May 04 2013
A host of fun! All Together Now star Steven Jacobs will be joining Jo Beth Taylor to co-host a special edition of Australia’s Funniest Home Video Show, with the show featuring some of his own bloopers from All Together Now. With production of All Together Now said to be winding up Jacobs is looking for …
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Jan 30 2013
It is well known that Swedish pop group ABBA got their big break as winners of the Eurovision Song Contest in 1974, but in many respects they only gained the attention of the recording industry and pop music fans worldwide after their subsequent popularity in Australia. Although they had some chart success in Europe following …
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Jan 05 2013
It’s January again. Time for Rage to go back through the ABC archive and dig out those classic pop music shows of years gone by. For the next four Saturday nights (or early Sunday morning), Rage goes retro in what has been an annual tradition for years. Retro month kicks off with a one-hour preview …
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Jul 01 2012
It was 80 years ago today (1 July 1932) that Australia’s national broadcaster — ABC — was officially opened by Prime Minister Joseph Lyons. The Australian Broadcasting Commission — as it was then — initially comprised of twelve existing radio stations, covering each State capital city as well as Newcastle, Corowa, Rockhampton and Crystal Brook …
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Apr 30 2012
Cover: Nicolle Dickson (Home And Away) and husband James Bell. Packing a punch!SBS has assembled some of Australia’s top writing, directing and acting talent for its upcoming drama series Six Pack. The series of six self-contained stories is the first local drama production to come from the network since the 1987 mini-series Always Afternoon. Included …
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Apr 14 2012
Next week it will be quarter of a century since ABC launched its first venture into all-night transmission with the debut of music video program Rage. Debuting on Friday night, 17 April 1987, Rage was part of the generational change in the programming of popular music on television. Studio-based programs like Countdown and Sounds were …
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Apr 13 2012
It was only a couple of months ago that a Gold Logie was open for bids on Ebay… before the item was removed from sale and the Award organisers, TV Week, considered legal action. Now, with the presentation of the 54th annual TV Week Logie Awards just around the corner, the item (pictured) has resurfaced …
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Jan 06 2012
For years now it’s been an annual tradition – when ABC1’s Rage goes into retro mode during the month of January. Every year Rage digs through the archive to bring viewers a mix of retro hits and repeats of classic ABC shows. In previous years the retro playlists predominantly featured old Countdown and Rock Arena …
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Nov 25 2011
It was a morning of farewells as two of TV’s golden girls signed off from their respective shows today. Over at Ten’s The Circle, Denise Drysdale (pictured) announced her retirement – marking the end of a showbusiness career that has spanned more than fifty years. Starting as a performer in early children’s shows including The …
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Jul 06 2011
The new management at the Ten Network, led by acting CEO Lachlan Murdoch, have this week made their move towards cutting costs as it continues to dismantle some of the strategies laid down by the previous management and re-establish the network’s low-cost business model. The network is looking to cut around 60 staff through voluntary …
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