Oct 30 2021
Bert Newton, one of the pioneers and enduring personalities of Australian television, has died at the age of 83. He had been in hospital for several months and went into palliative care recently following complications from recent surgery to have a leg amputated. Born in 1938, Newton started in radio when still a teenager, becoming …
Permanent link to this article: https://televisionau.com/2021/10/obituary-bert-newton.html
Feb 05 2019
Since its inception in 1964, Melbourne’s ATV0 had struggled to get a significant hold of audiences when it came to news. Different formats, timeslots, newsreaders and titles were all tried and often without much success. A revamp to a one-hour bulletin in 1978 was another in its string of casualties. But there were high hopes …
Permanent link to this article: https://televisionau.com/2019/02/classic-tv-guides-eyewitness-news.html
Jan 19 2017
In his book Compulsive Viewing, Gerald Stone wrote that Australian television “started first in Sydney, but best in Melbourne.” He was no doubt referring to GTV9, which actually considered itself the underdog when it was the third channel to launch in Melbourne. It would go on to become one of the biggest successes in Australian …
Permanent link to this article: https://televisionau.com/2017/01/tv-at-60-viewings-fine-on-gtv9.html
Jun 22 2014
The Nine Network has confirmed that it has not renewed ties with Bert Newton after his contract with the network quietly lapsed last year — potentially ending a TV career that began back in 1957, just months after TV began in Australia. The Daily Telegraph reports that industry speculation over Newton’s contract at Nine was triggered …
Permanent link to this article: https://televisionau.com/2014/06/bert-newton-quietly-exits-nine.html
Jun 01 2014
Family Feud, the classic game show format, is set for a revival on Network Ten. While the format revival is not a huge surprise — it had been circulating around the industry rumour mill for some time — the choice of host is an unlikely one. Former Sunrise weatherman and Seven Network host Grant Denyer (pictured) …
Permanent link to this article: https://televisionau.com/2014/06/ten-to-stage-family-feud-revival.html
Aug 13 2012
Although he has been under contract with the Nine Network since 2006, having returned after 20 years and a lengthy stint as host of Ten‘s former daytime flagship Good Morning Australia, Bert Newton has not made an appearance on the network since last hosting 20 To 1 in 2010. However, he will be making an appearance as a …
Permanent link to this article: https://televisionau.com/2012/08/bert-in-the-hot-seat-and-big-brother.html
Nov 22 2010
It started life at the turn of the 20th century as a piano factory, and then a soup factory. Then, in 1956, the building at Bendigo Street, Richmond, became part of the dawn of the new industry of television and went from producing 57 varieties of soup to a variety of a completely different kind. …
Permanent link to this article: https://televisionau.com/2010/11/turning-the-lights-out-at-television-city.html
Feb 27 2010
The address of 22 Bendigo Street, Richmond, has been one of Australian TV’s most famous and iconic addresses. The century-old building has for more than 50 years been home to GTV9 – a channel that began test broadcasts, covering the Melbourne Olympic Games, in 1956 before launching proper operation early in 1957. The building was …
Permanent link to this article: https://televisionau.com/2010/02/gtv9-sells-off-hollywood-on-the-yarra.html
Oct 23 2008
The Herald Sun Guide has been a weekly supplement in Melbourne’s Herald Sun newspaper since October 1990. Though it could be said that the Guide actually had its origins as Melbourne’s Listener In which began as a radio listing back in 1925 and continued publication until 1987, ending its days as TV Scene. The Sun …
Permanent link to this article: https://televisionau.com/2008/10/melbournes-guide-turns-18.html
Dec 28 2007
Game shows are a staple in any TV network’s diet, but this year saw an absolute gluttony on the genre as new titles were unleashed onto the viewing public. The game show battle started in January when Seven launched The Rich List hosted by Andrew O’Keefe (pictured), already of Deal Or No Deal fame. The …
Permanent link to this article: https://televisionau.com/2007/12/the-year-that-was-9-game-shows-sing-spell-and-con-through-07.html
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