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Exit Hardy, as another columnist switches off
Just days after the final television column from Catherine Deveny, now The Age’s wildly popular Marieke Hardy bids farewell to the Green Guide.
Editor Nicole Brady cites Hardy’s other commitments to writing in 2010 as being behind the move. Hardy, who writes for Packed to the Rafters and appears on First Tuesday Book Club also has her own new series coming to the ABC, Like a Virgin.
In recognition of her urbane telly observations, here is an excerpt from her final column.
I’d like to very much thank my long-suffering paramour who has politely …
ABC: 2010 returning programs
Following on from the select highlights for ABC 2010, some readers have been asking about returning shows.
As we know The Einstein Factor, Sunday Arts and triple j with the doctor have all ended.
Here is the list of returning Australian-made shows not previously noted for ABC1 and ABC2:
Australian Story (ABC1, ABC2, iView),
News Breakfast (ABC2),
7pm News (ABC1),
The 7:30 Report (ABC1, iView),
Four Corners (ABC1, iView),
Foreign Correspondent (ABC1, iView),
Lateline (ABC1),
Landline (ABC1),
The Midday Report (ABC1),
Insiders (ABC1),
Inside Business (ABC1),
National Press Club (ABC1),
Offsiders (ABC1),
Stateline (ABC1),
Behind the News (ABC1)
Asia Pacific Focus (ABC1),
The Gruen Transfer (ABC1, repeated ABC2, iView),
Hungry …
Online to drive rebranded ABC Arts
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 …
Sunday Arts set for cuts?
UPDATE: Sunday Arts to become Art Nation.
As per recent rumours, the ABC is expected to announce tonight its changes to its Arts programming.
The Australian notes that Director of ABC Television, Kim Dalton, will make an announcement tonight at a two-day Sydney conference, aptly titled Revealing the Arts, jointly presented by the ABC and the Australia Council for the Arts.
Many anticipate significant changes to Sunday Arts will see it slashed from its one-hour programme, with content moving online. Sunday Arts last week rated a slight 75,000 viewers.
That could be a …
Are you smarter than a junior Einstein?
ABC1 will air a special episode of its quiet achiever, The Einstein Factor, with their first Junior Special for 2009. And on this show they are all under the age of 12.
Three competing contestants will tackle specialised topics.
The contestants are Sydney’s Nakita Dass with her knowledge of Barack Obama, fellow New South Wales contestant, India Brown has a passion for Egyptian pharaohs and Townsville’s Elliot Brenchley who loves AC/DC.
Helping them out are Dr Barry Jones and Stephen Hall and First Tuesday Book Club host Jennifer Byrne.
It will air at 6:30pm Sunday …
Panel beaters
The Gruen Transfer returned to television this week. The Footy Show (both of them) returned last week. Before The Game is back next week.
Then there’s Spicks and Specks, The New Inventors, Collectors, Can We Help?, First Tuesday Book Club, Good News Week, RocKwiz, Q & A, Insiders, Meet the Press, Good Game… panel shows are everywhere.
More are on the way: Shaun Micallef’s Talkin ‘Bout Your Generation is coming to TEN, Anh Do’s sports panel The Squiz is coming to SBS.
But panel shows are not necessarily foolproof. Glenn Robbins’ Out of the …
ABC jumps into summer
The ABC has announced its summer programming highlights under the banner “FesTiVal of Entertainment.”
From November 16 until January 27, it has lined up a host of dramas, specials, documentaries, music events, movies and more. Culled from Australian and international broadcasting, most are first-run and there are some repeats of old favourites too.
Australian highlights include The Howard Years, Adam Hills Live, Humpbacks: From Fire to Ice, Destiny in the Alice, Nigger Lovers, The Eternity Man, Hairtales, Glass: A Portrait of Philip in Twelve Parts the finals of The Einstein Factor and The …
ABC redundancies looming
The ABC is set to trim up to 35 television editorial staff on programs such as Catalyst, Compass, Sunday Arts, First Tuesday Book Club, Media Watch and Collectors.
According to a email leaked to Crikey.com the changes follow a Production Review in March by Boston Consulting.
In the email, ABC director of television Kim Dalton said “There will be a number of potential redundancies within the TV Division.” Programs have been commissioned adopting a more efficient and effective production methodology, with savings to be re-directed into generating further content.
Internal production is expected …