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Nine turns “Average” Fatty into fun

David Knox January 20, 2012 19

After Fatty Vautin was branded "average," Nine turns a negative into a positive and comes up trumps.

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FOX Sports dumps Wendell Sailor

David Knox January 20, 2012 13

FOX Sports has dumped Wendell Sailor from rugby league broadcasts with Mark Geyer set to play a major role.

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Matty Johns declines Footy Show return

David Knox January 18, 2012 39

Updated: Matthew Johns rejects a lucrative offer from Nine to return to a revamped NRL Footy Show, because Nine declined to axe "Fatty" Vautin.

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Vodafone enters Live TV service

David Knox January 4, 2012 12

Live TV on mobiles continues to become one of the first issues of the new year.

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TEN eyeing State of Origin bid

David Knox December 5, 2011 31

More speculation today that NRL rights will be targetted by all three commercial Free to Air networks, driving their value up.

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NRL commission to lock in full-season schedule

David Knox November 30, 2011 13

NRL's new commission wants a ''full-season'' schedule with days and timeslots determined at the start of the year.

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Is it time for more Media Watch?

David Knox November 8, 2011 54

In 1989 we had Media Watch for 15 minutes. In 2011 we still have 15 minutes in a 24/7 news cycle. It's time to double the dose.

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Report: Nine wrote to NRL club about anti-pokies editorial

David Knox October 26, 2011 12

Nine wrote to the St George-Illawarra Dragons NRL club about the anti-pokies reforms two months before comments in their NRL broadcast.

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Warwick Capper eliminated from Celebrity Apprentice

David Knox October 25, 2011 31

"I can't believe I'm the scapegoat. What a joke," says former AFL footballer Warwick Capper.

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Nine backflips on explanation of pokies editorial during NRL

David Knox October 18, 2011 19

First they were the personal views of commentators, but now Nine concedes an editorial reflected the views of the Network.

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Media Watch slaps Nine over Rugby World Cup

David Knox October 11, 2011 26

Last night's Media Watch decided to go into bat for viewers unhappy with Nine's coverage of the Rugby World Cup.

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The Hamster Wheel

David Knox October 6, 2011 38

The Chaser boys got out their magnifying glass and scrutinised the media in The Hamster Wheel at breakneck speed.

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