He’s one of Nine’s most popular faces, but Hamish Blake will not be seconded to their Olympics broadcast -and he has no issue with that. “I’m happy to have watch it with the kids on on the TV. Channel Nine was able to find people with sporting knowledge. I’m sure the team has got it covered,” he told TV Tonight. The Lego Masters host also doesn’t plan to return to Celebrity Gogglebox. “It was partly a scheduling thing and partly that I think everyone thought it was fun to keep cycling through other people for the purposes of that. “But it was very fun. Just the fact that you get to sit down a ..read more

Nine must pay a Sydney barrister $150,000 in damages after losing a defamation case in which A Current Affair portrayed her as a “thief.” Gina Edwards sued the broadcaster and journalist Steve Marshall over two 2021 ACA broadcasts and online articles, which she said incorrectly painted her as “a thief” who stole the dog named Oscar. She had been in a legal fight for ownership of Oscar with a former friend, Mark Gillespie, and her counsel Sue Chrysanthou SC previously told the Federal Court the stories repeated lies about the situation. The case alleged multiple defamatory imputations, or mean ..read more

MAFS expert John Aitken will join the fourth season of Married at First Sight: New Zealand. The series filmed for Three will screen in Australia on 9Now. “It’s different, it’s fresh and I can’t wait to share it – certainly with people from New Zealand, but also across Australasia. I was really excited to be approached to be a part of it,” he said. “I’ve got 11 seasons of being an expert on the Australian version, so I was able to apply a lot of what I’ve learned along the way and put in into practice over here. It was a good challenge for me. “I spent a lot of my time growing up there as well ..read more

On 60 Minutes how has a secret weapon brought down hundreds of high-ranking United States government workers? Plus kayaker Jess Fox is profiled. Havana Syndrome Some people might applaud the ingenuity; most though would condemn the barbarity. A secret new weapon has apparently been developed and is being used to target hundreds of high-ranking United States government workers. Those affected include diplomats, military officials, and spies, who believe they’ve been struck down in mysterious circumstances by strange energy waves. After being attacked, the victims report a range of debilitating ..read more

Q+A returns on Monday, live from Sydney. On Q+A this week … the crimes that shocked a nation – and the big conversations they’ve stoked on extremism, justice, community cohesion and social media. Politicians are at war with US billionaire Elon Musk, whose X platform is defying an injunction to remove vision of the Sydney church stabbing. Free speech advocates – and the Assyrian bishop who was attacked – say the vision should be seen. Social media helped fuel violent protests outside the church. Police swooped on individuals suspected to be part of an “extremist network” and questioned a forme ..read more

Father Brown discovers that a murderer is using Kembleford’s new model village to plan their attacks. Double episode 7:30pm Saturday on ABC. The Suspect Knuckles Jeopardy! Australia Whose Line is it Anyway? The Dog House ..read more

Luxembourg Eurovision: Semi Final One Tali: “Fighter” Tali is a performer, vocal coach, music teacher and Luxembourg’s first Eurovision Song Contest participant in over 30 years She has recently been on the road with her music group in New York, where she performed at venues including RockWood Music Hall, Mercury Lounge, Arlene’s Grocery and The Delancey. In 2021, she released her debut EP Lose You, which she co-wrote with Francis of Delirium. Tali is now working on her debut album with a new band called Blue Stripes. Besides her flourishing pop and songwriting career, she has starred in a sh ..read more

US crime series The Equalizer, starring Queen Latifah, has been renewed for a fifth season. Queen Latifah (who also executive produces) features as Robyn McCall, a former CIA operative turned freelance problem-solver for people who have nowhere else to turn. The show is a reimagining of the 1985-89 series of the same name but not connected to the Denzel Washington-led film franchise that’s also inspired by the original series. It also features Lorraine Toussaint, Tory Kittles, Adam Goldberg, Liza Lapira and Laya DeLeon Hayes. US ratings are averaging 7.89 million viewers and rises to more tha ..read more

Guest on Sunday’s Insiders is the Independent Member for Fowler, Dai Le. David Speers is joined by Bridget Brennan, Shane Wright and Karen Middleton to discuss the week in politics including the eSafety Commissioner v Elon Musk over social media takedown policy after the billionaire owner of the social media platform X called-out Australia’s attempts to force the social media giant to remove videos globally which show the stabbing of Assyrian bishop Mar Mari Emmanuel in his western Sydney church. The panel also discuss the crisis of male violence against women in this country as an average of ..read more

A trailer has dropped for documentary film Jim Henson Idea Man directed Ron Howard, to premiere in May on Disney+. “Jim Henson Idea Man” takes us into the mind of this singular creative visionary, from his early years puppeteering on local television to the worldwide success of Sesame Street, The Muppet Show, and beyond. Featuring unprecedented access to Jim’s personal archives, Howard brings us a fascinating and insightful look at a complex man whose boundless imagination inspired the world. The original documentary from Disney Branded Television, is produced by Imagine Documentaries. Howard ..read more