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ONE News cameraman Tony George has had his hotel room burgled in South Africa and over $100,000 worth of television recording, editing and transmission equipment stolen. Tony George and reporter Donna-Marie Lever were staying at a FIFA sanctioned hotel in Rustenburg near the venue where the All Whites are due to play their first World Cup game. The burglar/burglars jemmied ... Full story

To celebrate the return of Glee on TV3 tonight, here are a few clips of Glee fan performances from YouTube. Glendale High School football players doing Single Ladies:... Full story

TVNZ’s Business, Breakfast, Maori News and Political programmes have had significant ratings increases in the last year. NZI Business and Breakfast have increased their audience by around one third, that’s an average daily increase of 12,000 viewers for Corin Dann’s early morning business show and an extra 35,000 for Paul Henry and Pippa Wetzell. The ONE News audience has stayed ... Full story

TVNZ Heartland, New Zealand’s first 100% local content channel, goes live this evening at 6pm on New Zealand Television’s 50th Birthday. TVNZ and SKY have worked together to launch TVNZ Heartland, available on the pay operator’s platform to all subscribers of the SKY basic package (via SKY channel 017). The channel launches with a special ode to New Zealand’s screen ... Full story

Auckland Museum and South Pacific Pictures have joined forces to create Outrageous Fortune: Journey to the Wests, an exclusive summer exhibition that will give Museum visitors the chance to step into the West family’s living room, go behind-the-scenes and get an intimate understanding of the incredible complexities that comprise New Zealand’s most successful television drama series. Visitors will ... Full story

Leading up to the highly anticipated return of Glee, this week TV3 is screening a very special Oprah special. Featuring the Glee cast, Glee On Oprah screens on Friday, May 28th at 8:30pm on 3. To celebrate the return of Glee, the cast of the hit series are hitting the Oprah stage! Oprah will be joined by Jane Lynch, ... Full story

Mike McRoberts is right at the centre of the action in Bangkok and his Twitter feed is a popular thread for New Zealanders, with over 500 people signing up to follow him yesterday. As Thai government troops move in on red shirt protesters, Mike’s tweet (www.twitter.com/mrmikemcroberts) is keeping Kiwis up to ... Full story

It’s been a tough wait since Glee took a hiatus in early February, but now that wait is finally over! All new Glee returns to our screens on Friday, June 4th at 8:30pm on 3. According to series stars Lea Michele and Cory Monteith, who portray Rachel and Finn respectively, this week’s premiere is bringing with it an unexpected ... Full story

Here are some pics of the awesome yellow sky above Auckland this evening. Unfortunately my main camera has a flat battery, so this is just from my pocket digital camera.... Full story

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