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Oprah welcomed onto marae
"Show Oprah your pukana eyes - she wants to see your pukana eyes." That was the instruction given to those waiting to perform a powhiri for the US talk show queen and media mogul Oprah Winfrey during...
View ArticleFamily First starts streaming TV
Family First has started its own streaming TV and movie site, akin to Netflix or Lightbox. read more
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Glee star suspected of child porn charge
Actor Mark Salling, star of the hit television show Glee, has been arrested on suspicion of possessing child pornography, the Los Angeles Police Department has confirmed. read more
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Cosby charged with sex assault
Comedian Bill Cosby has been charged with sexually assaulting a woman in 2004 after plying her with drugs and alcohol, marking the only criminal case against a once-beloved performer whose...
View ArticleM*A*S*H star Wayne Rogers dead at 82
Wayne Rogers, who played wisecracking US Army surgeon "Trapper" John McIntyre in the acclaimed Korean War television series "M*A*S*H" before leaving after three seasons in a contract dispute, has died...
View ArticleCosby seeks to delay wife's deposition
Lawyers for Bill Cosby and his wife, Camille, have asked a federal judge to delay a deposition by her scheduled to be on Wednesday in a defamation lawsuit brought by seven women who allege the...
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Public excluded from Cosby deposition
A scheduled deposition of Bill Cosby's wife by lawyers for women who have accused the comedian of sexual assault will be conducted in strict secrecy, a US magistrate judge has ordered. read more
View ArticleLA prosecutor not charging Cosby
The Los Angeles County district attorney has declined to bring criminal charges against comedian Bill Cosby stemming from sexual assault allegations by two women over separate incidents, one dating...
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Congressman wants Cosby medal revoked
A congressman from Arizona says he will introduce a bill to strip Bill Cosby of his Presidential Medal of Freedom, the highest US civilian honour in the United States, citing the sexual assault...
View Article'The Block' winners building first home
The winners of reality television show The Block NZ have wasted no time buying a slice of southern paradise and building their first home. read more
View ArticleHi-5 postpone NZ tour
Kiwi kids planning to see Aussie children's entertainment group Hi-5 during their House of Dreams tour later this month may be shattered to learn the group has postponed its visit. read more
View ArticleRequest for dismissal of Cosby sex charges
Attorneys for Bill Cosby asked a Pennsylvania court to dismiss sexual assault charges filed against the comedian late last month, saying prosecutors violated terms under which he gave a deposition in...
View Article'Friends' cast to reunite in tribute
The cast of NBC's hit sitcom 'Friends' is scheduled to come together next month for the first time on the network since the series ended in 2004 for a tribute to TV comedy director James Burrows, NBC...
View ArticleThousands complain at Sky upgrade
Thousands of disgruntled customers have complained about Sky Television's ‘‘dumb'' new software upgrade. read more
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The truth's still out there...
For nine years on Fox's hit sci-fi show The X-Files, FBI agents Fox Mulder and Dana Scully searched for an alien truth that was seemingly hidden in the skies. But as they return to screens this week,...
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Good ideas let down by inefficacy
The world is full of very good ideas for things that would just be excellent if only they would work. read more
View ArticleBroadcaster Terry Wogan dies at 77
British television and radio personality Terry Wogan has died of cancer, his family have confirmed. He was 77. read more
View ArticleI’ll save you from this . . .
Every once in a while, a television show comes along that is so very, very bad it defies belief. read more
View ArticleCosby seeks to block sex prosecution
Comedian Bill Cosby sought to derail Pennsylvania prosecutors' efforts to make him stand trial on sexual assault charges, contending that a deal reached over a decade ago gave him immunity from...
View ArticleComedy crosses boundary
The confusing but exciting landscape that is the present and future of television has come into sharp relief for Remotely Interesting. read more
View ArticleJourney seeks out dark side
Scandinavia is one of Remotely Interesting's favourite parts of the world, particularly since Danish crime thriller Forbrydelsen wrapped us in its dark psychological illness a few years back. read more
View ArticleCosby sued accuser of sex assault: report
Bill Cosby has sued a woman whose allegations that he drugged and sexually assaulted her sparked the only criminal charges against the disgraced comedian over his running sexual assault scandal, The...
View Article'Mob Wives' star Raiola dies
Angela Raiola, who was known as the character 'Big Ang' on the 'Mob Wives' reality television show, has died after a battle with cancer, according to a friend's post on Raiola's Twitter feed. read more
View ArticleTVNZ drops weekend news host
TVNZ has confirmed it is dropping newsreader Bernadine Oliver-Kerby from its weekend news line-up. read more
View ArticleCosby's wife questioned by lawyers
Bill Cosby's wife of a half-century faced questioning by lawyers for seven women who accused the comedian of sex assault and sued him for defamation after a federal judge rejected her bid to avoid a...
View Article'Survivor' coming to New Zealand
A New Zealand adaptation of long-running reality show 'Survivor' has been announced by TV2. read more
View ArticleIt’s about capital interest
South London - I don't know it terribly well, to be honest, but I understand from the first episode of three-part series Capital the house prices are well out of order. read more
View Article'Princely' effort lands role
Fact and fiction collide in a telemovie based on the marriage of an Australian commoner to a Danish prince, writes Kim Dungey. read more
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