The Daily Telegraph has confirmed that former Kings Cross police officer, Wendy Hatfield, has lost the first round in her defamation case against the latest Underbelly series. The judge dismissed her request to gain access to five episodes of the show before its official broadcast.
She claims the book, which the… Continue Reading >>
Legal, Television, Television Programmes March 12th 2010 — 5:49 pm
Channel Seven has unveiled details of Matthew Johns‘ new NRL programme, announcing that it will launch on-air in two weeks’ time.
The Matty Johns Show will contain a “family-friendly” mixture of rugby league discussion, interviews, music and comedy, according to the network. The programme is set to begin on Thursday… Continue Reading >>
Celebrities / Personalities, Television, Television Programmes March 12th 2010 — 1:48 pm
Daryl Somers has expressed “surprise” at not being named on the preliminary nominations list for this year’s Logie Awards, a situation which leaves him out of the running for the coveted Gold Logie prize.
Somers – who presented two reunion specials for the long-running series Hey Hey It’s Saturday in 2009 - was… Continue Reading >>
Celebrities / Personalities, Television Programmes March 12th 2010 — 10:30 am
Multiple FOX sources have confirmed to US trade journals that the network’s 24 has been axed.
The series, currently in its 8th season, is due to end with a 2 hour finale in late May.
Speculation was rife in recent years that with costs skyrocketing, along with falling ratings, were… Continue Reading >>
Television Programmes March 11th 2010 — 5:59 am
The man accused of attempting to blackmail late night chat show host David Letterman has pleaded guilty to the attempt in the New York State Supreme Court yesterday.
Robert Halderman, a producer at CBS’ 48 Hours was charged last year after attempting to extort $2 million (US) out of… Continue Reading >>
Celebrities / Personalities, International Media, Television Programmes March 10th 2010 — 5:18 pm
The ABC will make the first episode of the fifth series of Doctor Who available on its online broadcasting service iView two days ahead of its broadcast on ABC television.
The episode will be available for viewing from midnight on Friday 16 April, before being broadcast on ABC1 at the… Continue Reading >>
Online, Television, Television Programmes March 10th 2010 — 1:33 pm
Seven have announced that their hit cooking show My Kitchen Rules will return for a second series, with casting to begin straight away.
Head of Programming and Production Tim Worner expressed his delight in the shows performance in making the announcement today:
We are proud of MY KITCHEN RULES and… Continue Reading >>
Television Programmes March 9th 2010 — 4:50 pm
NBC’s Thursday comedy lineup will continue into the 2010-11 season after the network announced that 30 Rock, Community and The Office will return next year.
President of Primetime Entertainment, Angela Bromstad made the announcement last week after continuing to return good ratings in the 18-49 demographic.
“We are happy to… Continue Reading >>
International Media, Television Programmes March 8th 2010 — 7:49 pm
The Sunday Telegraph reports that actress and model Sophie Monk will join the Nine Network’s holiday program, Getaway.
The Australian, who now resides in the US, will file six stories from North America including reports on Los Angeles, Las Vegas and Cabo San Lucas in Mexico. She begins filming from March… Continue Reading >>
Celebrities / Personalities, Television Programmes March 7th 2010 — 2:52 pm
The Nine Network has removed Andrew Voss from The Footy Show panel this year. Last season the long running program received the lowest ratings in its sixteen year history, and will undergo a major overhaul to increase ratings.
The Sunday Telegraph revealed the commentator was criticised for “overplaying his role… Continue Reading >>
Television Programmes March 7th 2010 — 10:58 am
NBC announced on Wednesday that Today host, Meredith Vieira, has extended her contract with the network until 2011. It was originally set to expire in September this year, but a one year addition was reached.
Vieira replaced previous co-host Katie Couric four years ago, when she moved to present the evening news… Continue Reading >>
Celebrities / Personalities, International Media, Television Programmes March 6th 2010 — 3:24 pm
The Nine Network’s flagship news and current affairs program, 60 Minutes, has come under criticism today for ‘chequebook journalism’.
Michael Murray, the father of former drug addict Clair Murray, declined an interview by the ABC this morning, telling the public broadcaster he had an exclusive media deal with 60 Minutes.… Continue Reading >>
Television Programmes March 4th 2010 — 9:46 pm
Channel Nine will have to wait until next Friday to learn whether the channel will be able to broadcast the third Underbelly series after an ex-cop featured in the program launched defamation action in the NSW Supreme Court.
The Daily Telegraph reports that former Constable Wendy Hatfield has launched the… Continue Reading >>
Television, Television Programmes March 3rd 2010 — 6:03 pm
SBS’s director of television and online content Matt Campbell has painted a grim picture of the broadcaster’s operating situation, blasting the Nine Network’s deal to secure the popular Top Gear programme and saying that the coffers are near-empty.
Speaking at the Australian International Documentary Conference, Campbell said that the loss… Continue Reading >>
Industry, Television, Television Programmes March 1st 2010 — 9:14 am
The Australian’s media columnist Amanda Meade has revealed an “unauthorised” list of nominees for this year’s Hall of Fame inductee for the TV Week Logie Awards to be held in May.
The list of Hall of Fame nominees are not usually made public, with nominations and voting conducted only by… Continue Reading >>
Awards, Celebrities / Personalities, Industry, Television, Television Programmes March 1st 2010 — 7:10 am