Prisoner was a surprise ratings hit when it debuted on the otherwise-ailing 0-10 Network in February 1979. The never-before-seen tale of life inside a women’s prison was groundbreaking drama and also presented a milestone in featuring a predominantly female cast (including Peta Toppano, pictured). The series ran for eight years and 692 episodes, winning a …
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Sep 13 2010
Nine’s GEM balances gender ledger
The Nine Network has announced its new digital channel – GEM – targetting females aged 35+. The new channel, which will broadcast in high-definition and replace the existing high-definition simulcast of the main Nine channel, is expected to debut on Friday 24 September – just a day before the launch of Seven’s new male-focused channel, …
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Aug 31 2010
New channels on Tassie waiting list
The recent announcements of new digital channels 7mate and 11 have yet to be followed up with confirmation from local affiliates that they will be carried in Tasmania. Craig Davies, Tasmanian general manager for Southern Cross Media (representing both Southern Cross Television and Tasmanian Digital Television), told The Mercury that neither of the new channels …
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Aug 26 2010
Ten to launch new channel – Eleven – in 2011
The Ten Network has today unveiled two major strategic moves. The first will be the launch of its new standard-definition channel – 11 – early in 2011. The new channel continues Ten’s strategy of building independently-focused identities, following the launch last year of One HD, while maintaining the Ten brand on its main channel. 11, …
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Jul 26 2010
MasterChef delivers a master win
When Network Ten announced in 2008 that it had purchased the MasterChef franchise to replace Big Brother as a major reality format, there were more than a few people that scoffed. Who would want to watch a cooking competition in prime-time? After all, the benchmark of cooking contests on Australian TV had been set with …
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Jun 28 2010
June 30 is D-Day for Mildura
It is almost here. This Wednesday, 30 June, marks the first analogue switch-off in Australia as Mildura/Sunraysia becomes the first region to be completely digital. At 9.00am Mildura’s television broadcasters – WIN, Prime, ABC and SBS – will switch off their analogue transmitters, marking an end to almost 45 years of analogue television transmission in …
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Jun 10 2010
Ten West ready for take off
Regional WA’s new channel, Ten West, is ready to start its rollout across WA – with viewers in Kalgoorlie-Boulder, Mawson, Mingenew and Karratha able to receive programs from 9.00am today, 10 June. Viewers in these areas with digital tuners will be able to access the full range of Network Ten programs, including Ten News, The …
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May 31 2010
50 years of NZ TV
While New Zealand television is not normally covered on this blog, we would like to extend congratulations across the Tasman on the occasion of 50 years of television in New Zealand. New Zealand’s first TV station, AKTV2 Auckland, signed on at 7.30pm on 1 June 1960. Transmission was initially limited to two nights a week …
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