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Foxtel rocks into 2009
Foxtel has joined the procession of new programme announcements, with a raft of Australian-produced and international shows, some of which launch as early as December.
The channels owned & operated by Foxtel include FOX8, FOX Classics, Arena, Comedy, Crime & Investigation, History, Biography and the W Channel.
The titles include 15 local productions, starting with An Aussie Goes Calypso in December and reality competition The Phone in January. Both will air on FOX8.
To be presented by Justin Melvey, The Phone sees two hidden mobile phones ringing somewhere in a city. When a stranger …
TV Forums report card
Since the advent of online, television fans have had ways of letting networks know what they think. No more writing letters to newspapers, it’s as easy as logging onto a network website anonymously and speaking your mind.
TV Tonight has been looking at how our networks embrace free and open discussion. Here’s how they stacked up.
ABC:
Within the ABC site there are individual show pages, many of which have open forums. Shows including Enough Rope, Compass, Can We Help?, At The Movies, Life at 3, Good Game, Media Watch, Spicks and Specks and …
Local Shear Genius and Contender coming
Amongst the new shows announced for Foxtel in 2009 is a local version of hair-styling reality series Shear Genius. The US version featured Aussie born Tabatha Coffey, whose blunt style won her enough interest for her own series Tabatha’s Salon Takeover. Will Foxtel bring her here for this?
It’s lucky for Foxtel that Nine decided against producing Million Dollar Salon, as it had planned earlier this year.
Andrew Denton’s produced 8 part satirical drama set in the advertising industry is titled 30 Seconds.
There is also the fifth series of FOX8’s Australia’s Next Top …
McFadden’s Football in mouth
FOX8’s Football Superstar host and ex-boyband singer Brian McFadden has made some clumsy comments regarding the colour pink, gay men and fashion.
“If you are not gay, a man should not be wearing pink,” Brian told a caller on an NZ breakfast radio show.
“Saying pink is a form of red is the same as saying…. homosexual is a form of male.”
McFadden, …
Adam wins Football Superstar
Perth’s Adam Hett (pictured, centre) was tonight selected as FOX8’s Football Superstar.
Hett, 20, wins a contract to play for A-League heavyweight team Sydney FC and a scholarship with Macquarie University, Sydney.
He will train with both Sydney FC youth team and Sydney FC’s first team – and there is a chance Hett could be in the team’s starting 15 for the opening match of the season against Melbourne FC on August 16.
He begins training with the Sydney FC first team at Bondi …