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  1. David I’m aware you’re currently on hiatus but could I please have more information about special programs for ABC’s Taking 5 With Zan Rowe and Hard Quiz that’s airing next week?What are influencers?

    1. Take 5 is listed as 2.7 Best of Take 5. Influences are people who get rich on social media spreading misinformation for money and contra. The ACCC has gone after some of them, the Government misinformation laws should also target them.

  2. In one of the last eps of the UK ‘Ghosts’ that aired last night, it was revealed why the Captain’s medal ribbon bar was upside down-this had puzzled me from the 1st ep as a British made show should have the knowledge to get that sort of costume detail right. The explanation didn’t make sense though as the 4 medals were not bravery or distinguished service awards and he would have been eligible for 2 of them in any case even if he hadn’t seen any service outside the UK. Only the ribbon for the 1939-45 Star had been created/awarded at the time of VE Day celebrations so no one should have been wearing the others. I do wonder what the real explanation was.

    1. They bought a set of ribbons and they were accidentally put on upside down in the pilot. They maintained that for continuity then created an explanation at the end. It not something they would have thought up 5 years ago.

  3. Is 7+ trying to drive away viewers? I understand the need for commercials to help fund it, but seriously.. a three minute commercial break when I hit resume on a 35 year old episode of Home and Away I wanted to continue watching? Instantly exited the app and found something else to watch.

    1. 3 minuites is lucky, if their ad server is understress it can take 5-6 minutes to watch the three minutes of ads and sometimes it fails and replays the entire ad block, or jumps back the beginning of the episode. I competed today’s Cryptic during the ads in one episode of a show on 7plus. Nine is worse.

  4. maybe if the site owner did a post about why 7plus isnt on foxtel iq5 it could capture foxtels attention and they would invite 7plus to be on the iq5 unless 7 is the one who doesnt want to be on the iq5. im sure im not the only one wondering about this

    1. With respect I file on these things at the time of launch, not as an ongoing topic. Over time I’ve learned neither party likes to go on the record much about the costs involved and / or capacity. When / if these things become available I usually advise readers.

    2. This is the personal blog of David Knox…..therefore he can post what he likes….
      We are visitors to his house and should be respectful. We read, we comment…I would not think of telling him how to run his own blog. Also networks do follow this blog…
      Perhaps you should direct your inquiries to the relevant parties, I imagine they have social pages.

    3. It is 7 that refused to allow 7 plus on the IQs, part of Wharburton’s agenda to control viewing. Nine allowed their app on IQs only with 2 factor identification tied to an existing Now identity, with which I never manged to get working so it effectively didn’t exist and I never streamed anything from Tenplay. I only ever used iView or On Demand on the IQ before I cancelled the subscription. These days I record or stream FTA and watch it on my laptop, desktop or tablet depending on where I am. I have only been turning the lounge room TV on to watch a few ABC dramas and Ghosts, live sport and some old VHS tapes, while I still have working VHS machine attached to it.

      1. I have way more than I can watch on FTA and their streaming platforms…..I find no need to pay to watch TV…..Only thing I miss is F1….but not paying for Foxtel for one program…

    4. Can’t you just access the 7+ app from your TV? Every modern tv is preloaded with the broadcasters apps. Like others stated, 7 and Foxtel need an agreement, they clearly haven’t which can be for a multitude of reasons.

      1. Not Hicense Smart TV’s which is very annoying – I Have a Hicense Smart TV and have no idea why they don’t have the App and you can’t download Apps either because they’re is no set up

  5. i actually prefer watching neighbours on amazon because they show the closing credits and closing theme music and no ads. its a shame channel 10 doesnt air the closing credits like they used to last year.
    while im on a rant i feel that foxtel need to get 7plus onto their iq5, its the only FTA streaing app thats missing, whats stopping them?

    1. Same for 10Peach. No closing credits there either (unfortunately). As soon as they show us what’s happening next time on Neighbours, usually something dramatic to entice us to tune in next time, and bam, its time for another endless repeat of Friends, and ruins the flow….

  6. When the story emerged the other week about FTA channels not being happy with where their apps are placed on new TV’s, I honestly thought it was a filler or slow news day type story. Now I see 2 or 3 ads per hour about the issue. I know the TV makers aren’t paying for the air time, so who actually is??

      1. Freeview TV, though it seem rather pointless since they have already won. The biggest FTA streamer, as they keep reminding us, is iView which has no advertising and is sitting it out and SBS is second. Nine has so much repetitive advertising and promos on Now that it deters viewing.

  7. Any word yet on a Last Year of Television with Mitch McTaggart for 2023 to be shown before the year is through? Apologies if I have missed any announcements.

  8. Please tell me the list of names for the poll on Eurovision are suggestions and not the real list? I always thought the competition was about giving new acts a start, not giving those that have already “been there and done that”, a potential career re-start…

    1. While there are new acts that compete on Eurovision, there has been a few that had a revivial such as Katrina and the Waves (they had a hit with “Walking on Sunshine” in the 80s and later won Eurovision) and John Lydon (better known as Johnny Rotten) attempted to qualify for Eurovision with the song “Hawaii”. So it is actually the best of both worlds, so established artists, while rare are not unusual at Eurovision.

  9. A bit of news not on this site:

    A Seinfeld-themed FAST channel has recently launched on 9Now.

    Series 1-4 are already airing so far, while Series 5-9 will be added to the FAST channel once they become available to 9Now.

    Director of 9Now and Programming Hamish Turner has said of the launch, “Seinfeld is one of the most iconic television shows of all time, a fitting choice to launch 9Now’s first dedicated streaming channel.”

  10. ?? weird…tuned into 33 SBS Food..sound but no pic…all other channels fine…..old TV…but not HD thing….cause when I click on an HD channel…nothing happens….It is fine streaming on my PC.

  11. So, I tuned in to watch the 4pm episode of “Neighbours” on Ch 10, only to find it was a repeat of yesterday’s episode, which was not screened at 4pm but at 6:30pm of Ch11. Now, we all wonder which episode will be on at 6:30pm?! Didn’t take them long to start messing about with the show.

    1. The 6.30pm airing on 10Peach has been unaffected since its return some months ago.

      The 4pm episode (on 10) didn’t air yesterday because of the Matildas soccer match that aired in that timeslot. 10’s main channel is doing catch up, airing yesterdays episode today, and tonight’s episode on 10Peach tomorrow at 3.30pm.

      Same thing happened a month ago when The Melbourne Cup Festival was on. 10Peach had first rights, and 10 had to do catch up.

      1. It’s bizarre is how they have scheduled this Fridays episode on 10. Instead of keeping it in the usual 4pm slot, they have chosen 3.30pm. Was it too hard to switcharoo with Farm To Fork?!

        1. Farm to Fork is probably a better lead in for BB. And as people won’t be expecting an episode on Friday it gives them a chance to see how Neighbours does at 3:30pm. It might get some school kids and not deter adults from watching BB.

  12. Hey David
    Will 2023 Kids’ Choice Awards Abu Dhabi be shown on Nickelodeon on December 16th as it is getting a international Releases everywhere else.

  13. Rant time – Ch 9, your coverage of the Australian Open Golf this afternoon, in the Vic market, was a disgrace. How can you just cut off transmission on the main channel and switch to a multi without even a channel change warning. If you want the rights, show the event on the main channel, otherwise let someone that will, do it. Trust me, your unnecessary 5pm news bulletin and Postcards ep, which will no doubt be shown on 9 Life endlessly this week are not that important ..

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