Bush artist 'Pro' Hart remembered 20 years after death
By Oliver Brown

On March 28, 2006, Broken Hill lost one of its most renowned residents in internationally acclaimed artist Kevin "Pro" Hart. He was, and still is, considered a widely popular artist, but his recognition was divisive to different audiences.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03-28/artist-pro-hart-remembered-as-cultural-icon-20-years-after-death/106502074

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Weekend line-up: Scarpetta, Belle Burden and hot cross buns
By Nicola Heath, Jo Joyce, Al Newstead, Shiloh Payne, Katherine Smyrk, and Hannah Story

Fire up your remotes, headphones or over and get set for a weekend of entertainment.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03-27/what-to-watch-read-and-listen-to-this-weekend/106376422

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AV Club: Great Job, Internet!: Intrepid Mystery Science Theater fan finds and uploads lost episode “K03”. “…seemingly out of the ether, a YouTuber named Arthur Putie has found a VHS copy of the show’s third episode, ‌Star Force: Fugitive Alien II, also known as ‘K03,’ and uploaded it to YouTube. On Reddit, they wrote that the tape was ‘found in a garage sale around Minneapolis & finally […]

MakeUseOf: I tried living on free streaming channels for a month and found some real gems. “I expected a downgrade, with endless ads, low-quality content, and a frustrating viewing experience, but what I found was surprisingly different. Free streaming felt less like scrolling fatigue and more like rediscovering TV as I remember it, where you stumble onto something good instead of endlessly […]

Kyle Sandilands launches legal action over $100m contract termination

Controversial radio host Kyle Sandilands has launched legal action against ARN Media after it terminated his $100 million contract.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03-23/kyle-sandilands-launches-legal-action-against-arn-over-contract/106471708

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Deadline: ‘Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood’ Getting YouTube Channel For First Time. “As part of the agreement, All3Media-owned Little Dot’s team in the U.S. will work with Fred Rogers Productions to launch and manage the channel, providing strategic insight, content curation and paid media services. The channel will include full-length episodes and a collection of repurposed digital-first […]

Yonhap News Agency: Naver to offer special map service tailored to BTS comeback concert. “South Korea’s top search engine operator Naver Corp. said Friday it will offer a special map service tailored to this week’s comeback concert by K-pop sensation BTS, helping fans locate information desks and other facilities at the venue.”

TechCrunch: Channel Surfer lets you watch YouTube like it’s old-school cable TV. “There’s a fun new way to watch YouTube: by channel surfing like a boomer with cable TV. This creative idea comes from London-based developer Steven Irby, who has just launched a web app called Channel Surfer, which presents interesting YouTube videos in an interface resembling a retro-looking TV guide.”

RadioTimes: Inside the incredible recovery of two missing Doctor Who episodes – archive expert “optimistic” more will be found. “This week, Film is Fabulous announced that it had recovered two previously missing episodes of the Doctor Who story The Daleks’ Master Plan – The Nightmare Begins and Devil’s Planet – which will both be made available on BBC iPlayer in April. The two episodes […]

UC Davis: What Makes a Hit? On TikTok and Spotify, Listeners Only Partly Decide. “TikTok and Spotify differ from traditional media such as radio and even MTV. On both apps, user data, such as clicks and subscriptions, are fed into the platforms’ algorithms and influence the music that artists create to meet demand. This study highlights how the differences between the two platforms affect […]