Today marks the 45th anniversary of the launch of Sydney’s third commercial station, TEN10. The new channel, operated by United Telecasters Sydney Limited (UTSL), was the second channel to launch in what was originally known as the Independent Television System (ITS) – a network comprised of ATV0 Melbourne, TEN10 Sydney and upcoming channels TVQ0 Brisbane …
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Apr 05 2010
Ten to launch new entertainment channel
The Australian reports today that the Ten Network has given a broad outline of its plans to launch an additional digital channel in the second half of this year. Ten programming chief David Mott has told The Australian that the new channel will be focused on general entertainment but won’t rely on repeating content that …
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Mar 27 2010
One year of ONE
Yesterday marked the first anniversary of the launch of Australia’s first free-to-air sports channel, One HD. The channel, an off-shoot of the Ten Network, marked the first genuine commercial multi-channel with a full 24/7 schedule and unique branding that offered clear differentiation from the primary channel. In its first year, One has secured rights to …
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Mar 17 2010
Neighbours: 25 today!
When Daphne Lawrence (Elaine Smith, pictured) was doing her striptease at the buck’s night for Des Clarke (Paul Keane) on the eve of his marriage to Lorraine Kingham (Antionette Byron) on the premiere episode of Neighbours, nobody’s wildest predictions would have foreseen that the show would survive to see its 25th anniversary. Even the most …
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Jan 21 2010
Melbourne moves up from Channel 0 to 10
It is now 30 years since Melbourne’s ATV0 made history and changed its broadcast frequency to Channel 10. When Reg Ansett was awarded the licence to operate Melbourne’s third commercial channel in 1963, he was given the frequency of Channel 0 – down the low end of the dial, and, being a ‘new’ frequency, most …
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Jan 14 2010
Mildura: Six months to go
The Government has started playing commercials, specific to the Mildura/Sunraysia area, to remind viewers that local analogue signals will be shut down in less than six months – 30 June to be exact: Viewers will notice a couple of familiar names in the campaign – Rebekah Elmaloglou, best known from Home And Away, and David …
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Jun 16 2009
ONE for the country
For digital viewers in regional eastern Australia, the wait is almost over for the new sports channel One HD. Macquarie Southern Cross Media (MSCM), the owner of Southern Cross Ten, has announced that it will start to relay One through its existing high-definition service on digital channel 50 from 2 July at 7.00pm. Southern Cross …
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Apr 27 2009
More news is good news?
Network Ten have, for many years, stretched the boundaries of news presentation in this country. They were the first network with a one-hour evening news in the ‘70s. They adopted the American style of heavily-populated news desks and casual interaction between presenters. They tried, albeit briefly, to have a three-newsreader format in Sydney and Melbourne. …
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Apr 20 2009
Bill Collins joins Logies’ Hall of Fame
TV Week has announced Bill Collins as the 26th inductee into the TV Week Logies Awards’ Hall of Fame. For over forty years, Collins has shared his passion for movies with many thousands of magazine readers and TV viewers. Formerly a lecturer at the Sydney Teachers’ College, Collins began presenting movie reviews on ABC’s afternoon …
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Mar 30 2009
SBS adds to digital offering
The managing director of SBS, Shaun Brown, has announced plans to relaunch the network’s digital channel currently known as SBS World News Channel. Speaking at the Get Ready for Digital conference in Sydney, Mr Brown announced that the new channel, SBS2, will replace the World News Channel on 1 June. SBS2 will feature a mix …
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