Dec 26 2008
Each week during the year 2008 we featured the corresponding week from thirty years ago, 1978, as reported in TV Times magazine. We will continue the theme into 2009 as we look at events from television from the year 1979, including: The networks’ contributions to the International Year Of The Child. The long-awaited launch of …
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Nov 24 2008
For most of the time, our free-to-air networks are fighting the battlegrounds of the all-important ratings, defending their territories (ie. audience shares), justifying their existences and, sometimes, sending out smarmy press releases to try and taint or taunt the opposition. But from tonight, a little bit of that fierce rivalry is chipped away, just slightly, …
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Oct 27 2008
Australia’s national indigenous broadcaster, National Indigenous Television (NITV), is expanding its coverage by gaining access to Sydney’s Digital 44 free-to-air service. NITV commenced operation in July last year, initially broadcasting via the Optus Aurora satellite and re-transmitted through the facilities of Imparja Television in remote areas. The channel is also available via Foxtel, Optus, Austar, …
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Oct 18 2008
Newspaper reports in recent days have indicated that there could be moves, again, to merge our two national broadcasters, ABC and SBS. And, of course, ABC boss Mark Scott thinks it’s not such a bad idea: “We think there are opportunities for efficiencies to be made whilst ensuring the independence and integrity of two great …
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Aug 10 2008
The Games Of The XXIX Olympiad have kicked off in Beijing in an opening ceremony exhibiting Chinese history and culture in a show of technical marvel and precision. Now, for the next two weeks, Australian viewers will be served by wall-to-wall coverage across two networks, Seven and SBS, both promising around fourteen hours a day …
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Jun 08 2008
Not content with just sharing YouTube clips from other members, we’ve now taken the next step ourselves and launched our own YouTube channel. Thanks to the wonders of cheap DVD recorders, we can now bring you some select moments of TV’s past – hopefully some of which are new to YouTube. The first YouTube video …
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May 07 2008
Australia’s second national broadcaster SBS has today unveiled its new brand and corporate identity – encompassing radio, television and online outlets. The new logo comes after recent re-branding efforts this year by ABC and Nine. ‘Six billion stories and counting..’, the new tagline that accompanies the new logo, aims to affirm the SBS position …
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Apr 17 2008
The biggest event on the SBS calendar is almost upon us with the 2008 Eurovision Song Contest, to be held in Belgrade, Serbia, now only weeks away -and as well as the contest’s annual parade of cheesy Europop, this year there’s more to get excited about. This year’s contest, for the first time in the …
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Apr 17 2008
January this year marked the return of Nine‘s balls with the network’s revamped image as it tries to win back #1 position in the ratings. February marked the advent of ABC1 as our national broadcaster ABC set out to “redefine television” by re-branding its two channels. And now, SBS is set to also ring in …
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Dec 28 2007
Game shows are a staple in any TV network’s diet, but this year saw an absolute gluttony on the genre as new titles were unleashed onto the viewing public. The game show battle started in January when Seven launched The Rich List hosted by Andrew O’Keefe (pictured), already of Deal Or No Deal fame. The …
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