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For Sale: Fountain Lakes?
It’s a move that would arguably see Kath have it up to here with pussy’s bow.The ‘Fountain Lakes’ house that double’s as Kath and Kim’s house could be up for sale.The house in Lagoon Court, Patterson Lakes, is rented by the production for around 3 months each season, but the owners are considering a move to Queensland. Have they been watching too much Neighbours?Producer Rick McKenna has said that if …
Tim Campbell quits the Bay.
Tim Campbell is leaving Home and Away.His departure follows a similar announcement from Kate Ritchie.Campbell will stay with the Seven Network as host of The National Bingo Night airing soon. He will also appear in stage productions on ‘Rent’ and ‘Shout’ in Perth and Melbourne, respectively.He will remain on screen with the soap until early next year. Source: Herald-Sun.
Chaser charges may drop
The case against The Chaser crew’s now-infamous APEC stunt will be postponed until December, with speculation that the charges may be dropped altogether.The 11 cast and crew were charged with breaching security when filming a segment during the APEC Conference.Meanwhile, there is increasing talk that the hit comedy may be lured to a commercial network for 2008, with Seven believed to be in the front seat.”It would be fair to say that …
Goals all round.
It was the week when PBL boss Ian Law conceded what we have known for some time, that Nine has lost the ratings year to Seven. “The reality is that Nine was the market leader in terms of audience, not in profit, and now it’s not the market leader,” Mr Law told the Herald-Sun.This week was no different with Seven winning the week comfortably, 30.0% to Nine’s 26.8%, TEN’s, 21.7%, the ABC’s 16.2% and SBS’ 5.3%. Seven …
AFL Grand Final hits 2.5m
The 2007 AFL Grand Final has snared the biggest television audience of the year with 2.57m viewers.But the Geelong vs Port Adelaide match was down on previous years of 2005 (3.39m), 2006 (3.15m), 2003 (2.96m), 2004 (2.80m). It was the lowest crowd in seven years.The Grand Final traditionally nets a bigger viewing audience when non-Victorian teams play, because Melbourne fans watch the game regardless.1.21m viewers watched in Melbourne alone, with 386,000 viewers …
Gallery: George Michael: The Road to Wembley
When George Michael performed his 25 Live tour in June of this year, he re-opened the refurbished Wembley Stadium, to more than 90,000 fans.This Saturday MAX Channel premieres The Road to Wembley a documentary leading up to the occasion, plus three other George Michael specials.Here is a selection of photos from the event, of which four numbers are featured in the special: “Outside”, “Freedom 90″, “Spinning the Wheel” and …
TiVo for $500?
The Seven Network may have a struggle on its hand in launching TiVo in Australia, if as reported today its pricing is between $500 – $600.Especially if it means viewers can’t skip ads….Seven has invested heavily in TiVo and Engin, with plans to offer packages covering TiVo and wireless broadband internet. It hopes to launch the product in time for 2008 Beijing Olympics, and is in “advanced negotiations” with other broadcasters to have them join …
Slow boat to Survivor China
In response to those who have been asking, Survivor: China appears unlikely to be airing anytime soon on the Nine Network.A spokesperson for the network said it would most likely air sometime over summer.Season 15 is two episodes old in the US, but ratings for the reality king have slipped both in Australia and the US.Contestants this season include a Christian Radio Talk Show Host, a Female WWE Wrestler, a Chicken Farmer, …
Airdate: Parkinson
The ABC will screen the final ever series of Parkinson from Saturday October 27.The legendary interviewer will retire from television, lamenting that chat shows are less about conversation these days than entertainment.Parkinson told the Radio Times: “Mine’s the last of the classic interview-based chat shows. The rest now are just comedy shows. Nothing wrong with that, but it’s not what I do. So this is it. I’m done.”In his final series, Parky …
Airdate: Supernatural
As expected, Supernatural will return to TEN at 8:30pm Monday October 15.’The Magnificent Seven’ episode, the third season premiere, airs 11 days after its US screening.
Gallery: Rain Shadow
Here are some parched, spare photos from the production shoot of Rain Shadow, the ABC’s new drama which starts in October….
Nine resting 1 vs 100
It kicked the year off with a fanfare for Nine, but 1 vs 100 is about to be “rested.”The show has slipped under the 800,000 mark, and with Who Wants to be a Millionaire coming back, Nine has opted to rest its remaining seven episodes of Eddie’s game show.”I’ve been pushing for 1 v 100 to be rested,” McGuire told the Herald-Sun. “Given what’s been going on, shows not …