Feb 03 2021
OzTAM, the official ratings ‘umpire’, has released its final reports for the calendar year 2020. The reports include consolidated audience figures for the Top 20 programs, Top 20 multi-channel programs, the most time-shifted programs and where each free-to-air network and channel ended the year. Plus there are rankings for the Top 20 Subscription TV programs …
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Jan 01 2021
It is 20 years today since Australian television first entered the digital age with the commencement of digital transmission in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth. Digital television marked the most significant change in television viewing since the introduction of colour in 1975. With the advent of high definition, widescreen television, there was a lot …
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Dec 12 2020
In the late 1970s, ABC entered into a joint venture with Trans-Atlantic Enterprises in the US to produce six telemovies for broadcast in Australia and for sale overseas. While the telemovies were filmed in Australia, they would feature American actors in lead roles — a common tactic to attract overseas interest in selling Australian-made productions. …
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Nov 30 2020
The Nine Network has claimed victory the ratings year for 2020 (OzTAM, 5 cities, 6pm-12mn). It is Nine’s second consecutive yearly win. Meanwhile, ABC overtook Ten to take out third place both in network and primary channel shares. For the weeks 7 to 48 — covering the period from 9 February to 28 November, and …
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Nov 25 2020
ABC has announced its plans for 2021, including a raft of new dramas, factual series, comedy and entertainment shows and arts programming across its various channels and iView. YouTube: ABC TV & iView Included in the changes is the relaunch of prime-time secondary channel ABC Comedy as ABC TV Plus. In a statement issued on …
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Oct 20 2020
Paul Murphy, former journalist and presenter at ABC and SBS, has died at the age of 77 from cancer. Originally from Canberra, Murphy joined ABC in Sydney in 1965 as a trainee in current affairs radio. He worked on the ABC radio current affairs program AM and on ABC television’s This Day Tonight. He also …
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Jul 09 2020
The launch of the microwave link network between the east and west coasts of Australia in 1970 marked the most significant development in Australian domestic communication since the launch of the coaxial cable between Sydney and Melbourne eight years earlier. The network of microwave circuits formalised the facility for television programs to be relayed in …
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May 23 2020
The launch of television in Tasmania in 1960 marked the completion of the Government’s second phase in introducing television across Australia — culminating in TV stations operating in each state capital city. The last of the cities from stage two, Hobart was to be served by national broadcaster ABC and one commercial station. Three bidders …
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Oct 16 2019
Perth was the third of the four cities in Stage 2 of the introduction of television in Australia. Like with Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Adelaide, Perth was to be covered by both the national broadcaster ABC and commercial television. While the other cities had established two commercial channels each, Perth was ultimately allocated one commercial …
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Sep 05 2019
After Brisbane‘s official launch of its first television stations, Adelaide became the fourth city in Australia to receive television. Like with other cities, Adelaide was to be served by national broadcaster ABC and two commercial channels. The two successful applicants for commercial licences in October 1958 were Southern Television Corporation Ltd and Television Broadcasters Ltd. …
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