'Gone Baby Gone' keeps you guessing

When a little girl vanishes from her bedroom in one of Boston’s poorest neighbourhoods, her distraught mother (Amy Ryan) makes a television appeal for her safe return.

Ireland scrap South Africa plan

Ireland have shelved plans to play South Africa at a neutral “non-traditional” venue in November after running out of time.

Live Earth back with solar aim

INDIA is to host a Live Earth concert later this year, featuring stars from the world of music, film and television, to raise funds for solar energy.

Sack for teacher sent home 'in disgrace' from school trip

A TEACHER at one of Scotland's leading fee-paying schools, sent home in apparent disgrace from a student expedition to East Africa, has now been sacked.

NATAS circles grow

Film News: Donahue, Bergen, Williams honored -- The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, Pacific Southwest chapter, has inducted six new members into its prestigious gold and silver circles.

TVNZ VOD pacts for ABC shows

Business News: Disney-owned channel pacts with Ondemand -- The Asia Pacific arm of Disney-ABC Intl. Television has inked a deal with Kiwi pubcaster TVNZ to provide its skeins on its fledgling online delivery service TVNZ Ondemand.

Canadian unions seek strike mandate

Business News: Current deal expired on June 30 -- After 17 months of negotiations with reps of the ad business, the Alliance of Canadian Cinema, Television and Radio Artists (ACTRA) is seeking a strike mandate from its membership.

Candian unions seek strike mandate

Business News: Current deal expired on June 30 -- After 17 months of negotiations with reps of the ad business, the Alliance of Canadian Cinema, Television and Radio Artists (ACTRA) is seeking a strike mandate from its membership.

Tiger Wishes Team Well, But Won't Attend Ryder Cup

The closest Tiger Woods will get to the Ryder Cup is in front of his television.

Hansen unhappy with alleged filming incident

New Zealand assistant coach Steve Hansen has accused an Australian television station of supplying footage to the Wallabies ahead of the Tri-Nations decider last Saturday.

Weather disrupts Ryder preparations

A television tower and a number of trees were sent crashing by 60mph gusts at Valhalla yesterday on the eve of the European and American teams’ arrival for the Ryder Cup starting on Friday.

Football fans 'being turned off by costs'

Premier League clubs may be courting Arab trillionaires but it is a different story for their supporters, the majority of whom are being priced out of watching live football on television, according to a new survey.

Casting directors pact with AMPTP

Business News: Tentative labor deal reached for new contract -- Casting directors have reached a tentative deal for a new contract with the Alliance of Motion Picture & Television Producers. The AMPTP made the announcement Friday morning, following three days of negotiations with reps for Intl.  Brotherhood of Teamsters.
 

Du Toit Wins 4th Gold At Paralympics

Natalie Du Toit of South Africa won her fourth gold medal in swimming
at the Beijing Paralympics, taking the 400-meter freestyle on Friday in
a world-record time for her disability group.

Davydenko wins, Wawrinka toppled

TOP-seed Nikolay Davydenko of Russia cruised into the second round of the Chennai Open, but second-seeded Stanislas Wawrinka crashed at the first hurdle.

Dokic heading to Hobart

JELENA Dokic will continue her preparations for this year's Australian Open in Hobart after being granted a wildcard into qualifying for the Moorilla Hobart International.

Coin fails to cash in against Mauresmo

FORMER world No.1 Amelie Mauresmo has pulled off a remarkable second-round escape act at the Brisbane International, defeating French compatriot Julie Coin.

Dementieva through as other seeds tumble

TOP seed Elena Dementieva beat local favourite Marina Erakovic to grab a quarter-final spot in the ASB Classic, as other seeds tumbled out of the women's tournament.

Davydenko pulls out of Open

WORLD No.5 Nikolay Davydenko has withdrawn from the month's Australian Open due to a persistent heel injury.

Tsonga brought to knees

AT one stage, No.2 seed Jo-Wilfried Tsonga bowed down to Finn Jarkko Nieminen in their ATP Tour Brisbane International second round match.

Nadal and Federer closer to re-mtach

RAFAEL Nadal and Roger Federer each moved to within two wins of a re-match from the sensational Wimbledon final six months ago, at the Qatar Open in Doha on Wednesday.

US dumped out of Hopman Cup

JAMES Blake's quest for a record third Hopman Cup title has been dashed after the United States slumped to a devastating 2-1 loss to Germany.

High hopes for touchscreen Windows

MICROSOFT has developed a touchscreen operating system that could signal the end of the computer mouse.

Super Bowl Hope Is High in Tampa

Tampa's hotel sector is hoping for a boost when the Super Bowl comes to town.