http://www.nzherald.co.nz/ Latest Television headlines from nzherald.co.nz en-nz Copyright 2010 APN HOLDINGS NZ Thu, 18 Mar 2010 10:00:23 +1200 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss APN RSS Generator webnews@nzherald.co.nz webmaster@nzherald.co.nz http://www.nzherald.co.nz/images/nz_little_logo.gif http://www.nzherald.co.nz/television/news/headlines.cfm?c_id=339 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/television/news/article.cfm?c_id=339&objectid=10632729&ref=rss TVNZ news and current affairs is set to lose $5 million from its budget.About 75 jobs could be affected by the move as management scale back the $40m news and current affairs budget, Fairfax Media reported.Sources told the... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Thu, 18 Mar 2010 07:37:06 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/television/news/article.cfm?c_id=339&objectid=10632727&ref=rss A bit of a dark horse has taken out this year's Best News Presenter category in the TV Guide's annual Best on the Box Awards.TV One's Peter Williams has beaten longstanding winner Simon Dallow by more than 600 votes. TV Guide... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Thu, 18 Mar 2010 06:56:27 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/television/news/article.cfm?c_id=339&objectid=10632745&ref=rss Just hours before the Academy Awards ceremony Air New Zealand offered me and my cabin-mates a privileged preview. I AM quite small. So my luggage is always quite big in comparison. It's made bigger when I squeeze three chunky books... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Thu, 18 Mar 2010 04:00:00 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/television/news/article.cfm?c_id=339&objectid=10632564&ref=rss You may remember Marcus Lush as the foppish-haired, mischievous-grinned, intrepid reporter on Newsnight , circa 1994. Here he is with the presenters of the show, Alison Mau and Simon Dallow , who later became an item, married,... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Wed, 17 Mar 2010 04:00:00 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/television/news/article.cfm?c_id=339&objectid=10632494&ref=rss Reality television has been accused of dumbing down the nation, but a study suggests some shows could be good for children.Massey University PhD student Jacinta Hawkins looked at the influence of TV programmes on children's health... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Wed, 17 Mar 2010 04:00:00 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/television/news/article.cfm?c_id=339&objectid=10632289&ref=rss Russia's Army mounted a massive invasion of Georgia yesterday, its planes bombed the capital Tbilisi, and President Mikheil Saakashvili was assassinated.None of this actually happened, but it was the scenario that played out in... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Tue, 16 Mar 2010 04:00:00 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/television/news/article.cfm?c_id=339&objectid=10632191&ref=rss LOS ANGELES - Peter Graves, the tall, stalwart actor likely best known for his portrayal of Jim Phelps in the Mission: Impossible television series, died yesterday.Graves died of an apparent heart attack outside his Los Angeles... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Mon, 15 Mar 2010 14:15:18 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/television/news/article.cfm?c_id=339&objectid=10632161&ref=rss A beautiful friendship began when the comedian Larry David met Jerry Seinfeld two decades ago and the pair dreamed up a winning idea for a television show.So when a chorus of critics rounded on the latter's latest endeavour, he... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Mon, 15 Mar 2010 10:40:00 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/television/news/article.cfm?c_id=339&objectid=10632060&ref=rss TVNZ bosses are travelling to Wellington this week to tell staff about cost reduction plans and possible radical change affecting all state-owned media organisations.The move follows reports that TVNZ could be restructured to... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Mon, 15 Mar 2010 04:00:00 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/television/news/article.cfm?c_id=339&objectid=10631869&ref=rss NEW YORK: Madonna says a wife should dispose of her late husband's prosthetic leg to spare the feelings of her new mate on NBC's The Marriage Ref, a show that asks its panellists for advice. newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Sun, 14 Mar 2010 05:10:00 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/television/news/article.cfm?c_id=339&objectid=10631936&ref=rss We've seen Rhys Darby dance and sing on Flight of the Conchords - now the Kiwi star can add beat-boxing with celebrities to his repertoire.Darby has joined forces with hip-hop mogul Dr Dre and celebrity photographer Annie Leibovitz... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Sun, 14 Mar 2010 04:00:00 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/television/news/article.cfm?c_id=339&objectid=10631911&ref=rss It wasn't quite Frost vs Nixon.But when Britain's most distinguished television interviewer, Sir David Frost, interrogated Helen Clark yesterday, she had an admission of her own.While Nixon famously apologised, in an interview... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Sun, 14 Mar 2010 04:00:00 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/television/news/article.cfm?c_id=339&objectid=10631902&ref=rss Filming has finished on the final season of Outrageous Fortune but fans shouldn't be despondent - a spinoff may be in the works.The show's co-creator James Griffin said such a series had been discussed although nothing was confirmed."With... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Sun, 14 Mar 2010 04:00:00 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/television/news/article.cfm?c_id=339&objectid=10631856&ref=rss Golf clubs in hands or not, the kids of South Park are ready to take on Tiger Woods.Creators of the Comedy Central cartoon have long since proven that no subject is sacred to them. So for the opening of its 14th season in the... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Sun, 14 Mar 2010 04:00:00 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/television/news/article.cfm?c_id=339&objectid=10631801&ref=rss WELLINGTON - TVNZ could be rearranged to provide separate commercial and public service broadcasting roles under a new proposal being investigated.Broadcasting Minister Jonathan Coleman has asked TVNZ chairman Sir John Anderson... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Sat, 13 Mar 2010 10:34:00 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/television/news/article.cfm?c_id=339&objectid=10631766&ref=rss Buzz Aldrin's not a hard man to get talking.With a formidable marketing machine behind him, he has done a fair bit recently around the 40th anniversary of the Moon landing.So it's lucky he churns through words like Apollo... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Sat, 13 Mar 2010 04:00:00 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/television/news/article.cfm?c_id=339&objectid=10631450&ref=rss Television New Zealand is looking at radical solutions to trim $30 million to $40 million from budgets - including halving the 6pm news hour.It is understood that TVNZ has sounded out TV3 advising: "If you go half an hour, we'd... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Fri, 12 Mar 2010 04:00:00 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/television/news/article.cfm?c_id=339&objectid=10631315&ref=rss Former CBS News anchor Dan Rather today apologised for a remark that could be taken as a racist slur on President Barack Obama.Rather apologised for his choice of words on a TV current affairs talk show when he used an analogy... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Thu, 11 Mar 2010 10:00:00 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/television/news/article.cfm?c_id=339&objectid=10631317&ref=rss Ladies on ladders tie fake pohutakawa flowers to the leaves - it's supposed to be December, and New Zealanders will notice if there are no crimson flowers to prove it. At their cue, little girls in fairy costumes leave their mothers'... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Thu, 11 Mar 2010 07:30:00 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/television/news/article.cfm?c_id=339&objectid=10631373&ref=rss How very British, how very self-deprecating, to name a TV series QI , meaning "quite interesting". It's a "comedy panel quiz show" hosted by the ubiquitous Stephen Fry which, in Britain, started out modestly on one of the BBC's smaller... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Thu, 11 Mar 2010 04:00:00 +1200