ArrowArrow to introduce more DC characters

Season two of Arrow will reportedly introduce more characters from the DC comics. Actor Colton Haynes told MTV that “a few” of the original characters would feature to form a team.

Osbourne returning to X Factor

Sharon Osbourne has been confirmed as a judge on The X Factor in the UK. Osbourne originally appeared in the first four seasons of the show before leaving. Continue reading »

This might be the most interesting debate they’ve done on The Vote.

The ‘legal highs’ industry has admitted to TV3’s The Vote that their products are more dangerous than ordinary cannabis – and advised: “If you want to get rid of synthetic cannabis, the best way is to decriminalise natural cannabis.”

The comments were made by industry representative Grant A Hall, the General Manager of The Star Trust, and came during a debate on the moot ‘Let’s decriminalise soft drugs’ filmed for the monthly current affairs programme, which screens tonight at 8.30pm on TV3. Continue reading »

Congratulations, you weren’t the first act voted off The X Factor New Zealand. Last week, most of you either ignored my advice or chose to let your nerves get the better of you so let me repeat myself again.  Exude confidence! I cannot emphasize this enough.

You have nothing to fear and the sooner you realise this, the better you will be as performing artists.  The audience that is in front of you at the studios on Sunday nights are there because they want you to entertain them.  They didn’t turn up with a desire to find fault with the way you perform, they turned up because they wanted to be entertained.

Entertain them!  If the audience is being entertained you can be assured that everyone at home will be seeing and hearing the reaction in the studio and will be wishing they were there experiencing the show live rather than on their own couches.  Continue reading »

skysport_logo_rebuild5_CMYKSky has made a generous pledge to the people of Christchurch by donating $1 million through to the Christchurch Earthquake Appeal to support sport and recreation projects for school-aged children.

At an event in Kaiapoi today, SKY chief executive John Fellet presented Prime Minister John Key with a $1 million cheque for the Christchurch Earthquake Appeal Trust.

Fellet says SKY has pledged $200,000 annually for five years and will work with Sport Canterbury and the Christchurch Earthquake Appeal Trust to select a project each year, with the funds administered through the Appeal Trust. Continue reading »

Some may argue that it’s an unfair comparison but let’s look at the numbers for TV3′s The X Factor compared to TV One’s New Zealand’s Got Talent.

NZGT, which began in September, dominated Sunday nights for the 13 weeks it was on and was the highest rating show of 2012.  The average audience for the series was 839,209 viewers per episode.  However, the difference between the highest and lowest rating episodes was more than 270,000 viewers.

The X Factor has been averaging just over 400,000 viewers per episode, less than half of what NZGT managed.

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Mary Lynn Rajskub is unsure yet as to whether her character Chloe will be involved in the new run of 24 episodes but it seems she’s been getting a lot of love on Twitter from 24 fans who are vowing to only watch if she’s involved.

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Go Girls dropped to its second lowest rating episode ever last night, only managing to clock up an average audience of 204,410 viewers.  In comparison, episode 4 of the last season drew 313,520 viewers.

What will be deeply concerning for TV2 is the fact that 58% of the lead in from My Kitchen Rules are abandoning the channel in the middle of prime time.

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Most watched

  1. One News: 691,070 (TV ONE, 6:00pm – 7:00pm)
  2. Shortland Street: 539,710 (TV2, 7:00pm – 7:35pm)
  3. My Kitchen Rules: 495,480 (TV2, 7:35pm – 8:50pm)
  4. Royal Prince Alfred: 449,210 (TV ONE, 7:30pm – 8:35pm)
  5. Seven Sharp: 372,300 (TV ONE, 7:00pm – 7:30pm) Continue reading »

HaloSpielberg producing Halo series

Steven Spielberg has been confirmed as executive producer of a new live-action Halo series. “The Halo universe is an amazing opportunity to be at that intersection where technology and myth-making meet to produce something truly groundbreaking,” Spielberg said

Lee leaves Tyrant pilot

Life of Pi filmmaker Ang Lee has departed the new drama pilot Tyrant. Lee was set to direct the project, which tells the story of a US family drawn into the troubles in a Middle East nation. Continue reading »