Monthly Archives: October 2007 »
NITV spreads its wings
NITV, National Indigenous Television, today begins broadcasting on Foxtel, OptusTV and Austar. It will be part of the basic packaging at no extra cost on Channel 180. NITV is a non-profit 24 hour television
Read More »First Review: The Book That Shook The World
We’re in the middle of a climate of religious groups seeking to influence our airwaves. The Festival of Light has claimed victory over a review of Californication by the Australian Media and Communications Authority.
Read More »Bush medicine for Seven
If there is room for yet another medical observational show, Seven’s hoping it has the right formula with a new rural series in production. The as-yet-unnamed series is being shot at Dubbo Base Hospital.
Read More »Rove gets Seinfeld.
Jerry Seinfeld is set to appear on Rove. The US comedian is promoting his new animated film “Bee Movie.” Seinfeld serves as co-writer, star and producer. UPDATED: Seinfeld will now appear on the finale
Read More »Returning: Body of Evidence, Psychic Detectives
Nine is returning the American crime doubles Body of Evidence and Psychic Detectives. They return at 10:50 / 11.20pm on Tuesday November 13. Both are produced in the US for CourtTV which this week
Read More »Hypnotist defends leprechaun spell
Hypnotist Peter Powers from The Comedy Channel’s The Power of One has defended himself against claims that one of his live stage show guinea pigs fled the theatre and remained under a “spell.” A
Read More »TEN’s inconvenient truths
The Daily Telegraph has gone to town on the TEN Network over its on-going inability to tell anything without a half-truth. “Seriously full of crap,” is how journo Fiona Connolly calls TEN’s ads for
Read More »TEN says yes to Optus TV
The TEN Network is joining the Optus TV platform from December 1. It follows the network recently joining the Foxtel and Austar platforms. “We are delighted to join the OTV platform and make it
Read More »"These people were talking about onion rings."
Last night’s Sopranos finale was the highest-rated episode of the drama this year, averaging 510,000 viewers and a timeslot win in all markets. It was strongest in Melbourne with 186,000 viewers. The series ended
Read More »Samantha Who? gets full series
Christina Applegate’s new series Samantha Who? is the latest American series to be greenlighted for a full run. Applegate stars as a real estate lawyer who wakes in a hospital bed surrounded by family
Read More »Welcome home Mr Gyngell
David Gygnell is back in Sydney and straight to work on fixing the troubled Nine Network. TV Tonight wishes him well in his endeavours. While kicking Nine seems to have become something of a
Read More »Gallery: Satisfaction
Here are some of the first photos from Satisfaction, Foxtel’s new Melbourne-made drama starring Alison Whyte, Madeleine West, Diana Glenn and Nicholas Bell. The series is set in a brothel and looks at the
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