Subscribers to regional Subscription TV operator Austar will have to wait a bit longer for High Definition services after Austar’s CEO John Porter said at their Half Year results that the business model is not right and demand does not exist yet.
According to Porter, subscriber pressure does not yet… Continue Reading >>
Subscription Television July 31st 2008 — 8:04 am
The presenter for Nine’s new Sunday Morning News will be Tara Brown starting from 8am August 10, in place of Sunday which wraps up this Sunday morning.
The one hour bulletin will feature news, sport and weather with Laurie Oakes on politics.
Source: TV Tonight
Celebrities / Personalities, Television July 30th 2008 — 7:15 pm
The Daily Telegraph has today broken the story that veteran Nine Network news and current affairs presenter Mike Munro has resigned from the network after 22 years.
Munro has held various roles at Nine across its news offerings, including time at 60 Minutes and A Current Affair, as well as… Continue Reading >>
Celebrities / Personalities, Television, Uncategorised July 28th 2008 — 6:04 pm
The family of Adelaide personality Ken “KG” Cunningham are upset at the decision of radio 5AA to remove the veteran sports caster from co-hosting the station’s drive-time show at the end of this year.
Cunningham had hoped to have his contract extended another year which would see him through to… Continue Reading >>
Celebrities / Personalities, Radio July 27th 2008 — 1:24 am
Neilsen Media Research has released the figures for Newcastle radio Survey 2, 2008.
Austereo and Macquarie Southern Cross Media’s female hit music station NXFM continued on its winning ways (22.5), despite a 1.0 drop in its overall rating. The station’s heavily-promoted Drive program Hamish And Andy from sister station FOX… Continue Reading >>
Ratings July 25th 2008 — 5:36 pm
The Nine Network today announced the closure of the Sunday program from Sunday, August 3, to be replaced by a weekly one-hour News bulletin on Sundays at 8.00am.
Nine’s nightly late night news program, Nightline, will also wind up tonight, with the Network scheduling more newsbreaks through the evening to… Continue Reading >>
Press Releases July 25th 2008 — 4:00 pm
ABC South Asia correspondent Peter Lloyd has been released by a Singaporean court on bail, following his drug offence charges. He was released after a local friend, Mohamed Mazlee Bin Abdul Malik, declared that the $45,000 put up to make possible his temporary release was his.
The New Delhi-based reporter… Continue Reading >>
Celebrities / Personalities, Television July 23rd 2008 — 10:27 pm
The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) has denied media reports that it has cancelled the broadcast licence for Cobar Community Radio Inc (CCR).
CCR, which broadcast as 2HOTFM, had the renewal of its long-term broadcasting licence denied by ACMA in December 2007 following concerns that CCR had not adequately… Continue Reading >>
Radio July 22nd 2008 — 7:38 pm
The massively popular Underbelly was Channel Nine’s programming centrepiece that helped the previously flagging network re-establish itself as a serious ratings contender.
Overwhelming demand has urged the creation of a second series, which will be officially green lit tonight by Nine CEO David Gyngell.
In a presentation to media buyers… Continue Reading >>
Television Programmes July 22nd 2008 — 11:03 am
Sydney radio host Alan Jones‘ surgery to have a prostate cancer removed has been successful according to a statement from his family, and he is now “comfortable and resting”.
The 67-year-old stepped down from his top-rating 2GB radio program last Wednesday to prepare for surgery to remove the cancer which… Continue Reading >>
Celebrities / Personalities, Radio July 20th 2008 — 11:23 pm
ABC South Asian correspondent Peter Lloyd has been arrested in Singapore for alleged drug-related offences, related to the supply of methamphetamine. Police from Singapore’s Central Narcotics Bureau arrested Lloyd on Wednesday where Lloyd was on leave from his post in India.
If found guilty, Lloyd faces 20 years in… Continue Reading >>
Celebrities / Personalities, Television July 18th 2008 — 12:55 pm
It’s been reported that Today Tonight host Anna Coren is considering a career overseas.
Apparently disappointed by events that have made her the headline – most notably the Mercedes Corby defamation case, Coren is screen-testing for roles at the Atlanta headquarters of US news network CNN.
Coren is said… Continue Reading >>
Television Programmes, Uncategorised July 18th 2008 — 10:13 am
Tony Veitch had resigned from his weeknight sportsreading position on New Zealand’s national 6pm ONE News bulletin, following revelations that he bashed his ex-partner.
He has also resigned from his breakfast host position on Radio Sport.
In a written statement Veitch said: “There have been a lot of statements made… Continue Reading >>
International Media July 17th 2008 — 5:31 pm
New Zealander’s uptake of Freeview – their free-to-air digital television and radio service – has exceeded expectations with installed receivers in over 100,000 Kiwi homes.
The latest figures show that over 25,000 receivers have been sold this quarter, swelling the total to 123,903, including 7594 high-definition versions.
These figures do… Continue Reading >>
International Media, Uncategorised July 16th 2008 — 4:51 pm
Australia’s free-to-air commercial television networks together with the nation’s public broadcasters today formally announced the establishment of Freeview.
The consortium has been formed to help drive take-up of the free-to-air digital television platform in Australia.
Press release included after the jump.
Television July 16th 2008 — 4:48 pm