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Lee Kernaghan joins Country Music Channel
Country Music Channel (CMC) has announced that Lee Kernaghan is joining the channel to present a series of interstitials of artist profiles.
Lee Kernaghan: The Stories will profile emerging country music artists including The McClymonts, Markus Meier, and Victoria Baillie, Jasmine Rae, The Davidson Brothers and more.
The Golden Guitar and ARIA Award winner will share personal stories and thoughts about these rising stars of Australian Country Music, and give his insights into what makes them great.
”Australian country music is fortunate to have a wealth of extremely talented artists and this series …
Selling Houses Australia
Who doesn’t love a good home makeover?
There are shows that hitch them to the sick and impoverished, others that pit hot, young competing designers, and some that make it seem like an entire neighbourhood has found a heart of gold.
On The LifeStyle Channel’s Selling Houses Australia it’s no-fuss practicality: how can we fix ugly homes so that their owners can sell them for a decent price?
With such a simple premise it’s little wonder this show was voted Favourite Program by viewers at last year’s ASTRA Awards. It even defeated profile shows …
#1 Cloudstreet
If this house built for Showcase’s production of Cloudstreet is any indication, the miniseries being produced by Screentime looks like it will be one to watch.
Filming for the six part series has been underway in Perth, with this house created by set designer Herbert Pinter built at the old Sunset Hospital site in Dalkeith.
Appearing in the screen adaptation of Tim Winton’s novel are Essie Davis (The Silence, The Girl With The Pearl Earring, After The Deluge, The Matrix) as Dolly Pickles with Stephen Curry (30 Seconds, The King) as her husband …
ASTRA Industry Excellence Awards: Finalists
Finalists for the ASTRA Industry Excellence Awards were announced for excellence in the promotion of subscription television.
Entries were sought from television channels, operators, production houses, media, advertising and creative agencies.
28 judges from senior subscription television executives and marketing specialists have judged the entries on the strength of the campaign strategy, implementation, results and creativity.
These awards have previously been part of the ASTRA Awards, but will be awarded at the ASTRA 2010 Conference next week while programming and talent remain part of the ASTRA Awards on June 24, 2010.
The Finalists are:
MOST OUTSTANDING …
Auditions: Football Superstar
FOX8 is again on the hunt for males aged 16-21 to compete in a new Football Superstar series.
The third series will see a winner given a contract with Brisbane Roar and a one year university scholarship.
No hosts have been announced for the third series, with Brian McFadden now a judge on Australia’s Got Talent.
Former Australian Youth team coach Angus Postecoglou, who will oversee the training, said, “There are a lot of kids out there with talent but what I’m looking for is someone with outstanding ability and technique. They must also …
STVDIO: April highlights
New Arts channel STVDIO takes the place of Ovation on Foxtel and Austar from April 1st.
Updated: Yesterday Ovation announced it will become an add-on channel on Foxtel from June 1st at $9.95 per month.
Operated by SBS-owned PAN TV, STVDIO will showcase performing arts, cinema, books, opera, ballet, music, art and design.
Amongst its titles in April are the World Premiere of David Campbell On Broadway plus Australian premieres of HMS Pinafore and Trial By Jury, Romeo and Juliet at Shakespeare’s Globe, documentaries on Derek Jarman and Harold Pinter, plus The Real Brassed …
Airdate: Stanley Kubrick’s Boxes
He created some of the defining films of a generation, but when Stanley Kubrick died, he left behind 1000 boxes filled in his mansion. But what were they filled with?
Now journalist Jon Ronson becomes the first person ever to be invited to the house to rifle through the boxes, filmed for a documentary Stanley Kubrick’s Boxes.
Sounds like a job for Collectors!
Stanley Kubrick’s Boxes is a film about that extraordinary journey. Kubrick’s films were landmark events; majestic, memorable and richly researched. But as the years went by, the time between films grew …
ASTRA Awards for June
Pay Television is stepping up the presentation of its ASTRA Awards this year, shifting from a sit down dinner at Sydney’s Royal Hall of Industries to a black-tie affair at Sydney’s State Theatre.
The event will also shift from April to Thursday June 24th.
The staging of the 8th Annual ASTRA Awards will address some concerns that previous ceremonies have been a little too enthusiastically enjoyed by some of its guests, although it does begin with an intimate cocktail reception.
Petra Buchanan, Chief Executive Officer of ASTRA said: “I am incredibly excited and …
Airdate: Chelsea Sits Down
Chelsea Handler is stepping out from her chat show Chelsea, Lately for an interview special, Chelsea Sits Down.
Her guests include Robin Wright, Demi Moore and Bradley Cooper.
In her first primetime interview special, Chelsea takes a break from her signature tongue-in cheek look at entertainment news, celebrity truths and scandalous rumors, with a more serious, yet still humorous, approach with these A-list stars. Never one to shy away from a subject, Chelsea is the perfect person to sit one-on-one and ask these celebrities the questions that are really on her viewer’s …
ONE80Project: Top 10
Voting is now open for the Optus ONE80Project, a national competition for a new hour long drama to be aired by MTV Australia.
There are 10 finalists that have been chosen. Their plots include:
- A disgraced musician finds himself thrust into a share house with three insane housemates.
- A retrospective look at squash in the 80s. The men that made the game, & the game that made them men
- Nick and Laurent Seller are two brothers who offer a very unique service. They can restart your life
- James Stott has just moved …
Kimmel out of Comedy
With the return of The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, the Comedy Channel has removed Jimmy Kimmel Live! from its line-up.
And it doesn’t look like he’s coming back anytime soon.
A Foxtel spokesperson told TV Tonight, “The Comedy Channel felt the schedule was crowded with talk shows, and while it trialled Jimmy Kimmel over the last six months, unfortunately it performed below expectations.
“As a result, the Late Night Legends line up has been re-jigged to include The Late Show with David Letterman, Late Night with Jimmy Fallon and The Tonight Show with …
Returning: Project Runway
It’s not the Aussie version (which is due later this year) but Heidi Klum and design mentor Tim Gunn return with their original Project Runway series from 8:30pm Monday March 29 on Arena.
Before season six kicks off, eight of Project Runway’s top designers pair with some of the most extreme personalities from previous seasons: Daniel Vosovic, Santino Rice, Jeffrey Sebelia, Uli Herzner, Mychael Knight, Chris March, Sweet P, and Korto Momolu. It includes a task set by Nicole Kidman for the red carpet for the premiere of Nine. The winner will …