

'Pig' quits BBC dancing show

November 20, 2008 11:41:00

Britons voiced anger on Wednesday (local time) as a hopeless contestant described as a "dancing pig" quit a top television show, seeking to defuse a media-fuelled row which has threatened to divide the nation.[MORE]

Tags: arts-and-entertainment, dance, television, united-kingdom, england