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ARTICLES BY ERIC KELSEY

This year’s telecast hosted by actor Neil Patrick Harris commanded $1.9 million for 30 seconds of advertising time, up from last year’s $1.76 million, the highest among awards shows. Photo: AFP (AFP)

Oscars still top draw for advertisers despite fickle ratings

2 min read . 27 Feb 2015

Director Alejandro Inarritu accepts the Oscar for best picture for his film “Birdman or (The Unexpected Virture of Ignorance)”during the 87th Academy Awards in Hollywood, California. Photo: Mike Blake/Reuters

ABC’s Oscars telecast draws smallest audience in six years

2 min read . 24 Feb 2015

Director Pawel Pawlikowski holds his Oscar for best foreign language film at the 87th Academy Awards in Hollywood, California on 22 February. Photo: Reuters

Poland’s ‘Ida’ wins best foreign language film Oscar

1 min read . 23 Feb 2015

Jon Stewart, 52, who has starred on the show since 1999, said he had no specific plans for his next career move, but was thankful for the opportunity to host the programme. Photo: AFP

Jon Stewart leaving Comedy Central’s ‘The Daily Show’

2 min read . 11 Feb 2015

My Twitter got hacked but don’t worry, Twitter is deleting the hacker tweets and locking my account until they can figure out how this happened and get me new passwords, said a statement posted on Taylor Swift’s personal Tumblr page. Photo: AFP

Taylor Swift says Twitter, Instagram accounts were hacked

1 min read . 28 Jan 2015

The movie prompted the most destructive-ever cyberattack on a company on US soil one month ago and resulted in the release of embarrassing emails and confidential data. Photo: AFP

Sony puts ‘The Interview’ on YouTube, other digital platforms

4 min read . 25 Dec 2014

Sony cancelled next week’s theatrical release, citing decisions by several theatre chains to hold off showing the film. Photo: Bloomberg

US determines North Korea behind Sony attack as studio pulls movie

1 min read . 18 Dec 2014

The 63-year-old Oscar-winning comedic virtuoso, Robert Williams, was found hanged at his Tiburon, California, home north of San Francisco on Monday. Photo: AFP

Robin Williams suffered from early Parkinson’s at death

2 min read . 15 Aug 2014

(L-R) Emilia Clarke, Richard Plepler, Peter Dinklage, David Benioff, D.B. Weiss, Lena Headey, Jack Gleeson and Michael Lombardo attend the ‘Game Of Thrones’ Season 4 premiere in New York on 18 March. Photo: AFP

‘Game of Thrones’ premiere watched by 6.6 million

1 min read . 08 Apr 2014

Nielsen ratings data on Monday showed the audience that watched slavery drama 12 Years a Slave capture the best picture honour grew 6.4% from last year. Photo: AFP

Oscars telecast scores highest audience in a decade

3 min read . 04 Mar 2014

Actor Billy Crystal (left) and Jay Leno on the final episode of ‘The Tonight Show’. Photo: Kevin Winter/Getty Images/AFP

Jay Leno bids star-studded farewell to ‘The Tonight Show’

3 min read . 07 Feb 2014

Joaquin Phoenix in a scene from ‘Her’. Photo: AP

‘Her’ and ‘Captain Phillips’ take top Writers Guild Awards

2 min read . 03 Feb 2014

Actor and director Ben Affleck (right) presents Mexican director Alfonso Cuaron with the feature film award for ‘Gravity’ during the 66th annual Directors Guild of America Awards in Beverly Hills. Photo: Reuters

Cuaron wins directors award as ‘Gravity’ gathers speed to Oscars

2 min read . 26 Jan 2014

Members of the cast of American Hustle, winner of the Best Cast in a Motion Picture award, pose in the press room at the 20th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards. Photo: AFP

‘American Hustle’ wins top prize from hollywood actors

2 min read . 20 Jan 2014

‘Forbes’ said that 47% of people surveyed rated Steven Spielberg as influential. Photo: Reuters

Steven Spielberg tops Oprah Winfrey as most influential celebrity: Forbes

1 min read . 16 Jan 2014

Ellen DeGeneres first hosted the Oscars in 2007, becoming only the second woman to fill that exalted role alone, after Whoopi Goldberg. Photo: AFP (AFP)

Ellen DeGeneres picked to host 2014 Oscars

2 min read . 03 Aug 2013

An original photograph of Elvis Presley autographed and inscribed to songwriter and composer Irving Berlin. Photo: Michael Loccisano/AFP (Michael Loccisano/AFP)

Elvis Presley, The Beatles top list of most-forged autographs

1 min read . 28 Dec 2012