ABC: 2010 Highlights

December 8, 2009  Filed Under Programming, 35 Comments » 

The ABC has announced some of it programming highlights for 2010.

It has revealed key dramas, comedies, documentary, sports, arts, current affairs and children’s entertainment.

Amongst the highlights are new comedy series Lowdown starring Adam Zwar, Poh’s Kitchen with MasterChef’s Poh Ling Yeow, Andrew Hansen’s debating series Strictly Speaking, Cal Wilson in Sleuth 101, a new comedy about a gay sci-fi club Outland, a new drama series by writer Marieke Hardy Like a Virgin, new Bed of Roses plus I ROCK and a telemovie about David Hicks, X-Ray.

Kim Dalton, Director of Television said, …

The last Sunday Arts

November 22, 2009  Filed Under Programming, 1 Comment » 

The Einstein Factor is not the only ABC series departing our screens today.

It is also the last edition of Sunday Arts. The show, hosted by Michael Veitch with Virginia Trioli and Fenella Kernebone, is to be replaced by Art Nation next year.

The rebranded show will contain news, reviews, performance, features and interviews and showcase submitted work from its Arts Gateway website and run just 30 minutes instead of its current one hour. It will be interesting to see if it has crews who will go to events and interview visiting celebrities …

Online to drive rebranded ABC Arts

October 26, 2009  Filed Under News, 8 Comments » 

ABC TV has revealed its overhaul of Arts programming with the announcement of a slew of new titles, a  ‘digital Arts Gateway’ website and the rebranding of Sunday Arts to a half hour format to be known as Art Nation.

The move follows continued speculation the long-running Sunday afternoon show would indeed be trimmed with content shifted online.

The rebranded Art Nation will contain news, reviews, performance, features and interviews and showcase submitted work that has premiered on the Arts Gateway. At 30 minutes instead of its current one hour, the …