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ONE turns up the heat
ONE steps up the pace on a number of sports over the coming week.
Formula 1 season starts this weekend. ONE’s Season Preview show airs 7.30 tonight before the Qualifying race airs 10pm Saturday and the first race from Bahrain airs at 10pm Sunday.
Cricket’s 3rd edition of the Twenty20 IPL begins late Friday night – all 60 games are exclusive to ONE with lots of doubleheaders coming up.
The Women’s Australian Open in Golf airs this weekend. Last weekend’s Australian Ladies Masters was the first time an Aussie sporting event had an all-female …
David Atkins the man behind Olympics show
A giant bear, spouting whales, maple leaves, skaters, dancers, acrobats and “Both Sides Now” -just some of what you can expect from the Opening Ceremony of the Winter Olympics.
It’s proving hard to keep the secrets under wraps, after two dress rehearsals for the big show, which has been produced by Australia’s David Atkins.
Atkins, the choreographer /performer known for Hot Shoe Shuffle, Squizzy Taylor and events at the Sydney Olympics, Melbourne’s Commonwealth Games and Asian Games in Qatar has acknowledged it’s hard to keep things quiet with social networking at every …
Shine Australia to produce Junior Masterchef
While MasterChef Australia is produced by FremantleMedia Australia, Junior Masterchef will be produced this year by Shine Australia for Network TEN.
The newly-established production company retains the rights for the MasterChef spin-off from its parent Shine Group, which licensed the rights to the original show to FremantleMedia. The deal did not include FremantleMedia having all spin-off rights.
Shine Group CEO Elisabeth Murdoch launched the new production company in Melbourne today at George Calombaris’, Press Club restaurant. She was joined by her joint Australian CEOs, Mark and Carl Fennessy, formerly of FremantleMedia Australia.
Junior …
Report: Idol out for 2010
Channel TEN will reverse its decision to air Australian Idol this year according to a feature story in today’s Daily Telegraph.
The newspaper claims the show will be “rested” this year despite it being announced as part of the network’s 2010 line-up.
“TEN is going to rest Australian Idol for 2010. They will make a decision towards the end of 2010 as to whether it will return in 2011,” an unnamed source said. “They have asked Fremantle for ideas on how to relaunch in 2011.”
Last year was Idol’s softest year on record …
Jay Dee no safe bet for Idol
There is speculation today that Jay Dee Springbett may not be returning to judge Australian Idol.
The Daily Telegraph suggests the Sony executive’s contract may not be renewed.
“He was a good fill-in but now they are looking bigger and better,” says one unnamed source. Another even suggests it desperately wants Kyle Sandilands back.
There have also been suggestions that research indicates viewers did not connect with his performance.
Officially, TEN has no comment.
“What you’ve heard is no more than a rumour,” a spokeswoman said.
Fair enough.
TEN and FremantleMedia Australia wouldn’t have begun discussions on …
Libby Trickett joins TEN
TEN has signed swimming champ Libby Trickett following the announcement of her retirement.
She will join the team covering the Australian Swimming coverage and 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi, join the panel on Thursday Night Live and perform duties for Sports Tonight on TEN and ONE.
“It is something I have been thinking about for almost a year now, and after much consideration and speaking with my family and close friends I know that I am ready to move on to the next stage of my life and career,” she said.
“I am extremely …
Dec 11: Last day for David & Kim?
Friday 11th December could well be the last day for 9am with David and Kim as we know it.
From Monday December 14th, it moves into its summer mode, which is its annual highlights clips. This may involve new links recorded by Kim Watkins and possibly David Reyne.
But as Reyne has said he is moving on at the end of the year, the 11th of December could be the show’s last true hurrah.
TEN is yet to reveal its plans for the timeslot.
Last week Programming Chief David Mott told Mediaweek on the Sky …
Foxtel unveils Winter Olympics team
Foxtel unveiled its Winter Olympics team for 2010 at an industry lunch today in Sydney.
Steve Liebmann and former FOX Footy Channel reporter, Tiffany Cherry will lead the presentation team. At 7:30pm AEDT each night Liebmann and Cherry will showcase all the day’s best events, medal tallies, who to watch and conduct interviews with athletes.
Also reporting will be sports journalist Tracey Holmes, SKY News sports reporter James Bracey and FOX Sports News host Adam Peacock.
Matt Shirvington will be based in Vancouver while and FOX Sports News host …
Top Gear loss “not the be-all and end-all”
TV Tonight continues its interviews with key executives in television. Following on from last week’s interviews with Seven, ABC, TEN and Nine, today the spotlight turns to SBS Director of Content Matt Campbell.
The last two weeks have not been without their challenges for Campbell, who learned the fate of Top Gear, a programme he had taken a punt on many years ago when no other network would touch it.
Having spent a lot of time trying to convince the BBC it should be staying at its natural home, he admits the loss …
No risk for 20-TEN
A year ago when TEN unveiled its programming for 2009 it brazenly shocked the nation when it said Big Brother would be replaced by a cooking show. And it promised other local titles including Talkin’ ’Bout Your Generation, Guerilla Gardeners, Bondi Vet and even some that never eventuated: Australia’s Hidden Genius and Undercover Boss.
Unveiling its 2010 titles last night in Melbourne, TEN programmer David Mott played it both safe and sure, only promising one new local title, the Junior Masterchef spin-off. …
TEN upbeat despite $89m loss
The TEN Network has reported an $89.4 million loss for the 12 months ended August 31st, down from a $274m profit the year before.
Operating earnings dropped 30 per cent to $151 million as television earnings slid 32 per cent, TEN said. But the network sees itself on the road to recovery.
”We are seeing, and it’s very pleasing to see, further strengthening signs in the revenue market after the times that we’ve been through, and there is an increase in demand levels clearly coming through in recent weeks,” Executive chairman, …
Matt & Tiffany named Olympic presenters
Foxtel has announced former FOX Footy presenter Tiffany Cherry will join Olympian Matt Shirvington as part of its coverage of the Vancouver Olympic Winter Games in February 2010.
Cherry returns from an 18 month stint in the US as a host of ESPN’s SportsCentre covering Wimbledon, the US Superbowl, NBA finals, the US Golf and Tennis Opens and the English Premier League.
She joins former Olympian Matt Shirvington as presenter for the Delhi 2010 Commonwealth Games and the London 2012 Olympic Games.
Foxtel’s Director of Sports and Olympic Games, Peter Campbell, said: “We are …