Articles from September, 2008
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… Read on >>
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… Read on >>
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… Read on >>
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… Read on >>
New Media,Print September 29th 2008 — 7:11 pm
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… Read on >>
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… Read on >>
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… Read on >>
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… Read on >>
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… Read on >>
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… Read on >>
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… Read on >>
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… Read on >>
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… Read on >>
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. … Read on >>
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,… Read on >>
Celebrities / Personalities September 24th 2008 — 12:03 pm