Scandal and gossip blogger Perez Hilton will dish the dirt across the Nova Network from this coming Monday.
He will present a short segment on the Nova stations each morning live from his LA home.
“Perez Hilton is the self-proclaimed gossip gangsta … and he promises to deliver the juiciest… Continue Reading >>
Radio May 31st 2008 — 4:07 pm
The son of former Channel Nine newsreader, Brian Naylor, is believed to have been the person killed in yesterday’s ultra-light aircraft crash.
Australian media is reporting the 40 year old passenger on the plane, was Matt Naylor, of Kinglake West.
He was travelling in a two seater aircraft, which came… Continue Reading >>
Celebrities / Personalities, Television May 30th 2008 — 5:41 pm
Mercedes Corby has won her defamation case against the Seven Network.
Represented by Stuart Littlemore, QC, Ms Corby had claimed she was defamed by a series of reports broadcast on Today Tonight early last year where a former friend Jodie Power claimed that Corby had possessed and had involvement in… Continue Reading >>
Television, Television Programmes May 29th 2008 — 9:57 pm
ABC America has ordered the unscripted series Border Security USA, which takes a docu-style look at the men and women who handle homeland security.
The network picked up 11 one-hour episodes of the show, which comes from executive producer Arnold Shapiro. Border Security USA is based on the hit Australian… Continue Reading >>
International Media, Television, Television Programmes May 29th 2008 — 5:18 pm
Working Dog Productions, the team behind Frontline, The Panel and Thank God You’re Here, have been commissioned by ABC to produce a new six-part comedy/drama series.
The new series, The Hollowmen, is based around an internal think tank, set up by the Prime Minister, whose responsibility is long-term policy vision.… Continue Reading >>
Television Programmes May 29th 2008 — 2:45 pm
Controversial Footy Show funny man Sam Newman has been omitted from the show after Channel Nine Management ordered the 15 year Footy Show veteran to take an extended break and sort himself out.
Channel Nine have admitted that the departure is related to his recent health problems and not recent… Continue Reading >>
Television Programmes May 29th 2008 — 12:10 pm
Motorsport commentator Charlie Cox, cartoonist Warren Brown and driving instructor Steve Pizzati have won the highly sought-after job to host Australian Top Gear.
After months of interviews, the three were revealed Wednesday night as the hosts of the Australian version of the hit BBC TV program at a function in… Continue Reading >>
International Media, Television, Television Programmes May 28th 2008 — 8:05 pm
Former group program director for the Austereo/Macquarie Southern Cross-owned Radio Newcastle duo of KOFM and NXFM, Andrew Very, has been appointed the new program director for Hot Tomato in the Gold Coast.
Source: Jocks Journal.
Appointments, Radio May 28th 2008 — 7:36 pm
The ‘big 3′ US networks – NBC, CBS and ABC – are linking up for a special fund-raiser for cancer research.
The special Stand Up For Cancer, to air across all three networks simultaneously, will be fronted by CBS newsreader Katie Couric, NBC’s Brian Williams and ABC’s Charles Gibson and… Continue Reading >>
Celebrities / Personalities, International Media, Television May 28th 2008 — 5:02 pm
Remote station Imparja Television has imposed a ban on advertisements for X-rated chat lines, following concerns expressed by local communities.
Outgoing station chairman Owen Cole says it was a logical decision, given the problems faced by remote Indigenous communities. He added that the station, which became a full time Nine… Continue Reading >>
Television May 27th 2008 — 9:27 am
Monday is Memorial Day in the US and the Fox network has asked the new Sky News Business Channel to fill a void in programming.
So for two hours between 7pm and 9pm Australian time (5am to 7am New York Time) the Australian channel, which is five months old, will… Continue Reading >>
International Media, Subscription Television, Television May 26th 2008 — 3:56 pm
Plenty of speculation still surrounds the identity of the author of the novel Boned which is soon to hit bookshelves. Meanwhile, news.com.au has published an excerpt from the book which focuses on a fictional Kate Corish, an almost-40 news presenter who learns she is about to get the sack.… Continue Reading >>
Celebrities / Personalities, Television May 25th 2008 — 1:02 am
A South Australian community radio station is to accept two Catholic Church awards despite controversy over their selection.
Radio Adelaide general manager Deborah Welch said the response received by the gay community had, in part, convinced the station to accept the awards.
The awards are for two programs that highlighted… Continue Reading >>
Radio May 25th 2008 — 12:21 am
The American adaptation of the Aussie hit Kath & Kim has been ‘upgraded’ by NBC from Tuesday night to Thursday night as the network makes adjustments to its new season schedule which kicks off in September.
The new series, starring Molly Shannon and Selma Blair in the title roles, makes… Continue Reading >>
International Media, Television, Television Programmes May 24th 2008 — 7:12 pm
For the first time in its two-decade history, America’s Fox network has beaten its traditional “big three” rivals to take out the US ratings year according to Nielsen Media.
In a year marked by the writers’ strike, the Rupert Murdoch-owned network owes much of its success to the reality TV… Continue Reading >>
International Media, Ratings May 24th 2008 — 1:10 am