Television & radio
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Hana Kimura death: Mother of reality star sues producers of Terrace House TV show
Kyoko Kimura claims the reality TV programme triggered cyber bullying that led to her daughter’s deathThe moth…
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As a Muslim in New Zealand I’ve long yearned for a TV show that reflected my life. So now we’re making one | Mohamed Hassan
We have been seen as caricatures, but never as rich, nuanced and fully human. Which is why it’s time to show t…
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K-everything: the rise and rise of Korean culture
From music to movies, technology to food, the world has fallen in love with everything South Korean. Ahead of …
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Thailand’s gay-romance TV dramas help revive flagging tourism industry
The popularity of ‘boy-love’ series sends fans from home and abroad flocking to filming locations across the c…
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Reader call-out: What are your best memories of New Zealand soap opera Shortland Street?
The soap, which marks its 30th anniversary this week, has become part of New Zealand’s cultural fabric – what …
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Chinese fans claim censorship as gay storylines removed from Friends
Fans who had seen the programme before were quick to notice the absence of several scenes, including those rel…
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Switched off: Afghan media struggle to survive under Taliban rule
More than 250 newspapers, radio and TV stations have closed in first 100 days of militants’ ruleThe romantic s…
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Max Stahl obituary
Documentary-maker who captured East Timor atrocities on film and left behind his earlier career as a Blue Pete…
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China clamps down on cartoons in latest morality move
Entertainment industry told to uphold ‘truth, goodness and beauty’ and remove vulgar and violent contentChina’…
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China bans reality talent shows to curb behaviours of ‘idol’ fandoms
Broadcasters ordered not to promote ‘sissy’ men in attempt to reshape country’s entertainment industryChina ha…
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UK agrees to consider providing safe haven for Afghan journalists
U-turn over those who worked for British media follows outcry from newspapers and broadcastersThe foreign secr…
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Friends reunion: the one where China censors its guest stars
Viewers say scenes featuring Lady Gaga, boyband BTS and Justin Bieber are missing from Chinese versionFor many…
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‘I had to find them’: kidnapped filmmaker Mellissa Fung on her mission to find the Boko Haram girls
After being abducted on assignment in Afghanistan, journalist Mellissa Fung shares an intense bond with the te…
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Russian man ‘trapped’ on Chinese reality TV show finally voted out after three months
Vladislav Ivanov says he regretted his decision to join Produce Camp 2021 but fans refused to vote him outThe …
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The White Tiger rides the surge in streamed south Asian stories
The adaptation of Aravind Adiga’s Booker-winning novel is coming to Netflix – one of a growing number of films…