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Chameleon performer Rufus Wainwright and Elvis Costello kick off a strong music night on ABC2, followed later by Jamiroquai and Oasis. 8:30pm Friday.
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TiVo boosts movies on demand
TiVo is upping its movies on demand service offering new release pay per view titles.
It will launch the new initiative with over 100 films available via broadband following its four month trial of a free Blockbuster Movie.
TiVo says the movie service will provide ‘New Releases’ (in the video on demand new release window) charged at $5.95 per film plus other all time favourites charged at $3.95.
A small number of free films will continue via sponsorship, though it doesn’t indicate how this will be executed, but it does promise there will be …
High Court rules against Seven Network
The High Court has ruled Today Tonight in breach of trade practices laws by entering into a deal for exclusive get-rich-quick stories.
The ruling follows a long-running case over a story on an investment mentoring program called Wildly Wealthy Women (WWW).
TT ran two exclusives in October 2003 and January 2004 organised by a marketer who had made arrangements with WWW to receive a commission for every woman who signed up to the investment program.
The stories stated that participants in the WWW program would become millionaires through investing in property, even if they …
60 Mins v Sunday Night v Merlin
This week 60 Minutes is at the earlier timeslot of 6:30pm because of the Logies. That pits it head to head for the first time with Sunday Night on Seven.
Nine has stories on the Swine Flu in which reporter Michael Usher’s sister has been quarantined. Another promises to be frank about STDs -in a 6:30pm timeslot. Current affairs and News shows fall under different classifications to other shows in that timeslot. And the puff piece of the week sees Karl Stefanovic chat to Simon Baker, who has hit the big time (again) …
Lane Garrison gets a real Prison Break
28-year-old actor Lane Garrison has been released from California Correctional Institute after he was imprisoned in November 2007.
The Prison Break actor was sentenced to 40 months in state prison after pleading guilty to vehicular manslaughter for his role in a car crash in Beverly Hills that left a 17-year-old boy dead and injured a 15-year-old girl.
At the time of the crash, Garrison had cocaine in his system and his blood alcohol level was more than twice the legal limit of 0.08 percent.
Garrison, who played David “Tweener” Apolskis on the first and …
Thank God for 1.74m viewers
The first episode of Thank God You’re Here on Seven was the #1 show for Wednesday. It managed an impressive 1.74m viewers, beating RPA / What’s Good for You (1.22m, 1.20m), and MasterChef Australia, The Simpsons (994,000 / 1.09m).
All eyes were on Seven to see how the show would fare with viewers after a switch from Network TEN.
Seven took the night easily with a 29.9% share over Nine’s 25.6% and TEN’s 21.2%.
On the network switch, Working Dog’s Michael Hirsh told The Age, “We thought long and hard about a move …
Love it. Hate it. Joel TV.
Joel McHale watches a lot of TV. He has to, it’s his job. Aided by the research team on his cult entertainment series E!’s The Soup, the US actor-comedian hosts a show that takes a ripping, savvy swipe at American television.
“I’m a glorified weatherman albino gangly weirdo who makes fun of television and all the shows that you can’t stomach,” he told TV Tonight.
In Australia for a recent promotional tour he also snuck in live shows for the Sydney Comedy Festival.
“I landed at 6am, did not sleep, and got on stage …
Tina Arena answers Idol questions
Last year Tina Arena was a guest judge on Australian Idol, which followed some criticism from her years earlier. At the time many were wondering if she had backtracked on her earlier comments.
In her upcoming special An Audience with Tina Arena she takes questions from a celebrity audience.
One of those questions visits the apparent Idol contradictions and how it compares with her former Young Talent Time.
“Young Talent Time was a TV show that was way before reality TV shows. Before people would see the entire process of everything. And what you …
Are you smarter than a junior Einstein?
ABC1 will air a special episode of its quiet achiever, The Einstein Factor, with their first Junior Special for 2009. And on this show they are all under the age of 12.
Three competing contestants will tackle specialised topics.
The contestants are Sydney’s Nakita Dass with her knowledge of Barack Obama, fellow New South Wales contestant, India Brown has a passion for Egyptian pharaohs and Townsville’s Elliot Brenchley who loves AC/DC.
Helping them out are Dr Barry Jones and Stephen Hall and First Tuesday Book Club host Jennifer Byrne.
It will air at 6:30pm Sunday …
Returning: The Celebrity Apprentice
Never mind Where Are They Now? here comes Who Are They Now as Series Eight of The Celebrity Apprentice begins on Arena.
This features celebrity candidates vie for the title of Donald Trump’s, “Best Business Brain.”
Instead of a job with Mr. Hair, each of the celebrities will be competing to raise more than $1 million in funds for their favourite charities by participating in various business-centred tasks held in New York City.
Get a load of this lineup: country music star Clint Black, TV personality Khloe Kardashian, Baywatch’s Brande Roderick, figure skater Scott …
Lost meets Star Trek
The Fine Brothers have created another Lost parody with toy figurines, this time fusing Star Trek into the mix.
It is the fourth in their YouTube series that have attracted over 5million views.
When the Enterprise approaches a mystery planet shaped like an Island, they see a bright light…which can only mean: time travel.
Can Spock survive on the Lost island where logic does not seem to exist?
Talkin’ ‘Bout TEN’s Generation
TEN programmer David Mott tells The Age today he jumped at Talkin’ ‘Bout Your Generation when Granada producer Leonie Lowe was on her way to a meeting with Channel Nine.
He had already had enough time to think about her format pitch.
“It felt perfect for us,” he says. “It was completely fresh, it hadn’t been done anywhere and it was an easy play-along at home. There’s something for the whole family. We look for shows that everyone can watch together.
“It’s what we try to achieve with our shiny-floor shows, So You Think …