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 …
Permanent link to this article: https://televisionau.com/2021/02/ratings-2020-the-final-scorecard.html
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 …
Permanent link to this article: https://televisionau.com/2021/01/digital-tv-turns-20.html
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 …
Permanent link to this article: https://televisionau.com/2020/11/nine-wins-2020.html
Aug 20 2020
Another random snapshot of what we were watching on TV. This time it’s the week ending 2 August 2003. The new reality series The Block was the latest breakout hit, there was tragedy in Neighbours, and we were introduced to the first batch of budding pop stars in a new format called Australian Idol. The Nine Network …
Permanent link to this article: https://televisionau.com/2020/08/what-we-watched-august-2003.html
Jul 13 2020
Network Ten has announced plans to launch a new multi-channel, 10 Shake. The new channel will have a defined focus on children’s programming from 6.00am to 6.00pm, then the channel moves to adult programming aimed at the under-40s. 10 Shake will sit alongside existing channels 10 Bold and 10 Peach and will bring it closer …
Permanent link to this article: https://televisionau.com/2020/07/ten-to-launch-new-channel-10-shake.html
Feb 01 2020
OzTAM, the official ratings ‘umpire’, has released its final reports for the calendar year 2019. 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/2020/02/ratings-2019-the-final-scorecard.html
Jan 20 2020
By the turn of the ’80s it was the unofficial benchmark for each commercial network to have two successful soapie dramas in the schedule. Seven had Cop Shop and Skyways, and Nine had The Sullivans and The Young Doctors. The then 0-10 Network had the popular Prisoner and teen drama The Restless Years. For some reason, …
Permanent link to this article: https://televisionau.com/2020/01/arcade-going-from-hero-to-zero.html
Dec 02 2019
The Nine Network has claimed victory the ratings year for 2019 (OzTAM, 5 cities, 6pm-12mn). It is Nine’s first win since 2006 and ends the Seven Network‘s 12-year run of overall wins. For the weeks 7 to 48 — covering the period from 10 February to 30 November, and excluding the weeks around Easter — …
Permanent link to this article: https://televisionau.com/2019/12/nine-wins-2019.html
Oct 24 2019
One of the quirks in Australia’s television history is that the Ten Network celebrated its 50th anniversary just a few years ago. However, today, its Adelaide station — ADS Ten — turned 60. The anomaly has come about as ADS originally began as ADS7 on 24 October 1959 (You can read more about that here). …
Permanent link to this article: https://televisionau.com/2019/10/ten-adelaide-turns-60.html
Jul 23 2019
The year 1988 was one of the best for the Ten Network. Ratings were high on the back of the Olympic Games, Ten News, hit shows Neighbours and The Comedy Company, Sydney rugby league and a strong line-up of movies. It also marked the network’s expansion into Perth, and in Brisbane the conversion from the …
Permanent link to this article: https://televisionau.com/2019/07/30-years-since-10-tv-australia.html
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