Articles from July, 2008
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… Read on >>
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… Read on >>
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… Read on >>
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… Read on >>
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),… Read on >>
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… Read on >>
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… Read on >>
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… Read on >>
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… Read on >>
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… Read on >>
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… Read on >>
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… Read on >>
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… Read on >>
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… Read on >>
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… Read on >>
Television July 16th 2008 — 4:48 pm