The ABC has declared its intention to further develop indigenous content on television, appointing a leading figure in indigenous film and television to head up the Indigenous Department for ABC TV.
The appointment of Sally Riley in the new position of Head of Indigenous reflects what the ABC says is… Continue Reading >>
Appointments, Industry, Television March 12th 2010 — 10:54 am
Popular comic duo Hamish Blake and Andy Lee have signed a lucrative deal with the Ten Network.
The Sunday Herald Sun reports that the popular and award-winning hosts of the national drive-time program on Austereo’s Today radio network have signed up to produce a series of comedy specials for Ten.… Continue Reading >>
Appointments, Celebrities / Personalities, Television March 7th 2010 — 1:08 am
Melbourne’s easy music radio station 3MP is to be re-badged as MTR 1377: Melbourne Talk Radio.
The new talk-back format is a joint venture between Pacific Star Network, owners of 3MP and SEN, and Macquarie Radio Network, owners of Sydney radio stations 2CH and 2GB.
MTR will attempt to break the… Continue Reading >>
Appointments, Radio March 7th 2010 — 12:45 am
Prime Media Group’s CEO Warwick Syphers will leave the regional media company at the end of the month to relocate to the UK and join digital advertising company Adstream Holdings.
Syphers will take up the new role later during the June quarter, allowing Prime to smoothly transition to a new… Continue Reading >>
Advertising, Appointments, Industry, Regional Television March 5th 2010 — 4:09 pm
Newspaper columnist, blogger and political commentator Andrew Bolt has announced he has signed up with the new talkback station being formed between Macquarie Radio Network and Pacific Star, owner of Melbourne radio stations 3MP and SEN.
Confirming the announcement on his blog yesterday, Bolt said the new station will broadcast… Continue Reading >>
Appointments, Celebrities / Personalities, Journalism, Radio February 17th 2010 — 10:53 pm
Austereo’s new CEO has come from inside the organisation with Group Content Director Guy Dobson announced as the new CEO, replacing Michael Anderson.
Anderson advised Austereo last July that he would not seek renewal of his contract past June 30th 2010 and would step down once a replacement was found.… Continue Reading >>
Appointments, Radio January 6th 2010 — 4:53 pm
US network ABC has confirmed the worst-kept secret in American television, announcing that political journalist George Stephanopoulos would be the new anchor of its breakfast programme Good Morning America.
Stephanopoulos, currently the network’s Chief Washington Correspondent and the host of the Sunday morning political show This Week, will co-host GMA alongside… Continue Reading >>
Appointments, Celebrities / Personalities, International Media, Television, Television Programmes December 11th 2009 — 1:55 pm
Neil Mitchell has announced on his 3AW program this morning that he has signed a new agreement to stay with the station, but confirmed media reports that he had been approached by a rival organisation.
He did not confirm who had made the offer but it is believed to have… Continue Reading >>
Appointments, Celebrities / Personalities, Radio December 10th 2009 — 8:15 am
Two high-profile Australian television news and current affairs reporters have quit to join Melbourne broadsheet The Age.
The Spy Report can reveal that the Nine Network’s political and defence correspondent Tim Lester has quit his post to join The Age and sister paper The Sydney Morning Herald’s combined national bureau… Continue Reading >>
Appointments, Journalism, Print November 27th 2009 — 4:43 pm
In officially announcing the resignation of Ian Ross today, Seven have confirmed that weekend newsreader Chris Bath will take over from Ross beginning on Monday, November 30. Roscoe will read his last bulletin for Seven News on Friday, November 27.
“It will be easier for me to walk away… Continue Reading >>
Appointments, Celebrities / Personalities, Press Releases, Television November 9th 2009 — 8:07 am
Veteran sportscasters Ken Sutcliffe and Eddie McGuire will spearhead the Nine Network’s coverage of next year’s Winter Olympics from Vancouver, Canada.
Nine today announced that McGuire, host of Hot Seat and a long-time sports program anchor, would host the primetime coverage of the Games, while Sutcliffe would present the daily live… Continue Reading >>
Appointments, Celebrities / Personalities, Sports Broadcasting, Television November 8th 2009 — 9:25 pm
Seven’s main Sydney newsreader Ian Ross has confirmed one of the worst kept secrets in television – he will retire from newsreading at the end of this year.
Ross, who is affectionately known as Roscoe, will hand over to weekend newsreader Chris Bath at the end of the ratings… Continue Reading >>
Appointments, Celebrities / Personalities, Television November 8th 2009 — 9:49 am
The Federal Government has indicated that it intends to institute new procedures for the appointment of ABC and SBS board members, introducing a new bill which it says will prevent the public broadcasters’ boards from becoming politicised.
The system outlined in the National Broadcasting Legislation Amendment Bill involves the communications… Continue Reading >>
Appointments, Television October 29th 2009 — 1:55 pm
The Australian Press Council’s outgoing chairman Ken McKinnon will this week hand out sharp criticisms of the editorial standards of Australian news publishers, in a strongly worded final report as head of the print media regulator.
The Australian reports today that McKinnon, who has been chairman of the Press Council since… Continue Reading >>
Appointments, Journalism, Print October 26th 2009 — 12:05 am
Just two weeks a Sydney newspaper was speculating that James Tobin was to be dumped by the Seven Network but today the network announced Tobin has been appointed weather presenter for Weekend Sunrise.
Weekend Sunrise’s competitive breakfast show, Weekend Today on Nine, also recently announced plans to appoint a weekend… Continue Reading >>
Appointments, Celebrities / Personalities, Television October 18th 2009 — 9:47 am