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Today takes to Melbourne
The Today show is back in Melbourne from tomorrow for three broadcasts to celebrate the Melbourne Cup.
It returns to Bourke Street, as it did last year, broadcasting live on Friday, Monday and Tuesday. Guests will include Oprah’s make up artist Reggie Wells, Megan Gale, Luke Mangan, Axle Whitehead, Kate and Gai Waterhouse plus Tim Finn.
Press Release:
The 2008 Emirates Melbourne Cup might be the race that stops a nation but it has Channel Nine’s TODAY team on the move.
To celebrate the Spring Racing Carnival, TODAY, Melbourne’s most popular breakfast program, will broadcast …
Rove meets Leno #3
In tonight’s episode of The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, you can catch Rove McManus in his third appearance on the show.
Both times he has appeared, Rove and Leno have hit it off very well, with some speculation he is seeking his own US show. He even scored a line in Variety on that front…
Of his latest visit Rove reckons this is about as good as it gets.
“I have been waiting for the right time to come back over and as soon as I saw the Aussie dollar hit 62c I …
David Tennant to exit Dr. Who
This is gonna hurt.
David Tennant is leaving Doctor Who after 2009.
He made the announcement at the UK’s National Television Awards to the screams of disappointed fans.
Tennant said “I’ve had the most brilliant, bewildering and life-changing time working on Doctor Who. I have loved every day of it. It would be very easy to cling on to the Tardis console for ever and I fear that if I don’t take a deep breath and make the decision to move on now, then I simply never will.”
Tennant took up the role as the …
Foxtel 2009: the “big picture”
In Sydney last night pay-TV sales group Multi-Channel Network hosted a function with Foxtel CEO Kim Williams, Austar chief John Porter and subscription heavyweights. The pay TV industry focused on the “big TV picture.”
“In 2008 subscription TV is enjoyed by 33 per cent of the population who on average are spending nearly 60 per cent of their television viewing time with our channels and our content,” MCN chief executive Anthony Fitzgerald said.
“Subscription TV is now Australia’s highest rating network. And in the most important television market in the country, Sydney, subscription …
Auditions: Australia’s Got Talent
Seven’s talent show Australia’s Got Talent is already gearing up for its third season. Clearly pushing it towards an early ‘09 slot, Heats begin in January and the Grand Final is slated for April 2009.
Auditions for wacky contestants with skills frequently in search of a home, can front at Seven’s national tour beginning in Canberra on November 8 and ending in Byron Bay on December 7.
Acts must be no longer than 2 minutes and an application form is available at http://www.australiasgottalent.com.au/
Press Release:
The Australia’s Got Talent national audition tour kicks off …
ONE HD bumps TEN HD into limbo
TEN’s “science fiction Thursday”, Neighbours catch-up, timeshifted News and documentaries on TEN HD could become a thing of the past with confirmation that there is no contingency plan announced alongside the launch of ONE HD.
TEN HD will continue on air until April when it is overtaken by TEN’s 24hr sports channel ONE HD. The current home of TEN HD, Channel 12, will broadcast the sports content in standard definition.
That leaves Smallville and other fan favourites in television limbo. Other shows including Torchwood, Battlestar Galactica, Eureka, One Tree Hill, Friday Night Lights …
Joe Mangel rules out return
And to think we were really worried it might happen too….
Mark Little has confirmed that he has no plans to return to a stint as Joe Mangel in Neighbours.
Little played the role from 1988 until 1991 and reprised it in 2005 for the show’s 20th anniversary.
“I think I’ve done my bit in Neighbours,” Little is quoted by The Press Association as saying. “Joe Mangel is just a fond memory, and he certainly is that for a lot of people who still remember Joe. I was only three years in that soap, …
Can you pick the face?
A little quiz today, to see how well you know your telly.
Does this face look familiar?
Leave a comment with your answer as to who you think this is.
Just so everybody gets a chance to have a stab at who it is, TV Tonight will hold off publishing your comments on this post until after midday today.
Extra brownie points awarded if you are able to name the new show he is set to appear in.
Damien Bodie, formerly of Neighbours is the correct answer. …
Airdate: The Howard Years
A documentary that caused a stoush between an SBS filmmaker and the ABC will have its airing next month.
The Howard Years is a four part series looking at the Liberal Government’s 11 year reign.
As previously reported, SBS has also been developing its own series, Liberal Rule. Independent producer Nick Torrens said the ABC agreed to sell archival footage in April last year, but later decided to put conditions on a sale to make sure that the SBS series is not screened before The Howard Years.
More than 50 interviews were conducted for …
Review with Myles Barlow
Myles finds himself strangely enamoured to a particularly attractive reality TV contestant. 9:30pm Thursday on ABC2.
The Intervention
Menzies and Churchill at War
The Amazing Race
RPA
Prison Break
Airdate: Domestic Blitz special. Bumped: 2.5 Men, Til Death, CSI, Cold Case
Nine will air a 90 minute special of Domestic Blitz on Monday November 10th at 7:30pm. It will feature Tourette’s patient Bianca Saez whose family home on the Sunshine Coast gets a renovation from the Nine team.
The show has been one of Nine’s more popular new programmes attracting figures of over 1.4m on Sunday evenings.
The special means episodes of Two and a Half Men and Til Death will not air, while CSI and Cold Case are pushed back by half an hour each to 9:00pm and 10:00pm. True CSI: Cold Blood …
The Mad Men of Springfield
How cool is this?
If you love Mad Men and The Simpsons you’re gonna lurrrrrve this parody.