Tag: Network Ten

On This Day — 2 March

2 March 1974: Barbara Rogers (Temptation, The Great Temptation) 2 March 1985: Mike Walsh (The Mike Walsh Show) and Ray Martin (Midday) 2 March 1991: Jennifer Keyte and Steve Vizard (Tonight Live With Steve Vizard) 2 March 1996: Melissa George (Home And Away) 2 March 2002: Dan Paris, Kym Valentine, Noah Sutherland (Neighbours) 2 March …

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Nine, Tabcorp in new Melbourne Cup deal

The Victoria Racing Club (VRC), Tabcorp and Nine Entertainment have announced a new media deal for coverage of the Melbourne Cup Carnival from 2024 to 2029. The new deal sees Nine broadcast the Melbourne Cup for the first time since Ten first secured exclusive coverage rights from 1978. Ten held rights until 2001 and again …

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On This Day — 8 February

8 February 1967: Gordon Boyd (Showcase) 8 February 1975: Josephine Knur (The Unisexers) 8 February 1975: Graham Kennedy (The Graham Kennedy Show) 8 February 1992: Rachael Beck and Julie McGregor (Hey Dad!) 8 February 1997: William McInnes and Tasma Walton (Blue Heelers) 8 February 2003: Georgie Parker (All Saints) 8 February 1978: ABC launches a …

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On This Day — 24 January

24 January 1976: Chelsea Brown (Celebrity Squares) 24 January 1976: Frankie Howerd and Kate Fitzpatrick (Up The Convicts) 24 January 1981: Peter Lochran and Karen Pini (The Young Doctors) 24 January 1998: Tennis champion Pat Rafter 24 January 2004: Christie Hayes and Sam Atwell (Home And Away) 24 January 2009: Dustin Clare, Kate Ritchie, Matthew …

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TVSN switching channels in July

Shopping channel TVSN and the Seven Network have signed an agreement to transfer TVSN’s free-to-air channel to Seven’s suite of channels. TVSN, which has broadcast on pay-TV platforms since 1995, has been carried free-to-air via the Ten Network since 2012, currently on Channel 16. It is also relayed via WIN in regional areas. Effective 1 …

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On This Day — 20 January

20 January 1973: James Elliott (Number 96) 20 January 1979: Mike Walsh (The Mike Walsh Show) 20 January 1990: Matt Day (A Country Practice) 20 January 1996: Emma Harrison and Richard Grieve (Neighbours) 20 January 2001: Holly Valance, Madeleine West, Krista Vendy (Neighbours) 20 January 2007: Aaron Jeffery and Simmone Jade Mackinnon (McLeod’s Daughters) 20 …

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On This Day — 13 January

13 January 1971: Bob and Dolly Dyer (BP Pick-A-Box) 13 January 1979: Paula Duncan (Cop Shop) 13 January 1990: Craig McLachlan (Home And Away) 13 January 1996: Lisa McCune (Blue Heelers) and Tottie Goldsmith (Fire) 13 January 2001: Beau Brady, Rebecca Cartwright, Ryan Kwanten, Ada Nicodemou, Kylie Watson, Kimberley Davies, Ben Steel (Home And Away) …

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Seven wins 2023

The Seven Network has for the third year in a row claimed the top ratings position, claiming victory for the ratings year for 2023 (OzTAM, 5 cities, 6pm-12mn). For the weeks 7 to 48 — covering the period from 12 February to 2 December, and excluding the weeks around Easter — the Seven Network claimed …

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On This Day — 26 August

26 August 1972: George Mallaby (Homicide) 26 August 1972: Olympic Games  26 August 1978: John Walton and Megan Williams (The Sullivans) 26 August 1995: Melissa George and Dieter Brummer (Home And Away) 26 August 2006: Amy Mathews and Chris Hemsworth (Home And Away) 26 August 1972: ABC and Seven both broadcast the Opening Ceremony of …

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On This Day — 1 August

1 August 1992: Rachel Blakely (Neighbours) 1 August 1998: Swimmer Sam Riley and Ironman Trevor Hendy 1 August 1964: Melbourne becomes Australia’s first four-station market with the official opening of ATV0. The new channel is the first of the Independent Television System network now known as Network Ten. The opening night line-up includes a variety/comedy …

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