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Enough Rope, Blue Water High score first AFIs
The ABC has taken two of the first awards at the Australian Film Institute’s annual gongs.
Enough Rope with Andrew Denton was awarded Best Light Entertainment Television Series and Blue Water High (Series 3) won Best Children’s Television Drama.
The win for Andrew Denton comes on the even of his final episode. On Monday night the acclaimed interview series draws to a close with final guests Ben Stiller and Wendy Whiteley one-time wife of Brett Whiteley.
At the craft awards at last night’s ceremony, the only other television prize was awarded for Outstanding Achievement …
AFIs: It’s Industry Night
Tonight is “Industry Night” at the AFI Awards, where craft awards are given out in the first of a two-night shebang at Melbourne’s Princess Theatre.
Only Saturday night, the glitzy affair, will be aired in a delayed telecast on the Nine Network.
Julia Zemiro hosts tonight’s affair which will also see the awards given out for:
Children’s television:
* Animalia. Ewan Burnett & Murray Pope. Network Ten
* Blue Water High (Series 3) Noel Price & Dennis Kiely. ABC
* Double Trouble. Rachel Clements & Terry Jennings. Nine Network
* H2O - Just Add Water (Series 2). Jonathan …
Final week (almost) a Seven sweep
It was the last week of ratings for 2008, and the week all the free to air broadcasters bonded (temporarily) for Freeview with 4 of 5 metro CEOs there for the party, Nine scrambled to refinance its loans, an Australian actress was trapped in international terror, Seven sacked a reporter, former Sunday journos won the Gold Walkley, Nine let go another network celebrity, ACMA slapped Nine three times for A Current Affair, Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares and Spiderman, TEN dumped 90210 and rearranged its summer schedule again, a gangster’s wife was at …
Laws courts Seven role?
Uh oh. Retired radio veteran John Laws is rumoured to be seeking an on air role with the Seven Network after meeting with news boss Peter Meakin on Wednesday.
Laws and his manager John Fordham are said to have explored options with Meakin over a cosy lunch.
Seven’s new Sunday Night current affairs program was probably discussed, notes Confidential, with Laws keen to step up to the fireside chat role which will be missing from the box when Andrew Denton signs off from Enough Rope next month.
“Lawsie is not a spent force …
Ben Stiller final Enough Rope guest
Andrew Denton will today record his final Enough Rope, to air on December 8th.
Ben Stiller is the guest of the day, set to appear in front of a live studio audience, before hitting the red carpet for Madagascar 2.
As well as filming a second series of his Elders programme Denton will be busy behind the scenes with Project NEXT for the ABC and advertising industry satire 30 Seconds for Foxtel.
Tonight he speaks with Dr Philip Zimbardo and golfer Stuart Appleby. And next week its Angelina Jolie and Clint Eastwood.
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Are we there yet?
It was the week that everybody said they had new toys to unwrap, TEN declared the 2014 Commonwealth Games, Aussie producers gathered on the Gold Coast for their annual gab-fest just as Nine decided not to revisit the only drama set there, TiVo dumped one of its key partners, the last original member of Hi-5 chose to retire, the axe fell on several shows in the US, network programmers tried to defend late amendments, Seven apologised for comments made by one of its stars, Nine was revealed as wanting “no …
When Angelina and Clint met Denton
Andrew Denton arrived back in Sydney yesterday having secured an hour-long interview with Angelina Jolie and Clint Eastwood.
Jolie and Eastwood have been promoting their new film The Changeling, but took time to sit down with Denton for a chat about their lives and careers.
The interview will air on Enough Rope on Monday November 24 at 9.35pm on ABC1.
A week later Denton has another on the road special, looking into the lives of some Kununurra dwellers.
The final show airs December 8th.
Packered by the Rafters
It was the week the Packer family parted ways with Nine causing David Gyngell to vow to prove James Packer wrong, TEN announced a new channel, Pay TV launched another three, Minister Stephen Conroy signalled support for increased ABC & SBS funding, commercial networks (briefly) found a conscience but upset David Leckie, WIN sat down at the gambling table, Kath & Kim (US) got a greenlight for a full season, Andrew Denton announced the end of Enough Rope, David Tennant set his exit from his iconic role, Rove visited …
Denton calls enough on Enough Rope
The final episode of Enough Rope With Andrew Denton will screen on December 8 after host Andrew Denton called it quits.
“It’s a good time to finish,” he says. “Not everybody gets to finish in their own time and on their own terms, and I certainly feel very lucky. I’ve made no secret of the fact that I really see my future behind the camera.”
Denton has earned a reputation as arguably the best television interviewer in the country. He has enjoyed a cavalcade of stars and personalities, luring them to share some …
ABC beats TEN as Seven wins
It was the week that American critics began to knife Kath & Kim (officially), ABC told staff it would cut up to 35 production jobs, Nine denied having a contract with the wife of a convicted crim, an actor lambasted his former soap, Today Tonight announced its next host would be a sports presenter and said its film crew helped -not hounded- an interviewee, Seven ’streamlined’ its Lotto results, buyers eyed a key production company, the Imparja / Nine Darwin deal fell apart, a TV critic died, and suddenly so did …
Bored rigid by lack of competition, it’s Seven.
It was the week that Seven and Nine argued over Karl Stefanovic, Grant Hackett signed with Channel Nine, ASTRA again attacked the anti-siphoning rule –prompting an hilarious “bored rigid” response from Seven, Nine denied a takeover of its Darwin affiliate by Imparja, Grant Denyer landed in hospital, a former Idol was assaulted, WIN trimmed its Queensland newsrooms, SBS said sponsors wouldn’t affect its editorial on Top Gear Australia and networks and advertisers all held their breath as the US financial market went into meltdown.
And unsurprisingly it was another win by Seven …
Seven wins as TEN is taken out
It was the week that Ernie Dingo and Kyle Sandilands had a spat on radio, the ABC renewed its push for a kids’ channel, Access 31 was put on the market, TEN picked up women’s netball from FOX Sports, GTV9 won a Heritage listing, Nine axed its Euro correspondent, Underbelly won the right to start screening in Victoria (sort of), TEN and Seven fought over AFL sponsors and a 17yo reality contestant took a stand on her show’s conduct.
And it was another big win for Seven with 29.9% in Week 37 …