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[Archive 2005-11-29] "7th Heaven" television series comes to an end

Historical Wikinews report from 2005-11-29. The long-running family drama television show, 7th Heaven, will conclude the series (in production since 1996) with the 200th

[Archive 2007-01-12] "Children of Men" wins Scripter Award for writing

Historical Wikinews report from 2007-01-12. Children of Men, a movie based on a P.D. James book, has won the 2006 USC Scripter Award for its writing. Both the original a

[Archive 2009-03-22] "Lost" actress Elizabeth Mitchell cast in ABC's "V" pilot

Historical Wikinews report from 2009-03-22. Elizabeth Mitchell, who plays Juliet Burke on the popular series Lost, has been cast in the ABC pilot for V, its remake of th

[Archive 2026-03-21] "One Battle After Another" wins 6 Oscars including Best Picture

Historical Wikinews report from 2026-03-21. One Battle After Another was the big winner at the 98th Academy Awards ceremony, held on Sunday, March 15 at the Dolby Theatr

[Archive 2007-09-29] "PGR4" pre-launch in Taiwan: TOP Drivers' Derby

Historical Wikinews report from 2007-09-29. After the launch of "Halo 3" on Tuesday (September 25), Microsoft promoted a brand new Xbox360 racing game "Project Gotham Ra

[Archive 2007-01-09] "Prada", "Illusionist" among screen adaptations up for USC Scripter

Historical Wikinews report from 2007-01-09. The finalists for the USC Scripter Awards were announced recently. The teams behind Children of Men, The Devil Wears Prada, T

[Archive 2006-01-10] "Shock jock" Howard Stern makes his satellite radio debut

Historical Wikinews report from 2006-01-10. The self-proclaimed "King of All Media", "shock jock" Howard Stern made his debut on Sirius Satellite Radio, being introduced

[Archive 2007-02-03] "Shrinking Cities" debuts in Detroit, Michigan

Historical Wikinews report from 2007-02-03. The Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit and Cranbrook Art Museum debut Shrinking Cities. The project, which examines urban dec

[Archive 2010-02-11] "Successor to mp3"; MusicDNA founder interviewed

Historical Wikinews report from 2010-02-11. At the end of January, Bach Technology announced their new music file format, MusicDNA, which was developed as an intended re

[Archive 2009-02-15] "The Simpsons" announces change in title sequence and move to HD

Historical Wikinews report from 2009-02-15. The American cartoon series "The Simpsons" will today be broadcast for the first time in high definition (HD). Today's show w

[Archive 2009-03-24] "Twilight" DVD sells 3 million copies in first day

Historical Wikinews report from 2009-03-24. The DVD edition of the vampire romance-fantasy film Twilight sold more than 3 million copies on the day of its release, makin

[Archive 2016-07-02] '42-year detour' ends: Garrison Keillor homeward bound

Historical Wikinews report from 2016-07-02. Garrison Keillor, the humorist and longtime host of A Prairie Home Companion on US public radio network NPR, hung up his micr

[Archive 2013-05-13] 'Django Unchained' returns to Chinese cinemas

Historical Wikinews report from 2013-05-13. Quentin Tarantino's 2012 film Django Unchained returned yesterday to cinemas in China, after being withdrawn by Chinese film

[Archive 2016-02-17] 'Earned It' earns The Weeknd his first Grammy

Historical Wikinews report from 2016-02-17. On Monday, at the 58th Grammy Awards ceremony, Canadian singer The Weeknd won his first Grammy Award, Best R&B Performance, f

[Archive 2008-06-03] 'Expelled' fair use upheld

Historical Wikinews report from 2008-06-03. The use of a 25-second clip from John Lennon's song Imagine in a film critical of the Theory of Evolution has been deemed lik

[Archive 2012-11-25] 'Gangnam Style' becomes most watched YouTube video ever

Historical Wikinews report from 2012-11-25. The music video for "Gangnam Style", a song by South Korean artist Psy, has become the most viewed YouTube video of all time.

[Archive 2012-12-22] 'Gangnam Style' YouTube view count passes one billion

Historical Wikinews report from 2012-12-22. The music video for "Gangnam Style", a song by South Korean artist Psy, has become the first YouTube video to surpass one bil

[Archive 2011-05-26] 'George Davis is innocent - OK': UK court partially vindicates campaign after 36 years

Historical Wikinews report from 2011-05-26. Thirty-six years after he was found guilty of an armed robbery in London, a court has quashed the conviction of George Davis,

[Archive 2010-09-19] 'Greatest parade' in Pichilemu commemorates First Junta of Chile

Historical Wikinews report from 2010-09-19. The Civic Parade of Pichilemu took place on Saturday morning, in Daniel Ortúzar Avenue. The event was attended by around 9,00

[Archive 2009-04-01] 'Guiding Light' to flicker out after 72 years on radio, TV

Historical Wikinews report from 2009-04-01. The seemingly eternal flame of the American soap opera Guiding Light has been extinguished. CBS, the network which airs the s

[Archive 2010-09-20] 'Handkerchiefs in the air': Bicentennial celebrations in Pichilemu, Chile

Historical Wikinews report from 2010-09-20. An event attended by thousands of people, called "Handkerchiefs in the air" (Spanish: Pañuelos al Aire), took place on Monday

[Archive 2011-12-03] 'Have them all shot': BBC gets 21,000+ complaints over Jeremy Clarkson's public sector striker comments

Historical Wikinews report from 2011-12-03. In the United Kingdom, the BBC has received in excess of twenty-one thousand complaints after Jeremy Clarkson, the presenter

[Archive 2011-10-17] 'Homer Simpson' contributes to U.S. presidential candidate Buddy Roemer

Historical Wikinews report from 2011-10-17. The Huffington Post reported Friday that U.S. presidential candidate Buddy Roemer received a $25 campaign donation from an in

[Archive 2012-09-03] 'I wanna tell you a story': English entertainer Max Bygraves dies at age 89

Historical Wikinews report from 2012-09-03. English television presenter and variety performer Max Bygraves died Friday at his home in Australia. The comedian, who was b

[Archive 2007-06-22] 'Kane' still tops but many changes underneath on American Film Institute's '100'

Historical Wikinews report from 2007-06-22. Citizen Kane, a 1941 drama film about a power-hungry newspaper magnate, remains the No. 1 movie on the American Film Institut

[Archive 2007-08-30] 'Mega Millions' lottery nears record high in US

Historical Wikinews report from 2007-08-30. Mega Millions, a multi-state lottery in the United States is nearing a record high. Friday's August 31 drawing is expected to

[Archive 2011-12-08] 'There's been another murder': UK's Wright Stuff presenter apologises for teen murder comments

Historical Wikinews report from 2011-12-08. Matthew Wright, host of British television programme The Wright Stuff, has apologised for remarks he made on the show in rela

[Archive 2008-02-07] 'Top Model' winner CariDee English on her modeling career and her battle with psoriasis

Historical Wikinews report from 2008-02-07. Since winning the reality television series America's Next Top Model in December 2006, CariDee English, a small-town girl fro

[Archive 2009-12-10] 'World' stops turning for longest-running US soap opera

Historical Wikinews report from 2009-12-10. As the World Turns, the longest-running soap opera on American television, was canceled Tuesday by CBS, the network which has

[Archive 2011-03-23] 'Worst song of all time' becomes YouTube sensation

Historical Wikinews report from 2011-03-23. Friday, a song by US teen singer Rebecca Black, has gone viral after the song's music video was uploaded onto video sharing w

[Archive 2007-01-01] 1 million people welcome 2007 in Sydney

Historical Wikinews report from 2007-01-01. A crowd of approximately 1 million has welcomed the new year in Sydney overnight. Many of the crowd had camped out since 6 AM

[Archive 2010-02-25] 10 billionth song downloaded from Apple's iTunes Store

Historical Wikinews report from 2010-02-25. Ten billion songs have been downloaded from the iTunes Store, an online digital media store which is owned by Apple Incorpora

[Archive 2013-05-07] 13th Annual Beverly Hills film festival opens

Historical Wikinews report from 2013-05-07. The 2013 Beverly Hills Film Festival is set to open on Wednesday. The event will feature multiple independently produced film

[Archive 2012-03-12] 1960s Rockabilly music artist Terry Teen dies aged 70

Historical Wikinews report from 2012-03-12. Terry Knutsen, who performed under the name Terry Teen during the 1960s, died on Friday evening after life support systems we

[Archive 2006-03-06] 2006 Oscars handed out at Kodak Theatre

Historical Wikinews report from 2006-03-06. The 78th Academy Awards were hosted by Jon Stewart, host of Comedy Central's The Daily Show. Directed and co-produced by Cana

[Archive 2007-09-20] 2007 Brooklyn Book Festival showcases borough's continued literary tradition

Historical Wikinews report from 2007-09-20. Brooklyn Borough Hall featured a Who's Who in New York's literary community during the second annual Brooklyn Book Festival.

[Archive 2007-10-11] 2007 Frankfurt International Book Fair opens

Historical Wikinews report from 2007-10-11. Wednesday morning, the Frankfurt Book Fair opened its gates to the first of an estimated 280,000 visitors this year in Frankf

[Archive 2007-12-14] 2007 Taipei International Travel Fair: Bigger than ever before it even begins

Historical Wikinews report from 2007-12-14. The Taipei International Travel Fair (Taipei TVF), founded in 1987 by Taiwan Visitors Association (TVA), is now in its 15th y

[Archive 2007-12-15] 2007 Taipei International Travel Fair: Taiwanese government promote premiums on tourism industry

Historical Wikinews report from 2007-12-15. 2007 Taipei International Travel Fair (Taipei ITF), supported by governments with new premiums promoted by Executive Yuan in

[Archive 2007-12-13] 2007 Taipei IT Month exposed problems on traffic jams

Historical Wikinews report from 2007-12-13. Although the 2007 Taipei IT Month closed last Sunday (December 9), it attracted more than 750,000 people to visit the show, b