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The subscription television industry has paid tribute to Charlotte Dawson with an honorary award and look back at her career at the 2014 ASTRA Awards. The award ceremony, held in Sydney’s Carriageworks and broadcast across multiple Foxtel channels on Thursday night, acknowledged Dawson’s “exceptional contribution to the Subscription Television Industry” with an Honorary ASTRA award.
Think The Hunger Games meets About Earth and you’ll have some idea of new US post-apocalyptic sci-fi series The 100. A century after humanity’s virtual Armageddon, 100 juvenile offender teens are blasted back to Earth from a space station to test if the planet is fit for habitation.
British celebrity chef Clarissa Dickson Wright, best known as one half of the eccentric television culinary duo Two Fat Ladies, has died at the age of 66, her agents said on Monday. The former barrister, who had fought a well-documented battle with alcoholism, shot to fame in the 1990s with Jennifer Paterson in a BBC TV show in which the two women sped around Britain on a motorbike and sidecar searching for good food.
Hollywood actor Chris Pine has been disqualified from holding a licence after he pleaded guilty today to drink-driving. In the Ashburton District Court Judge Joanna Maze refused an application to discharge Pine without conviction saying she was “obliged to treat offenders alike”
It was a Womad like never before. Although the dreadlocks were back and the Hungarian bread puffs continued to dominate the taste buds of thousands, it was Lusi in the sky with Womad that sparked the determination of the festival-goers
Amitai Pati is one third of Samoan tenor trio Sol3 Mio, who are currently touring New Zealand, joins Fairfax Media for a quick chat.
Womad has done it again. Last night thousands packed the TSB Bowl of Brooklands to soak up a world of music in Taranaki and the first night of the festival delivered a punchy programme.
A lot of people think they know what the real story of the movie Noah should be.
British pop star Lily Allen has blamed her record label and radio stations for not pushing the best tracks off her new album, after a fan slammed her new tracks as “docile pop rubbish”.
The annual music, film and technology conference South By Southwest boasts a stellar lineup of guests this year: WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, NSA leak Edward Snowden, music superstars Lady Gaga, Blondie, Spandau Ballet and Coldplay, and environmental advocate Al Gore. But have they all been eclipsed by a pussycat with a miserable expression etched on its face The so-called Grumpy Cat – a two year old mixed-breed cat which became an internet superstar in 2012 because of its seemingly unhappy demeanour – is also attending the conference in the Texas capital, Austin, and appears to be its breakout star