The Kremlin seems to have a rebellion on its hands – if only from within its own TV network. For the second time in three days, an anchor on RT, the global television network funded by the nation’s government, has harshly criticised Russia’s aggressive response to the crisis in Ukraine
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The Real Housewives of Melbourne are coming
Are you feeling expensive The Real Housewives of Melbourne is coming next year. The first series will be comprised of ten, one hour episodes and is being produced by Matchbox Pictures (those of Underground, Next Stop Hollywood and The Straits) in conjunction with Foxtel
The Voice mentors aren’t looking to find a star
The mentors on The Voice may be superstars, but the consensus is it’s not on them that the singing competition show has failed to find big stars such as themselves. Adam Levine, Christina Aguilera, CeeLo Green and the show’s host and producer Carson Daly addressed journalists at the Television Critics Association summer press tour.
Hey Dad! star Robert Hughes to stand trial
Hey Dad! star Robert Hughes will stand trial next year to fight allegations he sexually assaulted five girls.
Rowling’s The Cuckoo’s Calling ‘had TV offers’
J.K. Rowling says her crime-writing alter ego Robert Galbraith had respectable sales and two TV adaptation offers before he was exposed as a pseudonym for the Harry Potter novelist, and she wishes she could have kept her identity secret a little longer.
Ria sings praises of marae life
Ria Hall thrilled a television audience of millions when she sang at the 2011 Rugby World Cup opening ceremony. Now Ria is starring as one of the presenters on Maori TV’s AIA Marae DIY.
Celebrity fans back Benny
X Factor hopeful Benny Tipene is the pick of celebrity fans to win the talent show tomorrow tonight. The 22-year-old singer-songwriter from Palmerston North is battling rivals Jackie Thomas and Whenua Patuwai
End of the World? End of story
Three years
Cory Monteith’s death delays Glee premiere
Cory Monteith’s sudden death has pushed back the premiere of his TV show Glee. The actor was found dead in a Vancouver, Canada hotel room last weekend
Emmy nominations revealed
The dark thriller American Horror Story: Asylum has scored the most nominations for television’s Emmy Awards, but it was the Internet streaming service Netflix that made history with nods for its big push into original programming.