The Star Online: Entertainment: TV & Radio

Posted: 06 Oct 2011 11:36 PM PDT

One Red FM listener finally got the mystery clip right and was richer for it.

UNLIKE the name of the movie, the contest turned out to be anything but "Cursed" when one contestant guessed the answer to Red FM's What's The Movie mystery clip and walked away with RM11,900.

In one of the most lucrative contests on air, Terry plays a line from a movie on Red FM's Drive show (Monday to Friday, 3pm-7pm) and listeners will have to guess which movie the line comes from.

The prize money snowballs each time an incorrect answer is given. This challenging yet rewarding contest tests listeners' knowledge of the movies with just a short sound clip.

As the prize money went up for one particular clip, listeners made numerous attempts to find out which movie the line came from.

However, it was by a stroke of luck that saw Melvin Teh Chin Yu winning the snowballed prize money.

Teh chanced upon the line in the movie when he watched it on his brother's recommendation. With a hunch that it was the same clip that was being played on Red FM's What's The Movie, he browsed through the station's website as all the wrong answers were put up to assist listeners in increasing their chances of winning.

When he found out that Cursed was not among the movies listed on the website, he made just one phone call to Terry and that was enough for him to win all of the prize money.

Apart from celebrating the win with his family over a nice meal, the money will also go towards Teh's new home.

Having just moved from Penang to Kuala Lumpur to start a new job, the money came in handy for this medical sales representative.

It was a merry affair when Terry met Teh to congratulate him as both were equally excited at the generous giveaway.

In the meantime, the contest continues on air with another mystery clip.

With the prize money on the up if there are no correct answers, it's anybody's guess just how high it can go. Keep an ear out for it and you could be the next big winner.

For more details on the contest, check out www.red.fm and join the Red FM Malaysia Facebook fan page (www.facebook.com/redfm.my). You can also follow them on Twitter (@iloveredfm) for the latest updates of all contests.

Red FM is owned and operated by The Star.

Red FM's station frequencies: Taiping, Kedah, Perlis and Pulau Langkawi: 98.1 FM; George Town and Seberang Prai: 107.6 FM; Ipoh, Perak: 106.4 FM; Klang Valley, Negri Sembilan and Tapah: 104.9 FM; Kuantan, Pahang: 91.6 FM; Batu Pahat and Malacca: 98.9 FM; Johor Baru and Singapore: 92.8 FM.

David Cassidy sues for 'Partridge Family' merchandise

Posted: 06 Oct 2011 02:14 AM PDT

LOS ANGELES: David Cassidy refuses to come on, and get happy, until he's paid what he feels he's owed.

The former ''Partridge Family'' heartthrob filed suit against Screen Gems, CRT Holdings, Sony Pictures Television and Sony Pictures Entertainment in Los Angeles Superior Court on Wednesday, claiming that he's been bilked out of a small fortune stemming from his '70 hit "The Partridge Family."

According to the suit - which alleges fraud, breach of contract, negligent representation and other charges - the show, which ran from 1970 to 1974, generated almost US$500 million in merchandise revenues from products including board games, magazines, posters, toy guitars and lunch boxes.

And while the contract that Cassidy re-negotiated in 1971 called for him to receive 15 percent of the net proceeds using his image, name and likeness, along with 7.5 percent of the net proceeds from the exhibition of the show, according to the suit he's been deprived of his due for decades.

"For nearly 40 years, Defendants have swindled Mr. Cassidy out of his rightful share of proceeds from 'The Partridge Family.' And, when Mr. Cassidy has inquired into the matter, [Defendants] have lied to him so as to continue to conceal their deception and continue to avoid their obligation to pay Mr. Cassidy his fair share of those moneys owed him pursuant to the 1971 Contract," the suit reads.

Cassidy, 61, is seeking "in excess of millions of dollars, in amount to be determined at trial." Cassidy told CNN that he was forced to sue due to Sony's alleged foot-dragging.

"It's just a matter of being fair, and doing the right thing," Cassidy told the network. '"I have no other alternative if Sony is not going to be reasonable."

Sony, naturally, begs to differ. A Sony spokesperson tells TheWrap, ''We have dealt with Mr. Cassidy in a completely lawful and appropriate way, and are confident that we will prevail in any proceeding.''

Kredit: www.thestar.com.my

Khamis, 6 Oktober 2011