From appearing alongside Ricky Gervais as the gormless Gareth Keenan in The Office to his turn as one of Johnny Depp's henchmen in the first three Pirates of the Caribbean films, Mackenzie Crook is nothing if not versatile as...

From appearing alongside Ricky Gervais as the gormless Gareth Keenan in The Office to his turn as one of Johnny Depp's henchmen in the first three Pirates of the Caribbean films, Mackenzie Crook is nothing if not versatile as...

The premature airing of campaign advertisements for Peter Dunne's United Future Party have seen The Radio Network become the latest broadcaster to be referred to police for alleged breaches of the Broadcasting Act.The Electoral...

A programme featuring Peter Dunne's United Future party has resulted in The Radio Network becoming the latest broadcaster to be referred to the police for alleged breaches of the Broadcasting Act. The Electoral Commission today...

Australian comedian Magda Szubanski has come out of the closet."I am gay, gay, gay, gay gay, gay gay," the Kath & Kim star announced to Australian current affairs show The Project . "Now when I say that, what it means is I...

YouTube is enlisting Hollywood's help to reach a generation of viewers more familiar with smartphones than TV remotes.The online video giant is aiming to create 25 hours of programming a day with the help of some of the top names...

DB Breweries is refusing to drop a Tui beer television advertisement despite pressure from an Auckland feminist group.A new group, Auckland Feminist Action, is planning to launch a campaign to get the ad, which features Tui's long-running...

The current regulation model that treats broadcasters and telecommunications companies as separate industries is "antiquated" and needs a more level playing to stoke competition, according to the boss of MediaWorks.Managing director...

A TV3 comedian allegedly involved in an airport stunt that went wrong says he regrets taking part in it. Pulp Sport star Ben Boyce was filming an episode for a new series of Wanna-Ben last September when a skit involving someone...

Communications and Information Technology Minister Amy Adams will take a hands-off approach to the prospect of regulating video content delivered over a high-speed internet platform.Adams, who picked up the ICT portfolio after last...

A BBC weather presenter bizarrely replaced the word "sunshine" with one of the most unacceptable words in broadcasting during a routine forecast.

The Simpsons , the long-running US television animated comedy show, has reached its landmark 500th episode with an appearance from controversial WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange.America's most famous dysfunctional cartoon family...

Could Igloo provide a shelter for public broadcasting? Paul Norris explains. What do viewers want from the digital wonderland? Research suggests an answer - choice, convenience and control. Two recent developments apparently offer...

Recovering from severe burns is a lonely journey which is seldom talked about, Mahesh Muralidhar says.He should know: seven years ago, he received third degree burns to his forearms and upper torso after a television stunt went...

There's been some good scalping on television lately, most notably on Hell On Wheels (Soho, Sunday, 8.30pm).It's not a biker show as the title might suggest but a western rail-baron affair which