The show’s a hit … just ask the Twits. There’s no doubt about it, Seven’s new US import No Ordinary Family is a hit. Promos for the show, running around the clock, have lined up a host of critical praise: “My favourite show of all time”; “brilliant”; “fantastic series”; “hooked”. So who are these people so in love with the superhero adventure? No idea — Seven attributes “Twitter” for the plaudits…
Sadly, these anonymous Twits didn’t amount to much Stateside — the show has already been canned by US network ABC even before its Australian premiere.
Front page of the day: It’s the front page the whole world is talking about: Scotland’s Sunday Herald censoring — but eventually naming — the footballer alleged to have had an affair with a model (photo courtesy of @RossStorey95).
Like, just get out of our lives, gawd! We love a tabloid newspaper campaign at Crikey. This teenage tantrum-style salvo by the Herald Sun might be one of the best…
TV stars will love the most: coveted research leaked
“The popularity of individual television stars is revealed by Media today as we publish the list of the top 250 TV personalities compiled by research firm Audience Development Australia. The secret list of Q Scores has been used for years by the TV industry, but this is the first time it has been published in full.” — The Australian
The Inquistr sold by Australian owner
“Australian-based Duncan Riley has succeeded in selling his website The Inquisitr, accepting a single bid of $330,000 — just above his reserve price.” — Mumbrella
The man behind the network behind the next president
“The circus Roger Ailes created at Fox News made his network $900 million last year. But it may have lost him something more important: the next election.” — New York Magazine
Third iPad factory worker dies
“Foxconn announced a third employee has died as a result of injuries sustained in that explosion on May 20 inside the factory that makes iPads. In a statement, Foxconn revealed that 15 others were injured in the accident, and six of the injured had been treated in a hospital and released.” — Mashable
Google to cease archiving newspapers
“…Google told partners in its News Archive project that it would cease accepting, scanning, and indexing microfilm and other archival material from newspapers, and was instead focusing its energies on ‘newer projects that help the industry, such as Google One Pass, a platform that enables publishers to sell content and subscriptions directly from their own sites’.” — The Boston Phoenix
The end is nigh: Oprah counts down to final show
“Oprah Winfrey has taped more than 5,000 episodes of her daytime talk show, transforming television and teaching millions of viewers how to live life with purpose along the way. She has one more to go. She says she feels relieved.” — The New York Times


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