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, …

Countdown to ABC3

December 4, 2009  Filed Under Programming, 14 Comments » 

Australia gets a new TV channel from today when ABC3 hits the airwaves at 6pm tonight.

The festivities get underway at 5pm on ABC1 with Countdown to 3, a live launch from ABC’s Studio 22 in Ultimo.  Short Stack, Cassie Davis, ABC3 presenters, CJ the DJ, dancers from Dance Academy, BMX and motor bike tricks will entertain invited guests.

The show will be hosted by Amberley Lobo and Kayne Tremills (pictured left), presenters from Studio 3.

It ends when Prime Minister Kevin Rudd flicks the switch to declare the channel officially on the air.

Tonight’s …

2008-09 Production Report

November 6, 2009  Filed Under News, 1 Comment » 

Screen Australia has released the findings of its annual Production Report on the state of film and television.

Never wanting to paint a bleak picture, it manages to find optimism with a healthy state of production, if boosted by the big investment of George Miller’s Happy Feet 2 and the $100m Hollywood animation Guardians of Ga’Hoole in Sydney.

TV Tonight has taken a look at the television sector separately, and the results are still very good. While series / serials were down, mini-series  (which also includes telemovies) were up.

The …

Meet the faces of ABC3

October 23, 2009  Filed Under News, 47 Comments » 

Amberley Lobo, Kayne Tremills, Ben Crawley, Scotty Tweedie, Stephanie ‘Hex’ Bendixsen and Hannah Wang are the six lucky presenters who will become the faces of ABC3, the new ad-free children’s network.

The six were introduced to media last night by Kim Dalton, ABC TV’s Director of Television, who unveiled the new digital channel last night at the network’s Ripponlea studio.

Aged 19 – 24, they hail from Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide & Perth and will adopt key roles in channel presenting, reporting and hosting after winning the coveted positions from more …