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Seven announces TV Quiz, The White Room.
Tony Moclair and Julian Schiller will host a new comedy game show all about television for Channel Seven, The White Room.
An original format developed by Seven, it features two teams of “well-loved TV faces, established comedians and some of Australia’s best emerging comedy talents, as they are quizzed, challenged, poked and prodded about TV shows and TV stars.”
Both comedians and broadcasters, Moclair and Schiller have recently been regulars on The 7PM Project on TEN. Schiller hosts a breakfast radio show on Nova in Adelaide, where he previously worked with Moclair following …
FremantleMedia Australia appointments
FremantleMedia Australia has announced two external appointments and three internal promotions as part of a new management structure.
Jason Stephens (The King, Choir of Hard Knocks, Triple Zero Heroes, Newstopia, Killing Time) has been elevated from Director of Development to Creative Director. Focussing on new business opportunities and creative partnerships, he will continue to develop new formats.
As Director of Television Content, Cathie Scott (MasterChef, Big Brother, So You Think You Can Dance, The Biggest Loser) will oversee factual and entertainment programs. For the past 6 years Scott has been an executive producer …
SBS tops Australian Director’s Guild Awards
Three SBS television projects were winners at the Australian Director’s Guild Awards last night in Sydney: Tony Ayres for the telemovie Saved, Rachel Perkins for First Australians and Bradley Howard for NEWStopia’s brilliant Inspektor Herring episode.
The television winners were:
Telemovie: Tony Ayres, Saved
TV mini series: Brendan Maher, Dirt Game: Down Among the Dead Men
TV drama series: Shawn Seet, Underbelly – A Tale of Two Cities: Business as Usual
TV comedy series: Bradley Howard, Newstopia: Episode 10
Documentary series: Rachel Perkins, First Australians: Freedom for Our Lifetime
Ken Cameron received the Michael Carson Award (for …
Australian Director’s Guild Awards: 2009 nominees
The Australian Director’s Guild has selected its best for its annual awards with nominees including Underbelly, All Saints, NEWStopia, False Witness, Dirt Game, and Saved (pictured).
ADG President, Ray Argall, said: “We congratulate all the nominees on the great work they have produced this year and look forward to seeing them at next month’s Awards night.”
To qualify, productions had to air between 1 July 2008 and 30 June 2009. Amongst the television nominees are:
TV Drama Series
Grant Brown …
The 7PM Project
There was a moment at the end of Tuesday night’s 7PM Project when Shaun Micallef raced through the set to tell Charlie Pickering to hurry up and get to Talkin’ ‘Bout Your Generation. I tried to yell out “Wait! Stay!” to Micallef but in a flash he was gone….
It was a fleeting reminder, in television fantasies, of what might have been. How ironic that Micallef had also previously presented news but not as we know it, on SBS’ wry NEWStopia.
It’s now been a week with TEN’s newest baby and there has …
AWGIE Awards: 2009 Nominees
The Australian Writers’ Guild has announced the nominees for the 42nd annual AWGIE Awards.
Contenders in the drama series category include Rush, Satisfaction and Carla Cametti PD, while the serials will be fought between Home and Away, Neighbours and Out of the Blue. Saved and Scorched go head to head for the telemovie award while the miniseries nominees are East West 101, The Circuit and False Witness.
Titles competing in comedy include Newstopia, Good News Week and Review with Myles Barlow. ABC kid’s series Zigby has landed all 5 nominations in the P …
Jon Olb: Hitmaker
With three hit shows Director Jon Olb has been keeping a frenetic pace lately. But if ever there was truth to ‘making hay while the sun shines’ it’s now. The economic gloom has powered his television gigs, Talkin’ ‘Bout Your Generation, Spicks and Specks and Thank God You’re Here.
As Series Director on all three -and on three different networks, no less- he has to be one of the hottest properties in television right now. So while all his shows are firing, Olb’s recent workload has been relentless. He’s lucky all three …
Micallef in his own skin
Shaun Micallef doesn’t mind that his new show, Talkin’ ‘Bout My Generation, may have to iron out a few wrinkles along the way.
“I like wrinkles,” he told TV Tonight. “It’s something that gives character. I like being 47 years old and having a face that looks like it’s laughed a bit. I’m very comfortable with that. I think the natural drape or fold of a particular show for a particular night with a particular audience and a particular guest is extraordinarily valuable. Having it tightened and exact is slick and easy …
Logie Awards 2009: Nominees
Packed to the Rafters and Underbelly dominated 2008 television and so it is with the 51st TV Week Logie Awards.
Rafters leads with 11 nominations while Underbelly has, appropriately, nine. Rebecca Gibney, Kat Stewart and Gyton Grantley all have nods in acting for both popular and peer-voted outstanding categories. Gibney is also a front runner for the Gold. Both shows are also in as Most Popular Drama and Most Outstanding Drama.
The lists reflect a strong showing by Drama in 2008. While the magazine’s younger readers favour soaps, the industry also nods to …
A gold year for Rebecca
Last night Julie and Dave Rafter, Australia television’s favourite new mum and dad, decided to keep the baby.
At age 44 ‘Julie Rafter’ faces a number of health challenges that were laid out to her by a doctor, some of which could be life-threatening.
The episode capped off an extraordinary first season for the new Seven drama.
Less seriously, actress Rebecca Gibney, also 44, could be facing a challenge of her own, when the TV Week Logie nominations are announced next week.
Packed to the Rafters was one of the success stories of 2008, arguably …
Bad news for NEWStopia
How to break this gently? Sorry, it can’t be done…
Don’t expect to see NEWStopia back on television.
When TEN announced Shaun Micallef would front its new panel show (now entitled) Talkin ‘Bout Your Generation everyone had expected he could continue with SBS’ NEWStopia. The show had enjoyed three series on SBS, becoming a cult favourite and generating good reviews.
TEN’s official press release even promised, “Micallef will continue his work on SBS series NEWStopia” -a nice nod from one network to current obligations.
Behind the scenes the fallout has been less cheerful.
SBS confirmed to …
A Tale of Two Shauns
The Age notes that a scheduling conflict has claimed Shaun Micallef’s Newstopia on SBS – just as the show was poised for a plum slot in the schedule.
SBS had planned to launch a new season of Newstopia in May straight after new episodes of Top Gear Australia.
But a commitment to Micallef’s new show on TEN, My Generation, has spoiled that plan.
TEN’s show pits celebrity baby boomers against generations X and Y to find out who knows most about the world.
Source: The Age