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ABC scraps national Sunday night bulletin plan to stick with state news

ABC scraps national Sunday night bulletin plan to stick with state news

The ABC has reversed its plan to implement a national Sunday night 7pm bulletin and will instead continue to air local news bulletins after listening to audience feedback.

  • by Calum Jaspan

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Thirty years after losing River Phoenix, Hollywood farewells another promising actor

Thirty years after losing River Phoenix, Hollywood farewells another promising actor

Euphoria fans are mourning the death of promising actor Angus Cloud, whose portrayal of Fez was one of the show’s highlights.

  • by Grace Moore
Logies 2023 as it happened: Sonia Kruger wins Gold in a night of upsets

Logies 2023 as it happened: Sonia Kruger wins Gold in a night of upsets

The 63rd annual Logie Awards are under way and host Sam Pang is taking no prisoners. Follow our live coverage.

  • by Damien Woolnough, Thomas Mitchell and Karl Quinn
In heatwave, studio trims trees along writers’ picket line

In heatwave, studio trims trees along writers’ picket line

In what one writers’ guild director described as a union-busting tactic, NBCUniversal pruned a line of trees that had been providing shade. Local authorities are investigating.

  • by Daniel Wu
Why the actors’ strike isn’t just about celebrities – it’s about all of us

Why the actors’ strike isn’t just about celebrities – it’s about all of us

You might not think much about background actors, but how different is their role to yours? In the grand scheme, most of us are background players.

  • by James Poniewozik
What our critics thought of this year’s Emmy nominees
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What our critics thought of this year’s Emmy nominees

From The White Lotus to House of the Dragon, there is fierce competition for this year’s best drama. Even Logan Roy would agree, these are serious shows.

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Bartlett, Snook lead Australia’s Emmys charge as HBO’s Succession wrapped in nominations

Bartlett, Snook lead Australia’s Emmys charge as HBO’s Succession wrapped in nominations

But there may be trouble looming for the 75th annual Emmy Awards, as Hollywood sits on the brink of an actors’ strike.

  • by Michael Idato
‘It’s the Wild West right now’: Why your favourite TV shows are vanishing

‘It’s the Wild West right now’: Why your favourite TV shows are vanishing

Paramount Plus is the latest streamer to announce it is removing shows from its platform, leaving creators, confused, frustrated and concerned for the future.

  • by Thomas Mitchell
The June 18 Edition
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The June 18 Edition

This week, Marny Kennedy, who plays Shane Warne’s former wife, Simone Callahan, in Warnie, talks about the responsibilities of playing a real-life person on screen.

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The Guardian to forfeit ‘millions’ as it dumps gambling ads

The Guardian to forfeit ‘millions’ as it dumps gambling ads

Guardian Media Group will stop accepting gambling and wagering advertising across all its channels, in a move its local boss said will cost it millions of dollars.

  • by Calum Jaspan
CNN left at a crossroads after CEO dump

CNN left at a crossroads after CEO dump

The abrupt exit of CEO Chris Licht is the latest convulsion for one of the world’s preeminent news organisations, and raises questions about the viability of down-the-middle TV journalism in a polarised age.

  • by John Koblin, Benjamin Mullin, Michael M. Grynbaum and James B. Stewart