ABC has announced the launch date and host line-up for its long-awaited morning news program ABC News Breakfast.
The new weekday program launches on digital channel ABC2 on Monday 3 November with hosts Barrie Cassidy, Virginia Trioli and Joe O’Brien. Joining the hosts will be Canberra correspondent Ben Worsley, sports… Continue Reading >>
Celebrities / Personalities, Television, Television Programmes September 30th 2008 — 6:30 pm
Sports presenter Matthew White will present Seven’s Today Tonight next year, News Limited has reported today.
White, a former host of Ten’s Sports Tonight, is the weeknight sports presenter for Seven News in Sydney.
“He is familiar to millions of Australians through his network commitments, is part of a Logie… Continue Reading >>
Uncategorised September 30th 2008 — 7:09 am
DMG’s Sydney radio stations Nova 96.9 and Vega 95.3 will be able to be heard by passengers flying Jetstar from 1 October.
The two radio stations will be offered as part of the on-board Jet Sounds service, available to passengers for $3.00 for the purchase of a headset on domestic… Continue Reading >>
Radio September 29th 2008 — 11:33 pm
News Community Media (NCM) and News Digital Media (NDM) have combined more than a hundred of their community newspapers into a single web portal – Where I Live.
The site will feature content from Cumberland, Courier, Leader, Quest and Messenger community newspaper groups along with user-generated content.
NCM managing director… Continue Reading >>
An episode of cartoon series Family Guy depicting the Grim Reaper having sex with a dead girl has landed Foxtel in trouble with authorities.
The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) has responded to a complaint made following the screening of the episode, Death Is A Bitch, and found that… Continue Reading >>
Subscription Television, Television Programmes September 29th 2008 — 6:51 pm
A deal between the Nine Network and Imparja Television to sell Nine’s Darwin station, NTD-8, is thought to have fallen through. According to The Australian, Imparja sought federal government funding to make an offer for the Darwin station – however it was not approved, preventing the deal from taking place.… Continue Reading >>
Industry, Talking Points, Television September 29th 2008 — 8:02 am
The Australian reports that Fairfax plans to increase its planned staff cuts at the Sydney Morning Herald to up to 70 staff. The company, which recently faced industrial action following the anouncement of plans to axe 500 jobs, is reportedly well under way in negotiations to outsource the production of… Continue Reading >>
Industry, Print, Talking Points September 29th 2008 — 7:54 am
Anna Coren has quit her hosting position on Seven’s Today Tonight for a role at CNN, the Sunday Telegraph is reporting today.
Coren’s future has been under increased speculation this year after she let slip she wanted an expanded reporting role.
Peter Meakin, Seven’s head of news and current affairs,… Continue Reading >>
Uncategorised September 28th 2008 — 8:45 am
Television veteran Ray Martin will deliver this year’s Andrew Olle Media Lecture to be held in Sydney next month.
The Andrew Olle Media Lecture, in honour of respected ABC journalist and broadcaster Andrew Olle who died of a brain tumour in 1995, was first held in 1996 and over the… Continue Reading >>
Celebrities / Personalities, Radio, Television September 26th 2008 — 7:45 pm
James Coleman has left TV3’s breakfast television show Sunrise effective immediately.
Coleman, formerly a radio DJ, had presented the show alongside Carly Flynn since it began in October last year.
In a statement today, Coleman said:
“I’ve been with the show for a year now and I feel that it’s an… Continue Reading >>
International Media, Uncategorised September 26th 2008 — 3:34 pm
The next innovation in radio won’t be on radios at all. It will be on your mobile. Stripe Radio is about to launch in Australia.
“It is not your traditional radio in how a receiver goes but it is programmed as a commercial radio station would be,” Stripe’s Matt Whittemore… Continue Reading >>
New Media September 25th 2008 — 6:45 am
Perth’s #1 radio station MIX94.5 will be renamed Australia II FM on Friday to celebrate 25 years since the America’s Cup win for Australia.
Celebrations on air will commence with the Frank Botica Breakfast Bunch at 6am and continue throughout the day.
It is not the first time Austereo has… Continue Reading >>
Radio September 25th 2008 — 6:41 am
The US Senate Commerce Committee began their hearing overnight into the the digital TV transition on February 17th next year with the committee chair seeing the potential for serious disruption for the next US Administration.
The next administration will inherit the transition 29 days into their first term and according… Continue Reading >>
Digital Television, International Media, Uncategorised September 24th 2008 — 7:58 pm
December 31, 2013 will be the final day for analogue TV broadcasts across Australia under an amendment bill introduced to the Senate today by Communications Minister Stephen Conroy. The bill’s aim is to provide a firm timetable for the switchover to digital-only broadcasting.
The current simulcast period, where… Continue Reading >>
Digital Television September 24th 2008 — 6:31 pm
A respected Canberra broadcaster of 45 years, Peter Leonard, died yesterday.
Leonard, 66, best known for his 15 years as WIN News anchorman, lost a long battle with mesothelioma.
Leonard, originally of Yass, lived in Canberra for more than 50 years. A fixture in the homes of many Canberrans on… Continue Reading >>
Celebrities / Personalities September 24th 2008 — 12:03 pm