May 14 2013
National broadcasters ABC and SBS have both scored additional funding in the 2013 Federal Budget, handed down by Treasurer Wayne Swan this evening. ABC is to receive just under $60 million over three years to enhance its news and current affairs services and $30 million over three years for online content distribution. ABC managing director …
Permanent link to this article: http://televisionau.com/2013/05/abc-sbs-get-boost-in-budget.html
Apr 16 2013
The national shutdown of the analogue signal reaches its next stop — Perth — today (Tuesday). The switch off affects local transmissions for ABC1, Seven (TVW), Nine (STW), Ten (NEW) and SBS1. With a market population of 1,926,000 (source: OzTAM), Perth is the largest capital city to date to lose analogue television. In the latest …
Permanent link to this article: http://televisionau.com/2013/04/perth-says-farewell-to-analogue-2.html
Apr 09 2013
The phase out of analogue television across the country continues, with Tasmania becoming digital-only as of today, bringing to an end over 50 years of analogue television in the state. The shutdown will affect statewide transmissions of ABC1, Southern Cross Television (TNT), WIN (TVT) and SBS1 — although some localities have already made the full switch …
Permanent link to this article: http://televisionau.com/2013/04/tasmania-turns-off-analogue-today.html
Apr 01 2013
The shutdown of analogue television across the country continues, with Adelaide’s analogue transmissions being closed for good tomorrow (Tuesday) — affecting local transmissions of ABC1 (ABS), Seven (SAS), Nine (NWS), Ten (ADS) and SBS1. Community TV channel 44Adelaide has been broadcasting exclusively in digital since May 2012. Adelaide becomes the first state capital city in Australia …
Permanent link to this article: http://televisionau.com/2013/04/d-day-its-adelaides-turn.html
Mar 13 2013
SBS has announced its initial program listing for its revamped digital channel SBS2. The new-look channel launches on Monday 1 April with an emphasis on the 16-39 age group. SBS2 will continue to broadcast its various foreign-language news bulletins during the daytime (5.00am to 6.00pm), with the revamped program schedule starting each evening at 6.00pm. …
Permanent link to this article: http://televisionau.com/2013/03/sbs2-the-first-week.html
Feb 21 2013
SBS has announced plans to relaunch SBS2 in the channel’s first major revamp since its launch in 2009 as an extension of the SBS brand. The revamped SBS2 — with a new logo (pictured) to match — launches on 1 April. It will broadcast a prime-time schedule, leaving alone the broadcaster’s daytime hours of foreign-language …
Permanent link to this article: http://televisionau.com/2013/02/sbs-to-relaunch-sbs2-in-april.html
Jan 26 2013
Journalist, media identity and ambassador for various social and health issues, Ita Buttrose was last night (Friday) named Australian Of The Year for 2013. Her media career was predominantly in magazines and newspapers — most notably as the founding editor of women’s magazine Cleo in the 1970s and later editor of The Australian Women’s Weekly …
Permanent link to this article: http://televisionau.com/2013/01/ita-buttrose-australian-of-the-year.html
Jan 01 2013
New Year’s Day 25 years ago was marked by a landmark television event to signify the start of the year-long celebration of 200 years of European settlement in this country. Australia Live: The Celebration Of A Nation was a massive technical exercise in a rare joint venture between three networks — ABC, SBS and Nine …
Permanent link to this article: http://televisionau.com/2013/01/australia-live-the-celebration-of-a-nation.html
Dec 11 2012
The schedule for the first day’s transmission of NITV on SBS‘ digital channel 34 (SBS4): Wednesday 12 December: 12pm From The Heart Of Our Nation: The historic free-to-air launch of NITV, a dedicated Indigenous television service that will made be available to all Australians for the first time. 2pm Living Black: Your Stories Your Voice: This …
Permanent link to this article: http://televisionau.com/2012/12/nitv-first-day-on-sbs4.html
Dec 10 2012
Following up last week’s year-end ratings results, ratings agency OzTAM has now issued their final scorecard for the year, incorporating the last week of ‘consolidated’ data (i.e. programs watched on delay via PVR etc.) which was not available when the initial ratings results were announced — although these latest figures will not alter the finishing …
Permanent link to this article: http://televisionau.com/2012/12/ratings-2012-the-final-scorecard.html
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