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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Aug 01 2023
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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Jul 26 2023
On This Day — 26 July
26 July 1969: George Mallaby (Homicide) 26 July 1975: Actor Jack Thompson 26 July 1980: Tony Alvarez, Jennifer Murphy, John O’May from the theatre production Evita 26 July 1997: Jo Beth Taylor (Australia’s Funniest Home Video Show, Hey Hey It’s Saturday) 26 July 2003: Madeleine West and Ryan Moloney (Neighbours) 26 July 2008: Nadine Garner …
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Jul 23 2023
On This Day — 23 July
23 July 1966: Brian Henderson (Bandstand) and wife Mardi 23 July 1977: Garry McDonald (The Garry McDonald Show) 23 July 1988: Kylie Minogue (Neighbours) 23 July 2005: Alexandra Davies and Christopher Gabardi (All Saints) 23 July 1938: Bert Newton is born in the Melbourne suburb of Fitzroy. He began his career in radio in the …
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Jul 01 2023
On This Day — 1 July
1 July 1972: Johnny Farnham 1 July 1995: Kimberley Davies (Neighbours) 1 July 2000: Belinda Emmett (All Saints) 1 July 2006: Katie Hastings, Jamie Brooksby, David Graham, Krystal Forscutt, Camilla Severi (Big Brother) 1 July 1932: The Australian Broadcasting Commission is formed as Australia’s national broadcaster, comprising 12 radio stations. The broadcaster was later chartered …
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Jun 22 2023
Nickelodeon coming to free-to-air
Paramount Australia and New Zealand has announced that its Nickelodeon channel is moving from Foxtel to free-to-air on Network Ten. The change is set for 1 August, with 10Shake to be rebranded as Nickelodeon including the suite of pre-school, children’s, teen and young adult titles. In the evening, the channel will become Nick@Nite with programs …
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Feb 26 2023
1973: Which channel would go?
The question around the ongoing viability of three commercial networks has been raised, on and off, for many years. It was a question asked right back to when the federal government first permitted a third commercial network in the early 1960s — and in 1973 the industry itself was almost willing to sacrifice some of …
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Feb 06 2022
UK Channel 5 dumps Neighbours
Australia’s longest-running drama Neighbours has been dealt a blow with news that the show’s UK broadcaster, Channel 5, has not renewed the show. Digital Spy reports that Channel 5 has issued a statement confirming that it will cease broadcasting the soap: “Neighbours will no longer air on Channel 5 beyond this summer. It’s been a …
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