Feb 05 2019
OzTAM, the official ratings ‘umpire’, has released its final reports for the calendar year 2018. 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 …
Permanent link to this article: https://televisionau.com/2019/02/ratings-2018-the-final-scorecard.html
Dec 31 2018
There were lots of big TV news stories this year, but the news that will have had the biggest impact on viewers comes down to sport. And there has been a lot of movement and dollars splashed around in that department this year. The swapping of Australia’s two biggest summer sports between networks has brought …
Permanent link to this article: https://televisionau.com/2018/12/2018-switches-surprises-and-goodbyes.html
Nov 02 2018
This week’s re-brand of the Ten Network is the first major image revamp for the network since January 1991. The last time Ten had a major image refresh it was in receivership after two years of falling ratings, staff cutbacks and management and financial instability amid the “recession we had to have”. The viability of …
Permanent link to this article: https://televisionau.com/2018/11/flashback-to-the-entertainment-network.html
Sep 03 2018
Network Ten and the Victorian Racing Club (VRC) have confirmed media reports from last week that they have signed an agreement that will see the Melbourne Cup Carnival live broadcast on Ten for five years from 2019. It marks the return of the Melbourne Cup Carnival to Ten, which was previously telecast rights holder from …
Permanent link to this article: https://televisionau.com/2018/09/network-ten-confirms-melbourne-cup-rights.html
Sep 01 2018
Network Ten is set to take over as the TV broadcast partner of the Melbourne Cup Carnival from 2019. Media reports have stated that Ten is the preferred bidder for the four-day racing carnival, outbidding the Seven Network which has been telecast partner for the event since 2002. Reports suggest that Ten has offered up …
Permanent link to this article: https://televisionau.com/2018/09/melbourne-cup-returns-to-network-ten.html
Feb 01 2018
OzTAM, the official ratings ‘umpire’, has released its final reports for the calendar year 2017. The reports include consolidated audience figures for the Top 20 programs (including those various reality show ‘winner announced’ segments that are not actual programs), Top 20 multi-channel programs, the most time-shifted programs and where each free-to-air network and channel ended …
Permanent link to this article: https://televisionau.com/2018/02/ratings-2017-the-final-scorecard.html
Dec 31 2017
Another year is now behind us! No doubt the biggest TV stories of the year surround the Ten Network — going into voluntary administration and then receivership before being taken over by US network CBS. The CBS takeover was a cunning move that caught most by surprise, not least being former Ten shareholders Bruce Gordon …
Permanent link to this article: https://televisionau.com/2017/12/the-year-that-was-2017.html
Dec 04 2017
For the eleventh year in a row the Seven Network has claimed the ratings year (5 cities, 6pm-12mn). For the weeks 7 to 48 — covering the period from 12 February to 2 December, and excluding the two weeks around Easter — Seven scored 29.6%, followed by Nine (28.1%), Ten (18.0%), ABC (17.1%) and SBS …
Permanent link to this article: https://televisionau.com/2017/12/seven-wins-2017.html
Nov 07 2017
It’s not a day at races until you can make a song and dance of it! ABC‘s variety series Quest 77 took to Flemington Racecourse for some special Melbourne Cup-themed production numbers for broadcast in the lead up to the 1977 Melbourne Cup. One production number — described by TV Times as “spectacular” — featured …
Permanent link to this article: https://televisionau.com/2017/11/quest-77-off-to-the-melbourne-cup.html
Feb 04 2017
OzTAM, the official ratings ‘umpire’, has released its final reports for the calendar year 2016. The reports include consolidated audience figures for the Top 20 programs (including those various reality show ‘winner announced’ segments that are not actual programs), Top 20 multi-channel programs, the most time-shifted programs and where each free-to-air network and channel ended …
Permanent link to this article: https://televisionau.com/2017/02/ratings-2016-the-final-scorecard.html
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