June 09: The Chaser, Ramsay v Grimshaw, Jodi Gordon, Michael Jackson

December 28, 2009  Filed Under News, 3 Comments » 

June:

John Foreman quits Idol
SBS2 channel arrives
The Tonight Show with Conan O’Brien launches
Nine refreshes Sydney News set
Anti-Piracy group targets schools
Chaser “Make a Realistic Wish” branded tasteless
Home and Away stars in news controversies

ABC pulls The Chaser for 2 weeks. Team apologises.
Defamation case over Molloy comments
Gyngell admonishes Gordon Ramsay
MasterChef heads to Hong Kong
ABC executive admits Chaser sketch was her call
Tracy Grimshaw’s right of reply

ABC Executive relieved over Chaser “error of judgement”
Ramsay apology: “I am deeply, deeply …

Darwin to star in new SBS drama, Dusty.

June 22, 2009  Filed Under News, 13 Comments » 

SBS has commissioned a new crime drama series to be set in Darwin, featuring the character of ‘Detective Dusty Buchanon’ from Phillip Gwynne’s novel “The Build Up.”

Dusty will be a 13 part series to be produced by TMG Media, headed up by Michael Lawrence (who was a producer on Bra Boys) and Glenys Rowe (producer, Feeling Sexy).

“What a joy it is to find an audacious new approach to drama,” said SBS’s Director of Content ‐ Television and Online, Matt Campbell. “In these tough economic times SBS is proud to be able …