Press Releases

Bath confirmed to take over from Ross

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 on >>

Appointments,Celebrities / Personalities,Press Releases,Television November 9th 2009 — 8:07 am

Victorian radio stations to give bushfire warnings

The Victorian Government has reached an agreement with 30 regional and metropolitan Victorian commercial radio stations to provide official emergency warnings in case of bushfire danger for this coming summer.… Read on >>

Industry,Press Releases,Radio,Talking Points October 27th 2009 — 1:43 pm

Best of the Rest: Monday, 21 September

Filming has begun for a new ABC comedy series featuring comedian Cal Wilson. Sleuth 101, a new “whodunit game show” made by Spicks and Specks producers Bruce Kane and… Read on >>

In Brief,Press Releases September 21st 2009 — 12:03 pm

Plans for VFL Grand Final are crystal clear

ABC announced plans for the 2009 Victorian Football League Grand Final telecast, and this year for the first time it will air in HD.
The Final will air live… Read on >>

Digital Television,Press Releases,Television Programmes September 3rd 2009 — 10:42 am

Cosgrove to present Boyer lectures

The ABC has announced that former Governor-General Peter Cosgrove will present the 50th annual Boyer Lectures. The series of six lectures, broadcast on Radio National and online, are made by… Read on >>

Celebrities / Personalities,Press Releases,Radio July 8th 2009 — 6:00 pm

Metro radio ad revenue drops 3%

Figures released by Commercial Radio Australia yesterday show a 3% drop in metropolitan radio advertising revenue in the 12 months leading up to June. Sydney suffered the largest drop, by… Read on >>

Advertising / Marketing,Industry,Press Releases,Radio July 8th 2009 — 5:49 pm

ABC3 plans announced

The ABC has unveiled the first programs to debut on its new ABC3 childrens’ channel, now due to launch before Christmas.
Some of the new programs include a comedy pilot… Read on >>

Appointments,Celebrities / Personalities,Digital Television,Press Releases,Television,Television Programmes June 18th 2009 — 5:18 pm

One HD coming to Southern Cross in July

Network Ten‘s digital sports channel One HD will launch on Southern Cross Ten stations on July 2. The channel will be available to viewers who recieve the network’s high definition… Read on >>

Digital Television,Industry,Press Releases,Talking Points,Telecommunications June 16th 2009 — 2:46 pm

Westacott announces retirement

The Nine Network today announced the retirement of director of news and current affairs John Westacott from the end of the month. His role be replaced in the interim by… Read on >>

Appointments,Industry,Press Releases,Ratings,Talking Points,Television June 15th 2009 — 12:27 pm

Underbelly 3 on its way to Nine

The Nine Network has announced a third series of crime drama Underbelly to be completed by the end of the year. The new series will fill in the gaps between… Read on >>

Celebrities / Personalities,Industry,Press Releases,Television Programmes June 11th 2009 — 1:03 pm

Coffs Harbour community station in license breach

Community station 2CHY ‘failed to encourage community participation’ according to an ACMA investigation released today. According to ACMA, the Coffs Harbour station did not give local youth sufficient opportunity to… Read on >>

Industry,Press Releases,Radio,Talking Points June 10th 2009 — 1:12 pm

Government to offer digital switchover assistance

The federal government will offer support to pensioners and the disabled in switching over to digital television. A press release today from the Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital… Read on >>

Digital Television,Industry,Press Releases June 3rd 2009 — 6:15 pm

Four Corners hits back

Following a fortnight of public controversy surrounding Four Corners‘ story “Code of Silence”, the ABC has released a statement dealing with several points of contention that have emerged through the… Read on >>

Press Releases,Talking Points,Television May 20th 2009 — 1:10 pm

SBS ‘losing its way’

Former prime minister Malcolm Fraser has joined a number of public figures in supporting a statement that says SBS is not only “becoming less special, but it is also losing… Read on >>

Industry,New Media,Press Releases,Radio,Talking Points,Television October 21st 2008 — 2:18 pm

BigPond launches 24/7 online and mobile news

Telstra BigPond has launched Australia’s first online and mobile dedicated 24 hour news channel.The new channel, called BigPond Live TV News, is a continuous live video stream of general news,… Read on >>

Press Releases October 10th 2008 — 2:17 pm