Wizard of Oz returns to cinemas
A restored version of Hollywood classic The Wizard of Oz opens in UK cinemas next month.
Archive for November, 2006
Video-sharing makes move to TV
Sumo TV offers viewers the chance to create content and get paid for it when it is broadcast on satellite.
BBC names global talent finalists
The BBC World Service names seven finalists in its competition to find the world’s best young music act.
Sir Elton berates Australian PM
Pop star Sir Elton John criticises Australian Prime Minister John Howard’s position on gay marriage.
Singer ‘to quit Australia’s Wiggles’
A press conference is expected to announce a member of children’s entertainers The Wiggles is leaving.
Rapper Snoop Dogg arrested again
US rap star Snoop Dogg is arrested on weapons and drugs charges after a TV appearance in Los Angeles.
Author Bebe Moore Campbell dies
Best-selling author Bebe Moore Campbell, whose books dealt with race and mental health issues, dies aged 56.
Hollywood actor Slater divorces
Actor Christian Slater’s divorce from his wife of five years, television producer Ryan Haddon, is made official.
Illegal net sport faces crackdown
Sport authorities take action against illegal live football and cricket broadcasts over the internet.
Burrows voted off I’m A Celebrity
Ex-Emmerdale star Malandra Burrows is the sixth person voted off I’m A Celebrity…Get Me Out of Here!
First Look: MyTVPal Player Streams HDTV over IP, Shows Potential
Matrixstream 1080p IPTV streaming has made it to the next level, now calling itself MyTVPal and offering a beta version of its software video player for free download. The company also promises to roll out the Matrixstream MX1020HD set-top box (pictured above) to …
Authors picked for Costa Awards
Novelists William Boyd, Neil Griffiths, Mark Haddon and David Mitchell are nominated for the Costa Book Awards.
Samsung SCH-B630 Cellphone: DMB-TV, TV-Out and Plenty Thin
Samsung’s line of ultra edition cellphones is about to expand with the release of the SCH-B630. A slider, the cellphone has a few features that make it stand out from the pack, specifically its 3.0-megapixel built-in camera and ability to pull down DMB digital …
French Parliament Run By Linux Fanboys
Looks like the French love their Linux. Either that or all the Vista talk scared them off. Starting in June members of the French parliament will be ditching their Windows machines for Linux. Roughly 1,154 parliamentary workstations will be running the open …
Open-Source Democracy Video Player Updated: Tastes Great, Less Filling
If you’re fed up with Windows Media Player, the QuickTime player or any of those other pretenders to greatness, there’s a new version of the open-source Democracy Player just released released that’s reportedly faster and more stable than its predecessors.
Version 0.9.2 was released …
PS3 1.11 Update Crashes My Console
From kotaku.com — Aw-man, I just found out one more thing the seemingly innocuous 1.11 Playstation 3 firmware update does: It causes my console to lock-up when I try to go in and modify the Music settings. Whenever I click on that …
Sunshine heads Spirit film list
Comedy Little Miss Sunshine leads the nominations for the Independent Spirit film awards.
Voluntary code for blogs ‘needed’
A voluntary code of practice is needed fpr internet content, says the Press Complaints Commission’s director.
Abba museum to open in Stockholm
A museum dedicated to Swedish pop group Abba is to open in Stockholm in 2008, organisers announce.
Toyota Designs Hybrid Vehicle Using Pedal Power and Electricity
Toyota has designed a concept car for that time when we’ll all be towing our Priuses with a team of horses, calling its creation a Renewable Lifestyle Vehicle (RLV). It takes the word “hybrid” to the next level, splitting its powertrain between pedal …