Monthly Archives: June 2008 »
Airdate: Spirit of Australian Sport: Swimming
Update: Rescheduled to Wed July 30 8:30pm. Thorpedo will host a two hour special on swimming for the History Channel. Ian Thorpe, who has a long affiliation with Foxtel, will present The Spirit of
Read More »Gallery: TEN News Melbourne
TEN News Melbourne today unveiled its new look set. No longer dominated by a rich blue, it now has softer tones with a distinct backdrop of city architecture. It also adds more contours than
Read More »Returning (again): Jericho (again). Bumped: 4400
This is becoming a tad tiresome…. On again, off again US drama Jericho will return to TEN HD, as promised in mid July. It is back on Thursday’s sci-fi night from 10:30pm July 17.
Read More »NBC says more Kath & Kim, ploise
NBC is understood to have ordered seven more episodes of the Americanised Kath & Kim, after seeing the first episode. That would take its total to 13 half-hours, up from the initial order of
Read More »Returning: Curb Your Enthusiasm
Larry David fans get enthused, Nine is bringing back the oh so dry comedy of Curb Your Enthusiasm. It’s back at 12am Wednesday July 16 (that’s Tuesday night July 15 if you prefer). Nine
Read More »No Hollywood strike -yet
America’s Screen Actors Guild is talking down concerns of a possible strike as the contract between SAG and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) expires at 12:01 a.m. on Tuesday (US).
Read More »Airdate: The F Word. Gone: CSI: NY
There’s almost something poetic about the once-saturated CSI being pushed aside by the newly-saturated Gordon Ramsay, but that’s exactly what Nine is doing. The F Word series, which has already aired on the Lifestyle
Read More »Airdate: 2008 Helpmann Awards
Foxtel will again broadcast the Helpmann Awards, Australia’s gongs for theatre and live performance on Monday July 28. They will air live at 8:30pm on the Bio Channel. Hosted by actor Jonathan Biggins, they
Read More »A right to dignity
If ever there was a story ripe for Australian Story to document, it is one written by former TEN newsreader and Sky News presenter Tracy Spicer, struggling to come to terms with her dying
Read More »And here’s what’s happened to Joey Fatone
No longer fronting Singing Bee (either for Nine or NBC), Joey Fatone is now co-host on the US version of The Singing Office, a Dutch format that appeared locally last year on FOX8. It
Read More »Price of BBC shows likely to rise
While the ABC fathoms the impact of the BBC taking over the UKTV Channel, there are concerns the move will push up the price tag of programme acquisitions. “I am absolutely confident that we
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