December 2010 archive

Southern Cross Ten says ‘hello’ to 11

Regional broadcaster Southern Cross Media has made an announcement to the Australian Stock Exchange stating that it intends to launch Network Ten’s new digital channel 11 on the Southern Cross Ten eastern states network on 11 January, the same date that it launches on Ten in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth. The announcement covers …

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WIN SA gets digital upgrade

The regional South Australian branch of WIN Television has been assigned additional broadcast capacity to enable it to provide local viewers with the commercial networks’ multi-channels after the switch-off of analogue transmissions. WIN currently has a commercial monopoly in the Mount Gambier and Riverland markets – currently providing local signals of the Seven, Nine and …

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Obituary: Gus Mercurio

Gus Mercurio, actor and boxing identity, has died in Melbourne. The 82-year-old died from complications arising from an operation for a chest aneurism at a Melbourne hospital. Born in Wisconsin, USA, Mercurio came to Australia in the 1950s.  A professional boxer, he became deeply involved with the game in Australia as an administrator, referee and …

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Prisoner returns to Australian TV

Good news for fans of classic Aussie soap Prisoner! Andrew Mercado reports that the long-running series is about to make a comeback to Australian TV screens – on pay-TV channel 111HITS, starting on Australia Day, 26 January, at 10.30pm. 111HITS will be screening the series from the first episode – which first went to air …

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Obituary: Norman Hetherington

Norman Hetherington, the man who created iconic children’s TV character Mr Squiggle more than 50 years ago, has died in Sydney at the age of 89 after a long illness. After serving in World War II, Hetherington worked as a cartoonist for The Bulletin magazine in the 1940s and 1950s.  He also had an interest …

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TV Week Logie Awards voting opens

It’s a new era for the TV Week Logie Awards as TV Week has today opened the voting for the 2011 awards presentation. Traditionally, voting for the popularity-based categories starts in the new year and is conducted through both the TV Week website and in the printed publication.  This year the public voting is being …

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Harry Potter retiring from Ten News

It will be the end of an era on Christmas Eve when Ten News reporter Harry Potter signs off for the last time. The 69-year-old is retiring but is expected to continue to remain as a consultant to the network – something that he hopes will help him take his mind off more personal matters …

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Prime News exits Albury

Prime Television has announced this week that it will soon no longer be producing Prime News from its Albury studios and will instead be shifting production to centralised facilities in Canberra. The Albury-based bulletin, which screens 5.30pm weeknights in the Albury and Upper Murray district as the lead-in to the Melbourne-based Seven News, has been …

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1990: December 8-14

Cover: Olivia Newton-John Hey Hey it’s… London…? Hey Hey It’s Saturday host Daryl Somers is set to make an appearance on Aussie expat Clive James’ popular British show, Saturday Night Clive. Somers is hopeful that the appearance could lead to Hey Hey being sold to an international audience.  “I feel we’ve given England such a …

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Coming soon… the 7.30 refresh

ABC’s long-running current affairs program The 7.30 Report is about to get a refresh – with new hosts and a new name. From March next year, the program will be re-named 7.30 and will have two hosts, Leigh Sales and Chris Uhlmann, replacing Kerry O’Brien who is soon to finish up on the program after …

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