All Stories FeedProgramming Archive:
Returning: Carols in the Domain
Kate Ritchie, who co-hosts the ARIA Awards this week for Nine, will return to Seven to co-host Carols in the Domain.
For the third year running she will co-host with Grant Denyer.
Performing in the 27th annual event are Adam Brand, Kasey Chambers, Leo Sayer, Georgie Parker, the cast of Wicked, Australia’s Got Talent winner Mark Vincent, The McClymonts and The Wiggles. More names, including international artists, are yet to be announced.
Ritchie, who will exit her Nova radio gig for a return to acting, said “It is incredibly beautiful….thousands upon thousands of glowing …
Call to close anti-siphoning’s “loophole”
Seven, Nine and TEN have called on the government to close a loophole that allows Pay TV channels to acquire sports events before free to air broadcasters.
The claim is submitted by Free TV Australia to the review of the anti-siphoning list. There were 322 submissions received, which are available for reading here.
In 2005 FOX Sports purchased rights to the Ashes series prior to any free to air broadcasters. Free TV says it is the channel providers who bid for sports rights, not the platform operators.
Amongst its other claims the commercial …
Face the factuals. Seven rules the week.
After five straight losses, an aggressive Seven Network showed it wins on consistent programming and not events or boosts from digital shares. It dominated the week’s top shows, as its factuals continue to underpin the network’s schedule. Seven took 14 of the week’s Top 15 shows.
Seven won the week with 29.0% over Nine’s 26.5% and TEN’s 21.8%. The ABC had 17.1% and SBS 5.5%.
Seven also won two key demos 18-49 and 25-54 while TEN won 16-39.
GO! had 2.4%, ABC2 1.2%, ONE 1.6% and SBS TWO 0.4%.
Seven won Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, …
Seven snares pole position on Sunday
Seven proved unstoppable on Sunday night, thanks in part to a big lead-in from V8 Supercars at Bathurst.
The network took the top 5 positions for the night with Seven News (1.64m), The Force (1.49m), Border Security (1.44m), Sunday Night (1.19m) and V8 Supercars (1.18m).
Seven’s Wild Hogs movie (1.13m) also won its slot, just ahead of Jonathan Creek (1.03m) and Rescue: Special Ops (1.02m).
At least for Nine it’s drama was technically ahead of 60 Minutes (also 1.02m).
Australian Idol still can’t crack the 1m mark -at 978,000. Can Liza Minnelli bring it some …