Monthly Archives: November 2007 »
Airdate: Kid Nation
Remember a little show TV Tonight told you about back in May? Get ready for Lord of the Flies meets Bonanza. Kid Nation is coming to TEN over summer. The reality show puts 40
Read More »Bionic axe looming?
Not even a billion dollar makeover looks like it can save Bionic Woman from the axe. The show has suffered a series of setbacks in the US that spell doom for the NBC series.
Read More »Daryl Somers quits Dancing
Daryl Somers has quit Dancing with the Stars. “I’ve had a fabulous time on Dancing with the Stars but I’m ready for a new direction” Daryl said. “To be honest, I have felt somewhat
Read More »WGA unfazed with Producers offer
Talks this week between the WGA and Producers have yet to deliver an end to the strike. Both parties appeared to be at a stalemate, likened to a game of the old 1950′s chicken,
Read More »Dec 1: World AIDS Day
Saturday may be the last day of the 2007 Ratings Year but it is also World AIDS Day. The theme for the 2007 Australian World AIDS Day campaign is HIV/AIDS: Prevention is everybody’s business.
Read More »Bumped: Cane, Starter Wife
Figures for the premiere of Cane were so disappointing on Wednesday that TEN has been quick to make a switch next week. It only had 648,000 viewers this week. Now, Cane will move to
Read More »Putting the Heart back into Nine
The clouds are parting and Nine is looking to blue skies. Dwarfed by a reinvigorated Channel Nine logo, newly-installed boss David Gyngell last night launched the network’s new programming for 2008 in Melbourne. It
Read More »Walkley winners 2007
SBS, the ABC and Channel Nine all picked up gongs at the 29th Annual Walkley Awards last night. Dateline, Sunday, Four Corners and Foreign Correspondent were all awarded. Tony Jones won the Broadcast Interview
Read More »TEN HD programming mixes old & new
Network TEN has now released details of its new HD programming. The channel operates as a 24 hour mix of analogue and HD programming. The bulk of the schedule mirrors the analogue channel with
Read More »Foxtel launches mobile Remote Record
Foxtel has launched Remote Record, a new mobile phone functionality that allows the option to record TV programmes from phones. The new application most benefits subscribers with an iQ and 3G phone, giving them
Read More »Nine 08: ‘We Heart TV’
Lots of news surrounding Nine today. CEO David Gyngell is reported to be drawing a line in the sand following a disastrous handling of Christine Spiteri’s employment. “Gyngell is trying to put an end
Read More »Drover Damage control
It’s all coming unstuck for Bridie Carter very quickly. On Tuesday night after she won the Dancing with the Stars title, she commented to a newspaper that she wouldn’t be watching the end of
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