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Viewers describe TV3′s 3rd Degree as weird sexual experience
Viewers are uncomfortable with the way the show’s hosts have been looking at them A MediaWorks focus group put together last Wednesday to gauge reaction to TV3’s new current affairs programme, 3rd...
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Tui billboards all a big misunderstanding
DB Breweries has been shocked to learn that billboards such as this one weren’t taken seriously. Beer brewing giant DB Breweries has been horrified to learn that, for many years, people have been...
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Peter Jackson planning novelization of The Hobbit
Peter Jackson is confident that his popular film trilogy would make an excellent book Award-winning New Zealand director Peter Jackson has said he’s considering a novel adaptation of his popular film...
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3rd Degree hosts spar over future of 3rd Degree
Duncan Garner (left) and Guyon Espiner (right) engage in a heated debate over whether their show should be cancelled Last night, as members of Parliament debated the passage of a historic bill to...
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Outrage grows over Danish politician’s Lord of the Rings comments
Danish MP Marie Krarup is facing intense criticism after writing an offensive opinion piece about Peter Jackson’s Lord of the Rings trilogy New Zealanders are expressing outrage this afternoon after a...
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John Key asks to see location of Shanghai scene from Skyfall
John Key spent the entirety of his final day in Shanghai standing in a room vaguely similar to this one While traveling in Shanghai with a New Zealand trade delegation, Prime Minister John Key asked to...
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Justin Bieber hopes to play concert at Auschwitz
Justin Bieber believes this building would convert nicely into a stage, which he can arrive on via these railway tracks. Just one day after visiting the house of famous holocaust victim Anne Frank,...
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Air Crash Investigation to be replaced with nicer, more realistic alternative
Scenes like these are not usual for a plane, says aviation safety expert John DeLisi. National Geographic’s award-winning Air Crash Investigation, also known as Mayday in the United States, is set to...
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Celebrity mentions New Zealand
Popular American celebrity David Letterman has caused excitement and celebration in New Zealand after he briefly acknowledged the country’s existence. In what has been described as a pretty big deal...
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Movie about the rapture to be filmed in New Zealand subdivisions
Communities like these are perfect for shooting a film about the rapture, says location scout Harold Renning. An upcoming independent movie about the rapture is set to be filmed in various subdivisions...
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Roache arrest puts new spin on Ken Barlow preschool storyline
Ken Barlow, portrayed here by William Roache, butters some bread for visiting school children. Plans for an upcoming storyline on decades-old British soap opera Coronation Street have been called into...
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Kim Dotcom to help copyright activists by launching independent TV channel...
The channel’s flagship programme, KimAir, will feature Kim Dotcom doing outrageous things you should never do in an airplane. Citing what he sees as a broadcasting media biased toward the interests of...
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TV3 accidentally airs final episode of X Factor
MediaWorks is assuring viewers that the outcome of the show is still decided fairly by whoever spends the most money on text votes. TV3 has been left apologising to its viewers today after a technical...
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Game of Thrones producers sue George R. R. Martin for plot leaks
George R. R. Martin has denied leaking future plot details, saying that he hasn’t read the books, and only watches the TV show. Producers of popular HBO drama Game of Thrones are set to take legal...
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New Zealand’s Got Talent to add question mark to title
Imagination Television, which produces New Zealand’s Got Talent, has decided that the show’s title risks being seen as dishonest. TVNZ has announced that the upcoming third instalment of its New...
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Online newspaper struggles to find line
Which of these is the line? The editors of a prominent newspaper have been forced to concede they don’t know. A prominent online newspaper is struggling to find the line between tasteful and offensive...
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Banks seize John Campbell as MediaWorks enters receivership
John Campbell says goodbye to MediaWorks staff after being jointly seized by three banks this morning. MediaWorks’ banks Westpac, RaboBank and RBS Group have seized ownership of veteran broadcaster and...
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How will MediaWorks reduce its debt?
The Civilian takes a look at how MediaWorks plans to reduce its financial debt. Relocate studios to Dargaville. Stop funding Duncan Garner’s Juicy Puff addiction. Cut back to just 5 Days. Rename The...
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Disgruntled Jeremy Corbett to host ‘Deal or I’ll Activate the Doomsday Device’
An underpaid Jeremy Corbett says he isn’t asking for much, but will do whatever it takes to get it. A disgruntled Jeremy Corbett, who has not been paid by TV3 since its parent company MediaWorks went...
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X Factor finalists to compete for chance to judge next X Factor
Soon it will all be over, raising the crucial question of why it began in the first place. In two days time, the nation is expected to come to a complete halt to watch the grand final of TV3 series X...
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