entertainment - "television"

HOPKINS.10 p.m. Thursdays, tomorrow through July 31, Channel 6ONE OF THE MOST watchable dramas on television this summer has people doing the kinds of things you usually see on ABC's "Grey's Anatomy" - cutting open sick patients and making some well, all the while complaining about their love lives (or the lack thereof) to the accompaniment of music you just might want to hear again.

This six-part series, which begins on Wednesday, has the cleverest conceit of any reality show in a long time and almost feels necessary.

AS rock-pop duo The Veronicas spread their musical wings abroad by touring the US, the popular twins are also going back to their showbiz roots by dabbling in television.

AN Australian television crew was detained by Greg Norman's security fleet today in the Bahamas ahead of his lavish wedding to Chris Evert.

ABC television chief Kim Dalton has called on the federal Government to extend Australia's TV content standards to web-based video, a move that would greatly increase government regulation of the internet.

THE film and television industry looks headed for a shake-up with the appointment of an IBM executive and industry outsider, known for promoting change, as its first chairman.

THE battle to sell high-definition television sets before the Beijing Olympics open in August is hotting up, with Sony investing nearly $15 million in giving away PlayStation3 consoles with every Bravia TV sold.

PAY-television group Foxtel has secured a strategic alliance with the BBC in a move that signals the increasing push to lock up content amid the growth of free-to-air multi-channels and the imminent launch of new products such as the Seven Network's digital video recorder, TiVo.

A summary of today's Hollywood happenings in television.

U.S. reality television personality and new mom Nicole Richie is set to guest-star on the comedy series Chuck this fall, ...